- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.6 hacked straight to mid-on! 78mph/125kph, cross-seamer into the surface. Nissanka steps outside leg stump and looks to flat-bat down the ground, but he mistimes it and picks out Brook inside the ring. The end of a bright cameo 75/35.3 picks out Overton at mid-on! Scratchy innings from Udara, and he falls playing another mistimed shot. Looks to drag Dawson down the ground and this would have cleared most fielders, but the towering figure of Overton leaps up over his head and clings onto the catch 56/15.4 does target him, but plinks a return catch straight back! Angling across the left-hander from around the wicket, and Mishara looks to whip through mid-on. But he mistimes the shot, chips back via the leading edge, and Dawson clings onto the chance 56/217.2 Rashid strikes! Asalanka charges out and looks to go down the ground targeting the short boundary, but ends up slicing the lofted drive and can only find Overton rushing in from the long-off boundary 139/610.5 Chopped on! Another on a back of a length, but this one is a little slower - perhaps a cutter - and much closer to off stump. Kamindu shapes for the cut before adjusting and looking to dab this into the offside, but only manages to drag this on to the stumps 89/411.4 This time Donald makes no mistake! Length ball around middle and leg, and Shanaka rocks back and looks to take on the men deep on the leg side boundary once more, but this gets more height than distance as Donald moves around to his left from deep square leg and holds on comfortably. This Sri Lankan innings is fast coming apart at the seams 95/518.2 Skier and well held! This was another cutter, fuller this time and Hasaranga leans back and gets under this attempted loft over the offside. Bottom hand comes off as this is sliced high towards cover, where Dawson calls early and tumbles backwards to take this chance 141/719.6 Another one for Joffra! Length slower one, looks for the pull but can only slap this to mid-on. SL finish on 145 for 9 145/919.3 Middle stump pegged back! Perfect bowling to the tail, full and straight, 144kph, Chameera swings and misses and Joffra doesn't 142/8Extras9 (b 5, lb 1, w 3)TOTAL145/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.25)Did not bat: D MadushankaFall of wickets: 1-56 (Lahiru Udara, 5.3 ov), 2-56 (Kamil Mishara, 5.4 ov), 3-75 (Pathum Nissanka, 8.6 ov), 4-89 (Kamindu Mendis, 10.5 ov), 5-95 (Dasun Shanaka, 11.4 ov), 6-139 (Charith Asalanka, 17.2 ov), 7-141 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 18.2 ov), 8-142 (Dushmantha Chameera, 19.3 ov), 9-145 (Tharindu Ratnayake, 19.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.1 steps outside leg stump, Mishara settles underneath the skier! Chameera hits the pitch hard with a hard-length ball that does Buttler for pace. The ball hangs tantalisingly in the air after flying off the shoulder of the bat, and the keeper clears the traffic at short third to take a simple enough chance 55/24.4 picks out Hasaranga at mid-on this time! 70mph, another slower ball from Malinga who deserves this wicket. Fuller outside off, and another huge swing from Donald. He had to reach for this after giving himself room, and could only drag it to wide mid-on where Hasaranga settled under it 51/16.6 superb diving effort at deep square leg and Brook has to go! Wow, extraordinary effort. Brook looks to go again, hauling a googly out into the leg side. Hits it hard and flat, but towards Malinga at deep square. He flings himself to his left, and holds onto a speccy! 79/310.6 Another miscue and this time finds the fielder! So a consolation wicket for Sri Lanka, as Cox looks to take on this one that's full outside off. Off the bottom of the bat and it means it doesn't quite get the distance as long-off takes this a few metres in front of the ropes 136/4Extras5 (lb 1, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL146/4 (12.1 Overs, RR: 12)Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Aneurin Donald, 4.4 ov), 2-55 (Jos Buttler, 5.1 ov), 3-79 (Harry Brook, 6.6 ov), 4-136 (Jordan Cox, 10.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB D Madushanka 2 0 22 0 11 3 4 0 0 0 PVD Chameera 3 0 29 1 9.66 5 2 1 1 1 PW Hasaranga 3 0 42 1 14 5 1 5 0 0 E Malinga 2.1 0 27 1 12.46 3 1 2 1 0 KTH Ratnayake 2 0 25 1 12.5 2 1 2 1 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
17 September 2026 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (P Nissanka 29, Lahiru Udara 17, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 84/3 in 10.0 overs (KIC Asalanka 13, PHKD Mendis 8)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 145/9 in 20.0 overs (E Malinga 0)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 60 runs, 2 wickets)
- England: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (JC Buttler 30, AHT Donald 21, Ex 0)
- England: 100 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: England - 121/3 in 9.5 overs (T Banton 41, JM Cox 5)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 20 balls (T Banton 38, JM Cox 11, Ex 1)
- T Banton: 50 off 24 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsBrook's England proving adept at adapting
Attention to detail and strong relationships across squad behind run of T20I success
Banton steers England into unassailable 2-0 series lead
Dawson takes three as Sri Lanka crawl to underpowered 145 at Sophia Gardens
England bowl first, Sri Lanka hand debut to Tharindu Ratnayake
Jofra Archer in as Harry Brook opts to chase, Sri Lanka make two changes




