England tour of Sri Lanka 2025/26
Completed
Sri Lanka
271/6
(50.0 ov)
VS
England
252/10
(49.2 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Match 1 · ODI · 22 Jan 2026
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c LA Dawson b SM Curran | 21 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
b AU Rashid | 27 | 37 | 2 | 1 |
not out | 93 | 117 | 11 | 0 |
lbw b AU Rashid | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
c HC Brook b Rehan Ahmed | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
c & b AU Rashid | 46 | 53 | 5 | 2 |
c J Overton b LA Dawson | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
Extras 20 (wd 10, nb 0, b 0, lb 10)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J Overton (3wd) | 9.0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
SM Curran (1wd) | 8.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
LA Dawson (5wd) | 10.0 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 10.0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
Rehan Ahmed (1wd) | 10.0 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
| 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c BKG Mendis b AM Fernando | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
lbw b JDF Vandersay | 62 | 76 | 5 | 1 |
lbw b DM de Silva | 61 | 90 | 5 | 0 |
st BKG Mendis b DN Wellalage | 15 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
st BKG Mendis b KIC Asalanka | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
b PM Liyanagamage | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
c & b DN Wellalage | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
c DN Wellalage b JDF Vandersay | 27 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
c DN Wellalage b PM Liyanagamage | 34 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
c DM de Silva b PM Liyanagamage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 15 (wd 9, nb 1, b 0, lb 5) · Target 272
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AM Fernando (3wd, 1nb) | 8.0 | 1 | 64 | 1 |
PM Liyanagamage (4wd) | 5.2 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 8.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 10.0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
KIC Asalanka (1wd) | 7.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
JDF Vandersay (1wd) | 10.0 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
BKG Mendis · Sri Lanka | 112 |
DN Wellalage · Sri Lanka | 104 |
AU Rashid · England | 83 |
PM Liyanagamage · Sri Lanka | 75 |
BM Duckett · England | 69 |
JE Root · England | 66 |
Rehan Ahmed · England | 57 |
J Liyanage · Sri Lanka | 55 |
JDF Vandersay · Sri Lanka | 50 |
J Overton · England | 50 |
LA Dawson · England | 47 |
DM de Silva · Sri Lanka | 44 |
KIC Asalanka · Sri Lanka | 44 |
AM Fernando · Sri Lanka | 37 |
K Mishara · Sri Lanka | 31 |
SM Curran · England | 30 |
P Nissanka · Sri Lanka | 23 |
JC Buttler · England | 21 |
JG Bethell · England | 16 |
HC Brook · England | 14 |
P Rathnayake · Sri Lanka | 12 |
Z Crawley · England | 7 |
Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to batPlayer of the match: DN WellalageVenue: R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboSeries: England tour of Sri Lanka 2025/26
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