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

133/10 (16.2)

England

ENG

125/4 (15)

Finished

ENG won by 11 runs (DLS method)

Sri Lanka InningSL Inning133/10 (16.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Pathum Nissanka	c J Buttler b A Rashid	23	20	3	1	115.00
c J Buttler b A Rashid
Kamil Mishara	c L Dawson b J Overton	16	9	2	1	177.78
c L Dawson b J Overton
Kusal Mendis(WK)	c J Overton b A Rashid	37	20	4	2	185.00
c J Overton b A Rashid
Charith Asalanka	c J Bethell b L Dawson	2	5	0	0	40.00
c J Bethell b L Dawson
Dhananjaya de Silva	c S Curran b A Rashid	11	12	1	0	91.67
c S Curran b A Rashid
Janith Liyanage	lbw b L Dawson	1	2	0	0	50.00
lbw b L Dawson
Dasun Shanaka(C)	c H Brook b S Curran	20	16	0	2	125.00
c H Brook b S Curran
Wanindu Hasaranga	b J Overton	14	12	2	0	116.67
b J Overton
Maheesh Theekshana	c J Overton b S Curran	0	1	0	0	0.00
c J Overton b S Curran
Matheesha Pathirana	b S Curran	0	1	0	0	0.00
b S Curran
Eshan Malinga	Not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	9 (b 4, w 3, nb 0, lb 2)
Total	133/10 (16.2)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Sam Curran	3	38	3	12.67
Jofra Archer	3	22	0	7.33
Jamie Overton	2.2	17	2	7.29
Liam Dawson	4	31	2	7.75
Adil Rashid	4	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)

England Inning ENG Inning125/4 (15 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Phil Salt	c (sub D Wellalage) b D Shanaka	46	35	3	2	131.43
c (sub D Wellalage) b D Shanaka
Jos Buttler(WK)	b E Malinga	17	10	4	0	170.00
b E Malinga
Jacob Bethell	c D Shanaka b E Malinga	9	11	2	0	81.82
c D Shanaka b E Malinga
Tom Banton	c C Asalanka b M Pathirana	29	15	3	2	193.33
c C Asalanka b M Pathirana
Harry Brook(C)	Not out	16	18	1	0	88.89
Not out
Sam Curran	Not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Not out
Extra	7 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 4)
Total	125/4 (15)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Maheesh Theekshana	3	31	0	10.33
Matheesha Pathirana	4	18	1	4.50
Eshan Malinga	2	24	2	12.00
Wanindu Hasaranga	4	36	0	9.00
Dasun Shanaka	2	12	1	6.00

Fall of wickets: 1-36 (J Buttler - 2.5 ov), 2-48 (J Bethell - 4.6 ov), 3-87 (T Banton - 9.2 ov), 4-123 (P Salt - 14.4 ov)

Man of the Match

Adil Rashid

Date

2026-01-30 19:00 PM

Venue

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Toss

England elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee