Sri Lanka vs England Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard SL vs ENG, 1st ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka, 2026, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lanka vs England MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
CRICKET MATCH TEAMS
Sri Lanka vs England MATCH INFO
- Toss:Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
- Series:ENG in SL, 3 ODIs, 2026
- Venue:R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Umpires:Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL), Rod Tucker (AUS) and Adrian Holdstock (SA)
- Match Referee:Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
- Match Date:Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
SRI LANKA Team Players
ENGLAND Team Players
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49.1: Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton, Gets away with it, does Pramod. A low full toss, straight outside off, Jamie drills it down to long off for a single.
- End of over 49
- ENG252/9
- ENG Batting J Overton 34(15) A Rashid 0(6)
- 1
48.6: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, Takes the single off the final ball. Full toss on the pads, this is flicked off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a single.
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48.5: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, FOUR! Gets it through the gap! Jamie Overton has single-handedly kept the hopes alive for his team. A fraction fuller, on the leg stump line. Jamie Overton whips it off the pads, brings the bottom hand in play and places it perfectly between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 250 COMES UP FOR ENGLAND!
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48.4: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, SIX! CLUBBED PERFECTLY! He has picked the bones out of it. Quite literally. Asitha goes pace on and into the pitch, on middle. Sits up nicely for the batter. Overton clears the front leg and massively pulls it behind deep square leg for an enormous six. 25 needed off 8 balls.
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48.3: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, Takes pace off again, on a good length outside off. Jamie Overton waits back and muscles it over mid on. It goes on the bounce towards the long on fielder. Overton denies the single. Understandably so.
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48.2: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, IN THE AIR... LANDS SAFE! Short and slow from Fernando, into the pitch, on top of off, Jamie Overton mistimes the pull shot off the top edge. The ball gets skied up and hangs for an eternity. Long on fielder runs in off the ropes, but it lands just short in front of him. Two taken.
- 1WD
48.2: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, WIDE! Oh dear! Kilometers outside the guideline, a leg cutter, on a good length. Overton lets it be.
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48.1: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, Uses the wider angle, and bowls a pace-off on a length, outside off. Jamie tries to hoick across the line, but gets deceived by the lack of pace and inside edges onto the pads.
- End of over 48
- ENG238/9
- ENG Batting A Rashid 0(6) J Overton 21(9)
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47.6: Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid, On a back of a length, on top of off, Adil gets behind the line and nonchalantly bunts it back to the bowler.
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47.5: Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid, Big swing and a miss! Slower ball, back of the hand, on a length, outside off, Adil Rashid covers the stumps, tries to slash it through the off side, but fails to connect.
- 1WD
47.5: Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid, WIDE! Misses his radar completely. Slow and wide, miles outside the tramline on the off side. Adil ignores. Wide called.
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47.4: Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton, A leg cutter, full and around off, Jamie waits for it to arrive and flat bats it down the ground. It is cut off by the long on fielder to his left. Just a single.
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47.3: Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton, FOUR! STAND AND DELIVER! Overpitched delivery, outside off, Jamie Overton reads the pace off well and slams it mercilessly over cover for a cracking boundary!
- 1WD
47.3: Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton, WIDE! Notices Jamie shuffling outside off, Pramod fires one way beyond the tramline on the off side, on a good length. Overton leaves. Wide called.
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47.2: Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton, FOUR! The flame is flickering for England, but Overton has kept it alive. Much fuller, misses the yorker by a yard or so, does Pramod. Jamie gets his bat underneath it nicely and slices it over backward point, and beats deep third to his right for a boundary. 41 needed off 16!
- 0
47.1: Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton, Wide yorker, Jamie is forced to reach it and squeeze it out, but gets a thick inside edge. The ball bounces back to the keeper.
- End of over 50
- SL271/6
- SL Batting D Wellalage 25(12) K Mendis 93(117)
- 2
49.6: Jamie Overton to Dunith Wellalage, Slower ball, on a length outside leg. Wellalage swings hard across the line, and drills it behind square leg, and hustles back for a brace before the throw comes in to the keeper’s end. This could prove to be game-changing over if it comes down to the wire. 23 runs off the final over. SRI LANKA FINISH AT 271/6!
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49.5: Jamie Overton to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR! Make it a hat trick of boundaries for Dunith Wellalage! This is turning out to be a massive over from Sri Lanka's pov. Short of a length. Wellalage takes it on but is hurried on the pull, gets a thick top edge and the ball sails over short fine leg, takes a couple of bounces and runs away to the rope.
