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

England tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI: Sri Lanka v England at Colombo, January 22, 2026

Sri Lanka

271/6 (50)

England

ENG

252/10 (49.2)

Finished

SL won by 19 runs

Sri Lanka InningSL Inning271/6 (50 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Pathum Nissanka	c L Dawson b S Curran	21	30	2	0	70.00
c L Dawson b S Curran
Kamil Mishara	b A Rashid	27	37	2	1	72.97
b A Rashid
Kusal Mendis(WK)	Not out	93	117	11	0	79.49
Not out
Dhananjaya de Silva	lbw b A Rashid	10	21	1	0	47.62
lbw b A Rashid
Charith Asalanka(C)	c H Brook b R Ahmed	17	16	2	0	106.25
c H Brook b R Ahmed
Janith Liyanage	c & b A Rashid	46	53	5	2	86.79
c & b A Rashid
Pavan Rathnayake	c J Overton b L Dawson	12	14	0	0	85.71
c J Overton b L Dawson
Dunith Wellalage	Not out	25	12	3	1	208.33
Not out
Extra	20 (b 0, w 10, nb 0, lb 10)
Total	271/6 (50)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Jamie Overton	9	0	66	0	7.33
Sam Curran	8	0	40	1	5.00
Liam Dawson	10	1	31	1	3.10
Adil Rashid	10	0	44	3	4.40
Rehan Ahmed	10	0	61	1	6.10
Jacob Bethell	3	0	19	0	6.33

Fall of wickets: 1-50 (P Nissanka - 10.3 ov), 2-54 (KMishara - 13.4 ov), 3-97 (D Silva - 21.2 ov), 4-124 (C Asalanka - 26.3 ov), 5-212 (J Liyanage - 42.5 ov), 6-239 (P Rathnayake - 47.2 ov)

England InningENG Inning252/10 (49.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Zak Crawley	c K Mendis b A Fernando	6	11	1	0	54.55
c K Mendis b A Fernando
Ben Duckett	lbw b J Vandersay	62	76	5	1	81.58
lbw b J Vandersay
Joe Root	lbw b D Silva	61	90	5	0	67.78
lbw b D Silva
Jacob Bethell	st K Mendis b D Wellalage	15	33	1	0	45.45
st K Mendis b D Wellalage
Harry Brook(C)	st K Mendis b C Asalanka	6	12	0	0	50.00
st K Mendis b C Asalanka
Jos Buttler(WK)	b P Madushan	19	20	0	1	95.00
b P Madushan
Sam Curran	c & b D Wellalage	5	9	0	0	55.56
c & b D Wellalage
Rehan Ahmed	c D Wellalage b J Vandersay	27	21	5	0	128.57
c D Wellalage b J Vandersay
Jamie Overton	c D Wellalage b P Madushan	34	17	4	2	200.00
c D Wellalage b P Madushan
Liam Dawson	c D Silva b P Madushan	2	2	0	0	100.00
c D Silva b P Madushan
Adil Rashid	Not out	0	6	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	15 (b 0, w 9, nb 1, lb 5)
Total	252/10 (49.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Asitha Fernando	8	1	64	1	8.00
Pramod Madushan	5.2	0	39	3	7.31
Dhananjaya de Silva	8	0	22	1	2.75
Dunith Wellalage	10	0	41	2	4.10
Charith Asalanka	7	0	33	1	4.71
Jeffrey Vandersay	10	0	39	2	3.90
Kamil Mishara	1	0	9	0	9.00

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Z Crawley - 2.5 ov), 2-129 (BM Duckett - 27.1 ov), 3-144 (J Root - 32.4 ov), 4-157 (H Brook - 36.4 ov), 5-159 (J Bethell - 37.3 ov), 6-165 (S Curran - 39.2 ov), 7-203 (R Ahmed - 44.5 ov), 8-211 (J Buttler - 45.2 ov), 9-213 (L Dawson - 45.4 ov), 10-252 (J Overton - 49.2 ov)

Man of the Match

Dunith Wellalage

Date

2026-01-22 14:30 PM

Venue

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

Toss

Sri Lanka elected to bat

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee