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)
Sri Lanka InningSL Inning133/10 (16.2 ov)
England Inning ENG Inning125/4 (15 ov)

Commentary

6
0.1
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, Six, Six !! off break ball is delivered on the off stump, good length, Phil Salt hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep square leg for a magnificent Maximum!
4
0.2
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep cover for four.
4
0.3
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep fine leg for four.
0
0.4
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Phil Salt goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
0
0.5
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Phil Salt goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
0
0.6
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Phil Salt goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at point, who blocks the ball right away.
End of over 1 (14 runs)
Phil Salt 14 (6)
Jos Buttler 0 (0)
England 14/0
Maheesh Theekshana 1-0-14-0
0
1.1
Matheesha Pathirana to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler 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.
4lb
1.2
Matheesha Pathirana to Jos Buttler, 4 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, aims to slam it, but deflect off the pads. Batter steals a leg bye for 4 runs.
0
1.3
Matheesha Pathirana to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Jos Buttler goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
0
1.4
Matheesha Pathirana to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
1wd
1.5
Matheesha Pathirana to Jos Buttler, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Jos Buttler no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
1
1.5
Matheesha Pathirana to Jos Buttler, 1 run, fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep point for 1 run.
0
1.6
Matheesha Pathirana to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Phil Salt goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
End of over 2 (6 runs)
Phil Salt 14 (7)
Jos Buttler 1 (5)
England 20/0
Matheesha Pathirana 1-0-2-0
Maheesh Theekshana 1-0-14-0
4
2.1
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and caresses flick shot to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
4
2.2
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the third man for four.
4
2.3
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep mid wicket for four.
4
2.4
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep point for four.
w
2.5
Jos Buttler b E Malinga 17 (10) Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, no run, b E Malinga, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A bold move from Jos Buttler as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
1
2.6
Eshan Malinga to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.
End of over 3 (17 runs)
Jacob Bethell 1 (1)
Phil Salt 14 (7)
England 37/1
Eshan Malinga 1-0-17-1
Matheesha Pathirana 1-0-2-0
4
3.1
Matheesha Pathirana to Jacob Bethell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep point for four.
0
3.2
Matheesha Pathirana to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Jacob Bethell goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
0
3.3
Matheesha Pathirana to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
0
3.4
Matheesha Pathirana to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump, Jacob Bethell goes back to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
0
3.5
Matheesha Pathirana to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
0
3.6
Matheesha Pathirana to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jacob Bethell 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 4 (4 runs)
Jacob Bethell 5 (7)
Phil Salt 14 (7)
England 41/1
Matheesha Pathirana 2-0-6-0
Eshan Malinga 1-0-17-1
2
4.1
Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, 2 runs, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
4.2
Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.
4
4.3
Eshan Malinga to Jacob Bethell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep mid wicket for four.
0
4.4
Eshan Malinga to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
0
4.5
Eshan Malinga to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
w
4.6
Jacob Bethell c D Shanaka b E Malinga 9 (11) Eshan Malinga to Jacob Bethell, no run, c D Shanaka b E Malinga, Caught out !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards short cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Dasun Shanaka, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Jacob Bethell is out.
End of over 5 (7 runs)
Jacob Bethell 9 (11)
Phil Salt 17 (9)
England 48/2
Eshan Malinga 2-0-24-2
Matheesha Pathirana 2-0-6-0
1
5.1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, googly, back of length, on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
5.2
Wanindu Hasaranga to Tom Banton, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
1
5.3
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.
1
5.4
Wanindu Hasaranga to Tom Banton, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the stumps, Tom Banton hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.
1
5.5
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.
0
5.6
Wanindu Hasaranga to Tom Banton, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
End of over 6 (5 runs)
Tom Banton 2 (3)
Phil Salt 20 (12)
England 53/2
Wanindu Hasaranga 1-0-5-0
Eshan Malinga 2-0-24-2
1
6.1
Dasun Shanaka to Phil Salt, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.
4
6.2
Dasun Shanaka to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and caresses defensive shot to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
0
6.3
Dasun Shanaka to Tom Banton, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tom Banton goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at point, who blocks the ball right away.
0
6.4
Dasun Shanaka to Tom Banton, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Tom Banton goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
1
6.5
Dasun Shanaka to Tom Banton, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.
1
6.6
Dasun Shanaka to Phil Salt, 1 run, fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 7 (7 runs)
Phil Salt 22 (14)
Tom Banton 7 (7)
England 60/2
Dasun Shanaka 1-0-7-0
Wanindu Hasaranga 1-0-5-0
0
7.1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Phil Salt goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
1
7.2
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.
4
7.3
Wanindu Hasaranga to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! googly, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep point for four.
6
7.4
Wanindu Hasaranga to Tom Banton, Six, Six !! legbreak is delivered on the off stump, full length and Tom Banton hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering it to deep point for a magnificent Maximum!
