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England vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, 3rd T20I, England in Sri Lanka 2026
Result · Feb 03 2026, Tue - 07:00 PM (IST)
ENGLAND128/9
SRI LANKA116
England won by 12 runs
CRR:5.95
Match Info
| Series: | England in Sri Lanka 2026 |
| Date: | Feb 03 2026, Tue - 07:00 PM (IST) |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| City: | Kandy |
| Venue: | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Toss: | England won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Sri Lanka Playing XI: | Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Pavan Rathnayake, Dasun Shanaka (c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana |
| England Playing XI: | Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Luke Wood, Adil Rashid |
- England have won their last 10 men’s T20Is against Sri Lanka, their longest winning streak against any team; indeed, their 75% (12/16 matches) winning rate against Sri Lanka is their best against any opponent (min. 4 games).
- Sri Lanka have lost the first two men’s T20I series of the current series against England; a loss here will be the second time they lose three matches in a bilateral home series in the history of the format (0-3 against South Africa in September 2021).
- England have won their last five men’s T20Is outside of England after losing five of their previous six away matches; they will be looking to win six consecutive away games for the first time since a six-game winning streak from February 2020 to March 2021.
- England have won three of their last four men’s T20s at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium including wins in the first two matches of the current series; Sri Lanka have only won one of their last six matches at the venue (T1 L4).
- England have a batting strike rate of 177.8 in the powerplay overs of men’s T20Is since the start of 2025, the best rate of any full member side; Sri Lanka’s strike rate of 146.2 in the same phase is the sixth best of any full member team.
- Sri Lanka have bowled 69 yorkers in men’s T20Is since the start of 2025, the most of any full member team; they have picked up two wickets when bowling that length in that span.
- Adil Rashid (149) needs one more wicket to become the first England player and sixth overall to take 150 wickets in men’s T20Is; he has taken 11 wickets at an average of 9.5 in his last four innings.
- Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka) has picked up at least one wicket in 15 of his last 16 men’s T20I innings and a total of 25 wickets in that span; he has picked up five wickets in his three matches in 2026.
- Tom Banton (England) has made 158 runs at an average of 79 in his last five men’s T20Is including 54* in second match of the current series; he will be looking to make back-to-back 50+ scores for the first time in the format.
- Kusal Mendis (99) is set to become the second player to make 100 appearances for Sri Lanka in men’s T20Is (Dasun Shanaka - 123); he has scored 501 runs in the format since the start of 2025, the second most of any Sri Lanka player (Pathum Nissanka - 694).