England vs Sri Lanka
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2025/26 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 27 January 2026
England won by 53 runs
England won by 53 runs. HC Brook top-scored with 136* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 27 January 2026
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 53 runs
- Player of the match
- HC Brook
- Umpires
- RJ Tucker and RR Wimalasiri and RA Kottahachchi
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 357 for 3. HC Brook top-scored with 136 not out off 66 balls, and JE Root made 111. The innings was built on a 191-run stand for the fourth wicket between JE Root and HC Brook, 54% of the total. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 243 across 29 ODIs.
Chasing 358, Sri Lanka made 304 all out. P Rathnayake top-scored with 121 off 115 balls, and P Nissanka made 50.
England won by 53 runs.
ENGLAND: 357 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehan Ahmed | c JDF Vandersay b PWH de Silva | 24 | 37 |
| BM Duckett | c DN Wellalage b DM de Silva | 7 | 17 |
| JE Root | not out | 111 | 108 |
| JG Bethell | c J Liyanage b JDF Vandersay | 65 | 72 |
| HC Brook | not out | 136 | 66 |
Did not bat: JC Buttler, WG Jacks, SM Curran, J Overton, LA Dawson, AU Rashid
Extras 14 · Total 357 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Fernando | 9 | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| J Liyanage | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| DM de Silva | 5 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| DN Wellalage | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| PWH de Silva | 10 | 0 | 76 | 1 |
| JDF Vandersay | 10 | 0 | 76 | 1 |
| KIC Asalanka | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (BM Duckett, 6 ov), 2-40 (Rehan Ahmed, 10 ov), 3-166 (JG Bethell, 31 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | BM Duckett (7) and Rehan Ahmed (11) | 19 |
| second | Rehan Ahmed (13) and JE Root (8) | 21 |
| third | JG Bethell (65) and JE Root (57) | 126 |
| fourth | JE Root (0) and HC Brook (0) | 191 |
SRI LANKA: 304 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | c T Banton b J Overton | 50 | 25 |
| K Mishara | c Rehan Ahmed b WG Jacks | 22 | 17 |
| BKG Mendis | c HC Brook b J Overton | 20 | 9 |
| P Rathnayake | b SM Curran | 121 | 115 |
| KIC Asalanka | c HC Brook b AU Rashid | 13 | 16 |
| J Liyanage | run out (HC Brook, JC Buttler) | 22 | 36 |
| DM de Silva | c HC Brook b WG Jacks | 9 | 16 |
| DN Wellalage | c WG Jacks b LA Dawson | 22 | 24 |
| PWH de Silva | c BM Duckett b AU Rashid | 9 | 5 |
| JDF Vandersay | c SM Curran b LA Dawson | 14 | 15 |
| AM Fernando | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 2 · Total 304 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Overton | 4 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| SM Curran | 5.4 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| LA Dawson | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| WG Jacks | 8 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| AU Rashid | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| JG Bethell | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (K Mishara, 5 ov), 2-85 (BKG Mendis, 7 ov), 3-94 (P Nissanka, 9 ov), 4-131 (KIC Asalanka, 14 ov), 5-174 (J Liyanage, 25 ov), 6-202 (DM de Silva, 31 ov), 7-252 (DN Wellalage, 39 ov), 8-264 (PWH de Silva, 41 ov), 9-298 (JDF Vandersay, 45 ov), 10-304 (P Rathnayake, 46 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | K Mishara (22) and P Nissanka (26) | 48 |
| second | BKG Mendis (20) and P Nissanka (16) | 37 |
| third | P Nissanka (8) and P Rathnayake (1) | 9 |
| fourth | KIC Asalanka (13) and P Rathnayake (24) | 37 |
| fifth | J Liyanage (22) and P Rathnayake (21) | 43 |
| sixth | DM de Silva (9) and P Rathnayake (19) | 28 |
| seventh | DN Wellalage (22) and P Rathnayake (27) | 50 |
| eighth | PWH de Silva (9) and P Rathnayake (3) | 12 |
| ninth | JDF Vandersay (14) and P Rathnayake (20) | 34 |
| tenth | P Rathnayake (6) and AM Fernando (0) | 6 |
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