Sri Lanka vs England

England tour of Sri Lanka - 2025/26 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 22 January 2026

Sri Lanka won by 19 runs

Sri Lanka won by 19 runs. BKG Mendis top-scored with 93* for Sri Lanka.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Sri Lanka - 2025/26
Ground: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date: 22 January 2026
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Player of the match: DN Wellalage
Umpires: RR Wimalasiri and RJ Tucker
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 271 for 6. BKG Mendis top-scored with 93 not out off 117 balls, and J Liyanage made 46. AU Rashid took 3 for 44 for England. The innings was built on a 88-run stand for the fifth wicket between J Liyanage and BKG Mendis.

Chasing 272, England made 252 all out. BM Duckett top-scored with 62 off 76 balls, and JE Root made 61. PM Liyanagamage took 3 for 39 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the second wicket between BM Duckett and JE Root, 46% of the total.

Sri Lanka won by 19 runs.

SRI LANKA: 271 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
P Nissanka	c LA Dawson b SM Curran	21	30
K Mishara	b AU Rashid	27	37
BKG Mendis	not out	93	117
DM de Silva	lbw b AU Rashid	10	21
KIC Asalanka	c HC Brook b Rehan Ahmed	17	16
J Liyanage	caught b AU Rashid	46	53
P Rathnayake	c J Overton b LA Dawson	12	14
DN Wellalage	not out	25	12

Did not bat: PM Liyanagamage, JDF Vandersay, AM Fernando

Extras 20 · Total 271 for 6

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
J Overton	9	0	66	0
SM Curran	8	0	40	1
LA Dawson	10	1	31	1
AU Rashid	10	0	44	3
Rehan Ahmed	10	0	61	1
JG Bethell	3	0	19	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-50 (P Nissanka, 10 ov), 2-54 (K Mishara, 13 ov), 3-97 (DM de Silva, 21 ov), 4-124 (KIC Asalanka, 26 ov), 5-212 (J Liyanage, 42 ov), 6-239 (P Rathnayake, 47 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	P Nissanka (21) and K Mishara (25)	50
second	K Mishara (2) and BKG Mendis (2)	4
third	DM de Silva (10) and BKG Mendis (28)	43
fourth	KIC Asalanka (17) and BKG Mendis (10)	27
fifth	J Liyanage (46) and BKG Mendis (36)	88
sixth	P Rathnayake (12) and BKG Mendis (14)	27
seventh	BKG Mendis (0) and DN Wellalage (0)	32

ENGLAND: 252 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Z Crawley	c BKG Mendis b AM Fernando	6	11
BM Duckett	lbw b JDF Vandersay	62	76
JE Root	lbw b DM de Silva	61	90
JG Bethell	st BKG Mendis b DN Wellalage	15	33
HC Brook	st BKG Mendis b KIC Asalanka	6	12
JC Buttler	b PM Liyanagamage	19	19
SM Curran	caught b DN Wellalage	5	9
Rehan Ahmed	c DN Wellalage b JDF Vandersay	27	21
J Overton	c DN Wellalage b PM Liyanagamage	34	17
LA Dawson	c DM de Silva b PM Liyanagamage	2	2
AU Rashid	not out	0	6

Extras 15 · Total 252 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
AM Fernando	8	1	64	1
PM Liyanagamage	5.2	1	39	3
DM de Silva	8	0	22	1
DN Wellalage	10	0	41	2
KIC Asalanka	7	0	33	1
JDF Vandersay	10	0	39	2
K Mishara	1	0	9	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Z Crawley, 2 ov), 2-129 (BM Duckett, 27 ov), 3-144 (JE Root, 32 ov), 4-157 (HC Brook, 36 ov), 5-159 (JG Bethell, 37 ov), 6-165 (SM Curran, 39 ov), 7-203 (Rehan Ahmed, 44 ov), 8-211 (JC Buttler, 45 ov), 9-213 (LA Dawson, 45 ov), 10-252 (J Overton, 49 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Z Crawley (6) and BM Duckett (6)	12
second	BM Duckett (56) and JE Root (56)	117
third	JE Root (5) and JG Bethell (9)	15
fourth	HC Brook (6) and JG Bethell (6)	13
fifth	JG Bethell (0) and JC Buttler (2)	2
sixth	SM Curran (5) and JC Buttler (1)	6
seventh	Rehan Ahmed (27) and JC Buttler (10)	38
eighth	JC Buttler (6) and J Overton (0)	8
ninth	LA Dawson (2) and J Overton (0)	2
tenth	J Overton (34) and AU Rashid (0)	39

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