- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.3 flogged off the back foot, straight to midwicket! A floppy end to Rehan's innings. That was a drag-down from Hasaranga, but sometimes they are the lethal balls. His eyes lit up, he climbed across his pull and couldn't get the requisite elevation. England's second wicket falls 40/26.5 reverse-sweep, straight to point this time! DDS makes the breakthrough... Duckett was starting to get twitchy about his strike-rate, he thought the shot was on, but couldn't get over the top of his stroke. Slightly wider line, a bit of drift on a slower delivery. Straight into the fielder's bread-basket 19/131.1 hammered... straight to the man! Wellalage plucks the boundary catch at head height. Probably wouldn have been six had he not been there. Bethell looks aghast at having given it away. Dragged down and he piled into the pull shot, but put it too close to the fielder. Wellalage had to make up some ground to his right, and the ball was going quickly - but he did well 166/3Extras14 (b 4, lb 3, w 7)TOTAL357/3 (50 Overs, RR: 7.14)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Ben Duckett, 6.5 ov), 2-40 (Rehan Ahmed, 10.3 ov), 3-166 (Jacob Bethell, 31.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AM Fernando 9 0 77 0 8.55 24 10 2 4 0 J Liyanage 3 1 7 0 2.33 12 0 0 0 0 DM de Silva 5 0 45 1 9 4 3 1 0 0 DN Wellalage 10 0 49 0 4.9 28 4 1 0 0 PW Hasaranga 10 0 76 1 7.6 22 5 4 1 0 JDF Vandersay 10 0 76 1 7.6 21 7 2 0 0 KIC Asalanka 3 0 20 0 6.66 6 2 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.1 fifty and out for Nissanka! Picks out deep midwicket! Overton claims another big scalp. Short ball, possibly a cutter, and Nissanka takes it on - only to hole out tamely to the fielder in the deep. Quiet descends on the Premadasa as SL's gun at the top walks off 94/35.1 gets a wicket first ball with a long hop! Jacks looks almost embarrassed to celebrate this. Short, wide and Mishara throws the bat, but only manages to loft a gentle catch into the hands of Rehan Ahmed at backward point. Sri Lanka's belligerent opening stand ends with a whimper 48/17.4 gone, drilled to mid-off! Overton bellows in celebration. Mendis is intoxicated by the scoring rate and launches into another drive, only to pick out the man! He clocks himself over the head with his bat in admonishment as he walks off. What a ding-dong battle this is turning into 85/246.4 yorks him, that's the game! Curran bests Rathnayake at the last, bowled through his legs as he swung across the line. All of which means, England win by 53 runs and take the series 2-1 304/1014.5 another gimme, slapped to midwicket! Dreck gets wickets, as the saying doesn't quite go. Dropped short, and Asalanka's eyes lit up. However, he only succeeded in hacking it off the splice to his opposite number, who pockets a casual catch to leave SL four down 131/425.5 makes room to leg, taps a single into the covers, runs himself out in slow motion! Well that was an abject way to go. The two batters looked at each other in the middle as the shy came back in to the keeper! Rathnayake was never interested to be fair 174/531.1 flogged off the full length, holes out to midwicket! That's a priceless wicket, maybe even the series-sealing one. Round the wicket from Jacks, tossed up outside off, DDS seemed in two minds about his shot selection, in the end he settled for a powerful haul across the line but picked out the skipper. Jayasuriya on the boundary's edge mimes a drive over the top. That might have been the better option 202/639.6 top-edged high to point! Daws on the board. Canny stuff from the Wily Old Fox™. Loops this one up again, wide line and inviting the big shot. Wellalage duly obliges but makes a complete hash of timing it, and Jacks has time to circle under a dolly of a catch inside the ring 252/741.2 chipped... down the throat of deep cover! Rashid wins the battle of the leggies. Flighted legbreak, turning away from Hasaranga's arc as he looks to go big. Ends up hitting it much too square and Duckett clings on this time running in 264/845.4 scooped to mid-off, Vandersay no more! Dawson wins the game of cat and mouse, slowing the ball up as Vandersay tried to come down again, ends up flipping it high but with no power - and Curran runs in to take a regulation catch 298/9Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL304 all out (46.4 Overs, RR: 6.51)Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Kamil Mishara, 5.1 ov), 2-85 (Kusal Mendis, 7.4 ov), 3-94 (Pathum Nissanka, 9.1 ov), 4-131 (Charith Asalanka, 14.5 ov), 5-174 (Janith Liyanage, 25.5 ov), 6-202 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 31.1 ov), 7-252 (Dunith Wellalage, 39.6 ov), 8-264 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 41.2 ov), 9-298 (Jeffrey Vandersay, 45.4 ov), 10-304 (Pavan Rathnayake, 46.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB J Overton 4 0 48 2 12 11 7 2 1 0 SM Curran 5.4 0 44 1 7.76 15 6 1 0 0 LA Dawson 10 0 48 2 4.8 32 3 1 0 0 WG Jacks 8 0 43 2 5.37 24 5 0 0 0 AU Rashid 10 0 61 2 6.1 20 5 0 0 0 JG Bethell 5 0 28 0 5.6 13 1 1 0 0 Rehan Ahmed 4 0 31 0 7.75 7 3 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
England won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days
27 January 2026 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 187 runs, 2 wickets)
- England: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: England - 73/2 in 19.0 overs (JE Root 26, JG Bethell 15)
- Over 19.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - JE Root (Struck down)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (JE Root 28, JG Bethell 20, Ex 2)
- England: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (140 balls), Extras 3
- Over 23.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - JG Bethell (Struck down)
- JE Root: 50 off 54 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- JG Bethell: 50 off 64 balls (5 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 112 balls (JE Root 47, JG Bethell 51, Ex 4)
- England: 150 runs in 29.4 overs (178 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: England - 181/3 in 34.0 overs (JE Root 75, HC Brook 5)
- Ravindra Kottahachchi replaced Rod Tucker as on-field umpire after 34th over
- England: 200 runs in 36.2 overs (218 balls), Extras 5
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (JE Root 20, HC Brook 31, Ex 0)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 130 runs, 0 wicket)
- England: 250 runs in 43.5 overs (263 balls), Extras 9
- HC Brook: 50 off 40 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- JE Root: 100 off 100 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 83 balls (JE Root 36, HC Brook 63, Ex 4)
- England: 300 runs in 47.1 overs (283 balls), Extras 10
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 100 balls (JE Root 45, HC Brook 97, Ex 8)
- HC Brook: 100 off 57 balls (8 x 4, 6 x 6)
- England: 350 runs in 49.5 overs (299 balls), Extras 14
- Innings Break: England - 357/3 in 50.0 overs (JE Root 111, HC Brook 136)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 104 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 0
- P Nissanka: 50 off 24 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 1
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 148 runs, 4 wickets)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 136/4 in 17.0 overs (P Rathnayake 28, J Liyanage 2)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 20.3 overs (123 balls), Extras 1
- Over 23.2: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - P Rathnayake (Struck down)
- P Rathnayake: 50 off 57 balls (5 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 30.3 overs (183 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 230/6 in 36.0 overs (P Rathnayake 83, DN Wellalage 10)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 39.1 overs (235 balls), Extras 2
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (P Rathnayake 27, DN Wellalage 22, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 41.4: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - JDF Vandersay (Struck down)
- P Rathnayake: 100 off 104 balls (10 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 46.1 overs (277 balls), Extras 2
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