England vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Sep 22, 2026: result and scorecard
| England | 265 | 48.1 ov |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 176 | 37.0 ov |
England win by 89 runs
Result
England win by 89 runs
What the reporting says
Josh Tongue will be replaced by Jofra Archer for Thursday's second T20I, with Archer rested for the opener.
Aneurin Donald made his international debut for England in this match.
Spinner Tharindu Ratnayake missed out, though Sri Lanka still picked three specialist spinners.
England have won the last 12 T20Is against Sri Lanka.
England lead the series after winning the opening T20I by 119 runs.
Kevin Pietersen joined England's squad this month as a specialist mentor through to the 2027 World Cup.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
ENG 1ST
265/1048.1 ovRun rate 5.5| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Bantonb Fernando · 4s 2 · 6s 0 | 10 | 12 | 83.33 | ||
| B Duckettlbw Wellalage · 4s 5 · 6s 0 | 32 | 29 | 110.34 | ||
| J Rootb Colombage · 4s 5 · 6s 0 | 44 | 52 | 84.62 | ||
| H Brookc Madushanka b Chameera · 4s 7 · 6s 0 | 67 | 69 | 97.1 | ||
| J Buttlerlbw Colombage · 4s 2 · 6s 0 | 31 | 33 | 93.94 | ||
| W Jacksnot out · 4s 5 · 6s 0 | 46 | 47 | 97.87 | ||
| R Ahmedrun out (Asalanka) · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 2 | 7 | 28.57 | ||
| J Overtonb Colombage · 4s 1 · 6s 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.54 | ||
| A Atkinsonb Madushanka · 4s 1 · 6s 0 | 14 | 20 | 70 | ||
| J Archerb Fernando · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.33 | ||
| J Tongueb Fernando · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Extras 9 (lb 2, w 7)
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A FernandoM 0 · WD 1 | 9.1 | 53 | 3 | 5.79 | |
| L MadushankaM 0 · WD 5 | 10.0 | 45 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| P Chameera | 9.0 | 61 | 1 | 6.78 | |
| D Wellalage | 10.0 | 60 | 1 | 6 | |
| S ColombageM 0 · WD 1 | 10.0 | 44 | 3 | 4.41 |
Fall of wickets
16/1 T Banton (2.5)67/2 B Duckett (10.5)135/3 J Root (22.3)182/4 H Brook (31.1)196/5 J Buttler (34.3)199/6 R Ahmed (35.5)211/7 J Overton (38.5)241/8 A Atkinson (45.2)247/9 J Archer (46.6)265/10 J Tongue (48.1)
SLA 1ST
176/1037.0 ovRun rate 4.75| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Silvac Buttler b Tongue · 4s 4 · 6s 0 | 27 | 37 | 72.97 | ||
| P Mendisc Duckett b Atkinson · 4s 3 · 6s 0 | 14 | 19 | 73.68 | ||
| B Mendislbw Jacks · 4s 4 · 6s 0 | 42 | 60 | 70 | ||
| P Rathnayakec Banton b Overton · 4s 1 · 6s 0 | 13 | 23 | 56.52 | ||
| K Asalankalbw Jacks · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | ||
| K Vimukthic Buttler b Overton · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 4 | 8 | 50 | ||
| D Wellalagec Overton b Jacks · 4s 5 · 6s 2 | 45 | 36 | 125 | ||
| S Colombagelbw Ahmed · 4s 3 · 6s 0 | 14 | 14 | 100 | ||
| P Chameeranot out · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 7 | 19 | 36.84 | ||
| A Fernandoc Banton b Jacks · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| L Madushankab Jacks · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Extras 9 (lb 1, w 8)
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J ArcherM 1 · WD 1 | 6.0 | 38 | 0 | 6.34 | |
| A Atkinson | 7.0 | 25 | 1 | 3.58 | |
| J Tongue | 5.0 | 23 | 1 | 4.6 | |
| R AhmedM 1 | 7.0 | 46 | 1 | 6.58 | |
| J OvertonM 0 · WD 1 | 5.0 | 21 | 2 | 4.2 | |
| W JacksM 0 · WD 2 | 7.0 | 22 | 5 | 3.15 |
Fall of wickets
27/1 P Mendis (5.4)48/2 P Silva (11.3)84/3 P Rathnayake (19.4)85/4 K Asalanka (20.1)100/5 K Vimukthi (23.4)105/6 B Mendis (26.1)133/7 S Colombage (30.3)176/8 D Wellalage (36.3)176/9 A Fernando (36.5)176/10 L Madushanka (36.6)