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England men · Test · International series · 3rd Test
Result
England won by 42 runs
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to bat
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Burns | b MDK Perera | 14 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 41.2 |
| KK Jennings | c ARS Silva b PM Pushpakumara | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 54.2 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b PADLR Sandakan | 110 | 186 | 9 | 1 | 59.1 |
| Joe Root | c MD Gunathilaka b PADLR Sandakan | 46 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 58.2 |
| Ben Stokes | c DM de Silva b PADLR Sandakan | 57 | 88 | 5 | 2 | 64.8 |
| Jos Buttler | c & b PADLR Sandakan | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 61.5 |
| Moeen Ali | c AD Mathews b MDK Perera | 33 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 60.0 |
| BT Foakes | c N Dickwella b PM Pushpakumara | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Adil Rashid | not out | 21* | 31 | 2 | 0 | 67.7 |
| Stuart Broad | b PADLR Sandakan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MJ Leach | c AD Mathews b MDK Perera | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Extras | (b 7, lb 3, w 0, nb 1) | 11 | ||||
| Total | 92.5 overs | 336 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (RJ Burns, 7.5 ov), 2-36 (KK Jennings, 10.5 ov), 3-136 (JE Root, 38.1 ov), 4-235 (BA Stokes, 64.5 ov), 5-254 (JM Bairstow, 70.4 ov), 6-265 (JC Buttler, 74.4 ov), 7-294 (BT Foakes, 83.1 ov), 8-328 (MM Ali, 90.5 ov), 9-329 (SCJ Broad, 91.2 ov), 10-336 (MJ Leach, 92.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAS Lakmal | 11 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 |
| MDK Perera | 32.5 | 1 | 113 | 3 | 3.44 | 0 | 0 |
| PM Pushpakumara | 20 | 3 | 64 | 2 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| PADLR Sandakan | 22 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 |
| DM de Silva | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Gunathilaka | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Gunathilaka | c KK Jennings b MJ Leach | 18 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 43.9 |
| FDM Karunaratne | c KK Jennings b AU Rashid | 83 | 125 | 9 | 0 | 66.4 |
| DM de Silva | c KK Jennings b AU Rashid | 73 | 129 | 8 | 0 | 56.6 |
| BKG Mendis | c BA Stokes b AU Rashid | 27 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 75.0 |
| AD Mathews | c BT Foakes b BA Stokes | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 |
| ARS Silva | c KK Jennings b AU Rashid | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| N Dickwella | c BT Foakes b BA Stokes | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 |
| MDK Perera | c BT Foakes b BA Stokes | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RAS Lakmal | not out | 3* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| PADLR Sandakan | run out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| PM Pushpakumara | lbw b AU Rashid | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 92.9 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 7, w 1, nb 0) | 8 | ||||
| Total | 65.5 overs | 240 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (MD Gunathilaka, 11.4 ov), 2-173 (DM de Silva, 47.3 ov), 3-187 (FDM Karunaratne, 51.6 ov), 4-200 (AD Mathews, 54.1 ov), 5-205 (ARS Silva, 55.6 ov), 6-222 (N Dickwella, 60.2 ov), 7-222 (BKG Mendis, 61.1 ov), 8-222 (MDK Perera, 62.1 ov), 9-224 (PADLR Sandakan, 62.5 ov), 10-240 (PM Pushpakumara, 65.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 9 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Leach | 18 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 3.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 13 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 4.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 13.5 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 3.54 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 10 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Burns | lbw b MDK Perera | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25.9 |
| KK Jennings | lbw b MDK Perera | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c sub (JK Silva) b MDK Perera | 15 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 48.4 |
| Joe Root | c & b PM Pushpakumara | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.8 |
| Ben Stokes | c PM Pushpakumara b MDK Perera | 42 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Jos Buttler | st N Dickwella b PADLR Sandakan | 64 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 81.0 |
| Moeen Ali | c DM de Silva b PADLR Sandakan | 22 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 41.5 |
| BT Foakes | not out | 36* | 82 | 1 | 0 | 43.9 |
| Adil Rashid | c N Dickwella b PM Pushpakumara | 24 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Stuart Broad | c BKG Mendis b PM Pushpakumara | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| MJ Leach | c N Dickwella b MDK Perera | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 4, w 1, nb 3) | 11 | ||||
| Total | 69.5 overs | 230 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (KK Jennings, 4.1 ov), 2-20 (RJ Burns, 10.1 ov), 3-35 (JM Bairstow, 12.3 ov), 4-39 (JE Root, 13.6 ov), 5-128 (BA Stokes, 31.5 ov), 6-168 (JC Buttler, 44.1 ov), 7-171 (MM Ali, 46.2 ov), 8-215 (AU Rashid, 60.6 ov), 9-217 (SCJ Broad, 62.4 ov), 10-230 (MJ Leach, 69.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDK Perera | 29.5 | 3 | 88 | 5 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 |
| PM Pushpakumara | 12 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
| DM de Silva | 9 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| RAS Lakmal | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | 1 | 1 |
| PADLR Sandakan | 16 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 4.75 | 0 | 2 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Gunathilaka | c BA Stokes b MM Ali | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 |
| FDM Karunaratne | b MM Ali | 23 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 63.9 |
| DM de Silva | lbw b MJ Leach | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BKG Mendis | run out | 86 | 129 | 8 | 1 | 66.7 |
| AD Mathews | c SCJ Broad b BA Stokes | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 |
| PADLR Sandakan | c BA Stokes b MJ Leach | 7 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 |
| ARS Silva | lbw b MM Ali | 65 | 161 | 4 | 0 | 40.4 |
| N Dickwella | c KK Jennings b MJ Leach | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| MDK Perera | c KK Jennings b MM Ali | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22.7 |
| RAS Lakmal | lbw b MJ Leach | 11 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 28.9 |
| PM Pushpakumara | not out | 42* | 40 | 6 | 1 | 105.0 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 0, w 5, nb 2) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 86.4 overs | 284 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (MD Gunathilaka, 5.5 ov), 2-24 (DM de Silva, 8.3 ov), 3-34 (FDM Karunaratne, 11.6 ov), 4-52 (AD Mathews, 16.1 ov), 5-82 (PADLR Sandakan, 26.6 ov), 6-184 (BKG Mendis, 57.4 ov), 7-214 (N Dickwella, 65.2 ov), 8-225 (MDK Perera, 72.3 ov), 9-226 (ARS Silva, 74.1 ov), 10-284 (RAS Lakmal, 86.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2.80 | 3 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 26 | 3 | 92 | 4 | 3.54 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Leach | 28.4 | 4 | 72 | 4 | 2.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 8 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 | 2 | 1 |
| Adil Rashid | 19 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 3.84 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow · Umpires: CB Gaffaney, S Ravi · TV umpire: M Erasmus · 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.
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