England v Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y4), ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y4): England v Sri Lanka at Kandy, February 22, 2026
England
ENG
146/9 (20)
Sri Lanka
SL
95/10 (16.4)
Finished
ENG won by 51 runs
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Dilshan Madushanka02000.00
Maheesh Theekshana10810125.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Adil Rashid3.401323.55
Liam Dawson402726.75
Current Partnership: 1 run (0.4 ov) | Last Wicket: Dilshan Madushanka 0 (2) | Fall of Wicket: 95/10 (16.4 ov)
CRR: 5.70 | Last Ten Overs: 59/5 5.80
Recent: W·1·W2141·2·2·W161

Commentary

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16.4
Dilshan Madushanka b A Rashid 0 (2) Adil Rashid to Dilshan Madushanka, no run, b A Rashid, Bowled out !! googly, full length, on the off stump, Dilshan Madushanka hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
0
16.3
Adil Rashid to Dilshan Madushanka, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Dilshan Madushanka hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
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16.2
Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, 1 run, Maheesh Theekshana hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
16.1
Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Maheesh Theekshana hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
End of over 16 (8 runs)
Dushmantha Chameera 6 (13)
Maheesh Theekshana 9 (6)
Sri Lanka 94/9
Liam Dawson 4-0-27-2
Adil Rashid 3-0-12-1
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15.6
Dushmantha Chameera b L Dawson 6 (13) Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, b L Dawson, Bowled out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Dushmantha Chameera goes forward, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
2
15.5
Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, 2 runs, Dushmantha Chameera goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook flick shot, edged!! and the ball sails towards long off for 2 runs.
1
15.4
Liam Dawson to Maheesh Theekshana, 1 run, Liam Dawson delivers off break ball at good length, Maheesh Theekshana hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
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15.3
Liam Dawson to Maheesh Theekshana, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Maheesh Theekshana goes back, hits ramp shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
15.2
Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, Dushmantha Chameera goes forward to take arm ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
15.1
Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Dushmantha Chameera hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
End of over 15 (5 runs)
Maheesh Theekshana 4 (4)
Dushmantha Chameera 3 (9)
Sri Lanka 86/8
Adil Rashid 3-0-12-1
Jamie Overton 2-0-13-1
2
14.6
Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, 2 runs, Maheesh Theekshana hangs in the crease to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards third man for 2 runs.
0
14.5
Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
2
14.4
Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, 2 runs, Maheesh Theekshana hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
0
14.3
Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Maheesh Theekshana hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
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14.2
Dasun Shanaka c T Banton b A Rashid 30 (24) Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka, no run, c T Banton b A Rashid, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Dasun Shanaka goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Tom Banton, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Dasun Shanaka.
1
14.1
Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the off stump, Dushmantha Chameera goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.
End of over 14 (8 runs)
Dasun Shanaka 30 (23)
Dushmantha Chameera 2 (8)
Sri Lanka 81/7
Jamie Overton 2-0-13-1
Adil Rashid 2-0-7-0
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13.6
Jamie Overton to Dasun Shanaka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! inswinger lands right on the off stump, Dasun Shanaka goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum! Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
1
13.5
Jamie Overton to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, Dushmantha Chameera goes forward to take inswinger of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a textbook flick shot, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
0
13.4
Jamie Overton to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Dushmantha Chameera hangs in the crease and slash flick shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
13.3
Jamie Overton to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Jamie Overton bowls a sharp delivery, and Dushmantha Chameera goes back to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
0
13.2
Jamie Overton to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jamie Overton sends down a sharp delivery, Dushmantha Chameera hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
1
13.1
Jamie Overton to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, Dasun Shanaka hangs in the crease and plays pull off an bouncer delivers at a back of length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep fine leg for 1 run.
End of over 13 (4 runs)
Dushmantha Chameera 1 (4)
Dasun Shanaka 23 (21)
Sri Lanka 73/7
Adil Rashid 2-0-7-0
Jamie Overton 1-0-5-1
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12.6
Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Dushmantha Chameera hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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12.5
Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the leg stump, Adil Rashid sends down a sharp delivery, Dushmantha Chameera hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
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12.4
Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, yorker, on the off stump, Dushmantha Chameera hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
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12.4
Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! googly good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Dushmantha Chameera with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
1
12.3
Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, Dasun Shanaka hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.