England v Sri Lanka — Scorecard

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England

146/9

Sri Lanka

95/10

England won by 51 runs

ICC Men's T20 World Cup · Match 42 · 22 February 2026 · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Innings 1

England

146/9

20.0 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PD Salt	c MADI Hemantha b DN Wellalage	62	40	6	2	155.0
Jos Buttler	lbw b DN Wellalage	7	14	0	0	50.0
Jacob Bethell	c D Madushanka b M Theekshana	3	4	0	0	75.0
T Banton	run out (MD Shanaka)	6	7	0	0	85.7
HC Brook	lbw b DN Wellalage	14	7	1	1	200.0
SM Curran	c K Mishara b PVD Chameera	11	11	0	1	100.0
Will Jacks	c DN Wellalage b D Madushanka	21	14	4	0	150.0
LA Dawson	c MD Shanaka b M Theekshana	6	11	0	0	54.5
Jamie Overton	not out	10	10	0	1	100.0
JC Archer	c MADI Hemantha b D Madushanka	0	1	0	0	0.0
AU Rashid	not out	1	1	0	0	100.0
Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 0, p 0)		5
Total		146/9 (20.0 ov)

Fall of wickets: 16-1 (JC Buttler, 3.1) · 32-2 (JG Bethell, 5.1) · 49-3 (T Banton, 7.5) · 68-4 (HC Brook, 10.0) · 94-5 (SM Curran, 13.2) · 106-6 (PD Salt, 14.2) · 124-7 (LA Dawson, 17.1) · 135-8 (WG Jacks, 18.5) · 135-9 (JC Archer, 19.0)

Partnerships

1stPD Salt & JC Buttler16 (19) · RR 5.05
2ndPD Salt & JG Bethell16 (12) · RR 8.00
3rdPD Salt & T Banton17 (16) · RR 6.38
4thPD Salt & HC Brook19 (13) · RR 8.77
5thPD Salt & SM Curran26 (20) · RR 7.80
6thPD Salt & WG Jacks12 (6) · RR 12.00
7thLA Dawson & WG Jacks18 (17) · RR 6.35
8thJ Overton & WG Jacks11 (10) · RR 6.60
9thJ Overton & JC Archer0 (1) · RR 0.00
10thJ Overton & AU RashidNB11 (6) · RR 11.00

Boundary Breakdown

PD Salt62 · 58% bdy
WG Jacks21 · 76% bdy
HC Brook14 · 71% bdy
SM Curran11 · 55% bdy
J Overton10 · 60% bdy
JC Buttler7 · 0% bdy
T Banton6 · 0% bdy
LA Dawson6 · 0% bdy
JG Bethell3 · 0% bdy
AU Rashid1 · 0% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
D Madushanka	4.0	25	2	6.25
DN Wellalage	4.0	26	3	6.50
M Theekshana	4.0	21	2	5.25
MADI Hemantha	4.0	38	0	9.50
PVD Chameera	4.0	34	1	8.50

Innings 2

Sri Lanka

95/10

16.4 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
P Nissanka	c J Overton b JC Archer	9	8	2	0	112.5
K Mishara	c J Overton b JC Archer	6	11	1	0	54.5
BKG Mendis	c & b WG Jacks	4	4	1	0	100.0
P Rathnayake	c T Banton b WG Jacks	0	1	0	0	0.0
DN Wellalage	c HC Brook b WG Jacks	10	10	2	0	100.0
PHKD Mendis	c & b LA Dawson	13	11	1	1	118.2
MD Shanaka	c T Banton b AU Rashid	30	24	1	2	125.0
MADI Hemantha	hit wicket b J Overton	5	8	0	0	62.5
PVD Chameera	b LA Dawson	6	13	0	0	46.1
M Theekshana	not out	10	8	1	0	125.0
D Madushanka	b AU Rashid	0	2	0	0	0.0
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 0, p 0)		2
Total		95/10 (16.4 ov)

Fall of wickets: 15-1 (P Nissanka, 2.4) · 20-2 (BKG Mendis, 3.3) · 20-3 (P Rathnayake, 3.4) · 22-4 (K Mishara, 4.5) · 34-5 (DN Wellalage, 5.5) · 52-6 (PHKD Mendis, 8.4) · 69-7 (MADI Hemantha, 12.0) · 82-8 (MD Shanaka, 14.2) · 94-9 (PVD Chameera, 16.0) · 95-10 (D Madushanka, 16.4)

