tt16415 itt3683	Sri Lanka v England
	England in Sri Lanka 2025/26 (3rd Twenty20)
Venue	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on 3rd February 2026 (20-over match) (night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	England won the toss and decided to bat
Result	England won by 12 runs
Umpires	JWHD Boteju, RA Kottahachchi
TV umpire	TPLND Perera
Referee	V Narayanan Kutty (India)
Reserve Umpire	IC Soysa
Player of the Match	SM Curran
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2

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England innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
+JC Buttler	b Theekshana	25	21	40	2	1	7	119.05
BM Duckett	lbw b Chameera	0	1	3	-	-	1	0.00
JG Bethell	c BKG Mendis b Pathirana	3	7	13	-	-	4	42.86
T Banton	b Wellalage	7	7	8	1	-	4	100.00
*HC Brook	c Vimukthi b Pathirana	4	3	4	1	-	2	133.33
SM Curran	c Silva b Chameera	58	48	73	6	1	17	120.83
WG Jacks	c Silva b Chameera	3	4	14	-	-	1	75.00
LA Dawson	c PHKD Mendis b Chameera	14	20	33	1	-	9	70.00
J Overton	c Vimukthi b Chameera	2	3	3	-	-	2	66.67
AU Rashid	not out	7	5	14	1	-	1	140.00
L Wood	not out	1	1	1	-	-	0	100.00
Extras	(1 lb, 3 w)	4
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 106 minutes, 20 overs)	128
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Duckett, 0.2 ov), 2-14 (Bethell, 2.6 ov), 3-28 (Banton, 4.6 ov), 4-34 (Brook, 5.4 ov), 5-47 (Buttler, 7.4 ov), 6-60 (Jacks, 10.3 ov), 7-107 (Dawson, 17.2 ov), 8-109 (Overton, 17.5 ov), 9-127 (Curran, 19.5 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Chameera	4	0	24	5	1	-	11	3	-	4.80	6.00
Shanaka	3	0	23	0	-	-	7	2	1	-	7.67
Pathirana	4	0	27	2	2	-	8	3	-	12.00	6.75
Wellalage	4	0	28	1	-	-	9	2	1	24.00	7.00
Theekshana	4	0	16	1	-	-	12	1	-	24.00	4.00
PHKD Mendis	1	0	9	0	-	-	1	1	-	-	9.00

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Sri Lanka innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
PN Silva	c Jacks b Dawson	23	12	18	-	3	4	191.67
RVPK Mishara	c Duckett b Wood	0	2	2	-	-	2	0.00
+BKG Mendis	c Rashid b Jacks	26	26	34	4	-	12	100.00
P Rathnayake	b Rashid	13	15	17	1	-	5	86.67
PHKD Mendis	lbw b Jacks	14	11	19	-	1	3	127.27
KLJ Vimukthi	c Bethell b Jacks	17	19	25	2	-	9	89.47
DN Wellalage	c Buttler b Bethell	9	14	18	-	-	7	64.29
*MD Shanaka	st Buttler b Bethell	4	6	15	-	-	3	66.67
PVD Chameera	c Brook b Bethell	0	2	1	-	-	2	0.00
MM Theekshana	c Dawson b Bethell	2	6	10	-	-	4	33.33
M Pathirana	not out	2	4	7	-	-	2	50.00
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 87 minutes, 19.3 overs)	116
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Mishara, 0.3 ov), 2-34 (Silva, 4.2 ov), 3-62 (Rathnayake, 8.6 ov), 4-62 (BKG Mendis, 9.1 ov), 5-90 (PHKD Mendis, 13.1 ov), 6-97 (Vimukthi, 15.1 ov), 7-112 (Wellalage, 17.2 ov), 8-112 (Chameera, 17.4 ov), 9-113 (Shanaka, 17.6 ov), 10-116 (Theekshana, 19.3 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Wood	2	0	13	1	-	-	7	1	1	12.00	6.50
Dawson	4	0	25	1	-	-	12	1	2	24.00	6.25
Overton	1	0	14	0	-	-	-	1	1	-	14.00
Curran	1	0	9	0	-	-	3	2	-	-	9.00
Rashid	4	0	25	1	-	-	6	2	-	24.00	6.25
Bethell	3.3	0	11	4	-	-	11	-	-	5.25	3.14
Jacks	4	0	14	3	1	-	14	-	-	8.00	3.50

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Notes
--> England powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (35/4)
--> Sri Lanka powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (46/2)
--> England innings: 50 in 8.2 overs
--> England innings: 100 in 16.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 50 in 6.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 100 in 15.4 overs
--> SM Curran passed his previous highest score of 50 in International Twenty20 matches
--> SM Curran 50 in 44 balls with 4 fours and 1 six
--> SM Curran passed 500 runs in International Twenty20 matches when he reached 29
--> L Wood made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> L Wood made his debut in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 matches
--> BM Duckett made his debut in Sri Lanka in International Twenty20 matches
--> BM Duckett made his debut in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 matches
--> PVD Chameera achieved his best innings bowling analysis in International Twenty20 matches when he dismissed SM Curran in the England innings (previous best was 4-17)
--> PVD Chameera achieved his first five wickets in an innings in International Twenty20 matches in the England innings
--> PVD Chameera achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Twenty20 matches when he dismissed SM Curran in the England innings (previous best was 4-17)
--> PVD Chameera achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Twenty20 matches in the England innings
--> AU Rashid reached 150 wickets in International Twenty20 matches when he dismissed P Rathnayake, his 1st wicket in the Sri Lanka innings
--> WG Jacks achieved his best innings bowling analysis in International Twenty20 matches when he dismissed KLJ Vimukthi in the Sri Lanka innings (previous best was 2-2)
--> JG Bethell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in International Twenty20 matches when he dismissed MD Shanaka in the Sri Lanka innings (previous best was 2-27)
--> JG Bethell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Twenty20 matches when he dismissed MD Shanaka in the Sri Lanka innings (previous best was 2-5)

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Over 0.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - JWHD Boteju, Batter - BM Duckett (decision overturned)
Over 9.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - SM Curran (decision upheld)
Over 13.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - PHKD Mendis (decision upheld)
Over 19.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - M Pathirana (decision overturned)

 

 

 

 

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