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T20I No. 3676

England tour of Sri Lanka 2026
2025-26 season
Sri Lanka vs England - 1st T20I
Friday January 30, 2026 - night match (20-over match)

England led the 3-match series 1-0

Venue : Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Toss : England won the toss and elected to field first
Result : England won by 11 runs (DLS method)


Sri Lanka Innings
(20 overs maximum)
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Pathum Nissanka c Buttler b Rashid
23 
20 
3 
1
115.00 
»
 Kamil Mishara c Dawson b Overton
16 
9 
2 
1
177.78 
»
 Kusal Mendis c Overton b Rashid
37 
20 
4 
2
185.00 
»
 Charith Asalanka c Bethell b Dawson
2 
5 
0 
0
40.00 
»
 Dhananjaya de Silva c Curran b Rashid
11 
12 
1 
0
91.67 
»
 Janith Liyanage lbw b Dawson
1 
2 
0 
0
50.00 
»
 Dasun Shanaka c Brook b Curran
20 
16 
0 
2
125.00 
»
 Wanindu Hasaranga b Overton
14 
12 
2 
0
116.67 
»
 Maheesh Theekshana c Overton b Curran
0 
1 
0 
0
0.00 
»
 Matheesha Pathirana b Curran
0 
1 
0 
0
0.00 
»
 Eshan Malinga Not Out
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
Extras B 4, LB 2, W 3
9
Total : (all out in 16.2 overs)
133
 RR : 8.14

Fall of wickets : 1-24 (Kamil Mishara, 2.3 ov), 2-76 (Pathum Nissanka, 7.1 ov), 3-79 (Charith Asalanka, 8.1 ov), 4-89 (Kusal Mendis, 9.4 ov), 5-98 (Janith Liyanage, 10.4 ov), 6-98 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 11.4 ov), 7-129 (Dasun Shanaka, 15.4 ov), 8-129 (Maheesh Theekshana, 15.5 ov), 9-129 (Matheesha Pathirana, 15.6 ov), 10-133 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 16.2 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Sam Curran
3
0 
38 
3
12.67
0
1
»
 Jofra Archer
3
0 
22 
0
7.33
0
0
»
 Jamie Overton
2
 .2
0 
17 
2
7.29
0
1
»
 Liam Dawson
4
0 
31 
2
7.75
0
0
»
 Adil Rashid
4
0 
19 
3
4.75
0
1

England Innings
(Target: 115 runs in 15 overs)
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Phil Salt c sub b Shanaka
46 
35 
3 
2
131.43 
»
 Jos Buttler b Malinga
17 
10 
4 
0
170.00 
»
 Jacob Bethell c Shanaka b Malinga
9 
11 
2 
0
81.82 
»
 Tom Banton c Asalanka b Pathirana
29 
15 
3 
2
193.33 
»
 Harry Brook Not Out
16 
18 
1 
0
88.89 
»
 Sam Curran Not Out
1 
1 
0 
0
100.00 
Extras LB 4, W 3
7
Total : (4 wickets in 15.0 overs)
125
 RR : 8.33

did not bat: Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Zak Crawley

Fall of wickets : 1-36 (Jos Buttler, 2.5 ov), 2-48 (Jacob Bethell, 4.6 ov), 3-87 (Tom Banton, 9.2 ov), 4-123 (Phil Salt, 14.4 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Maheesh Theekshana
3
0 
31 
0
10.33
0
0
»
 Matheesha Pathirana
4
0 
18 
1
4.50
0
3
»
 Eshan Malinga
2
0 
24 
2
12.00
0
0
»
 Wanindu Hasaranga
4
0 
36 
0
9.00
0
0
»
 Dasun Shanaka
2
0 
12 
1
6.00
0
0

Match details
Man of the Match: Adil Rashid (England)
Umpires : Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka) and Ravindra Kottahachchi (Sri Lanka)
Third Umpire: Nimali Perera (Sri Lanka)
Referee : Narayanan Kutty (India)
Reserve Umpire: Chamara De Zoysa (Sri Lanka)

Teams:
Sri Lanka Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (Capt.), Dhananjaya de Silva, Eshan Malinga, Janith Liyanage, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pathum Nissanka
England Harry Brook (Capt.), Jos Buttler (wk), Phil Salt, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Zak Crawley
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