England tour of Sri Lanka 2025/26
Completed
England
128/9
(20.0 ov)
VS
Sri Lanka
116/10
(19.3 ov)
England won by 12 runs
Match 3 · T20 · 3 Feb 2026
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
b M Theekshana | 25 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
lbw b PVD Chameera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
c BKG Mendis b M Pathirana | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
b DN Wellalage | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
c J Liyanage b M Pathirana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
c P Nissanka b PVD Chameera | 58 | 48 | 6 | 1 |
c P Nissanka b PVD Chameera | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
c PHKD Mendis b PVD Chameera | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
c J Liyanage b PVD Chameera | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 4 (wd 3, nb 0, b 0, lb 1)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PVD Chameera (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
M Pathirana (2wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c WG Jacks b LA Dawson | 23 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
c BM Duckett b L Wood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c AU Rashid b WG Jacks | 26 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
b AU Rashid | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
lbw b WG Jacks | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
c JG Bethell b WG Jacks | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
c JC Buttler b JG Bethell | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
st JC Buttler b JG Bethell | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
c HC Brook b JG Bethell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c LA Dawson b JG Bethell | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 6 (wd 1, nb 0, b 4, lb 1) · Target 129
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
PVD Chameera · Sri Lanka | 125 |
JG Bethell · England | 111 |
WG Jacks · England | 86 |
SM Curran · England | 66 |
M Pathirana · Sri Lanka | 52 |
LA Dawson · England | 48 |
P Nissanka · Sri Lanka | 45 |
AU Rashid · England | 41 |
BKG Mendis · Sri Lanka | 38 |
JC Buttler · England | 37 |
J Liyanage · Sri Lanka | 35 |
DN Wellalage · Sri Lanka | 34 |
M Theekshana · Sri Lanka | 27 |
L Wood · England | 26 |
PHKD Mendis · Sri Lanka | 24 |
P Rathnayake · Sri Lanka | 14 |
HC Brook · England | 13 |
BM Duckett · England | 8 |
T Banton · England | 8 |
MD Shanaka · Sri Lanka | 4 |
J Overton · England | 2 |
K Mishara · Sri Lanka | 0 |
England won by 12 runs
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