English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2025–26
| English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2025–26 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | England | ||
| Dates | 22 January – 3 February 2026 | ||
| Captains |
Charith Asalanka (ODIs) Dasun Shanaka (T20Is) | Harry Brook | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Pavan Rathnayake (162) | Joe Root (247) | |
| Most wickets | Jeffrey Vandersay (5) | Adil Rashid (7) | |
| Player of the series | Joe Root (Eng) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Mendis (95) | Tom Banton (90) | |
| Most wickets |
Dushmantha Chameera (5) Matheesha Pathirana (5) | Adil Rashid (5) | |
| Player of the series | Sam Curran (Eng) | ||
The England cricket team toured Sri Lanka in January and February 2026 to play the Sri Lanka cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) matches.[3][4] The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation ahead of the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[5] In August 2025, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.
Squads
| Sri Lanka | England | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs[6] | T20Is[7] | ODIs[8] | T20Is[9] |
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- England used six spinners for a total of 40.3 overs, five of them taking wickets; all records for England in ODIs.[10]
3rd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pavan Rathnayake (SL) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[11]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
- England innings curtailed at 15 overs due to rain; DLS par score was 114.
- Kusal Mendis (SL) scored his 12,000th run in international cricket.
- Sam Curran (Eng) took his maiden hat-trick in T20Is.[12]
2nd T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- England were set a revised target of 168 runs from 17 overs due to rain.
- Dasun Shanaka (SL) played his 200th match in international cricket.
- Jos Buttler (Eng) became England's most capped player (across formats) of all time.[13]
3rd T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kusal Mendis (SL) played his 100th match in T20Is.[14]
- Dushmantha Chameera (SL) took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is.[15]
- This was the lowest total successfully defended by England in an unshortened T20I.[16]
References
- ^ "England to tour Sri Lanka ahead of T20 World Cup 2026". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "England Men to tour Sri Lanka ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "England's 2026 Sri Lanka tour: Full schedule of ODIs and T20Is before T20 World Cup". Sportstar. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "England set tour Sri Lanka for white-ball series in Jan-Feb 2026". ThePapare. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "England set for Sri Lanka tour ahead of T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Sri Lanka name squad for ODI series against England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Sri Lanka announce squad for T20I series against England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "England Men name provisional ICC T20 World Cup squad and squads for Sri Lanka white-ball tour". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Archer and Tongue part of England's provisional squad for T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Root's 75 helps England level ODI series in Sri Lanka". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Rathnayake's maiden ton in vain as England clinch series 2-1". Ceylon Daily News. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Curran hat-trick caps England win in rain-shortened series opener". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Jos Buttler becomes most capped player for England in international cricket". ANI News. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Jacob Bethell dismantles Sri Lanka tail to deliver T20 series whitewash for England". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Sri Lanka vs England: Harry Brook's side complete T20 series sweep as Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks bowl tourists to victory". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "England sweep Sri Lanka in low-scoring thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
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