England 
vs Sri Lanka 
42nd Match, Super Eights, Group 2, England vs Sri Lanka ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
England won by 51 runs
vs Sri Lanka 
42nd Match, Super Eights, Group 2, England vs Sri Lanka ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
| England (20 ovs maximum) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Phil Salt | c Hemantha b Wellalage | 62 | 40 | 76 | 6 | 2 | 155.00 |
| Jos Buttler † | lbw b Wellalage | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Madushanka b Theekshana | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Tom Banton | run out (Shanaka) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Harry Brook (c) | lbw b Wellalage | 14 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Sam Curran | c Mishara b Chameera | 11 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Will Jacks | c Wellalage b Madushanka | 21 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Liam Dawson | c Shanaka b Theekshana | 6 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 |
| Jamie Overton | not out | 10 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Jofra Archer | c Hemantha b Madushanka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Adil Rashid | not out | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras (lb 2, w 3) | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 146/9 (20 Ov, RR: 7.30) | ||||||
| Sri Lanka (Target: 147 runs from 20 ovs) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Pathum Nissanka | c Overton b Archer | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Kamil Mishara | c Overton b Archer | 6 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 |
| Kusal Mendis † | c & b Jacks | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | c Banton b Jacks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c Brook b Jacks | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c & b Dawson | 13 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Dasun Shanaka (c) | c Banton b Rashid | 30 | 24 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 125.00 |
| Dushan Hemantha | hit wicket b Overton | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | b Dawson | 6 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | not out | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | b Rashid | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras (w 2) | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 95 (16.4 Ov, RR: 5.70) | ||||||
1-16 (Jos Buttler, 3.1 ov), 2-32 (Jacob Bethell, 5.1 ov), 3-49 (Tom Banton, 7.5 ov), 4-68 (Harry Brook, 9.6 ov), 5-94 (Sam Curran, 13.2 ov), 6-106 (Phil Salt, 14.2 ov), 7-124 (Liam Dawson, 17.1 ov), 8-135 (Will Jacks, 18.5 ov), 9-135 (Jofra Archer, 18.6 ov)
1-15 (Pathum Nissanka, 2.4 ov), 2-20 (Kusal Mendis, 3.3 ov), 3-20 (Pavan Rathnayake, 3.4 ov), 4-22 (Kamil Mishara, 4.5 ov), 5-34 (Dunith Wellalage, 5.5 ov), 6-52 (Kamindu Mendis, 8.4 ov), 7-69 (Dushan Hemantha, 11.6 ov), 8-82 (Dasun Shanaka, 14.2 ov), 9-94 (Dushmantha Chameera, 15.6 ov), 10-95 (Dilshan Madushanka, 16.4 ov)
| Bowling | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
| Jofra Archer | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6.66 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Jacks | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.50 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3.54 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Over | Runs (Cumulative) | Wickets Fallen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | 34 | 0 |
| 6 | 41 | 0 |
| 7 | 47 | 1 – Jos Buttler |
| 8 | 55 | 1 |
| 9 | 61 | 2 – Jacob Bethell |
| 10 | 69 | 2 |
| 11 | 78 | 3 – Tom Banton |
| 12 | 90 | 3 |
| 13 | 102 | 4 – Harry Brook |
| 14 | 111 | 5 – Phil Salt |
| 15 | 118 | 6 – Sam Curran |
| 16 | 126 | 6 |
| 17 | 132 | 7 – Will Jacks |
| 18 | 137 | 8 – Liam Dawson |
| 19 | 142 | 9 – Jofra Archer |
| 20 | 146 | 9 |
| Over | Runs (Cumulative) | Wickets Fallen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | 1 – Pathum Nissanka |
| 4 | 19 | 2 – Kamil Mishara |
| 5 | 23 | 3 – Kusal Mendis |
| 6 | 27 | 4 – Pavan Rathnayake |
| 7 | 35 | 5 – Dunith Wellalage |
| 8 | 44 | 5 |
| 9 | 50 | 6 – Kamindu Mendis |
| 10 | 59 | 6 |
| 11 | 66 | 7 – Dasun Shanaka |
| 12 | 72 | 7 |
| 13 | 78 | 8 – Dushan Hemantha |
| 14 | 84 | 8 |
| 15 | 88 | 9 – Dushmantha Chameera |
| 16 | 95 | 10 – Dilshan Madushanka |
| Sri Lanka all out in 16.4 overs (95) | ||
| Match Details | |
|---|---|
| Ground | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to field first |
| Series | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup |
| Season | 2025/26 |
| Player Of The Match | England – Will Jacks |
| Hours of play (local time) | 15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20 |
| Match days | 22 February 2026 – daynight (20-over match) |
| Umpires | Adrian Holdstock (South Africa) |
| DRS | Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) |
| TV Umpire | Nitin Menon (India) |
| Reserve Umpire | Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan) |
| Match Referee | Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe) |
| Points | England 2, Sri Lanka 0 |
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