- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 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 56/110.6 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 106/212.2 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 128/319.4 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 187/513.4 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! 131/4Extras17 (b 1, lb 4, w 12)TOTAL189/5 (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)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 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 10/19.1 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 81/34.3 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 38/212.3 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 130/4Extras10 (b 4, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL173/4 (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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Pathirana 4 0 47 2 11.75 5 3 3 3 0 MD Shanaka 3 0 24 1 8 7 4 0 0 0 DN Wellalage 3 0 30 1 10 7 3 2 0 0 E Malinga 1.2 0 6 0 4.5 5 0 0 0 1 PW Hasaranga 4 0 44 0 11 4 3 2 2 0 J Liyanage 1.2 0 18 0 13.5 2 2 1 0 0
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
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (P Nissanka 32, K Mishara 14, Ex 6)
- Over 9.4: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - IC Soysa, Batter - K Mishara (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 102/1 in 10.0 overs (K Mishara 34, BKG Mendis 23)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (K Mishara 21, BKG Mendis 25, Ex 4)
- Over 13.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - IC Soysa, Batter - MD Shanaka (Struck down)
- Over 15.1: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - IC Soysa, Batter - KIC Asalanka (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 13
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (P Rathnayake 24, KIC Asalanka 27, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 189/5 in 20.0 overs (KIC Asalanka 28, J Liyanage 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 2 wickets)
- England: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 4
- Rain: England - 57/2 in 7.2 overs (JC Buttler 30, T Banton 9)
- Wet Ground: England - 57/2 in 7.2 overs (JC Buttler 30, T Banton 9)
- Revised DLS Target - 168 runs in 17 overs
- England: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (66 balls), Extras 6
- England: 150 runs in 14.1 overs (86 balls), Extras 9
- T Banton: 50 off 29 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
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