Sri Lanka vs England

Sri Lanka vs England, England tour of Sri Lanka, 30 Jan 2026 T20

Result

Sri Lanka (16.2 ov) 133
England (15 ov) 125/4

England won by 11 runs

Full scorecard

Sri Lanka — 1st innings

133 (16.2 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
P Nissanka c JC Buttler b AU Rashid 23 20 3 1 115.00
K Mishara c LA Dawson b J Overton 16 9 2 1 177.78
BKG Mendis c J Overton b AU Rashid 37 20 4 2 185.00
KIC Asalanka c JG Bethell b LA Dawson 2 5 0 0 40.00
DM de Silva c SM Curran b AU Rashid 11 12 1 0 91.67
J Liyanage lbw b LA Dawson 1 2 0 0 50.00
MD Shanaka c HC Brook b SM Curran 20 16 0 2 125.00
PWH de Silva b J Overton 14 12 2 0 116.67
M Theekshana c J Overton b SM Curran 0 1 0 0 0.00
M Pathirana b SM Curran 0 1 0 0 0.00
E Malinga * not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 3) 9
Total 10 wkts, 16.2 ov 133

Fall of wickets 1-24 (K Mishara, 2.3 ov), 2-76 (P Nissanka, 7.1 ov), 3-79 (KIC Asalanka, 8.1 ov), 4-89 (BKG Mendis, 9.4 ov), 5-98 (J Liyanage, 10.4 ov), 6-98 (DM de Silva, 11.4 ov), 7-129 (MD Shanaka, 15.4 ov), 8-129 (M Theekshana, 15.5 ov), 9-129 (M Pathirana, 15.6 ov), 10-133 (PWH de Silva, 16.2 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
SM Curran 3 0 38 3 12.67 1 0
JC Archer 3 0 22 0 7.33 0 0
J Overton 2.2 0 17 2 7.29 1 0
LA Dawson 4 0 31 2 7.75 0 0
AU Rashid 4 0 19 3 4.75 1 0

England — 2nd innings

T 134 125/4 (15 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
PD Salt c sub (DN Wellalage) b MD Shanaka 46 35 3 2 131.43
JC Buttler b E Malinga 17 10 4 0 170.00
JG Bethell c MD Shanaka b E Malinga 9 11 2 0 81.82
T Banton c KIC Asalanka b M Pathirana 29 15 3 2 193.33
HC Brook * not out 16 18 1 0 88.89
SM Curran * not out 1 1 0 0 100.00
Extras (lb 4, w 3) 7
Total 4 wkts, 15 ov 125

Did not bat WG Jacks, J Overton, AU Rashid, LA Dawson, JC Archer

Fall of wickets 1-36 (JC Buttler, 2.5 ov), 2-48 (JG Bethell, 4.6 ov), 3-87 (T Banton, 9.2 ov), 4-123 (PD Salt, 14.4 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
M Theekshana 3 0 31 0 10.33 0 0
M Pathirana 4 0 18 1 4.50 3 0
E Malinga 2 0 24 2 12.00 0 0
PWH de Silva 4 0 36 0 9.00 0 0
MD Shanaka 2 0 12 1 6.00 0 0

Sri Lanka — 1st innings · 17 overs

Runs per over peak 20
Over 1 SM Curran 1lb 4 1 4 1 wd 4 16 runs
Over 2 JC Archer • 1 • • 1 • 2 runs
Over 3 J Overton 6 • W wd • • • 7 runs 1 wkt
Over 4 JC Archer • • 4 1 4 2 11 runs
Over 5 LA Dawson • 4b 4 • 6 • 14 runs
Over 6 AU Rashid 1 • 1 1 1 1 5 runs
Over 7 SM Curran 4 • 4 6 • 6 20 runs
Over 8 AU Rashid wd W • 1 1 • 1 4 runs 1 wkt
Over 9 LA Dawson W 1 1 1 1 • 4 runs 1 wkt
Over 10 AU Rashid 1 1 4 W 1 1 8 runs 1 wkt
Over 11 LA Dawson 4 2 1 W • • 7 runs 1 wkt
Over 12 AU Rashid • • • W 1 1 2 runs 1 wkt
Over 13 LA Dawson • 1 1 6 1 1 10 runs
Over 14 J Overton • • 1 1 4 • 6 runs
Over 15 JC Archer 6 • • 1 1 1 9 runs
Over 16 SM Curran 2 1lb 1 W W W 4 runs 3 wkt
Over 17 J Overton 4 W 4 runs 1 wkt

England — 2nd innings · 15 overs

Runs per over peak 17
Over 1 M Theekshana 6 4 4 • • • 14 runs
Over 2 M Pathirana • 4lb • • wd 1 • 6 runs
Over 3 E Malinga 4 4 4 4 W 1 17 runs 1 wkt
Over 4 M Pathirana 4 • • • • • 4 runs
Over 5 E Malinga 2 1 4 • • W 7 runs 1 wkt
Over 6 PWH de Silva 1 1 1 1 1 • 5 runs
Over 7 MD Shanaka 1 4 • • 1 1 7 runs
Over 8 PWH de Silva • 1 4 6 6 • 17 runs
Over 9 M Theekshana 1 1 1 4 1 1 9 runs
Over 10 M Pathirana 1 W 2 • 1 wd wd 1 7 runs 1 wkt
Over 11 PWH de Silva 2 1 • • 1 • 4 runs
Over 12 M Theekshana • 1 • 6 1 • 8 runs
Over 13 PWH de Silva 1 4 1 2 1 1 10 runs
Over 14 M Pathirana • 1 4 • • • 5 runs
Over 15 MD Shanaka • 2 1 W 1 1 5 runs 1 wkt

Run progression

Sri Lanka 133 England 125 wicket
0 34 68 102 0 3 6 9 12 15

Overs

Partnerships

Sri Lanka — 1st innings

1 24 K Mishara 16 · P Nissanka 6
2 52 BKG Mendis 29 · P Nissanka 17
3 3 KIC Asalanka 2 · BKG Mendis 1
4 10 BKG Mendis 7 · DM de Silva 3
5 9 DM de Silva 8 · J Liyanage 1
6 0 DM de Silva 0 · MD Shanaka 0
7 31 MD Shanaka 20 · PWH de Silva 10
8 0 M Theekshana 0
9 0 M Pathirana 0
10 4 PWH de Silva 4

England — 2nd innings

1 36 JC Buttler 17 · PD Salt 14
2 12 JG Bethell 9 · PD Salt 3
3 39 T Banton 29 · PD Salt 10
4 36 HC Brook 15 · PD Salt 19
5 2 SM Curran 1 · HC Brook 1

Bars show the full stand including extras; the two figures beside each are the runs each batter made off the bat.

Match details

Format T20
Ground Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Season 2025/26
Toss England won the toss and chose to bowl
Umpires RR Wimalasiri, RA Kottahachchi
Match referee V Narayan Kutty

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