Sri Lanka vs England
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2025/26 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 24 January 2026 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 5 wickets · Man of the Match: JE Root
England won by 5 wickets. JE Root top-scored with 75 for England. Man of the Match: JE Root.
Sri Lanka, 219/10
| P Nissanka | caught (WG Jacks) b AU Rashid | 26 | 37 |
| K Mishara | caught (BM Duckett) b J Overton | 5 | 12 |
| BKG Mendis | run out (JC Buttler, WG Jacks) | 26 | 45 |
| DM de Silva | caught (JE Root) b LA Dawson | 40 | 59 |
| KIC Asalanka | caught (BM Duckett) b AU Rashid | 45 | 64 |
| J Liyanage | caught (AU Rashid) b J Overton | 12 | 11 |
| P Rathnayake | caught (LA Dawson) b WG Jacks | 29 | 34 |
| DN Wellalage | caught (SM Curran) b JE Root | 20 | 19 |
| PM Liyanagamage | stumped (JC Buttler) b Rehan Ahmed | 7 | 11 |
| JDF Vandersay | not out | 2 | 4 |
| AM Fernando | caught b JE Root | 0 | 1 |
Extras: 7
J Overton 5-1-21-2SM Curran 4-0-16-0LA Dawson 10-1-40-1WG Jacks 10-0-47-1AU Rashid 10-0-34-2JG Bethell 3-0-20-0Rehan Ahmed 5-0-26-1JE Root 2.3-0-13-2
England, 223/5
| Rehan Ahmed | bowled b DM de Silva | 13 | 18 |
| BM Duckett | bowled b JDF Vandersay | 39 | 52 |
| JE Root | lbw b AM Fernando | 75 | 90 |
| JG Bethell | caught (KIC Asalanka) b DM de Silva | 6 | 14 |
| HC Brook | lbw b JDF Vandersay | 42 | 75 |
| JC Buttler | not out | 33 | 21 |
| WG Jacks | not out | 8 | 8 |
Did not bat: SM Curran, J Overton, LA Dawson, AU Rashid
Extras: 7
AM Fernando 7-0-31-1PM Liyanagamage 3.2-0-20-0DM de Silva 7-0-37-2DN Wellalage 10-0-50-0KIC Asalanka 8-0-27-0JDF Vandersay 10-0-45-2P Rathnayake 1-0-12-0
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