Independent England sport Est. 2026 · England, every angle

No noise. No nonsense. Just England.

England men · T20I · ICC T20 World Cup · Super 8 Group 2

Sri Lanka
v England⁠

Result

England won by 51 runs

Sri Lanka
95 (16.4 ov)
England
146/9 (20 ov)
Date
Sunday 22 February 2026 · England in 2026
Start
09:30 UK
Venue
Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Last checked 29 October 2026

Scorecard

Sri Lanka v England T20I scorecard

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field

England · Innings 146/9 (20 overs)

England · Innings: batting
BatterHow outRB4s6sSR
Phil Salt c MADI Hemantha b DN Wellalage 62 40 6 2 155.0
Jos Buttler lbw b DN Wellalage 7 14 0 0 50.0
Jacob Bethell c D Madushanka b M Theekshana 3 4 0 0 75.0
Tom Banton run out (MD Shanaka) 6 7 0 0 85.7
Harry Brook lbw b DN Wellalage 14 7 1 0 200.0
Sam Curran c K Mishara b PVD Chameera 11 11 0 1 100.0
Will Jacks c DN Wellalage b D Madushanka 21 14 4 0 150.0
Liam Dawson c MD Shanaka b M Theekshana 6 11 0 0 54.5
Jamie Overton not out 10* 10 0 1 100.0
Jofra Archer c MADI Hemantha b D Madushanka 0 1 0 0 0.0
Adil Rashid not out 1* 1 0 0 100.0
Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 0) 5
Total 20 overs 146/9

Fall of wickets: 1-16 (JC Buttler, 3.1 ov), 2-32 (JG Bethell, 5.1 ov), 3-49 (T Banton, 7.5 ov), 4-68 (HC Brook, 9.6 ov), 5-94 (SM Curran, 13.2 ov), 6-106 (PD Salt, 14.2 ov), 7-124 (LA Dawson, 17.1 ov), 8-135 (WG Jacks, 18.5 ov), 9-135 (JC Archer, 18.6 ov)

England · Innings: bowling
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
D Madushanka 4 0 25 2 6.25 0 0
DN Wellalage 4 0 26 3 6.50 0 0
M Theekshana 4 0 21 2 5.25 2 0
MADI Hemantha 4 0 38 0 9.50 0 0
PVD Chameera 4 0 34 1 8.50 1 0

Sri Lanka · Innings 95 all out (16.4 overs)

Sri Lanka · Innings: batting
BatterHow outRB4s6sSR
P Nissanka c J Overton b JC Archer 9 8 2 0 112.5
K Mishara c J Overton b JC Archer 6 11 1 0 54.5
BKG Mendis c & b WG Jacks 4 4 1 0 100.0
P Rathnayake c T Banton b WG Jacks 0 1 0 0 0.0
DN Wellalage c HC Brook b WG Jacks 10 10 2 0 100.0
PHKD Mendis c & b LA Dawson 13 11 1 1 118.2
MD Shanaka c T Banton b AU Rashid 30 24 1 2 125.0
MADI Hemantha hit wicket b J Overton 5 8 0 0 62.5
PVD Chameera b LA Dawson 6 13 0 0 46.2
M Theekshana not out 10* 8 1 0 125.0
D Madushanka b AU Rashid 0 2 0 0 0.0
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 0) 2
Total 16.4 overs 95

Fall of wickets: 1-15 (P Nissanka, 2.4 ov), 2-20 (BKG Mendis, 3.3 ov), 3-20 (P Rathnayake, 3.4 ov), 4-22 (K Mishara, 4.5 ov), 5-34 (DN Wellalage, 5.5 ov), 6-52 (PHKD Mendis, 8.4 ov), 7-69 (MADI Hemantha, 11.6 ov), 8-82 (MD Shanaka, 14.2 ov), 9-94 (PVD Chameera, 15.6 ov), 10-95 (D Madushanka, 16.4 ov)

Sri Lanka · Innings: bowling
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Jofra Archer 3 0 20 2 6.67 1 0
Will Jacks 4 0 22 3 5.50 0 0
Liam Dawson 4 0 27 2 6.75 0 0
Adil Rashid 3.4 0 13 2 3.55 1 0
Jamie Overton 2 0 13 1 6.50 0 0

Player of the match: Will Jacks · Umpires: AT Holdstock, Ahsan Raza · TV umpire: Nitin Menon · Match referee: AJ Pycroft. Scorecard from ball-by-ball data by Cricsheet (opens in a new tab), used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (opens in a new tab). Names as Cricsheet writes them; England players link to their profiles.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2021 – 2026

T20Is since 2006

England v Sri Lanka stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings21In our results database
England wins17England perspective
Draws, ties & NR0Drawn, tied or no result
Sri Lanka wins4Sri Lanka victories

Bet responsibly

18+ only. Odds and offers are subject to change and to the bookmaker's terms. Set a budget, never chase losses, and treat betting as entertainment. National Gambling Helpline: 0808 8020 133, free, 24/7.

Gambling support: GambleAware.org (opens in a new tab)