England v Sri Lanka
England won by 12 runs
England tour of Sri Lanka, Match 33 February 2026Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Englandbatted first
128/920 ov
Sri Lankatarget 129 in 20 overs
11619.3 ov
England won the toss and chose to batPlayer of the match SM Curran
England innings
128/920 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JC Buttler | b M Theekshana | 25 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 119.0 |
| BM Duckett | lbw b PVD Chameera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JG Bethell | c BKG Mendis b M Pathirana | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| T Banton | b DN Wellalage | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| HC Brook | c J Liyanage b M Pathirana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
| SM Curran | c P Nissanka b PVD Chameera | 58 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 120.8 |
| WG Jacks | c P Nissanka b PVD Chameera | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| LA Dawson | c PHKD Mendis b PVD Chameera | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 70.0 |
| J Overton | c J Liyanage b PVD Chameera | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| AU Rashid | not out | 7* | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 |
| L Wood | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | lb 1, w 3 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 9 wickets, 20 overs, run rate 6.40 | 128 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 130
1-2 BM Duckett2-14 JG Bethell3-28 T Banton4-34 HC Brook5-47 JC Buttler6-60 WG Jacks7-107 LA Dawson8-109 J Overton9-127 SM Curran
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVD Chameera | 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 6.00 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MD Shanaka | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DN Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHKD Mendis | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka innings chasing 129
11619.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | c WG Jacks b LA Dawson | 23 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 191.7 |
| K Mishara | c BM Duckett b L Wood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BKG Mendis | c AU Rashid b WG Jacks | 26 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
| P Rathnayake | b AU Rashid | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.7 |
| PHKD Mendis | lbw b WG Jacks | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 127.3 |
| J Liyanage | c JG Bethell b WG Jacks | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 89.5 |
| DN Wellalage | c JC Buttler b JG Bethell | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 64.3 |
| MD Shanaka | st JC Buttler b JG Bethell | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| PVD Chameera | c HC Brook b JG Bethell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Theekshana | c LA Dawson b JG Bethell | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| M Pathirana | not out | 2* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 1, w 1 | 6 | ||||
| Total | all out, 19.3 overs, run rate 5.95 | 116 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 130
1-1 K Mishara2-34 P Nissanka3-62 P Rathnayake4-62 BKG Mendis5-90 PHKD Mendis6-97 J Liyanage7-112 DN Wellalage8-112 PVD Chameera9-113 MD Shanaka10-116 M Theekshana
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