Sri Lanka vs England, 1st ODI at Colombo, SL v ENG, Jan 22 2026 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
1st ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), January 22, 2026, England tour of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (50 ovs maximum)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Dawson b Curran | 21 | 30 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 70.00 | |||
| b Rashid | 27 | 37 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 72.97 | |||
| not out | 93 | 117 | 148 | 11 | 0 | 79.48 | |||
| lbw b Rashid | 10 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 47.61 | |||
| c Brook b Rehan Ahmed | 17 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 106.25 | |||
| c & b Rashid | 46 | 53 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 86.79 | |||
| c Overton b Dawson | 12 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 | |||
| not out | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 208.33 | |||
| Extras | (lb 10, w 10) | 20 | |||||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR: 5.42) | 271/6 | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets DRS 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) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 7.33 | 28 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.00 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3.10 | 41 | 1 | 0 | |||
47.2 to P Rathnayake, opens the face on the angle into the stumps, Rathnayake looked for the inside-out launch over extra cover, but the ball wasn't quite full enough for the stroke. Gets underneath his shot and picks out Overton's bucket hands in the deep. 239/6 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 4.40 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
13.4 to K Mishara, takes on the sweep, bowled round his legs! It was the googly, full length, and gripping as it landed, on the crease line. Mishara gave himself too much room to access the ball, misjudged the length, and had no second line of defence with his legs already shuffled across to the off-side. Reward for a very fine start from Rashid. 54/2 21.2 to DM de Silva, misses a sweep, given lbw! Dhananjaya trudges off without a thought of reviewing... Looped up and DDS just wafted over it with his attempted paddle to be hit on the front boot bang in front of middle and off. He knew it, the umpire knew it. Rashid, the wily old fox, has another. 97/3 42.5 to J Liyanage, skids straight through, and back to the bowler! Back of a length, it's a top-spinning googly, cramping the batter with extra bounce and a hint of turn back into the cut. Caught it high on the blade, and scuffed it back into the bowler's midriff. 212/5 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 6.10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||
26.3 to KIC Asalanka, top-edged and taken! Rehan strikes now. Asalanka didn't know where the ball had gone, but Brook walked up from slip to take the catch and SL's captain has to go. Went for the big sweep and only managed to deflect it up off his body/helmet. Buttler didn't seem to pick it up either, but was a simple take for slip. 124/4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
England (T: 272 runs from 50 ovs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Mendis b Fernando | 6 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 | |||
| lbw b Vandersay | 62 | 76 | 106 | 5 | 1 | 81.57 | |||
| lbw b de Silva | 61 | 90 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 67.77 | |||
| st †Mendis b Wellalage | 15 | 33 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 | |||
| st †Mendis b Asalanka | 6 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
| b Pramod Madushan | 19 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 95.00 | |||
| c & b Wellalage | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 | |||
| c Wellalage b Vandersay | 27 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 128.57 | |||
| c Wellalage b Pramod Madushan | 34 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 200.00 | |||
| c de Silva b Pramod Madushan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| not out | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 5, nb 1, w 9) | 15 | |||||||
| Total | 49.2 Ov (RR: 5.10) | 252 | |||||||
Fall of wickets DRS 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) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 8.00 | 26 | 3 | 1 | |||
2.5 to Z Crawley, loose drive, nicked behind! Crawley's return to one-day colours is short and unconvincing. Pitched up, drawing the drive and there's just a hint of nibble to find the edge. Perfect new-ball approach from Asitha, though it's a pretty dismal shot from the English perspective - after an Ashes winter full of them. 12/1 | ||||||||||
| 5.2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 7.31 | 19 | 4 | 0 | |||
45.2 to JC Buttler, bowled 'im, and that might be the game! Huge cheer from the minority of SL fans in Khettarama. Madushan holds his nerve, pulls out the slower ball. It dips, grips and rattles off stump as Buttler aims another slog down the ground. SL edge closer. 211/8 45.4 to LA Dawson, snaffled at backward point by the leaping DDS! Dawson falls swinging for the fences. Another pace-off delivery, back of the hand and wide of the stumps as Dawson frees the arms. Thick outside edge and it goes at a nice height for Dhanajaya to spring into the picture and take a spectacular grab low to his left. One for the cameras, SL one away. 213/9 49.2 to J Overton, Madushan's the hero as Overton holes out! Low full toss and he can't get hold of it, the ball looping tamely into the covers. Overton is aghast, wondering if it might be a no-ball on height - Adrian Holdstock has a look, but it's clearly below waist height. SL survive the late onslaught. They think it's all Overton, it is now. 252/10 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
32.4 to JE Root, urgent sweep, close to the line of leg stump, but probably just pitching outside. Root is struck on the knee-roll either way, and for that reason Sri Lanka review. There's no bat involved, It's pitched on leg! The seam is shown to be just in line, it's three reds on BallTracker and that's a huge, huge moment in this previously serene chase!. 144/3 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 4.10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
37.3 to JG Bethell, Bethell goes for a walk, another stumping! Pushed through wide and he's reaching for the shot, nowhere near the ball as it turned through the gate to Mendis. Much easier job to complete this one, and England are teetering on the ropes now. 159/5 39.2 to SM Curran, slapped back to the bowler, great catch! Curran goes cheaply. The third umpire is going to double-check but looked to me that Wellalage held this brilliantly by his bootlaces. Turn once again, Curran was tucked up on the back foot. Struck it firmly but not where he wanted, and the bowler snapped up the offering. 165/6 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.71 | 17 | 1 | 0 | |||
36.4 to HC Brook, lures him forward, the ball then spins sharply down leg... did Brook get back? Not quite a regulation stumping, Mendis was a little unsighted and had to move a long way... But the glovework was sharp enough, and Brook departs! Asalanka knocks over his opposite number and the equation gets that bit tougher for England. Called wide, but that won't help them much. 157/4 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |||
27.1 to BM Duckett, gets in a tangle on the reverse sweep! Duckett is given lbw, but he is reviewing. That straightened sharply, beating the edge as he wiped urgently across the length... 44.5 to Rehan Ahmed, superbly taken in the deep! Rehan holes out, although that makes it sound far more simple than it was. Wellalage was the man at wide long-off, he took the catch right on the rope and then tossed it straight back into the air as he went out of bounds. Took a couple of steps, hopped back over the cushion, and completed the catch. Smart self-relay in the blink of an eye, and England lose another. 203/7 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Match Flow
Sri Lanka innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 0 wicket)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 4
Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 142 runs, 4 wickets)
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (P Nissanka 21, K Mishara 25, Ex 4)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 90/2 in 19.0 overs (BKG Mendis 24, DM de Silva 9)
Over 21.5: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - KIC Asalanka (Struck down)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 22.3 overs (135 balls), Extras 9
BKG Mendis: 50 off 61 balls (8 x 4)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 32.2 overs (194 balls), Extras 11
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (BKG Mendis 21, J Liyanage 27, Ex 2)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 175/4 in 37.0 overs (BKG Mendis 61, J Liyanage 28)
Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 80 runs, 2 wickets)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 41.6 overs (252 balls), Extras 15
Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 49.1 overs (295 balls), Extras 18
Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 271/6 in 50.0 overs (BKG Mendis 93, DN Wellalage 25)
England innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)
Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 127 runs, 5 wickets)
England: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (BM Duckett 15, JE Root 34, Ex 1)
Drinks: England - 74/1 in 17.0 overs (BM Duckett 30, JE Root 37)
England: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 5
JE Root: 50 off 72 balls (4 x 4)
BM Duckett: 50 off 67 balls (5 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 134 balls (BM Duckett 45, JE Root 50, Ex 5)
Over 27.1: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - BM Duckett (Struck down)
Over 32.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - JE Root (Upheld)
Drinks: England - 146/3 in 34.0 overs (JG Bethell 9, HC Brook 2)
England: 150 runs in 34.4 overs (208 balls), Extras 6
Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 84 runs, 4 wickets)
Over 40.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - JC Buttler (Struck down)
England: 200 runs in 43.6 overs (265 balls), Extras 8
England: 250 runs in 48.5 overs (294 balls), Extras 15
Match Details
TossSri Lanka, elected to bat first
Season2025/26
Player Of The Match
Series resultSri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberODI no. 4940
Hours of play (local time)14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days22 January 2026 - daynight (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee