Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard (Match 2), 1 Feb 2026

England tour of Sri Lanka 2025/26

Completed

Sri Lanka

189/5

(20.0 ov)

England

173/4

(16.4 ov)

England won by 6 wickets (D/L)

Match 2 · T20 · 1 Feb 2026

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Key performer

T Banton

England

54 (33)

FANTASY PTS

P Rathnayake · Sri Lanka

40 (22) · 1 ct

K Mishara · Sri Lanka

36 (30) · 1 ct

SCORECARD

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
P Nissanka b JC Archer	34	22	3	2
K Mishara c J Overton b WG Jacks	36	30	2	2
BKG Mendis c AU Rashid b LA Dawson	32	17	4	1
P Rathnayake c JG Bethell b JC Archer	40	22	5	1
MD Shanaka lbw b AU Rashid	1	6	0	0
KIC Asalanka not out	28	22	4	0
J Liyanage not out	1	1	0	0

Extras 17 (wd 12, nb 0, b 1, lb 4)

Bowler	O	R	W
SM Curran (2wd)	2.0	31	0
JC Archer (6wd)	4.0	42	2
WG Jacks (1wd)	4.0	24	1
LA Dawson	4.0	32	1
AU Rashid (2wd)	4.0	25	1
J Overton (1wd)	2.0	30	0

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
PD Salt c K Mishara b M Pathirana	1	2	0	0
JC Buttler c P Rathnayake b DN Wellalage	39	29	6	0
JG Bethell c BKG Mendis b MD Shanaka	13	11	2	0
T Banton not out	54	33	4	3
HC Brook c PWH de Silva b M Pathirana	36	12	2	4
SM Curran not out	20	14	1	1

Extras 10 (wd 5, nb 1, b 4, lb 0) · Target 168

Bowler	O	R	W
M Pathirana (3wd)	4.0	47	2
MD Shanaka	3.0	24	1
DN Wellalage	3.0	30	1
E Malinga (1nb)	1.2	6	0
PWH de Silva (2wd)	4.0	44	0
J Liyanage	1.2	18	0

TIMELINE

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Fantasy points

Player	Points
T Banton · England	64
P Rathnayake · Sri Lanka	55
K Mishara · Sri Lanka	50
M Pathirana · Sri Lanka	50
JC Archer · England	50
BKG Mendis · Sri Lanka	46
HC Brook · England	46
JC Buttler · England	45
P Nissanka · Sri Lanka	41
AU Rashid · England	33
KIC Asalanka · Sri Lanka	32
MD Shanaka · Sri Lanka	26
DN Wellalage · Sri Lanka	25
WG Jacks · England	25
LA Dawson · England	25
JG Bethell · England	23
SM Curran · England	23
PWH de Silva · Sri Lanka	8
J Overton · England	8
J Liyanage · Sri Lanka	1
PD Salt · England	1
E Malinga · Sri Lanka	0

England won by 6 wickets (D/L)

Toss: England, chose to fieldPlayer of the match: T BantonVenue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, KandySeries: England tour of Sri Lanka 2025/26

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