England won by 12 runs
England won the toss and elected to bat
Player of the Match Sam Curran
Sri Lanka vs England finished England won by 12 runs. The match is part of the England tour of Sri Lanka - 3rd T20I. It was played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Kandy. Date: Tuesday, 3 February 2026. Player of the match: Sam Curran. England won the toss and elected to bat
England Innings 128/9 (20 ov). Top scorer: Sam Curran 58 (48). Best bowling: Dushmantha Chameera 5/24.
Sri Lanka Innings 116/10 (19.3 ov). Top scorer: Kusal Mendis 26 (26). Best bowling: Jacob Bethell 4/11.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler(RHB) | b Theekshana | 25 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 119 |
| Ben Duckett(LHB) | lbw b Chameera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bethell(LHB) | c Mendis b Pathirana | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Tom Banton(RHB) | b Wellalage | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Harry Brook(RHB) | c Liyanage b Pathirana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| Sam Curran(LHB) | c Nissanka b Chameera | 58 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 121 |
| Will Jacks(RHB) | c Nissanka b Chameera | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Liam Dawson(RHB) | c Mendis b Chameera | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| Jamie Overton(RHB) | c Liyanage b Chameera | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Adil Rashid(RHB) | not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| Luke Wood(LHB) | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 3) | 4 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 128 | ||||
1-2 (Ben Duckett, 0.2 ov), 2-14 (Jacob Bethell, 2.6 ov), 3-28 (Tom Banton, 4.6 ov), 4-34 (Harry Brook, 5.4 ov), 5-47 (Jos Buttler, 7.4 ov), 6-60 (Will Jacks, 10.3 ov), 7-107 (Liam Dawson, 17.2 ov), 8-109 (Jamie Overton, 17.5 ov), 9-127 (Sam Curran, 19.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka(RHB) | c Jacks b Dawson | 23 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 192 |
| Kamil Mishara(LHB) | c Duckett b Wood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kusal Mendis(RHB) | c Rashid b Jacks | 26 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
| Pavan Rathnayake(RHB) | b Rashid | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 87 |
| Janith Liyanage(RHB) | c Bethell b Jacks | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 89 |
| Kamindu Mendis(LHB) | lbw b Jacks | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 127 |
| Dunith Wellalage(LHB) | c Buttler b Bethell | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Dasun Shanaka(RHB) | st Buttler b Bethell | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Dushmantha Chameera(RHB) | c Brook b Bethell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana(RHB) | c Dawson b Bethell | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Matheesha Pathirana(RHB) | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, w 1) | 6 | ||||
| Total | (19.3 ov) | 116 | ||||
1-1 (Kamil Mishara, 0.3 ov), 2-34 (Pathum Nissanka, 4.2 ov), 3-62 (Kusal Mendis, 9.1 ov), 4-62 (Pavan Rathnayake, 8.6 ov), 5-90 (Kamindu Mendis, 13.1 ov), 6-97 (Janith Liyanage, 15.1 ov), 7-112 (Dunith Wellalage, 17.2 ov), 8-112 (Dushmantha Chameera, 17.4 ov), 9-113 (Dasun Shanaka, 17.6 ov), 10-116 (Maheesh Theekshana, 19.3 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wood | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid(LB) | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bethell | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Jacks | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
