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England tour of Sri Lanka

SL vs ENG 1st T20I England tour of Sri Lanka Live Score, Commentary, Scorecard

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, KandyFri, 30 Jan1:30 PM LOCALT20ICOMPLETED
SL
133
(16.2 ov)
VS
ENG
125/4
(15.0 ov)
England elected to bowl
England won by 11 runs (DLS method)
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Match Info

England tour of Sri Lanka
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Kandy
Fri, 30 Jan, 2026
ENG won toss, elected to bowl

Head to Head

Points Table

Top Run Scorers

BatterRBSR
Philip Salt4635131
Kusal Mendis3720185
Tom Banton2915193

Top Wicket Takers

BowlerOWER
Adil Rashid434.75
Sam Curran3312.67
Jamie Overton2.227.29

Match Details

SeriesEngland tour of Sri Lanka 2026
Match1st T20I
FormatT20I
DateFri, 30 Jan, 2026
Time1:30 PM LOCAL, 1:30 PM GMT, 5:30 AM PT, 8:30 AM ET
VenuePallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Kandy
TossEngland won the toss and elected to bowling
ResultEngland won by 11 runs (DLS method)
Player of the MatchAdil Rashid
Revised Target115 off 15 overs (DLS)

Format Details

Match TypeTwenty20 International
Duration3-4 hours
Overs20
Innings2
DRS2 reviews per innings
PowerplaysYes

Venue Guide

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
StadiumPallekele International Cricket Stadium
CityPallekele, Kandy
Capacity35,000
FloodlightsYes (Day/Night)

Squads

Sri Lanka
Playing XI
Pathum NissankaBatsman
Kamil MisharaAllrounder
Kusal MendisWKWicketkeeper
Dhananjaya de SilvaAllrounder
Charith AsalankaAllrounder
Janith LiyanageBowler
Dasun ShanakaCAllrounder
Wanindu HasarangaAllrounder
Maheesh TheekshanaBowler
Matheesha PathiranaBowler
Eshan MalingaBowler
Bench
Dunith Wellalage
England
Playing XI
Jos ButtlerWKWicketkeeper
Jacob BethellAllrounder
Tom BantonBatsman
Harry BrookCBatsman
Sam CurranAllrounder
Will JacksBatsman
Jamie OvertonBowler
Liam DawsonBowler
Jofra ArcherBowler
Adil RashidBowler
Philip SaltWicketkeeper
SRISri Lanka
Sri Lanka
38
played
ENGEngland
England
10won
won28
26.3%73.7%
Sri Lanka · last 5LLLLL
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