England Lions v Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Match, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2026

Sri Lanka tour of England 1st Match: England Lions v Sri Lanka, September 11, 2026

England Lions

ENG-L

118/1 (7.2)

Sri Lanka

117/10 (16.4)

Finished

ENG-L won by 9 wickets

Sri Lanka InningSL Inning117/10 (16.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Pathum Nissanka	c T Banton b L Wood	4	4	1	0	100.00
c T Banton b L Wood
Lahiru Udara	c J Overton b L Wood	6	4	0	1	150.00
c J Overton b L Wood
Kamil Mishara(WK)	c T Banton b S Baker	5	3	0	0	166.67
c T Banton b S Baker
Kamindu Mendis(C)	c J Overton b JA Chohan	29	22	3	1	131.82
c J Overton b JA Chohan
Pavan Rathnayake	b L Wood	0	1	0	0	0.00
b L Wood
Janith Liyanage	c L Wood b WG Jacks	5	5	1	0	100.00
c L Wood b WG Jacks
Dunith Wellalage	c J Moores b WG Jacks	4	4	1	0	100.00
c J Moores b WG Jacks
Tharindu Ratnayake	c T Banton b L Wood	48	37	5	3	129.73
c T Banton b L Wood
Dushmantha Chameera	b JA Chohan	0	1	0	0	0.00
b JA Chohan
Eshan Malinga	lbw b S Baker	5	5	1	0	100.00
lbw b S Baker
Nuwan Thushara	Not out	8	15	1	0	53.33
Not out
Extra	3 (b 1, w 1, nb 1, lb 0)
Total	117/10 (16.4)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Luke Wood	3.4	27	4	7.36
Sonny Baker	4	23	2	5.75
Jamie Overton	3	28	0	9.33
Will Jacks	3	13	2	4.33
Jafer Chohan	3	25	2	8.33

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (P Nissanka - 0.4 ov), 2-9 (K Mishara - 1.2 ov), 3-19 (L Udara - 2.3 ov), 4-19 (P Rathnayake - 2.4 ov), 5-45 (J Liyanage - 5.2 ov), 6-49 (D Wellalage - 5.6 ov), 7-73 (K Mendis - 10.1 ov), 8-73 (D Chameera - 10.2 ov), 9-78 (E Malinga - 11.1 ov), 10-117 (KTH Ratnayake - 16.4 ov)

England Lions InningENG-L Inning118/1 (7.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Tom Banton	Not out	56	24	7	3	233.33
Not out
Aneurin Donald	c L Udara b D Wellalage	31	8	3	3	387.50
c L Udara b D Wellalage
Will Jacks(C)	Not out	30	12	1	3	250.00
Not out
Extra	1 (b 0, w 1, nb 0, lb 0)
Total	118/1 (7.2)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Nuwan Thushara	2	28	0	14.00
Dushmantha Chameera	1.2	34	0	25.50
Dunith Wellalage	2	25	1	12.50
Tharindu Ratnayake	1	19	0	19.00
Eshan Malinga	1	12	0	12.00

Fall of wickets: 1-59 (A Donald - 3.2 ov)

Date

2026-09-11 23:00 PM

Venue

County Ground, Chelmsford

Toss

England Lions elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee