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Sri Lanka vs England, 1st T20I at Kandy, SL v ENG, Jan 30 2026 - Live Cricket Score

1st T20I, Pallekele, January 30, 2026, England tour of Sri Lanka

Fri, 30 Jan

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Recent Performance

Last five matches

Sri Lanka

W

L

L

A

W

January 11, 2026, 3rd T20I, Sri Lanka vs PakistanSri Lanka won by 14 runs

January 09, 2026, 2nd T20I, Sri Lanka vs PakistanMatch abandoned without a ball bowled

January 07, 2026, 1st T20I, Sri Lanka vs PakistanPakistan won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

November 29, 2025, Final, Sri Lanka vs PakistanPakistan won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

November 27, 2025, 6th Match, Sri Lanka vs PakistanSri Lanka won by 6 runs

England

A

W

NR

W

NR

October 23, 2025, 3rd T20I, England vs New ZealandNo result

October 20, 2025, 2nd T20I, England vs New ZealandEngland won by 65 runs

October 18, 2025, 1st T20I, England vs New ZealandNo result

September 21, 2025, 3rd T20I, England vs IrelandEngland won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

September 19, 2025, 2nd T20I, England vs IrelandMatch abandoned without a ball bowled

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batters to watch(Recent stats)

ENG

7 M • 347 Runs • 69.4 Avg • 182.63 SR

ENG

10 M • 334 Runs • 37.11 Avg • 179.56 SR

bowlers to watch(Recent stats)

ENG

8 M • 14 Wkts • 9.33 Econ • 12.85 SR

ENG

8 M • 12 Wkts • 8.83 Econ • 13.08 SR

Head to headLast 5 Matches

England won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

England won by 26 runs

England won by 89 runs

England won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (DLS method)

England won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

Squad

ENG

SL

Player

Role

Harry Brook (c)	Middle order Batter
Tom Banton †	Wicketkeeper Batter
Jacob Bethell	Batting Allrounder
Jos Buttler †	Wicketkeeper Batter
Brydon Carse	Bowling Allrounder
Sam Curran	Allrounder
Liam Dawson	Allrounder
Ben Duckett	Top order Batter
Will Jacks	Batting Allrounder
Jamie Overton	Bowling Allrounder
Adil Rashid	Bowler
Rehan Ahmed	Bowling Allrounder
Phil Salt †	Wicketkeeper Batter
Josh Tongue	Bowler
Luke Wood	Bowler

Match details

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Series	England tour of Sri Lanka
Season	2025/26
Match number	T20I no. 3676
Match days	30 January 2026 - day (20-over match)

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