- 4
49.4: Jamie Overton to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR MORE! Clever batting from Wellalage. This is an off pace delivery, angled across the batter, Wellalage gets inside the line and goes through the scoop early. The bottom hand comes off the handle, but the ball still sails over Buttler and runs away to the fence.
- 4
49.3: Jamie Overton to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR! Beats the fielder and races away! Important runs these for the hosts. Short and wide outside off. He stands tall and slaps it through the off side. Bethell from deep cover sprints to his left, dives to cut it off, but the ball beats him and squirts to the fence.
- 1
49.2: Jamie Overton to Kusal Mendis, Short and around off, this is slapped past the bowler with a flat bat, to the right of mid off, for a single.
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49.2: Jamie Overton to Dunith Wellalage, JUST IN! At just 93 kph, this is slower and fuller, but drifting well wide outside off. Wellalage throws his hands at it and misses. The batters take off for a quick run. Buttler collects and throws it back to the bowler. Overton gathers the throw and whips the bails off in a flash as Wellalage drags his bat inside the crease at the bowling end. The TV umpire goes through the replays and confirms Wellalage’s bat is safely inside the crease when the bails light up. NOT OUT flashes on the big screen.
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49.1: Jamie Overton to Dunith Wellalage, SIX! CLEAN STRIKE! Jamie aims for a yorker, but lands it full, on off, Dunith Wellalage finds the ball in his slot, swings through the line and effortlessly sails it over long off for a cracking six. 250 UP FOR SRI LANKA!
- End of over 49
- SL248/6
- SL Batting D Wellalage 5(7) K Mendis 92(116)
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48.6: Sam Curran to Dunith Wellalage, Just lands safe! A slower short ball from Curran, into the body line. Dunith Wellalage hoicks it off the top edge, but the ball lands safely in the deep mid-wicket region for a single.
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48.5: Sam Curran to Dunith Wellalage, Short and on top of off, rising up from the deck. Dunith leans back to ramp it over the keeper, but misses to lay his bat on ball.
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48.4: Sam Curran to Dunith Wellalage, An attempted yorker, on middle and leg, Dunith nudges it through mid-wicket and they scamper back for the second run. Good running!
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48.3: Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, A low, dipping full toss, on the off stump, Mendis walks forward and drills it to long on for a single.
- 1WD
48.3: Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, WIDE! Miles outside off, on a good length, beyond the tramline. Mendis ignores. Wide called.
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48.2: Sam Curran to Dunith Wellalage, Nails in the yorker, on off, Dunith carves it out to extra cover for a quick single.
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48.1: Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, Slower cutter, on a length, pitching outside leg. Mendis tries to pull it over square leg, but the ball stays low and beats the inside edge before rapping his thgh pad. It rolls away into the off side and they get a leg bye.
- End of over 48
- SL241/6
- SL Batting D Wellalage 1(3) K Mendis 91(114)
- 0
47.6: Liam Dawson to Dunith Wellalage, Fuller and flatter, straighter outside off, Dunith Wellalage collapses his back knee into the pitch to slog it over the leg side, but just connects thin air. Just a couple of runs and a wicket from this over. Liam Dawson is done with his spell with excellent figures - 10-1-31-1.
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47.5: Liam Dawson to Dunith Wellalage, On middle and short, Dunith goes on the back foot and steers it to mid-wicket.
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47.4: Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis, Short, on leg, Kusal tucks it to deep mid-wicket for an easy solo.
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47.3: Liam Dawson to Dunith Wellalage, Around the pads, on a length, Dunith nudges it through square leg for a single.
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47.2: Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Dawson finally gets rewarded for his miserly bowling. Pitched fuller and around the off and middle stumps. Pavan Rathnayake tries to loft it inside out over cover, but mistimes it off the toe end. Sails it only as far as Jamie Overton stationed at deep extra cover. Overton makes no mistake as it's a simple straightforward catch. Pavan Rathnayake departs on 12 (14) and Sri Lanka are 239/6.
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47.1: Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake, Full and on off, grips and spins away with bounce. Pavan tries to push it straight, but gets a leading edge to point.
49.2: Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Done and dusted. Jamie Overton couldn't do it all. There was still that vaguest of a chance for him to keep striking. Overton gets a juicy full toss around the off stump. He backs away, creates room for himself, and tries to hit it hard over cover, but loses his shape in the process and slices it high into the air. The extra cover fielder, Dunith Wellalage, backtracks a bit, judges the trajectory nicely and takes the catch easily. Overton is going nowhere and looks at the leg umpire for a possible No Ball. It is sent upstairs for a check. The third umpire checks and confirms that it is a fair ball, way below the waist height. SRI LANKA WIN BY 19 RUNS AND TAKE THE LEAD BY 1-0!