Sri Lanka (17 ovs maximum)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Buttler b Rashid | 23 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 115.00 | |||
c †Buttler b Rashid | |||||||||
| c Dawson b Overton | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 177.77 | |||
c Dawson b Overton | |||||||||
| c Overton b Rashid | 37 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 185.00 | |||
c Overton b Rashid | |||||||||
| c Bethell b Dawson | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |||
c Bethell b Dawson | |||||||||
| c Curran b Rashid | 11 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 91.66 | |||
c Curran b Rashid | |||||||||
| lbw b Dawson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
lbw b Dawson | |||||||||
| c Brook b Curran | 20 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 125.00 | |||
c Brook b Curran | |||||||||
| b Overton | 14 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 116.66 | |||
b Overton | |||||||||
| c Overton b Curran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
c Overton b Curran | |||||||||
| b Curran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
b Curran | |||||||||
| not out | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
not out | |||||||||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 3) | 9 | (b 4, lb 2, w 3) | ||||||
| Total | 16.2 Ov (RR: 8.14) | 133 | 16.2 Ov (RR: 8.14) | ||||||
Fall of wickets DRS 1-24 (Kamil Mishara, 2.3 ov), 2-76 (Pathum Nissanka, 7.1 ov), 3-79 (Charith Asalanka, 8.1 ov), 4-89 (Kusal Mendis, 9.4 ov), 5-98 (Janith Liyanage, 10.4 ov), 6-98 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 11.4 ov), 7-129 (Dasun Shanaka, 15.4 ov), 8-129 (Maheesh Theekshana, 15.5 ov), 9-129 (Matheesha Pathirana, 15.6 ov), 10-133 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 16.2 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 12.66 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
15.4 to MD Shanaka, slapped to mid-off! Curran gets an important wicket to make up for some of the tap he has taken. Not sure it was a cutter, actually. But Shanaka's attempt to thump down the ground didn't have the elevation and it's a simple take on the edge of the circle. 129/7 15.5 to M Theekshana, hoicked to long-on! Theekshana goes first ball. Pitched up and he swings enthusiastically but without any timing, picking out the towering figure of Overton some way in off the rope. Two in two, Curran on a hat-trick. 129/8 15.6 to M Pathirana, bowled 'im, HAT-TRICK! Curran's arms are spread wide. Only the second T20I hat-trick for England. Fired full and middle and off from round the wicket and Pathirana is bowled neck and crop. Curran started the over with 0 for 35, ends it with 3 for 38. 129/9 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2.2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7.28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
2.3 to K Mishara, Dawson makes amends! Overton strikes back. Hard length, into the surface, and rushes Mishara as he looks to swing cross-batted over the leg side. One hand came off the bat as the ball skewed up high into the night sky, and Dawson settled under it at short midwicket to take a steepler. 24/1 16.2 to PW Hasaranga, leg stump plucked out of the ground! Overton goes full and straight and puts an end to the Sri Lanka innings, Hasaranga backing away and missing a wild swipe to be bowled. 133/10 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
8.1 to KIC Asalanka, picks out deep midwicket! Good diving catch by Bethell, running around to his left. Dawson angled this across the left-hander from around the wicket, going wide outside his off stump. Asalanka looked to drag him over the leg side, down on one knee, and nearly hit the gap between midwicket and long-on. But Bethell made good ground, and took this diving catch a good 10 yards off the rope. 79/3 10.4 to J Liyanage, pinned by the quicker one! Not given but England will review, I think. Yes, after some discussion, it goes upstairs. Looked plumber than a moustachioed Italian on first glance. Scuttles on low to hit him on the shin in front of middle - and smashing halfway up, according to ball-tracking! Ravi Wimalasiri has to reverse his decision, pronto. 98/5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
7.1 to P Nissanka, Rashid strikes! Slow, loopy legbreak, tossed up above the eyeline at just 43mph/70kph. Nissanka looks to slog-sweep him over midwicket but is through the shot early, and his steepling top edge lobs up into Buttler's gloves for a straightforward catch. 76/2 9.4 to BKG Mendis, spooned down the ground, taken! Rashid, England's trump card, strikes again. Loopy and gripping just enough as Mendis came down, the turn meant his heave across the line went straighter than intended, and it's a simple catch for Overton tracking in from long-on. 89/4 11.4 to DM de Silva, slog-sweep, top-edged... taken! Dhananjaya was thoroughly trussed up over the course of those four balls, before finally being put out of his misery. Tried to hit his way out of trouble, ends up giving his wicket away as deep square leg comes in for a simple catch. 98/6 | ||||||||
England (T: 134 runs from 15 ovs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c sub (DN Wellalage) b Shanaka | 46 | 35 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 131.42 | |||
c sub (DN Wellalage) b Shanaka | |||||||||
| b Malinga | 17 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 170.00 | |||
b Malinga | |||||||||
| c Shanaka b Malinga | 9 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 81.81 | |||
c Shanaka b Malinga | |||||||||
| c Asalanka b Pathirana | 29 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 193.33 | |||
c Asalanka b Pathirana | |||||||||
| not out | 16 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 88.88 | |||
not out | |||||||||
| not out | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
not out | |||||||||
| Extras | (lb 4, w 3) | 7 | (lb 4, w 3) | ||||||
| Total | 15 Ov (RR: 8.33) | 125/4 | 15 Ov (RR: 8.33) | ||||||
Fall of wickets DRS 1-36 (Jos Buttler, 2.5 ov), 2-48 (Jacob Bethell, 4.6 ov), 3-87 (Tom Banton, 9.2 ov), 4-123 (Phil Salt, 14.4 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
9.2 to T Banton, snapped up brilliantly at cover! Banton hits this clean as a whistle, but Asalanka is ready for it, stays low and dives to his right to swallow the ball with two hands! Pathirana breaks the stand just as they were threatening to finish things in hurry. 87/3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 12.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2.5 to JC Buttler, cleans him up with the dipping slowie! 69mph/111kph, Buttler gives himself room and looks to five in a row but is done in the flight by a loopy offcutter, which grips and turns to hit the top of leg stump. Sri Lanka have a breakthrough. 36/1 4.6 to JG Bethell, lobbed to Shanaka at extra cover! Yet another Malinga offcutter, which sticks in the pitch and loops up to the edge of the ring as Bethell is through the drive early. 48/2 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
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Sri Lanka innings
England innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 5.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 2 wickets)
Over 3.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - JG Bethell (Struck down)
England: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: England - 86/2 in 9.0 overs (PD Salt 26, T Banton 29)
England: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 7
Rain: England - 125/4 in 15.0 overs (HC Brook 16, SM Curran 1)
Match Details
TossEngland, elected to field first
Season2025/26
Player Of The Match
Series resultEngland led the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberT20I no. 3676
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 days30 January 2026 - night (20-over match)
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