Best performances - Batsmen
PD Salt
46(35) 3x4 - 2x6
Control %75%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 13 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
BKG Mendis
37(20) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- sweep shot
- 10 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
30/01Result
1st T20I (N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Jan 30 2026
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
133 (16.2/17 ov) -
![England]( "England")
125/4 (15 ov, target 115)
Player of the Match
30/01Result
1st T20I (N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Jan 30 2026
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
133 (16.2/17 ov) -
![England]( "England")
125/4 (15 ov, target 115)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
AU Rashid
- O4
- M0
- R19
- W3
- Eco4.75
| 1W | 2W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
SM Curran
- O3
- M0
- R38
- W3
- Eco12.66
| 2W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
Sri Lanka - Innings
England - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
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