England won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (D/L method)
England won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Tom Banton
Sri Lanka vs England finished England won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (D/L method). The match is part of the England tour of Sri Lanka - 2nd T20I. It was played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Kandy. Date: Sunday, 1 February 2026. Player of the match: Tom Banton. England won the toss and elected to bowl
Sri Lanka Innings 189/5 (20 ov). Top scorer: Pavan Rathnayake 40 (22). Best bowling: Jofra Archer 2/42.
England Innings 173/4 (16.4 ov). Top scorer: Tom Banton 54 (33). Best bowling: Matheesha Pathirana 2/47.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka(RHB) | b Archer | 34 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 155 |
| Kamil Mishara(LHB) | c Overton b Jacks | 36 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 120 |
| Kusal Mendis(RHB) | c Rashid b Dawson | 32 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 188 |
| Pavan Rathnayake(RHB) | c Bethell b Archer | 40 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 182 |
| Dasun Shanaka(RHB) | lbw b Rashid | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Charith Asalanka(LHB) | not out | 28 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 127 |
| Janith Liyanage(RHB) | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 4, w 12) | 17 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 189 | ||||
1-56 (Pathum Nissanka, 5.3 ov), 2-106 (Kamil Mishara, 10.6 ov), 3-128 (Kusal Mendis, 12.2 ov), 4-131 (Dasun Shanaka, 13.4 ov), 5-187 (Pavan Rathnayake, 19.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Curran | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Will Jacks | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid(LB) | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt(RHB) | c Mishara b Pathirana | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jos Buttler(RHB) | c Rathnayake b Wellalage | 39 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 134 |
| Jacob Bethell(LHB) | c Mendis b Shanaka | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118 |
| Tom Banton(RHB) | not out | 54 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 164 |
| Harry Brook(RHB) | c Hasaranga b Pathirana | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 300 |
| Sam Curran(LHB) | not out | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 143 |
| Extras | (b 4, w 5, nb 1) | 10 | ||||
| Total | (16.4 ov) | 173 | ||||
1-10 (Philip Salt, 0.6 ov), 2-38 (Jacob Bethell, 4.3 ov), 3-81 (Jos Buttler, 9.1 ov), 4-130 (Harry Brook, 12.3 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matheesha Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 | 3 | 0 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Eshan Malinga | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga(LB) | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Janith Liyanage | 1.2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
