tt16407 itt3676	Sri Lanka v England
	England in Sri Lanka 2025/26 (1st Twenty20)
Venue	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on 30th January 2026 (20-over match) (night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	England won the toss and decided to field
Result	England won by 11 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method)
Umpires	RA Kottahachchi, RR Wimalasiri
TV umpire	TPLND Perera
Referee	V Narayanan Kutty (India)
Reserve Umpire	IC Soysa
Player of the Match	AU Rashid
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2

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Sri Lanka innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
PN Silva	c Buttler b Rashid	23	20	34	3	1	11	115.00
RVPK Mishara	c Dawson b Overton	16	9	12	2	1	4	177.78
+BKG Mendis	c Overton b Rashid	37	20	33	4	2	6	185.00
KIC Asalanka	c Bethell b Dawson	2	5	4	-	-	3	40.00
DM de Silva	c Curran b Rashid	11	12	15	1	-	5	91.67
KLJ Vimukthi	lbw b Dawson	1	2	4	-	-	1	50.00
*MD Shanaka	c Brook b Curran	20	16	22	-	2	7	125.00
PWH de Silva	b Overton	14	12	24	2	-	4	116.67
MM Theekshana	c Overton b Curran	0	1	1	-	-	1	0.00
M Pathirana	b Curran	0	1	1	-	-	1	0.00
KKEM Dharmasena	not out	0	0	2	-	-	0	0.00
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb, 3 w)	9
Total	(all out, 79 minutes, 16.2 overs)	133
Fall of wickets:
1-24 (Mishara, 2.3 ov), 2-76 (PN Silva, 7.1 ov), 3-79 (Asalanka, 8.1 ov), 4-89 (Mendis, 9.4 ov), 5-98 (Vimukthi, 10.4 ov), 6-98 (DM de Silva, 11.4 ov), 7-129 (Shanaka, 15.4 ov), 8-129 (Theekshana, 15.5 ov), 9-129 (Pathirana, 15.6 ov), 10-133 (PWH de Silva, 16.2 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Curran	3	0	38	3	1	-	7	5	2	6.00	12.67
Archer	3	0	22	0	-	-	8	2	1	-	7.33
Overton	2.2	0	17	2	1	-	9	2	1	7.00	7.29
Dawson	4	0	31	2	-	-	10	2	2	12.00	7.75
Rashid	4	0	19	3	1	-	9	1	-	8.00	4.75

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England innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
PD Salt	c sub (DN Wellalage) b Shanaka	46	35	71	3	2	11	131.43
+JC Buttler	b Dharmasena	17	10	14	4	-	5	170.00
JG Bethell	c Shanaka b Dharmasena	9	11	12	2	-	8	81.82
T Banton	c Asalanka b Pathirana	29	15	18	3	2	5	193.33
*HC Brook	not out	16	18	27	1	-	7	88.89
SM Curran	not out	1	1	2	-	-	0	100.00
WG Jacks	did not bat
J Overton	did not bat
LA Dawson	did not bat
JC Archer	did not bat
AU Rashid	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 3 w)	7
Total	(4 wickets, 73 minutes, 15 overs)	125
Fall of wickets:
1-36 (Buttler, 2.5 ov), 2-48 (Bethell, 4.6 ov), 3-87 (Banton, 9.2 ov), 4-123 (Salt, 14.4 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Theekshana	3	0	31	0	-	-	6	3	2	-	10.33
Pathirana	4	0	18	1	3	-	16	2	-	24.00	4.50
Dharmasena	2	0	24	2	-	-	4	5	-	6.00	12.00
PWH de Silva	4	0	36	0	-	-	6	2	2	-	9.00
Shanaka	2	0	12	1	-	-	4	1	-	12.00	6.00

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Notes
--> The match was reduced before play started to 17 overs per side
--> England target was 115 runs in 15 overs
--> Sri Lanka powerplay 1: overs 0.1 to 5.1 (51/1)
--> England powerplay 1: overs 0.1 to 5.1 (49/2)
--> Sri Lanka innings: 50 in 4.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 100 in 11.6 overs
--> England innings: 50 in 5.2 overs
--> England innings: 100 in 11.4 overs
--> PD Salt made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> T Banton made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> SM Curran made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> SM Curran made his debut in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 matches
--> WG Jacks made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> WG Jacks made his debut in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 matches
--> JC Archer made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> JC Archer made his debut in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 matches
--> HC Brook made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> HC Brook made his debut in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 matches
--> JG Bethell made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> JG Bethell made his debut in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 matches
--> J Overton made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> J Overton made his debut in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 matches
--> LA Dawson made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> LA Dawson made his debut in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 matches
--> SM Curran took a hat-trick in the Sri Lanka innings (Shanaka, Theekshana, Pathirana)
--> PN Silva (17) and BKG Mendis (29) added 50 in 27 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket

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Over 10.4: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - J Liyanage (decision overturned)
Over 3.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - JG Bethell (decision upheld)

 

 

 

 

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