6
7.5
Wanindu Hasaranga to Tom Banton, Six, Six !! legbreak is delivered on the off stump, back of length, Tom Banton hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
0
7.6
Wanindu Hasaranga to Tom Banton, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Tom Banton goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 8 (17 runs)
Tom Banton 23 (11)
Phil Salt 23 (16)
England 77/2
Wanindu Hasaranga 2-0-22-0
Dasun Shanaka 1-0-7-0
1
8.1
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
1
8.2
Maheesh Theekshana to Tom Banton, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Tom Banton hangs in the crease to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
8.3
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.
4
8.4
Maheesh Theekshana to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep cover for four.
1
8.5
Maheesh Theekshana to Tom Banton, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
1
8.6
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 9 (9 runs)
Phil Salt 26 (19)
Tom Banton 29 (14)
England 86/2
Maheesh Theekshana 2-0-23-0
Wanindu Hasaranga 2-0-22-0
1
9.1
Matheesha Pathirana to Phil Salt, 1 run, fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
w
9.2
Tom Banton c C Asalanka b M Pathirana 29 (15) Matheesha Pathirana to Tom Banton, no run, c C Asalanka b M Pathirana, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Tom Banton as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards short cover, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of for a soft dismissal.
2
9.3
Matheesha Pathirana to Harry Brook, 2 runs, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep point for 2 runs.
0
9.4
Matheesha Pathirana to Harry Brook, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
1
9.5
Matheesha Pathirana to Harry Brook, 1 run, outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep point for 1 run.
1wd
9.6
Matheesha Pathirana to Phil Salt, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Phil Salt with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
1wd
9.6
Matheesha Pathirana to Phil Salt, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger yorker on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Phil Salt with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
1
9.6
Matheesha Pathirana to Phil Salt, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 10 (7 runs)
Phil Salt 28 (21)
Harry Brook 3 (3)
England 93/3
Matheesha Pathirana 3-0-13-1
Maheesh Theekshana 2-0-23-0
2
10.1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 2 runs, legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
10.2
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.
0
10.3
Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Harry Brook goes back to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
0
10.4
Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Harry Brook goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
1
10.5
Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the stumps, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
10.6
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Phil Salt goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
End of over 11 (4 runs)
Phil Salt 31 (24)
Harry Brook 4 (6)
England 97/3
Wanindu Hasaranga 3-0-26-0
Matheesha Pathirana 3-0-13-1
0
11.1
Maheesh Theekshana to Harry Brook, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Harry Brook goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
1
11.2
Maheesh Theekshana to Harry Brook, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
11.3
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Phil Salt goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
6
11.4
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, Six, Six !! off break ball is delivered on the stumps, good length, Phil Salt hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
1
11.5
Maheesh Theekshana to Phil Salt, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.
0
11.6
Maheesh Theekshana to Harry Brook, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
End of over 12 (8 runs)
Harry Brook 5 (9)
Phil Salt 38 (27)
England 105/3
Maheesh Theekshana 3-0-31-0
Wanindu Hasaranga 3-0-26-0
1
12.1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.
4
12.2
Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep point for four.
1
12.3
Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, 1 run, googly, good length, on the off stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards square leg for 1 run.
2
12.4
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 2 runs, legbreak, good length, on the leg stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
12.5
Wanindu Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 1 run.
1
12.6
Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, 1 run, legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
End of over 13 (10 runs)
Harry Brook 11 (12)
Phil Salt 42 (30)
England 115/3
Wanindu Hasaranga 4-0-36-0
Maheesh Theekshana 3-0-31-0
0
13.1
Matheesha Pathirana to Harry Brook, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the leg stump, Harry Brook goes back and slash drive towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
13.2
Matheesha Pathirana to Harry Brook, 1 run, Harry Brook goes back to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run. Dropped catch
4
13.3
Matheesha Pathirana to Phil Salt, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Phil Salt goes back, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary.
0
13.4
Matheesha Pathirana to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the leg stump, Phil Salt 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.
0
13.5
Matheesha Pathirana to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
0
13.6
Matheesha Pathirana to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
End of over 14 (5 runs)
Phil Salt 46 (34)
Harry Brook 12 (14)
England 120/3
Matheesha Pathirana 4-0-18-1
Wanindu Hasaranga 4-0-36-0
0
14.1
Dasun Shanaka to Harry Brook, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Harry Brook goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at slip, who blocks the ball right away.
2
14.2
Dasun Shanaka to Harry Brook, 2 runs, An accurately pitched outswinger on the off stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
14.3
Dasun Shanaka to Harry Brook, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
w
14.4
Phil Salt c (sub D Wellalage) b D Shanaka 46 (35) Dasun Shanaka to Phil Salt, no run, c (sub D Wellalage) b D Shanaka, Caught out !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Phil Salt as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards , only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Dunith Wellalage for a soft dismissal.
1
14.5
Dasun Shanaka to Sam Curran, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Sam Curran hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
1
14.6
Dasun Shanaka to Harry Brook, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 15 (5 runs)
Harry Brook 16 (18)
Sam Curran 1 (1)
England 125/4
Dasun Shanaka 2-0-12-1
Matheesha Pathirana 4-0-18-1