England won by 11 runs (DLS method)
England won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Adil Rashid
Sri Lanka vs England finished England won by 11 runs (DLS method). The match is part of the England tour of Sri Lanka - 1st T20I. It was played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Kandy. Date: Friday, 30 January 2026. Player of the match: Adil Rashid. England won the toss and elected to bowl
Sri Lanka Innings 133/10 (16.2 ov). Top scorer: Kusal Mendis 37 (20). Best bowling: Sam Curran 3/38.
England Innings 125/4 (15 ov). Top scorer: Philip Salt 46 (35). Best bowling: Eshan Malinga 2/24.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka(RHB) | c Buttler b Rashid | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 115 |
| Kamil Mishara(LHB) | c Dawson b Overton | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 178 |
| Kusal Mendis(RHB) | c Overton b Rashid | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 185 |
| Charith Asalanka(LHB) | c Bethell b Dawson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva(RHB) | c Curran b Rashid | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92 |
| Janith Liyanage(RHB) | lbw b Dawson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dasun Shanaka(RHB) | c Brook b Curran | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 125 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga(RHB) | b Overton | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 117 |
| Maheesh Theekshana(RHB) | c Overton b Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana(RHB) | b Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eshan Malinga(LHB) | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 3) | 9 | ||||
| Total | (16.2 ov) | 133 | ||||
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 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 11.4 ov), 6-98 (Janith Liyanage, 10.4 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)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 12.67 | 1 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 2.2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7.29 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid(LB) | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt(RHB) | c Wellalage b Shanaka | 46 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 131 |
| Jos Buttler(RHB) | b Malinga | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 170 |
| Jacob Bethell(LHB) | c Shanaka b Malinga | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 82 |
| Tom Banton(RHB) | c Asalanka b Pathirana | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 193 |
| Harry Brook(RHB) | not out | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 89 |
| Sam Curran(LHB) | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (lb 4, w 3) | 7 | ||||
| Total | (15 ov) | 125 | ||||
1-36 (Jos Buttler, 2.5 ov), 2-48 (Jacob Bethell, 4.6 ov), 3-87 (Tom Banton, 9.2 ov), 4-123 (Philip Salt, 14.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Eshan Malinga | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga(LB) | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
