Sri Lanka vs England, Match 3, Oct 22, 2026: result and scorecard
| England | 429/4 | 50.0 ov |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 430/8 | 49.5 ov |
Sri Lanka win by 2 wickets
Result
Sri Lanka win by 2 wickets
Player of the match
Pawan Rathnayake (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Cricket · updated Thu, 22 Oct, 22:12
What the reporting says
Pathum Nissanka is out of Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the Tri-Nation Series with Pakistan and England, lacking medical clearance.
Nissanka picked up a left hamstring injury on Sri Lanka's tour of England and has not been cleared to play again.
Lahiru Udara comes into the ODI squad as Nissanka's replacement for the tri-nation tournament.
Captains named: Kusal Mendis for Sri Lanka, Harry Brook for England and Shaheen Shah Afridi for Pakistan.
Pakistan's last ODI series before this was against Australia in June, which they won 2-1.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in their last ODI series, during Sri Lanka's November 2025 tour.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
ENG 1ST
429/450.0 ovRun rate 8.58| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Bantonc Vimukthi b Wellalage · 4s 9 · 6s 0 | 50 | 51 | 98.04 | ||
| B Duckettlbw Wellalage · 4s 2 · 6s 0 | 29 | 39 | 74.36 | ||
| J Rootc Wellalage b Fernando · 4s 8 · 6s 0 | 69 | 66 | 104.55 | ||
| H Brookc Arachchige b Vimukthi · 4s 21 · 6s 10 | 202 | 116 | 174.14 | ||
| W Jacksnot out · 4s 8 · 6s 3 | 66 | 30 | 220 |
Did not bat: J Cox, S Curran, J Overton, A Atkinson, L Dawson, J Tongue
Extras 13 (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 9)
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A FernandoM 1 · NB 2 | 10.0 | 68 | 1 | 6.81 | |
| L Madushanka | 10.0 | 89 | 0 | 8.9 | |
| K DharmasenaM 0 · WD 6 | 10.0 | 91 | 0 | 9.11 | |
| D Wellalage | 10.0 | 56 | 2 | 5.6 | |
| M ShanakaM 0 · WD 2 | 6.0 | 74 | 0 | 12.34 | |
| P Mendis | 2.0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | |
| K VimukthiM 0 · WD 1 | 2.0 | 32 | 1 | 16 |
Fall of wickets
74/1 T Banton (13.2)85/2 B Duckett (15.6)244/3 J Root (37.1)429/4 H Brook (49.6)
SLA 1ST
430/849.5 ovRun rate 8.62| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Mendisb Tongue · 4s 3 · 6s 1 | 18 | 16 | 112.5 | ||
| W Fernandoc & b Overton · 4s 11 · 6s 2 | 97 | 83 | 116.87 | ||
| B Mendisrun out (Atkinson) · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| P Rathnayakec Banton b Curran · 4s 15 · 6s 3 | 130 | 106 | 122.64 | ||
| M Shanakac Banton b Dawson · 4s 6 · 6s 8 | 97 | 50 | 194 | ||
| K Vimukthinot out · 4s 7 · 6s 3 | 61 | 27 | 225.93 | ||
| S Arachchigec Jacks b Curran · 4s 2 · 6s 0 | 13 | 8 | 162.5 | ||
| D Wellalageb Tongue · 4s 1 · 6s 0 | 8 | 7 | 114.29 | ||
| K Dharmasenab Tongue · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| A Fernandonot out · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Did not bat: L Madushanka
Extras 5 (b 1, lb 1, w 3)
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A AtkinsonM 0 · WD 2 | 7.0 | 57 | 0 | 8.15 | |
| J TongueM 1 | 8.5 | 79 | 3 | 8.95 | |
| J OvertonM 0 · WD 1 | 10.0 | 77 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| L Dawson | 10.0 | 71 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| S Curran | 9.0 | 103 | 2 | 11.45 | |
| W Jacks | 5.0 | 41 | 0 | 8.2 |
Fall of wickets
23/1 P Mendis (3.6)24/2 B Mendis (4.2)190/3 W Fernando (27.1)323/4 P Rathnayake (40.2)363/5 M Shanaka (43.6)406/6 S Arachchige (46.6)423/7 D Wellalage (49.2)423/8 K Dharmasena (49.3)