England won by 51 runs
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Will Jacks
England vs Sri Lanka finished England won by 51 runs. The match is part of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup - 42nd Match. It was played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Kandy. Date: Sunday, 22 February 2026. Player of the match: Will Jacks. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl
England Innings 146/9 (20 ov). Top scorer: Philip Salt 62 (40). Best bowling: Dunith Wellalage 3/26.
Sri Lanka Innings 95/10 (16.4 ov). Top scorer: Dasun Shanaka 30 (24). Best bowling: Will Jacks 3/22.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt(RHB) | c Hemantha b Wellalage | 62 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 155 |
| Jos Buttler(RHB) | lbw b Wellalage | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jacob Bethell(LHB) | c Madushanka b Theekshana | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Tom Banton(RHB) | run out (Shanaka) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| Harry Brook(RHB) | lbw b Wellalage | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Sam Curran(LHB) | c Mishara b Chameera | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Will Jacks(RHB) | c Wellalage b Madushanka | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 150 |
| Liam Dawson(RHB) | c Shanaka b Theekshana | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Jamie Overton(RHB) | not out | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Jofra Archer(RHB) | c Hemantha b Madushanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid(RHB) | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 3) | 5 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 146 | ||||
1-16 (Jos Buttler, 3.1 ov), 2-32 (Jacob Bethell, 5.1 ov), 3-49 (Tom Banton, 7.5 ov), 4-68 (Harry Brook, 9.6 ov), 5-94 (Sam Curran, 13.2 ov), 6-106 (Philip Salt, 14.2 ov), 7-124 (Liam Dawson, 17.1 ov), 8-135 (Will Jacks, 18.5 ov), 9-135 (Jofra Archer, 18.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 2 | 0 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka(RHB) | c Overton b Archer | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 113 |
| Kamil Mishara(LHB) | c Overton b Archer | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| Kusal Mendis(RHB) | c Jacks b Jacks | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Pavan Rathnayake(RHB) | c Banton b Jacks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage(LHB) | c Brook b Jacks | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Kamindu Mendis(LHB) | c Dawson b Dawson | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 118 |
| Dasun Shanaka(RHB) | c Brook b Rashid | 30 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 125 |
| Dushan Hemantha(RHB) | hit wicket b Overton | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Dushmantha Chameera(RHB) | b Dawson | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Maheesh Theekshana(RHB) | not out | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Dilshan Madushanka(RHB) | b Rashid | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (w 2) | 2 | ||||
| Total | (16.4 ov) | 95 | ||||
1-15 (Pathum Nissanka, 2.4 ov), 2-20 (Kusal Mendis, 3.3 ov), 3-20 (Pavan Rathnayake, 3.4 ov), 4-22 (Kamil Mishara, 4.5 ov), 5-34 (Dunith Wellalage, 5.5 ov), 6-52 (Kamindu Mendis, 8.4 ov), 7-69 (Dushan Hemantha, 11.6 ov), 8-82 (Dasun Shanaka, 14.2 ov), 9-94 (Dushmantha Chameera, 15.6 ov), 10-95 (Dilshan Madushanka, 16.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6.67 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Jacks | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid(LB) | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3.55 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
