Sri Lanka v England, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st T20I, England tour of Sri Lanka, 2026
England tour of Sri Lanka 1st T20I: Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, January 30, 2026
Sri Lanka
SL
133/10 (16.2)
England
ENG
125/4 (15)
Finished
ENG won by 11 runs (DLS method)
133/10 (16.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 115.00 | |
| Kamil Mishara | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 177.78 | |
| Kusal Mendis(WK) | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 185.00 | |
| Charith Asalanka | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 | |
| Janith Liyanage | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Dasun Shanaka(C) | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 125.00 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 | |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Eshan Malinga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 4, w 3, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 133/10 (16.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 12.67 |
| Jofra Archer | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Jamie Overton | 2.2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7.29 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 |
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (KMishara - 2.3 ov), 2-76 (P Nissanka - 7.1 ov), 3-79 (C Asalanka - 8.1 ov), 4-89 (K Mendis - 9.4 ov), 5-98 (J Liyanage - 10.4 ov), 6-98 (D Silva - 11.4 ov), 7-129 (D Shanaka - 15.4 ov), 8-129 (M Theekshana - 15.5 ov), 9-129 (M Pathirana - 15.6 ov), 10-133 (W Hasaranga - 16.2 ov)
125/4 (15 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Salt | 46 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 131.43 | |
| Jos Buttler(WK) | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 170.00 | |
| Jacob Bethell | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 | |
| Tom Banton | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 193.33 | |
| Harry Brook(C) | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| Sam Curran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 125/4 (15) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Eshan Malinga | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 12.00 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.00 |
Man of the Match
Date
2026-01-30 19:00 PM
Venue
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Toss
England elected to bowl
Umpires
- Raveendra Wimalasiri
- Ravindra Kottahachchi
Tv Umpires
- Nimali Perera
Match Referee
- Narayanan Kutty
