Men's T20I · England tour of Sri Lanka · Match 2

Sri Lanka v England

1 Feb 2026 · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

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

Result

England won by 6 wickets (D/L method)

D/L

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

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Sri Lanka	189/5	20.0
EnglandTarget 168 from 17 overs	173/4	16.4

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England173/4 (16.4 ov)

England batting, innings 2
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
PD Saltcaught b M Pathirana	caught b M Pathirana	1	2	0	0	50.0
JC Buttlercaught b DN Wellalage	caught b DN Wellalage	39	29	6	0	134.5
JG Bethellcaught b MD Shanaka	caught b MD Shanaka	13	11	2	0	118.2
T Banton*not out	not out	54	33	4	3	163.6
HC Brookcaught b M Pathirana	caught b M Pathirana	36	12	2	4	300.0
SM Curran*not out	not out	20	14	1	1	142.9
Extras	10 (b 4, w 5, nb 1)
Total	173/4 (16.4 ov)

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

Fall of wickets: 1-10 (PD Salt, 0.6 ov), 2-38 (JG Bethell, 4.3 ov), 3-81 (JC Buttler, 9.1 ov), 4-130 (HC Brook, 12.3 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling, innings 2
Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
M Pathirana	4	47	2	11.75	3	0
MD Shanaka	3	24	1	8.00	0	0
DN Wellalage	3	30	1	10.00	0	0
E Malinga	1.2	6	0	4.50	0	1
PWH de Silva	4	44	0	11.00	2	0
J Liyanage	1.2	18	0	13.50	0	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	14/0	10/1
2	35/0	21/1
3	39/0	31/1
4	45/0	34/1
5	54/0	39/2
6	58/1	51/2
7	68/1	56/2
8	83/1	69/2
9	92/1	81/2
10	102/1	93/3
11	106/2	107/3
12	127/2	117/3
13	130/3	132/4
14	132/4	149/4
15	139/4	157/4
16	144/4	165/4
16.667	–	173/4
17	159/4	–
18	167/4	–
19	184/4	–
20	189/5	–

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.