Sri Lanka v England
England won by 11 runs (DLS)
England tour of Sri Lanka, Match 130 January 2026Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sri Lankabatted first
13316.2 ov
Englandtarget 134 in 15 overs
125/415 ov
England won the toss and chose to fieldPlayer of the match AU Rashid
Sri Lanka innings
13316.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | c JC Buttler b AU Rashid | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 115.0 |
| K Mishara | c LA Dawson b J Overton | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 177.8 |
| BKG Mendis | c J Overton b AU Rashid | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 185.0 |
| KIC Asalanka | c JG Bethell b LA Dawson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| DM de Silva | c SM Curran b AU Rashid | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.7 |
| J Liyanage | lbw b LA Dawson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| MD Shanaka | c HC Brook b SM Curran | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 125.0 |
| PWH de Silva | b J Overton | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.7 |
| M Theekshana | c J Overton b SM Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Pathirana | b SM Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| E Malinga | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 4, lb 2, w 3 | 9 | ||||
| Total | all out, 16.2 overs, run rate 8.14 | 133 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 140
1-24 K Mishara2-76 P Nissanka3-79 KIC Asalanka4-89 BKG Mendis5-98 J Liyanage6-98 DM de Silva7-129 MD Shanaka8-129 M Theekshana9-129 M Pathirana10-133 PWH de Silva
England innings chasing 134
125/415 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD Salt | c DN Wellalage (sub) b MD Shanaka | 46 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 131.4 |
| JC Buttler | b E Malinga | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 170.0 |
| JG Bethell | c MD Shanaka b E Malinga | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.8 |
| T Banton | c KIC Asalanka b M Pathirana | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 193.3 |
| HC Brook | not out | 16* | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.9 |
| SM Curran | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | lb 4, w 3 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 4 wickets, 15 overs, run rate 8.33 | 125 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 140
1-36 JC Buttler2-48 JG Bethell3-87 T Banton4-123 PD Salt
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Theekshana | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| E Malinga | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 12.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWH de Silva | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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