England in Sri Lanka | 1st T20I
Sri Lanka vs England • 30 Jan 2026
Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
AU Rashid ENG
| BATTERS | RUNS | BALLS | 4s | 6s | Time(min) | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN Silvac Buttler b Rashid | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 115.00 |
| RVPK Misharac Dawson b Overton | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 177.78 |
| BKG Mendisc Overton b Rashid | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 185.00 |
| KIC Asalankac Bethell b Dawson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40.00 |
| DM de Silvac Curran b Rashid | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 91.67 |
| KLJ Vimukthilbw b Dawson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.00 |
| MD Shanakac Brook b Curran | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 125.00 |
| PWH de Silvab Overton | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 116.67 |
| MM Theekshanac Overton b Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| M Pathiranab Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| KKEM Dharmasenanot out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 (4 b,2 lb, 3 w, 0 nb, 0 pen)
24-1 (RVPK Mishara) • 76-2 (PN Silva) • 79-3 (KIC Asalanka) • 89-4 (BKG Mendis) • 98-5 (KLJ Vimukthi) • 98-6 (DM de Silva) • 129-7 (MD Shanaka) • 129-8 (MM Theekshana) • 129-9 (M Pathirana) • 133-10 (PWH de Silva)
| BOWLERS | OVERS | WICKS | RUNS | MAID. | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM Curran | 3.0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.66 |
| JC Archer | 3.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.33 |
| J Overton | 2.2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.28 |
| LA Dawson | 4.0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.75 |
| AU Rashid | 4.0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.75 |
| BATTERS | RUNS | BALLS | 4s | 6s | Time(min) | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD Saltc sub [Dunith Wellalage] b Shanaka | 46 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 131.43 |
| JC Buttlerb Malinga | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 170.00 |
| JG Bethellc Shanaka b Malinga | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 81.82 |
| T Bantonc Asalanka b Pathirana | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 193.33 |
| HC Brooknot out | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 88.89 |
| SM Currannot out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
WG Jacks • J Overton • LA Dawson • JC Archer • AU Rashid
7 (0 b,4 lb, 3 w, 0 nb, 0 pen)
36-1 (JC Buttler) • 48-2 (JG Bethell) • 87-3 (T Banton) • 123-4 (PD Salt)
| BOWLERS | OVERS | WICKS | RUNS | MAID. | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM Theekshana | 3.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.33 |
| M Pathirana | 4.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 |
| KKEM Dharmasena | 2.0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| PWH de Silva | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| MD Shanaka | 2.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
Sri Lanka vs England, 1st T20I, England in Sri Lanka
England won the toss and elected to field
30 Jan 2026
Pallekele, Pallekele Cricket Stadium



















