Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard, ODI 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 22 January 2026
Sri Lanka batting
1st innings, run rate 5.42
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Pathum Nissankac Liam Dawson b Sam Curran |
21 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 70.0 |
 Kamil Misharab Adil Rashid |
27 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 73.0 |
 Kusal Mendis (wk)not out |
93* | 117 | 11 | 0 | 79.5 |
 Dhananjaya de Silvalbw b Adil Rashid |
10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 47.6 |
 Charith Asalanka (c)c Harry Brook b Rehan Ahmed |
17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 106.3 |
 Janith Liyanagec & b Adil Rashid |
46 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 86.8 |
 Pavan Rathnayakec Jamie Overton b Liam Dawson |
12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 |
 Dunith Wellalagenot out |
25* | 12 | 3 | 1 | 208.3 |
| Extras | 20 (lb 10, w 10) | ||||
| Total | 271/6 (50 ov) | ||||
1-50 Pathum Nissanka 10.3 ov, 2-54 Kamil Mishara 13.4 ov, 3-97 Dhananjaya de Silva 21.2 ov, 4-124 Charith Asalanka 26.3 ov, 5-212 Janith Liyanage 42.5 ov, 6-239 Pavan Rathnayake 47.2 ov
Did not batEngland bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jamie Overton3 wd |
9 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 7.33 |
 Sam Curran1 wd |
8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.00 |
 Liam Dawson5 wd |
10 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3.10 |
 Adil Rashid |
10 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 4.40 |
 Rehan Ahmed1 wd |
10 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 6.10 |
 Jacob Bethell |
3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
England batting
2nd innings, run rate 5.11
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zak Crawleyc Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando |
6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
 Ben Duckettlbw b Jeffrey Vandersay |
62 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 81.6 |
 Joe Rootlbw b Dhananjaya de Silva |
61 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 67.8 |
| Jacob Bethellst Kusal Mendis b Dunith Wellalage |
15 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
 Harry Brook (c)st Kusal Mendis b Charith Asalanka |
6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Jos Buttler (wk)b Pramod Madushan |
19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95.0 |
| Sam Curranc & b Dunith Wellalage |
5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 |
| Rehan Ahmedc Dunith Wellalage b Jeffrey Vandersay |
27 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 128.6 |
| Jamie Overtonc Dunith Wellalage b Pramod Madushan |
34 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 200.0 |
| Liam Dawsonc Dhananjaya de Silva b Pramod Madushan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Adil Rashidnot out |
0* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 15 (lb 5, w 9, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 252 (all out, 49.2 ov) | ||||
1-12 Zak Crawley 2.5 ov, 2-129 Ben Duckett 27.1 ov, 3-144 Joe Root 32.4 ov, 4-157 Harry Brook 36.4 ov, 5-159 Jacob Bethell 37.3 ov, 6-165 Sam Curran 39.2 ov, 7-203 Rehan Ahmed 44.5 ov, 8-211 Jos Buttler 45.2 ov, 9-213 Liam Dawson 45.4 ov, 10-252 Jamie Overton 49.2 ov
Sri Lanka bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Asitha Fernando3 wd, 1 nb |
8 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 8.00 |
 Pramod Madushan4 wd |
5.2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 7.31 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva |
8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 |
| Dunith Wellalage |
10 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 4.10 |
| Charith Asalanka1 wd |
7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.71 |
 Jeffrey Vandersay1 wd |
10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 |
| Kamil Mishara |
1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, bat
- Start
- Thu 22 Jan, 09:00 UK
- Competition
- ODI 2026
- Next meeting
- England v Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World CupWed 13 Oct, 09:00 BST
Sri Lanka vs England Questions
When is Sri Lanka vs England?
Sri Lanka vs England starts at 09:00 UK time (14:30 in India) on Thursday 22 January 2026, at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, part of ODI 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Sri Lanka vs England head to head?
England lead the Sri Lanka vs England head to head at 8-5 from 14 ODI meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 29 October 2026 at Gaddafi Stadium, was won by England.
What is Sri Lanka's recent form?
Sri Lanka have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 ODI matches, newest first L L W W L; most recently they lost to Pakistan on 31 Oct, 325/8 to 331/7.
What is England's recent form?
England have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 ODI matches, newest first W L L L W; most recently they beat Sri Lanka on 29 Oct, 386/5 to 331.
What is a good score at R.Premadasa Stadium?
A good first-innings score at R.Premadasa Stadium is around 259, the average over its last 30 ODI matches, and the side batting first has won 72% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.