Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd T20I

ResultT20IEngland tour of Sri Lanka 2025/26· Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy· 1 Feb 2026

SLSri Lanka189/5(20 ov)

ENGEngland173/4(16.4 ov)

England won by 6 wickets (DLS method)

Sri Lanka innings

189/5 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Pathum Nissanka	b JC Archer	34	22	3	2	154.55
Kamil Mishara	c J Overton b WG Jacks	36	30	2	2	120.00
Kusal Mendis †	c AU Rashid b LA Dawson	32	17	4	1	188.24
Pavan Rathnayake	c JG Bethell b JC Archer	40	22	5	1	181.82
Dasun Shanaka	lbw b AU Rashid	1	6	0	0	16.67
Charith Asalanka	not out	28*	22	4	0	127.27
Janith Liyanage	not out	1*	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 4, w 12)	17
Total	20 Ov (RR 9.45)	189/5

Did not bat: Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga

Fall of wickets: 56-1 (P Nissanka, 5.3 ov), 106-2 (K Mishara, 11 ov), 128-3 (BKG Mendis, 12.2 ov), 131-4 (MD Shanaka, 13.4 ov), 187-5 (P Rathnayake, 19.4 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
Sam Curran	2	31	0	15.50	2	6	0	2
Jofra Archer	4	42	2	10.50	8	3	2	2
Will Jacks	4	24	1	6.00	10	1	1	1
Liam Dawson	4	32	1	8.00	7	3	1	0
Adil Rashid	4	25	1	6.25	11	3	0	1
Jamie Overton	2	30	0	15.00	1	2	2	1

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	P Nissanka 34(22) & K Mishara 15(11)	56	33
2nd	BKG Mendis 25(14) & K Mishara 21(19)	50	33
3rd	BKG Mendis 7(3) & P Rathnayake 14(5)	22	8
4th	MD Shanaka 1(6) & P Rathnayake 2(2)	3	8
5th	KIC Asalanka 28(21) & P Rathnayake 24(15)	56	36
6th	J Liyanage 1(1) & KIC Asalanka 0(1)	2*	2

England innings

173/4 (16.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Philip Salt	c K Mishara b M Pathirana	1	2	0	0	50.00
Jos Buttler †	c P Rathnayake b DN Wellalage	39	29	6	0	134.48
Jacob Bethell	c †BKG Mendis b MD Shanaka	13	11	2	0	118.18
Tom Banton	not out	54*	33	4	3	163.64
Harry Brook	c PWH de Silva b M Pathirana	36	12	2	4	300.00
Sam Curran	not out	20*	14	1	1	142.86
Extras	(b 4, w 5, nb 1)	10
Total	16.4 Ov (RR 10.38) · Target 168 from 17 ov	173/4

Did not bat: Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer

Fall of wickets: 10-1 (PD Salt, 1 ov), 38-2 (JG Bethell, 4.3 ov), 81-3 (JC Buttler, 9.1 ov), 130-4 (HC Brook, 12.3 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matheesha Pathirana	4	47	2	11.75	5	3	3	3	0
Dasun Shanaka	3	24	1	8.00	7	4	0	0	0
Dunith Wellalage	3	30	1	10.00	7	3	2	0	0
Eshan Malinga	1.2	6	0	4.50	5	0	0	0	1
Wanindu Hasaranga	4	44	0	11.00	4	3	2	2	0
Janith Liyanage	1.2	18	0	13.50	2	2	1	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	PD Salt 1(2) & JC Buttler 9(4)	10	6
2nd	JC Buttler 11(10) & JG Bethell 13(11)	28	21
3rd	T Banton 23(14) & JC Buttler 19(15)	43	28
4th	HC Brook 36(12) & T Banton 11(8)	49	20
5th	SM Curran 20(14) & T Banton 20(11)	43*	25