England won by 6 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)
England won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Liam Dawson
England vs Sri Lanka finished England won by 6 wickets (with 47 balls remaining). The match is part of the Sri Lanka tour of England - 2nd T20I. It was played at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Date: Thursday, 17 September 2026. Player of the match: Liam Dawson. England won the toss and elected to bowl
Sri Lanka Innings 145/9 (20 ov). Top scorer: Pathum Nissanka 37 (21). Best bowling: Liam Dawson 3/32.
England Innings 146/4 (12.1 ov). Top scorer: Tom Banton 52 (24). Best bowling: Dushmantha Chameera 1/29.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka(RHB) | c Brook b Overton | 37 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 176 |
| Lahiru Udara(RHB) | c Overton b Dawson | 21 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 105 |
| Kamil Mishara(LHB) | c Dawson b Dawson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charith Asalanka(LHB) | c Overton b Rashid | 31 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| Kamindu Mendis(LHB) | b Overton | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 150 |
| Dasun Shanaka(RHB) | c Donald b Dawson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga(RHB) | c Dawson b Baker | 27 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 123 |
| Tharindu Ratnayake(LHB) | c Brook b Archer | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Dushmantha Chameera(RHB) | b Archer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eshan Malinga(LHB) | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 1, w 3) | 9 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 145 | ||||
1-56 (Lahiru Udara, 5.3 ov), 2-56 (Kamil Mishara, 5.4 ov), 3-75 (Pathum Nissanka, 8.6 ov), 4-89 (Kamindu Mendis, 10.5 ov), 5-95 (Dasun Shanaka, 11.4 ov), 6-139 (Charith Asalanka, 17.2 ov), 7-141 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 18.2 ov), 8-142 (Dushmantha Chameera, 19.3 ov), 9-145 (Tharindu Ratnayake, 19.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Baker | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Jacks | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 2 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid(LB) | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler(RHB) | c Mishara b Chameera | 30 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 188 |
| Aneurin Donald(RHB) | c Hasaranga b Malinga | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 162 |
| Harry Brook(RHB) | c Malinga b Hasaranga | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 288 |
| Tom Banton(RHB) | not out | 52 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 217 |
| Jordan Cox(RHB) | c Udara b Ratnayake | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171 |
| Will Jacks(RHB) | not out | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 3, nb 1) | 5 | ||||
| Total | (12.1 ov) | 146 | ||||
1-51 (Aneurin Donald, 4.4 ov), 2-55 (Jos Buttler, 5.1 ov), 3-79 (Harry Brook, 6.6 ov), 4-136 (Jordan Cox, 10.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 | 1 | 1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga(LB) | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Eshan Malinga | 2.1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 12.46 | 1 | 0 |
| Tharindu Ratnayake | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 |