Partnerships

1stP Nissanka & K Mishara15 (16) · RR 5.63
2ndBKG Mendis & K Mishara5 (5) · RR 6.00
3rdP Rathnayake & K Mishara0 (1) · RR 0.00
4thDN Wellalage & K Mishara2 (7) · RR 1.71
5thDN Wellalage & PHKD Mendis12 (6) · RR 12.00
6thMD Shanaka & PHKD Mendis18 (17) · RR 6.35
7thMD Shanaka & MADI Hemantha17 (20) · RR 5.10
8thMD Shanaka & PVD Chameera13 (14) · RR 5.57
9thM Theekshana & PVD Chameera12 (10) · RR 7.20
10thM Theekshana & D Madushanka1 (4) · RR 1.50

Boundary Breakdown

MD Shanaka30 · 53% bdy
PHKD Mendis13 · 77% bdy
DN Wellalage10 · 80% bdy
M Theekshana10 · 40% bdy
P Nissanka9 · 89% bdy
K Mishara6 · 67% bdy
PVD Chameera6 · 0% bdy
MADI Hemantha5 · 0% bdy
BKG Mendis4 · 100% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
JC Archer	3.0	20	2	6.67
Will Jacks	4.0	22	3	5.50
LA Dawson	4.0	27	2	6.75
AU Rashid	3.4	13	2	3.55
Jamie Overton	2.0	13	1	6.50

Key moments

Algorithmically chosen from the scorecard — partnerships, wicket clusters, turning overs.

Collapse

Sharpest wicket cluster

3 wickets in 8 balls — K Mishara fell at 22/4 (4.5 ov).

Sri Lanka innings

Turning over

Over 19: D Madushanka took 2 wickets 9 runs.

England innings

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Ball-by-ball replay

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Worm Chart

Runs progression per over. Wickets shown as dots on each line.

Manhattan

Runs scored each over. ▼ markers above bars mark wickets that over.

Momentum

Smoothed per-over swing. Above the line = scoring above their own average; dips mark wickets / quiet overs.

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Phase Splits

Powerplay (1–6) · Middle (7–15) · Death (16–20)

England

146/9 (20.0)

Powerplay

Ov 1–6

37/2· RR 6.17

BatPD Salt24 (16)BowlM Theekshana1/5 (1.0)

Middle

Ov 7–15

69/4· RR 7.67

BatPD Salt38 (24)BowlDN Wellalage2/10 (2.0)

Death

Ov 16–20

40/3· RR 8.00

BatWG Jacks19 (11)BowlD Madushanka2/9 (1.0)

Sri Lanka

95/10 (16.4)

Powerplay

Ov 1–6

34/5· RR 5.67

BatDN Wellalage10 (10)BowlWG Jacks3/14 (3.0)

Middle

Ov 7–15

52/3· RR 5.78

BatMD Shanaka30 (23)BowlAU Rashid1/12 (3.0)

Death

Ov 16–20

9/2· RR 5.40

BatM Theekshana6 (4)BowlAU Rashid1/1 (0.4)

Commentary225 balls

End of over 17
·1·W
Sri Lanka 95/10
17.4
AU Rashid to D Madushanka, OUT! Bowled.
17.3
AU Rashid to D Madushanka, no run.
17.2
AU Rashid to M Theekshana, 1 run.
17.1
AU Rashid to M Theekshana, no run.
End of over 16
·1412W
Sri Lanka 94/9
16.6
LA Dawson to PVD Chameera, OUT! Bowled.
16.5
LA Dawson to PVD Chameera, 2 runs.
16.4
LA Dawson to M Theekshana, 1 run.
16.3
LA Dawson to M Theekshana, FOUR!
16.2
LA Dawson to PVD Chameera, 1 run.
16.1
LA Dawson to PVD Chameera, no run.
End of over 15
1W·2·2
Sri Lanka 86/8
15.6
AU Rashid to M Theekshana, 2 runs.
15.5
AU Rashid to M Theekshana, no run.
15.4
AU Rashid to M Theekshana, 2 runs.
15.3
AU Rashid to M Theekshana, no run.
15.2
AU Rashid to MD Shanaka, OUT! Caught by T Banton.
15.1
AU Rashid to PVD Chameera, 1 run.
End of over 14
1···16
Sri Lanka 81/7
14.6
J Overton to MD Shanaka, SIX!
14.5
J Overton to PVD Chameera, 1 run.
14.4
J Overton to PVD Chameera, no run.
14.3
J Overton to PVD Chameera, no run.
14.2
J Overton to PVD Chameera, no run.
14.1
J Overton to MD Shanaka, 1 run.
End of over 13
111wd···
Sri Lanka 73/7
13.7
AU Rashid to PVD Chameera, no run.
13.6
AU Rashid to PVD Chameera, no run.
13.5
AU Rashid to PVD Chameera, no run.