England VS Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Live Cricket Score, ball by ball Commentary

1st T20I, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026

ENGLAND BEAT SRI LANKA BY 11 RUNS (DLS METHOD)
MATCH ENDED

Sri Lanka
133/10 (16.2)

VS

England
125/4 (15.0)

Match Information Desktop Scorecard

Toss	England elected to field
Match Status	England beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs (DLS method) Match Ended
Umpires	Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL), Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Man of the Match	Adil Rashid

Sri Lanka (133/10 in 16.2 ovs)

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Pathum Nissanka c Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid	23	20	3	1	115
Kamil Mishara c Liam Dawson b Jamie Overton	16	9	2	1	178
Kusal Mendis c Jamie Overton b Adil Rashid	37	20	4	2	185
Charith Asalanka c Jacob Bethell b Liam Dawson	2	5	0	0	40
Dhananjaya de Silva c Sam Curran b Adil Rashid	11	12	1	0	92
Janith Liyanage lbw b Liam Dawson	1	2	0	0	50
Dasun Shanaka c Harry Brook b Sam Curran	20	16	0	2	125
Wanindu Hasaranga b Jamie Overton	14	12	2	0	117
Maheesh Theekshana c Jamie Overton b Sam Curran	0	1	0	0	0
Matheesha Pathirana b Sam Curran	0	1	0	0	0
Eshan Malinga not out	0	0	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 0)				9
Total	(Wicket 10, Overs 16.2)				133
(8.14 runs per over)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ
Sam Curran	3	38	3	12.66
Jofra Archer	3	22	0	7.33
Jamie Overton	2.2	17	2	7.28
Liam Dawson	4	31	2	7.75
Adil Rashid	4	19	3	4.75

England (125/4 in 15.0 ovs)

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Phil Salt c sub Dunith Wellalage b Dasun Shanaka	46	35	3	2	131
Jos Buttler b Eshan Malinga	17	10	4	0	170
Jacob Bethell c Dasun Shanaka b Eshan Malinga	9	11	2	0	82
Tom Banton c Charith Asalanka b Matheesha Pathirana	29	15	3	2	193
Harry Brook not out	16	18	1	0	89
Sam Curran not out	1	1	0	0	100

Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 3, nb 0)				7
Total	(Wicket 4, Overs 15.0)				125
(8.33 runs per over)

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

Team Sqaud

Sri

Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga

England

Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid