England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Sep 24, 2026: playing XIs
England v Sri Lanka2nd ODI
| Sri Lanka | 321/6 | 50.0 ov |
|---|---|---|
| England | 305/9 | 50.0 ov |
Sri Lanka win by 16 runs
Result
Sri Lanka win by 16 runs
SLA 1ST321/650.0
ENG 1ST305/950.0
What the reporting says
England lead the three-match T20I series 2-0 and have already clinched it, with one game left to play.
Sri Lanka dropped Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage, bringing in debutant Tharindu Rathnayake and Dilshan Madushanka.
Tom Banton is in hot form, finishing unbeaten on 52 from 24 balls with 2 fours and 4 sixes.
Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson was England's best bowler with 3/32.
England chased 146 in only 12.1 overs, winning by six wickets at Cardiff.
Sri Lanka made one change, bringing in Nuwan Thushara for Dushmantha Chameera; England kept an unchanged XI.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
Playing XIs
England
- Thomas Banton
- Benjamin Duckett
- Joseph Root
- Harry BrookCaptain
- Joseph ButtlerWicketkeeper
- William Jacks
- Rehan Ahmed
- Jamie Overton
- Angus Atkinson
- Jofra Archer
- Joshua Tongue
Sri Lanka
- Pathum Silva
- Pasqual Mendis
- Balapuwaduge MendisCaptainWicketkeeper
- Pavan Rathnayake
- Kariyawasam Asalanka
- Kongala Vimukthi
- Dunith Wellalage
- Sachindu Colombage
- Kiribathgala Dharmasena
- Asitha Fernando
- Lokumarakkalage Madushanka
LiveScore · updated Thu, 24 Sep, 17:09