England vs Sri Lanka

England vs Sri Lanka, England tour of Sri Lanka, 27 Jan 2026 ODI

Result

England (50 ov) 357/3
Sri Lanka (46.4 ov) 304

England won by 53 runs

Full scorecard

England — 1st innings

357/3 (50 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Rehan Ahmed c JDF Vandersay b PWH de Silva 24 37 3 0 64.86
BM Duckett c DN Wellalage b DM de Silva 7 17 0 0 41.18
JE Root * not out 111 108 9 1 102.78
JG Bethell c J Liyanage b JDF Vandersay 65 72 8 0 90.28
HC Brook * not out 136 66 11 9 206.06
Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 7) 14
Total 3 wkts, 50 ov 357

Did not bat JC Buttler, WG Jacks, SM Curran, J Overton, LA Dawson, AU Rashid

Fall of wickets 1-19 (BM Duckett, 6.5 ov), 2-40 (Rehan Ahmed, 10.3 ov), 3-166 (JG Bethell, 31.1 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
AM Fernando 9 0 77 0 8.56 4 0
J Liyanage 3 1 7 0 2.33 0 0
DM de Silva 5 0 45 1 9.00 0 0
DN Wellalage 10 0 49 0 4.90 0 0
PWH de Silva 10 0 76 1 7.60 1 0
JDF Vandersay 10 0 76 1 7.60 0 0
KIC Asalanka 3 0 20 0 6.67 2 0

Sri Lanka — 2nd innings

T 358 304 (46.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
P Nissanka c sub (T Banton) b J Overton 50 25 5 3 200.00
K Mishara c Rehan Ahmed b WG Jacks 22 17 5 0 129.41
BKG Mendis c HC Brook b J Overton 20 9 3 1 222.22
P Rathnayake b SM Curran 121 115 12 1 105.22
KIC Asalanka c HC Brook b AU Rashid 13 16 1 0 81.25
J Liyanage run out (HC Brook/JC Buttler) 22 36 0 0 61.11
DM de Silva c HC Brook b WG Jacks 9 16 0 0 56.25
DN Wellalage c WG Jacks b LA Dawson 22 24 1 1 91.67
PWH de Silva c BM Duckett b AU Rashid 9 5 2 0 180.00
JDF Vandersay c SM Curran b LA Dawson 14 15 1 0 93.33
AM Fernando * not out 0 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 1, w 1) 2
Total 10 wkts, 46.4 ov 304

Fall of wickets 1-48 (K Mishara, 5.1 ov), 2-85 (BKG Mendis, 7.4 ov), 3-94 (P Nissanka, 9.1 ov), 4-131 (KIC Asalanka, 14.5 ov), 5-174 (J Liyanage, 25.5 ov), 6-202 (DM de Silva, 31.1 ov), 7-252 (DN Wellalage, 39.6 ov), 8-264 (PWH de Silva, 41.2 ov), 9-298 (JDF Vandersay, 45.4 ov), 10-304 (P Rathnayake, 46.4 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
J Overton 4 0 48 2 12.00 1 0
SM Curran 5.4 0 44 1 7.76 0 0
LA Dawson 10 0 48 2 4.80 0 0
WG Jacks 8 0 43 2 5.38 0 0
AU Rashid 10 0 61 2 6.10 0 0
JG Bethell 5 0 28 0 5.60 0 0
Rehan Ahmed 4 0 31 0 7.75 0 0

England — 1st innings · 50 overs

Runs per over peak 22
Over 1 AM Fernando 4 4 runs
Over 2 J Liyanage 1 1 2 4 runs
Over 3 AM Fernando 1 1lb 1 3 runs
Over 4 J Liyanage 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 5 AM Fernando 1 2 3 runs
Over 6 J Liyanage 0 runs
Over 7 DM de Silva 1 1 W 1 3 runs 1 wkt
Over 8 DN Wellalage 1 1 run
Over 9 DM de Silva 1 2 4 4 1 4 16 runs
Over 10 DN Wellalage 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 11 PWH de Silva W 1 4 5 runs 1 wkt
Over 12 DN Wellalage 1 1 2 runs
Over 13 PWH de Silva 1 4 5 runs
Over 14 JDF Vandersay 1 1 1 1 1 5 runs
Over 15 PWH de Silva 1 1 1 1 1 5 runs
Over 16 JDF Vandersay 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 17 PWH de Silva 1 1 2 runs
Over 18 JDF Vandersay 1 1 2 runs
Over 19 DN Wellalage 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 20 JDF Vandersay 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 21 DN Wellalage 1lb 1lb 4 6 runs
Over 22 JDF Vandersay 1 1 1 2 5 runs
Over 23 KIC Asalanka 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 24 PWH de Silva 2 6 1 1 10 runs
Over 25 KIC Asalanka 4 4 1 9 runs
Over 26 PWH de Silva 4 1 1 1 7 runs
Over 27 KIC Asalanka 1 1 1 2wd 1 1 7 runs
Over 28 AM Fernando 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 29 DM de Silva 3 1 1 2 2 1 10 runs
Over 30 AM Fernando 4 4 4 4 16 runs
Over 31 DN Wellalage 1 1 4 1 1 4 12 runs
Over 32 JDF Vandersay W 4 4 runs 1 wkt
Over 33 DN Wellalage 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 34 JDF Vandersay 4 4 8 runs
Over 35 DN Wellalage 1 1 1 1 1 5 runs
Over 36 PWH de Silva 1 1 6 4 12 runs
Over 37 DM de Silva 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 runs
Over 38 PWH de Silva 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 39 DM de Silva 1 1 1 6 1 10 runs
Over 40 JDF Vandersay 1 1 1 1 1 4 9 runs
Over 41 AM Fernando 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 42 DN Wellalage 1 1 2 runs
Over 43 AM Fernando 1 2 1 4 4b 1 13 runs
Over 44 PWH de Silva 1 1 1 1 6 10 runs
Over 45 DN Wellalage 1 1 1 6 4 13 runs
Over 46 PWH de Silva 4 1 wd 1 1 2 6 16 runs
Over 47 JDF Vandersay 2 1 6 2 2 1 14 runs
Over 48 AM Fernando 2 4 wd 4 4 wd wd 1 18 runs
Over 49 JDF Vandersay 4 6 4 2 2 4 22 runs
Over 50 AM Fernando 1 6 wd 4 6 18 runs

