England tour of Sri Lanka 2026
Sri Lanka vs England, 3rd T20I
England won by 12 runs
Sri Lanka (SL)
128/9 (19.6 ov)
England (ENG)
116/10 (19.3 ov)
T20
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- England tour of Sri Lanka 2026
- Match
- 3rd T20I · T20
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
- Toss
- England opt to bat
- Umpires
- Hemantha Boteju, Ravindra Kottahachchi, Nimali Perera
- Match referee
- Vengalil Narayanan Kutty
Playing XI
Sri Lanka
- Pathum Nissanka · Batsman
- Kamil Mishara · WK-Batsman
- Kusal Mendis (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Pavan Rathnayake · Batsman
- Kamindu Mendis · Batting Allrounder
- Dasun Shanaka (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Janith Liyanage · Batting Allrounder
- Dunith Wellalage · Bowling Allrounder
- Maheesh Theekshana · Bowler
- Dushmantha Chameera · Bowler
- Matheesha Pathirana · Bowler
England
- Ben Duckett · Batsman
- Jos Buttler (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Jacob Bethell · Batting Allrounder
- Tom Banton · WK-Batsman
- Harry Brook (c) · Batsman
- Sam Curran · Bowling Allrounder
- Will Jacks · Batting Allrounder
- Jamie Overton · Bowling Allrounder
- Liam Dawson · Bowling Allrounder
- Luke Wood · Bowler
- Adil Rashid · Bowler
England innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler | b M Theekshana | 25 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 119.05 |
| Ben Duckett | lbw b Chameera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Kusal Mendis b Matheesha Pathirana | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Tom Banton | b Dunith Wellalage | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Harry Brook | c Janith Liyanage b Matheesha Pathirana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Sam Curran | c Pathum Nissanka b Chameera | 58 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 120.83 |
| Will Jacks | c Pathum Nissanka b Chameera | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Liam Dawson | c Kamindu Mendis b Chameera | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| Jamie Overton | c Janith Liyanage b Chameera |
Sri Lanka innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | c Will Jacks b Liam Dawson | 23 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 191.67 |
| Kamil Mishara | c Duckett b Luke Wood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Adil Rashid b Will Jacks | 26 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | b Adil Rashid | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.67 |
| Kamindu Mendis | lbw b Will Jacks | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 127.27 |
| Janith Liyanage | c Jacob Bethell b Will Jacks | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c Jos Buttler b Jacob Bethell | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Dasun Shanaka | st Jos Buttler b Jacob Bethell | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c Harry Brook b Jacob Bethell |