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England men · T20I · International series · 1st T20I
Result
England won by 11 runs (DLS Method)
Last checked 29 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to field
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | c JC Buttler b AU Rashid | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 115.0 |
| K Mishara | c LA Dawson b J Overton | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 177.8 |
| BKG Mendis | c J Overton b AU Rashid | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 185.0 |
| KIC Asalanka | c JG Bethell b LA Dawson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| DM de Silva | c SM Curran b AU Rashid | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.7 |
| J Liyanage | lbw b LA Dawson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| MD Shanaka | c HC Brook b SM Curran | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 125.0 |
| PWH de Silva | b J Overton | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.7 |
| M Theekshana | c J Overton b SM Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Pathirana | b SM Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| E Malinga | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 0) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 16.2 overs | 133 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (K Mishara, 2.3 ov), 2-76 (P Nissanka, 7.1 ov), 3-79 (KIC Asalanka, 8.1 ov), 4-89 (BKG Mendis, 9.4 ov), 5-98 (J Liyanage, 10.4 ov), 6-98 (DM de Silva, 11.4 ov), 7-129 (MD Shanaka, 15.4 ov), 8-129 (M Theekshana, 15.5 ov), 9-129 (M Pathirana, 15.6 ov), 10-133 (PWH de Silva, 16.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 12.67 | 1 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 2.2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7.29 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Salt | c sub (DN Wellalage) b MD Shanaka | 46 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 131.4 |
| Jos Buttler | b E Malinga | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 170.0 |
| Jacob Bethell | c MD Shanaka b E Malinga | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.8 |
| Tom Banton | c KIC Asalanka b M Pathirana | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 193.3 |
| Harry Brook | not out | 16* | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.9 |
| Sam Curran | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 4, w 3, nb 0) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 15 overs | 125/4 | ||||
Did not bat: WG Jacks, J Overton, AU Rashid, LA Dawson, JC Archer
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (JC Buttler, 2.5 ov), 2-48 (JG Bethell, 4.6 ov), 3-87 (T Banton, 9.2 ov), 4-123 (PD Salt, 14.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Theekshana | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 | 0 | 0 |
| M Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 | 0 |
| E Malinga | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PWH de Silva | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: Adil Rashid · Umpires: RR Wimalasiri, RA Kottahachchi · TV umpire: N Perera · Match referee: V Narayan Kutty. 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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