England beat Sri Lanka, England won by 11 runs (DLS method)

Player	Team	TI	B. Impact	Bowl
Adil Rashid	ENG	83.59	-	3/19
Matheesha Pathirana	SL	63.16	- 1.02	1/18
Liam Dawson	ENG	56.15	-	2/31
Dasun Shanaka	SL	55.27	17.95	1/12
Kusal Mendis	SL	51.1	51.1	-

Over15

5 runs, 1 wicketNeed 10 from 12b

ENG 125/4CRR: 8.33 RRR: 5.00

HC Brook 16 (18b 1x4)SM Curran 1 (1b)

MD Shanaka1/12 (2)

11.45pm: Okay, doesn't look like we're getting the presentations, so that's a wrap here. Thanks for keeping us company, from myself, Matt and Sudeep. There'll be more to come from Madushka on the ground, and then it's back to the Pallekele International Stadium for game two on Sunday. G'night!

11.33pm: All over, England win by 11 runs on DLS method. Handshakes among the players by the dressing rooms. It's been a soggy night in Pallekele, but we did at least get some cricket in. Apart from a brief surge at the top of the SL innings, England were always on top and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series

Ach, the rain has returned, and the players are going off. England, by the way, are ~~two~~ 11 runs ahead of the DLS par score off 114. Looks to be pretty heavy, actually. I think that may be that for this one

14.6

Shanaka to Brook, 1 run

cutter worked into the leg side

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14.5

Shanaka to Sam Curran, 1 run

fullish from over the wicket, played with a dead straight bat back past the stumps at the other end

Sam Curran the new man

14.4

Shanaka to Salt, OUT

Salt departs, slogged to long-on! Another slower ball and he can't get the power required. This one is safely held by the substitute, Wellalage, coming in off the rope

Phil Salt c sub (DN Wellalage) b Shanaka 46 (35b 3x4 2x6 71m) SR: 131.42

14.3

Shanaka to Brook, 1 run

length ball on off, 105kph/65mph, punched out to the cover sweeper

14.2

Shanaka to Brook, 2 runs

pace off into the pitch, Brook nudges into the gap at midwicket for a brace

14.1

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Shanaka to Brook, no run

slower ball, squirted to short third

Three overs to come, 14 needed by England. Shanaka brings himself back on

Over14

5 runsNeed 15 from 18b

ENG 120/3CRR: 8.57 RRR: 5.00

PD Salt 46 (34b 3x4 2x6)HC Brook 12 (14b 1x4)

M Pathirana1/18 (4)

13.6

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Pathirana to Salt, no run

another slingy yorker, did it flick the pad? Salt moved across and missed with a swipe to leg. Inside the guideline again, so not a wide. Shanaka seemed to be thinking about a review but doesn't go there in the end

13.5

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Pathirana to Salt, no run

short with pace off, 130kph/80kmph outside off. Salt lets it go

13.4

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Pathirana to Salt, no run

speared full down leg, but inside the guideline as Salt moved across

13.3

Pathirana to Salt, FOUR runs

pummelled back down the ground, more pain for the bowler. Full outside off, he's across his stumps and belts it straight, giving long-on no chance

13.2

Pathirana to Brook, 1 run

dropped, another dolly put down! Honked in the air but straight to deep cover. Nissanka is the fielder running in, gets both hands to it but massacres the chance and Brook gets a life. He almost had two goes at it

"Salt proving why he is the best in the world," declares Jason, "can fly out the blocks like Abhishek Sharma but also mature enough to put his ego away like this."

13.1

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Pathirana to Brook, no run

Brooks steps away, Pathirana goes full at the stumps, 144kph/89mph. Drilled to cover

Pathirana also gets a fourth

Over13

10 runsNeed 20 from 24b

ENG 115/3CRR: 8.84 RRR: 5.00

HC Brook 11 (12b 1x4)PD Salt 42 (30b 2x4 2x6)

PW Hasaranga0/36 (4)

12.6

Hasaranga to Brook, 1 run

spinning away in the channel and Brook goes back to haul one more through cow corner

12.5

Hasaranga to Salt, 1 run

flattish legbreak, 84kph/52mph and clipped down to long-off

12.4

Hasaranga to Salt, 2 runs

worked out wide of long-on and they push hard for two

12.3

Hasaranga to Brook, 1 run

beaten in the flight coming down, swishes away from his body and is lucky to see the googly take the inside edge to short fine leg

12.2

Hasaranga to Brook, FOUR runs

Brook gets one away, reversed high over shor third. Not the most convincing connection, but it clears the man in the ring

12.1

Hasaranga to Salt, 1 run

spinning away outside off, slapped down to long-off

Hasaranga to bowl out

Over12

8 runsNeed 30 from 30b

ENG 105/3CRR: 8.75 RRR: 6.00

HC Brook 5 (9b)PD Salt 38 (27b 2x4 2x6)

M Theekshana0/31 (3)

11.6

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Theekshana to Brook, no run

floated full outside off, Brook steers to cover

Charlie: "Amazing that Salty hit 3 boundaries in the first over and none in 10 overs since!" A timely return to boundary-hitting form

11.5

Theekshana to Salt, 1 run

swatted into the covers, Shanaka half-stops it

Sri Lanka vs England, 1st T20I at Kandy, SL v ENG, Jan 30 2026 - Match Result