Men's T20I · England tour of Sri Lanka · Match 1

Sri Lanka v England

30 Jan 2026 · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

England won by 11 runs (D/L method)

D/L

Toss: England won the toss and chose to field.
Player of the match: AU Rashid
Scheduled overs: 20 a side

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Sri Lanka	133	16.2
EnglandTarget 134 from 15 overs	125/4	15.0

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England125/4 (15 ov)

England batting, innings 2
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
PD Saltcaught b MD Shanaka	caught b MD Shanaka	46	35	3	2	131.4
JC Buttlerb E Malinga	b E Malinga	17	10	4	0	170.0
JG Bethellcaught b E Malinga	caught b E Malinga	9	11	2	0	81.8
T Bantoncaught b M Pathirana	caught b M Pathirana	29	15	3	2	193.3
HC Brook*not out	not out	16	18	1	0	88.9
SM Curran*not out	not out	1	1	0	0	100.0
Extras	7 (lb 4, w 3)
Total	125/4 (15 ov)

Did not bat: WG Jacks, J Overton, AU Rashid, LA Dawson, JC Archer

Fall of wickets: 1-36 (JC Buttler, 2.5 ov), 2-48 (JG Bethell, 4.6 ov), 3-87 (T Banton, 9.2 ov), 4-123 (PD Salt, 14.4 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling, innings 2
Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
M Theekshana	3	31	0	10.33	0
M Pathirana	4	18	1	4.50	3
E Malinga	2	24	2	12.00	0
PWH de Silva	4	36	0	9.00	0
MD Shanaka	2	12	1	6.00	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Worm

Runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

View as table

Runs and wickets after each over
Overs	Sri Lanka	England
0	0/0	0/0
1	16/0	14/0
2	18/0	20/0
3	25/1	37/1
4	36/1	41/1
5	50/1	48/2
6	55/1	53/2
7	75/1	60/2
8	79/2	77/2
9	83/3	86/2
10	91/4	93/3
11	98/5	97/3
12	100/6	105/3
13	110/6	115/3
14	116/6	120/3
15	125/6	125/4
16	129/9	–
16.333	133/10	–

Win probability

This match was decided by the D/L method after rain, so its target does not mean what the model assumes. Win probability, projected score and par are hidden.