Sri Lanka vs England, Match 3, Oct 22, 2026: playing XIs
| 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.
Playing XIs
Sri Lanka
- Kusal MendisCaptainWicketkeeper
- Avishka Fernando
- Kamindu Mendis
- Pawan Rathnayake
- Sahan Arachchige
- Janith Liyanage
- Dasun Shanaka
- Dunith Wellalage
- Eshan Malinga
- Asitha Fernando
- Dilshan Madushanka
England
- Harry BrookCaptain
- Tom Banton
- Ben Duckett
- Joe Root
- Jordan CoxWicketkeeper
- Sam Curran
- Will Jacks
- Jamie Overton
- Gus Atkinson
- Liam Dawson
- Josh Tongue
Sri Lanka Cricket · updated Thu, 22 Oct, 21:42