Sri Lanka v England
England won by 5 wickets
England tour of Sri Lanka, Match 224 January 2026R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lankabatted first
21949.3 ov
Englandtarget 220 in 50 overs
223/546.2 ov
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to batPlayer of the match JE Root
Sri Lanka innings
21949.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | c WG Jacks b AU Rashid | 26 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 70.3 |
| K Mishara | c BM Duckett b J Overton | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.7 |
| BKG Mendis | run out (JC Buttler, WG Jacks) | 26 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 57.8 |
| DM de Silva | c JE Root b LA Dawson | 40 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 67.8 |
| KIC Asalanka | c BM Duckett b AU Rashid | 45 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 70.3 |
| J Liyanage | c AU Rashid b J Overton | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.1 |
| P Rathnayake | c LA Dawson b WG Jacks | 29 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 85.3 |
| DN Wellalage | c SM Curran b JE Root | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 105.3 |
| PM Liyanagamage | st JC Buttler b Rehan Ahmed | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 |
| JDF Vandersay | not out | 2* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| AM Fernando | c & b JE Root | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | lb 2, w 5 | 7 | ||||
| Total | all out, 49.3 overs, run rate 4.42 | 219 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 230
1-16 K Mishara2-58 P Nissanka3-68 BKG Mendis4-134 DM de Silva5-151 J Liyanage6-179 KIC Asalanka7-193 P Rathnayake8-213 PM Liyanagamage9-219 DN Wellalage10-219 AM Fernando
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Overton | 5 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4.20 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SM Curran | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| LA Dawson | 10 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 4.00 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WG Jacks | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.70 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AU Rashid | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3.40 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JG Bethell | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5.20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JE Root | 2.3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5.20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England innings chasing 220
223/546.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehan Ahmed | b DM de Silva | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 72.2 |
| BM Duckett | b JDF Vandersay | 39 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 75.0 |
| JE Root | lbw b AM Fernando | 75 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 83.3 |
| JG Bethell | c KIC Asalanka b DM de Silva | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| HC Brook | lbw b JDF Vandersay | 42 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 56.0 |
| JC Buttler | not out | 33* | 21 | 3 | 1 | 157.1 |
| WG Jacks | not out | 8* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | lb 1, w 6 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 46.2 overs, run rate 4.81 | 223 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 230
1-20 Rehan Ahmed2-88 BM Duckett3-97 JG Bethell4-178 JE Root5-189 HC Brook
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Fernando | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4.43 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PM Liyanagamage | 3.2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.00 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DM de Silva | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 5.29 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DN Wellalage | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5.00 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KIC Asalanka | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3.38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JDF Vandersay | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 4.50 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P Rathnayake | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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