England
156 (33.2 ov) – 160/2 (25.4 ov)
Sri Lanka
England lost
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
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England men · ODI · International series · 1st ODI
Result
Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Last checked 30 October 2026
Scorecard
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | c LA Dawson b SM Curran | 21 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 70.0 |
| K Mishara | b AU Rashid | 27 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 73.0 |
| BKG Mendis | not out | 93* | 117 | 11 | 0 | 79.5 |
| DM de Silva | lbw b AU Rashid | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 47.6 |
| KIC Asalanka | c HC Brook b Rehan Ahmed | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 106.3 |
| J Liyanage | c & b AU Rashid | 46 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 86.8 |
| P Rathnayake | c J Overton b LA Dawson | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 |
| DN Wellalage | not out | 25* | 12 | 3 | 1 | 208.3 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 10, w 10, nb 0) | 20 | ||||
| Total | 50 overs | 271/6 | ||||
Did not bat: PM Liyanagamage, JDF Vandersay, AM Fernando
Fall of wickets: 1-50 (P Nissanka, 10.3 ov), 2-54 (K Mishara, 13.4 ov), 3-97 (DM de Silva, 21.2 ov), 4-124 (KIC Asalanka, 26.3 ov), 5-212 (J Liyanage, 42.5 ov), 6-239 (P Rathnayake, 47.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Overton | 9 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 7.33 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3.10 | 1 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 6.10 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Bethell | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | c BKG Mendis b AM Fernando | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| Ben Duckett | lbw b JDF Vandersay | 62 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 81.6 |
| Joe Root | lbw b DM de Silva | 61 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 67.8 |
| Jacob Bethell | st BKG Mendis b DN Wellalage | 15 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| Harry Brook | st BKG Mendis b KIC Asalanka | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Jos Buttler | b PM Liyanagamage | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95.0 |
| Sam Curran | c & b DN Wellalage | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 |
| Rehan Ahmed | c DN Wellalage b JDF Vandersay | 27 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 128.6 |
| Jamie Overton | c DN Wellalage b PM Liyanagamage | 34 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 200.0 |
| Liam Dawson | c DM de Silva b PM Liyanagamage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Adil Rashid | not out | 0* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 5, w 9, nb 1) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 49.2 overs | 252 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Z Crawley, 2.5 ov), 2-129 (BM Duckett, 27.1 ov), 3-144 (JE Root, 32.4 ov), 4-157 (HC Brook, 36.5 ov), 5-159 (JG Bethell, 37.3 ov), 6-165 (SM Curran, 39.2 ov), 7-203 (Rehan Ahmed, 44.5 ov), 8-211 (JC Buttler, 45.2 ov), 9-213 (LA Dawson, 45.4 ov), 10-252 (J Overton, 49.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Fernando | 8 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 8.00 | 3 | 1 |
| PM Liyanagamage | 5.2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 7.31 | 4 | 0 |
| DM de Silva | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| DN Wellalage | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 4.10 | 0 | 0 |
| KIC Asalanka | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.71 | 1 | 0 |
| JDF Vandersay | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 | 1 | 0 |
| K Mishara | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: DN Wellalage · Umpires: RR Wimalasiri, RJ Tucker · TV umpire: AT Holdstock · Match referee: RS Madugalle. 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.
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156 (33.2 ov) – 160/2 (25.4 ov)
Sri Lanka
England lost
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
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