Sri Lanka — 2nd innings · 47 overs

Runs per over peak 15
Over 1 J Overton 3 4 4 11 runs
Over 2 SM Curran 1 1 run
Over 3 J Overton 6 4 2 12 runs
Over 4 SM Curran 4 1 4 1 4 14 runs
Over 5 LA Dawson 4 1 4 1 10 runs
Over 6 WG Jacks W 1 4 1 4 10 runs 1 wkt
Over 7 LA Dawson 4 1 1 6 12 runs
Over 8 J Overton 4 6 wd 4 W 15 runs 1 wkt
Over 9 SM Curran 6 1 1 1 9 runs
Over 10 J Overton W 4 1 4 1 10 runs 1 wkt
Over 11 AU Rashid 4 1 2 1 8 runs
Over 12 WG Jacks 1 4 5 runs
Over 13 AU Rashid 2 1 1 4 runs
Over 14 WG Jacks 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 15 AU Rashid 2 4 1 W 7 runs 1 wkt
Over 16 WG Jacks 2 2 runs
Over 17 AU Rashid 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 18 LA Dawson 1 1 2 4 runs
Over 19 AU Rashid 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 20 LA Dawson 1 1 2 4 runs
Over 21 WG Jacks 1 2 1 3 7 runs
Over 22 LA Dawson 1 1 run
Over 23 WG Jacks 4 1 1 6 runs
Over 24 LA Dawson 3 1 2 6 runs
Over 25 JG Bethell 1 2 3 runs
Over 26 LA Dawson 1 1 1 W 3 runs 1 wkt
Over 27 JG Bethell 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 28 AU Rashid 1 1 2 4 8 runs
Over 29 JG Bethell 1 4 1 1 1 8 runs
Over 30 AU Rashid 1 2 1 1 5 runs
Over 31 Rehan Ahmed 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 32 WG Jacks W 1 1 1 3 runs 1 wkt
Over 33 Rehan Ahmed 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 34 WG Jacks 1 1 1 4 7 runs
Over 35 Rehan Ahmed 4 4 1 9 runs
Over 36 JG Bethell 2 1 1 1 5 runs
Over 37 AU Rashid 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 runs
Over 38 JG Bethell 2 1lb 1 6 10 runs
Over 39 SM Curran 2 1 3 runs
Over 40 LA Dawson 1 1 1 W 3 runs 1 wkt
Over 41 SM Curran 1 1 1 4 4 11 runs
Over 42 AU Rashid 1 W 2 1 4 8 runs 1 wkt
Over 43 LA Dawson 1 1 2 4 runs
Over 44 AU Rashid 1 1 1 1 4 8 runs
Over 45 Rehan Ahmed 1 6 1 4 1 1 14 runs
Over 46 LA Dawson 1 W 1 run 1 wkt
Over 47 SM Curran 4 2 W 6 runs 1 wkt

Run progression

England 357 Sri Lanka 304 wicket
0 90 180 270 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49

Overs

Partnerships

England — 1st innings

1 19 Rehan Ahmed 11 · BM Duckett 7
2 21 Rehan Ahmed 13 · JE Root 8
3 126 JG Bethell 65 · JE Root 57
4 191 HC Brook 136 · JE Root 46

Sri Lanka — 2nd innings

1 48 K Mishara 22 · P Nissanka 26
2 37 BKG Mendis 20 · P Nissanka 16
3 9 P Nissanka 8 · P Rathnayake 1
4 37 P Rathnayake 24 · KIC Asalanka 13
5 43 J Liyanage 22 · P Rathnayake 21
6 28 DM de Silva 9 · P Rathnayake 19
7 50 P Rathnayake 27 · DN Wellalage 22
8 12 PWH de Silva 9 · P Rathnayake 3
9 34 JDF Vandersay 14 · P Rathnayake 20
10 6 P Rathnayake 6 · AM Fernando 0

Bars show the full stand including extras; the two figures beside each are the runs each batter made off the bat.

Match details

Format ODI
Ground R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Colombo
Season 2025/26
Toss England won the toss and chose to bat
Match referee RS Madugalle