Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    34
    22
    26
    3
    2
    154.54
    5.3 chopped on, Archer breaks through! Length ball outside off and Nissanka chases it, only to see an under-edge cannon back into the stumps. He's given his side a good start, but again would have loved to go on 56/1
    10.6 clears the front leg, looks for the launch over wide long-on, but the big unit Overton is waiting inside the rope! He hit it well enough, out of the leg-stump line and length, but needed an extra club of elevation. A timely breakthrough for England 106/2
    12.2 top-edged sweep, Rashid gathers at short backward square! It was a good line from Dawson, holding it back in flight, dipping on the full length and keeping that front pad very much in play. Mendis rushed his shot across the line and couldn't get any distance through the stroke. Another incomplete innings from a man in fluent form 128/3
    19.4 holes out to deep midwicket this time! Bethell doesn't have to move, a slower ball, drawing the heave across the full length. Can't get the timing but a fine innings all the same 187/5
    13.4 screaming googly, up goes the finger! That is magical bowling, whether it is out or not... it could conceivably have done too much, but Shanaka read that as though it was ancient Greek. Pace off once more, looping above the eyeline, dipping from outside off, ripping into the back leg as he climbed across another slog, and it would have thumped leg stump! 131/4
    not out
    28
    22
    34
    4
    0
    127.27
    not out
    1
    1
    2
    0
    0
    100
    Extras
    17 (b 1, lb 4, w 12)
    TOTAL
    189/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.45)
    Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Pathum Nissanka, 5.3 ov), 2-106 (Kamil Mishara, 10.6 ov), 3-128 (Kusal Mendis, 12.2 ov), 4-131 (Dasun Shanaka, 13.4 ov), 5-187 (Pavan Rathnayake, 19.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SM Curran2031015.526020
    JC Archer4042210.583220
    WG Jacks402416101110
    LA Dawson40321873100
    AU Rashid402516.25113010
    J Overton203001512210
  • BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    0.6 edged and taken! Canny from Pathirana, floating up the slower ball, and Salt can only divert a top edge to wide slip! Full and wide of the stumps, he was just looking to get bat on and ball and (hopefully) watch it race away. Instead, it pops up for a simple catch 10/1
    9.1 Belted high in the air, out to deep cover! Huge wicket ... Buttler had a wipe through the wide line, got it on the outside half of his bat, and it's an excellent running catch from Rathnayake, who clings on with a dive. Wellelage strikes immediately on his re-introduction 81/3
    4.3 pace on and nicked behind! Bethell was stepping to leg and looking to go up and over point. Throws the bat but only manages a thin edge off thecue end through to Mendis. SL knock over another in the powerplay 38/2
    not out
    54
    33
    65
    4
    3
    163.63
    12.3 ridiculous shot, but nearly puiled it off! Brook ducks into the shorter ball, chases it with a scoop over the keeper's head, but he can't get the distance! Hasaranga tracks back to claw it down at short long-stop, and a mighty cameo ends 130/4
    not out
    20
    14
    23
    1
    1
    142.85
    Extras
    10 (b 4, nb 1, w 5)
    TOTAL
    173/4 (16.4 Overs, RR: 10.38)
    Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Phil Salt, 0.6 ov), 2-38 (Jacob Bethell, 4.3 ov), 3-81 (Jos Buttler, 9.1 ov), 4-130 (Harry Brook, 12.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    M Pathirana4047211.7553330
    MD Shanaka30241874000
    DN Wellalage303011073200
    E Malinga1.20604.550001
    PW Hasaranga404401143220
    J Liyanage1.2018013.522100

Match Details

Toss

England , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

England led the 3-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20

Match days

1 February 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10JC ButtlerPD Salt
2nd28JC ButtlerJG Bethell
3rd43JC ButtlerT Banton
4th49T BantonHC Brook
5th43SM CurranT Banton