England v Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd Match, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2026

Sri Lanka tour of England 2nd Match: England v Sri Lanka at Leeds, September 24, 2026
England
ENG
305/9 (50)
Sri Lanka
SL
321/6 (50)
Finished
SL won by 16 runs
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Josh Tongue1100100.00
Jofra Archer06000.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Dilshan Madushanka905426.00
Eshan Malinga905025.56
Current Partnership: 2 run (0.5 ov) | Last Wicket: Jos Buttler 69 (49) | Fall of Wicket: 303/9 (49.1 ov)
CRR: 6.10 | Last Ten Overs: 46/4 4.38
Recent: ····11W··W·1·61W14

Commentary

End of over 50 (2 runs)
Jofra Archer 0 (6)
Josh Tongue 1 (1)
England 305/9
Dilshan Madushanka 9-0-54-2
Eshan Malinga 9-0-50-2
0
49.6
Dilshan Madushanka to Jofra Archer, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short fine leg, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
49.5
Dilshan Madushanka to Jofra Archer, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, good length, on the stumps, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at long on, who blocks the ball right away.
0
49.4
Dilshan Madushanka to Jofra Archer, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
0
49.3
Dilshan Madushanka to Jofra Archer, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at long on, who blocks the ball right away. Dropped catch
1
49.2
Dilshan Madushanka to Josh Tongue, 1 run, Josh Tongue goes back to take fast ball of fulltoss aimed on the stumps, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
1wd
49.2
Dilshan Madushanka to Josh Tongue, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! slower ball fulltoss, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Josh Tongue no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
w
49.1
Jos Buttler c K Mendis b D Madushanka 69 (49) Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, no run, c K Mendis b D Madushanka, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to hit flick shot to deep mid wicket but it resulted in a catch taken by Kamindu Mendis. Jos Buttler is dismissed.
End of over 49 (1 runs)
Jofra Archer 0 (2)
Jos Buttler 69 (48)
England 303/8
Eshan Malinga 9-0-50-2
Asitha Fernando 10-0-68-1
0
48.6
Eshan Malinga to Jofra Archer, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the mid off.
0
48.5
Eshan Malinga to Jofra Archer, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease, tucks pull toward the fielder at deep mid wicket, who halts the ball.
w
48.4
Will Jacks c J Liyanage b E Malinga 52 (61) Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, no run, c J Liyanage b E Malinga, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Will Jacks as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards long on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Janith Liyanage for a soft dismissal.
0
48.3
Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, yorker, on the off stump, Will Jacks hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at slip, who halts the ball.
1
48.2
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, slower ball, good length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 1 run.
0
48.1
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and strives to hit ramp shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
End of over 48 (13 runs)
Will Jacks 52 (59)
Jos Buttler 68 (46)
England 302/7
Asitha Fernando 10-0-68-1
Eshan Malinga 8-0-49-1
6
47.6
Asitha Fernando to Will Jacks, Six, Six !! With a brilliant inswinger, on the stumps, Will Jacks goes back, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long on for a colossal Maximum! Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
1
47.5
Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
w
47.4
Jamie Overton c C Asalanka b A Fernando 2 (3) Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, no run, c C Asalanka b A Fernando, Caught out !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Jamie Overton as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards mid off, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Charith Asalanka for a soft dismissal.
1
47.3
Asitha Fernando to Will Jacks, 1 run, Will Jacks goes back to take inswinger of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
4
47.2
Asitha Fernando to Will Jacks, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Will Jacks goes back and caresses flick shot to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
1
47.1
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jamie Overton hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 1 run.
End of over 47 (4 runs)
Jamie Overton 1 (1)
Will Jacks 41 (56)
England 289/6
Eshan Malinga 8-0-49-1
Asitha Fernando 9-0-55-0
1
46.6
Eshan Malinga to Jamie Overton, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jamie Overton hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.
w
46.5
Gus Atkinson c P Rathnayake b E Malinga 16 (28) Eshan Malinga to Gus Atkinson, no run, c P Rathnayake b E Malinga, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Gus Atkinson goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Pavan Rathnayake, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Gus Atkinson. Outstanding catch!! It looks like a six but fell short of boundary and taken, gone
1
46.4
Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, 1 run, Will Jacks goes back to take slower ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
1wd
46.4
Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Will Jacks no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
0
46.3
Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Will Jacks goes back and slash punch towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
46.2
Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Will Jacks hangs in the crease, tucks cut toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
1
46.1
Eshan Malinga to Gus Atkinson, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the stumps, Gus Atkinson hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.
End of over 46 (5 runs)
Gus Atkinson 15 (26)
Will Jacks 40 (53)
England 285/5
Asitha Fernando 9-0-55-0
Dunith Wellalage 10-0-49-3