Sri Lanka v England
England won by 6 wickets (DLS)
England tour of Sri Lanka, Match 21 February 2026Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sri Lankabatted first
189/520 ov
Englandtarget 168 in 17 overs
173/416.4 ov
England won the toss and chose to fieldPlayer of the match T Banton
Sri Lanka innings
189/520 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | b JC Archer | 34 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 154.5 |
| K Mishara | c J Overton b WG Jacks | 36 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 120.0 |
| BKG Mendis | c AU Rashid b LA Dawson | 32 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 188.2 |
| P Rathnayake | c JG Bethell b JC Archer | 40 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 181.8 |
| MD Shanaka | lbw b AU Rashid | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| KIC Asalanka | not out | 28* | 22 | 4 | 0 | 127.3 |
| J Liyanage | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 4, w 12 | 17 | ||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 20 overs, run rate 9.45 | 189 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 190
1-56 P Nissanka2-106 K Mishara3-128 BKG Mendis4-131 MD Shanaka5-187 P Rathnayake
England innings chasing 168
173/416.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD Salt | c K Mishara b M Pathirana | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| JC Buttler | c P Rathnayake b DN Wellalage | 39 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 134.5 |
| JG Bethell | c BKG Mendis b MD Shanaka | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118.2 |
| T Banton | not out | 54* | 33 | 4 | 3 | 163.6 |
| HC Brook | c PWH de Silva b M Pathirana | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 300.0 |
| SM Curran | not out | 20* | 14 | 1 | 1 | 142.9 |
| Extras | b 4, w 5, nb 1 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 4 wickets, 16.4 overs, run rate 10.38 | 173 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 190
1-10 PD Salt2-38 JG Bethell3-81 JC Buttler4-130 HC Brook
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| MD Shanaka | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DN Wellalage | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| E Malinga | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PWH de Silva | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 11.00 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| J Liyanage | 1.2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ball by ball and partnerships. Every delivery of this match is in the database, with batter, bowler, runs, extras and wickets. The first over is free on any key; the rest opens with Match Week for the last 7 days, or Archive for every match since 2001. See the plans.