Independent England sport Est. 2026 · England, every angle

No noise. No nonsense. Just England.

England men · ODI · International series · 3rd ODI

Sri Lanka
v England⁠

Result

England won by 53 runs

Sri Lanka
304
England
357/3
Date
Tuesday 27 January 2026 · England in 2026
Start
09:00 UK
Venue
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Competition
ODI · International series · 3rd ODI

Last checked 29 October 2026

Scorecard

Sri Lanka v England ODI scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat

England · Innings 357/3 (50 overs)

England · Innings: batting
BatterHow outRB4s6sSR
Rehan Ahmed c JDF Vandersay b PWH de Silva 24 37 3 0 64.9
Ben Duckett c DN Wellalage b DM de Silva 7 17 0 0 41.2
Joe Root not out 111* 108 9 1 102.8
Jacob Bethell c J Liyanage b JDF Vandersay 65 72 8 0 90.3
Harry Brook not out 136* 66 11 9 206.1
Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 7, nb 0) 14
Total 50 overs 357/3

Did not bat: JC Buttler, WG Jacks, SM Curran, J Overton, LA Dawson, AU Rashid

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (BM Duckett, 6.5 ov), 2-40 (Rehan Ahmed, 10.3 ov), 3-166 (JG Bethell, 31.1 ov)

England · Innings: bowling
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
AM Fernando 9 0 77 0 8.56 4 0
J Liyanage 3 1 7 0 2.33 0 0
DM de Silva 5 0 45 1 9.00 0 0
DN Wellalage 10 0 49 0 4.90 0 0
PWH de Silva 10 0 76 1 7.60 1 0
JDF Vandersay 10 0 76 1 7.60 0 0
KIC Asalanka 3 0 20 0 6.67 1 0

Sri Lanka · Innings 304 all out (46.4 overs)

Sri Lanka · Innings: batting
BatterHow outRB4s6sSR
P Nissanka c sub (T Banton) b J Overton 50 25 5 3 200.0
K Mishara c Rehan Ahmed b WG Jacks 22 17 5 0 129.4
BKG Mendis c HC Brook b J Overton 20 9 3 1 222.2
P Rathnayake b SM Curran 121 115 12 1 105.2
KIC Asalanka c HC Brook b AU Rashid 13 16 1 0 81.3
J Liyanage run out (HC Brook/JC Buttler) 22 36 0 0 61.1
DM de Silva c HC Brook b WG Jacks 9 16 0 0 56.3
DN Wellalage c WG Jacks b LA Dawson 22 24 1 1 91.7
PWH de Silva c BM Duckett b AU Rashid 9 5 2 0 180.0
JDF Vandersay c SM Curran b LA Dawson 14 15 1 0 93.3
AM Fernando not out 0* 2 0 0 0.0
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 0) 2
Total 46.4 overs 304

Fall of wickets: 1-48 (K Mishara, 5.1 ov), 2-85 (BKG Mendis, 7.4 ov), 3-94 (P Nissanka, 9.1 ov), 4-131 (KIC Asalanka, 14.5 ov), 5-174 (J Liyanage, 25.5 ov), 6-202 (DM de Silva, 31.1 ov), 7-252 (DN Wellalage, 39.6 ov), 8-264 (PWH de Silva, 41.2 ov), 9-298 (JDF Vandersay, 45.4 ov), 10-304 (P Rathnayake, 46.4 ov)

Sri Lanka · Innings: bowling
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Jamie Overton 4 0 48 2 12.00 1 0
Sam Curran 5.4 0 44 1 7.76 0 0
Liam Dawson 10 0 48 2 4.80 0 0
Will Jacks 8 0 43 2 5.38 0 0
Adil Rashid 10 0 61 2 6.10 0 0
Jacob Bethell 5 0 28 0 5.60 0 0
Rehan Ahmed 4 0 31 0 7.75 0 0

Player of the match: Harry Brook · Umpires: RJ Tucker, RR Wimalasiri, RA Kottahachchi · 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.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2021 – 2026

ODIs since 1982

England v Sri Lanka stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings86In our results database
England wins42England perspective
Draws, ties & NR4Drawn, tied or no result
Sri Lanka wins40Sri 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)