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England vs Sri Lanka स्कोरकार्ड, 2nd T20I, England in Sri Lanka 2026
Result · Feb 01 2026, Sun - 07:00 PM (IST)
SRI LANKA189/5
ENGLAND173/4
England won by 6 wickets (DLS Method)
CRR:10.38
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Match Info
| सीरीज: | England in Sri Lanka 2026 |
| तारीख: | Feb 01 2026, Sun - 07:00 PM (IST) |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| City: | Kandy |
| स्थान: | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| टॉस: | England won the toss and elected to bowl. |
| Sri Lanka Playing XI: | Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga, Dunith Wellalage |
| England Playing XI: | Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid |
- England have won each of their last nine men’s T20I games against Sri Lanka, the longest winning streak by any team against the Lions in the format; indeed, it is also the longest wining streak by England against any team in the format.
- England have won two of their three men’s T20Is (L1) played against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, with both the wins coming in the most recent encounters; this will be the third men’s T20I fixture played between the two teams at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium with both sides winning a game apiece.
- Sri Lanka have won just one of their last four completed men’s T20Is (L3), a 14-run win over Pakistan on 11 January 2026; England have meanwhile won each of their last five completed men’s T20Is, last facing a loss in this format against South Africa in September 2025.
- England have won the sole multi-game bilateral men’s T20I series played against Sri Lanka by a 3-0 margin in 2021; indeed, the Three Lions are unbeaten in their last four such series (W3 D1).
- England have a catch efficiency rate of 81.5% in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2025, amomg full-member teams, only South Africa have a better such rate in the format (82.4%); Sri Lanka are tenth in the list with a catch success rate of 75%.
- England batters have struck a boundary once every 4.7 balls in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2025, only India (4.6) have a better such rate among full-member teams; Sri Lanka have found the boundary once every 6.5 balls and are 11th on the list.
- Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) has effected four run-outs in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2025, no player from a full-member country has recorded more in this format.
- Phil Salt (England) has scored 32% of his team’s runs in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2025, the highest such rate by any batter from a full-member side.
- Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) has dismissed five batters via lbw dismissal in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2025, only Rashid Khan (9) and Abrar Ahmed (6) have recorded more such dismissals during the same period among bowlers from full-member teams.
- Jos Buttler (3886 runs) is 114 away from becoming the first England batter and fourth overall to register 4000 runs in men’s T20Is after Virat Kohli (4188), Rohit Sharma (4231) and Babar Azam (4455); he has however scored a century only once in this format (101* vs Sri Lanka in November 2021).
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