England v Sri Lanka
England won by 51 runs
ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Match 4222 February 2026Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Englandbatted first
146/920 ov
Sri Lankatarget 147 in 20 overs
9516.4 ov
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to fieldPlayer of the match WG Jacks
England innings
146/920 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD Salt | c MADI Hemantha b DN Wellalage | 62 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 155.0 |
| JC Buttler | lbw b DN Wellalage | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| JG Bethell | c D Madushanka b M Theekshana | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| T Banton | run out (MD Shanaka) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 |
| HC Brook | lbw b DN Wellalage | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| SM Curran | c K Mishara b PVD Chameera | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| WG Jacks | c DN Wellalage b D Madushanka | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 150.0 |
| LA Dawson | c MD Shanaka b M Theekshana | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 |
| J Overton | not out | 10* | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| JC Archer | c MADI Hemantha b D Madushanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AU Rashid | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | lb 2, w 3 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 9 wickets, 20 overs, run rate 7.30 | 146 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 150
1-16 JC Buttler2-32 JG Bethell3-49 T Banton4-68 HC Brook5-94 SM Curran6-106 PD Salt7-124 LA Dawson8-135 WG Jacks9-135 JC Archer
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Madushanka | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DN Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MADI Hemantha | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PVD Chameera | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Sri Lanka innings chasing 147
9516.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | c J Overton b JC Archer | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 112.5 |
| K Mishara | c J Overton b JC Archer | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| BKG Mendis | c & b WG Jacks | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| P Rathnayake | c T Banton b WG Jacks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DN Wellalage | c HC Brook b WG Jacks | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| PHKD Mendis | c & b LA Dawson | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 118.2 |
| MD Shanaka | c T Banton b AU Rashid | 30 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 125.0 |
| MADI Hemantha | hit wicket b J Overton | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| PVD Chameera | b LA Dawson | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 |
| M Theekshana | not out | 10* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 |
| D Madushanka | b AU Rashid | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | w 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | all out, 16.4 overs, run rate 5.70 | 95 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 150
1-15 P Nissanka2-20 BKG Mendis3-20 P Rathnayake4-22 K Mishara5-34 DN Wellalage6-52 PHKD Mendis7-69 MADI Hemantha8-82 MD Shanaka9-94 PVD Chameera10-95 D Madushanka
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