Sri Lanka vs England, 1st T20I, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Highlights

Jamie Overton to Hasaranga, out Bowled!! Bowled out in under 17 overs! Full and straight, Hasaranga looks to repeat the lofted drive over mid-off but misses completely. The leg stump is planted to the floor. Hasaranga b Jamie Overton 14(12) [4s-2]

Jamie Overton to Hasaranga, FOUR, tonked down the ground! Slower ball floated up on middle, he clears the front leg and picks his spot over mid-off

Sam Curran to Pathirana, out Bowled!! Curran has the hattrick. What a turnaround in this game for him. Was smashed in his first couple of overs but he comes back to pick up three in three. Nails the yorker on off stump, round the wicket, Pathirana swings hard and the off stump takes a beating. Pathirana b Sam Curran 0(1)

Sam Curran to Theekshana, out Caught by Jamie Overton!! Two in two for Curran! Full on middle, Theekshana chips it down the ground and Overton takes the simplest of catches at long-on. Theekshana c Jamie Overton b Sam Curran 0(1)

Sam Curran to Shanaka, out Caught by Brook!! Curran keeping it simple. He's going for the yorker, hasn't nailed it quite yet but the deliveries have been full enough to stop batters from getting under it. Full outside off, Shanaka looks to loft down the ground but doesn't have the elevation to clear mid-off. Nicely taken with the reverse-cup by Brook. Shanaka c Brook b Sam Curran 20(16) [6s-2]

Jofra Archer to Shanaka, SIX, whacked into the crowd! Slower leg-cutter from Archer, offers it on a good length and Shanaka swipes it hard over midwicket. Came right off the middle!

Jamie Overton to Hasaranga, FOUR, slower short ball, Hasaranga makes some room and slaps it over extra cover

Dawson to Shanaka, SIX, something to cheer for the crowd after a heap of wickets! Darted in at the stumps, on the shorter side, and Shanaka rocks back to pull hard over midwicket

Adil Rashid to Shanaka, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, Shanaka clips it off the back foot behind square

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, out Caught by Sam Curran!! What a masterclass this is from Rashid. Just too good. The legbreak this time that drifts in and pitches on a good length, Dhananjaya looks to sweep and gets a thick top-edge. Safely taken by Curran at deep backward square Dhananjaya c Sam Curran b Adil Rashid 11(12) [4s-1]

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, out Lbw!! England review for LBW! Absolutely plumb if there's no edge. Oh yeah, that's dead. He's rooted to the crease to a full ball, it's fired in from round the wicket, slides past the inside edge in defence and hits him in front of middle. Three reds on ball-tracking and Sri Lanka lose another. Janith Liyanage lbw b Dawson 1(2)

Dawson to Dhananjaya, FOUR, runs away off the under-edge! He dances down but is completely stranded as Dawson fires it in on the shorter side. Tries cutting it away, gets cramped and chops it past leg stump

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Jamie Overton!! End of a good knock by Kusal Mendis. Mendis looks to go big. It was a loopy delivery that gripped just enough to deceive Mendis as he danced down the track. Goes for the big heave across the line and skewed straighter than he intended. A simple catch for Jamie Overton, who tracked in calmly from long-on. Kusal Mendis c Jamie Overton b Adil Rashid 37(20) [4s-4 6s-2]

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, swept really well. Mendis goes down and splits the field with a sweep. All along the ground

Dawson to Asalanka, out Caught by Jacob Bethell!! Another one bites the dust! Dawson tosses the ball wide of the left-hander, tempting him into a big slog sweep towards the longer boundary. Asalanka only managed to toe end the shot, and Jacob Bethell at deep mid-wicket dives to his right to take a sharp catch. Asalanka c Jacob Bethell b Dawson 2(5)

Adil Rashid to Nissanka, out Caught by Buttler!! Very clever bowling from Adil Rashid! He tossed it up wide of the stumps, tempting Nissanka to go for a big hit. He lost his shape while trying to slog sweep, resulting in a simple leading edge that went straight to Buttler for an easy catch. Nissanka c Buttler b Adil Rashid 23(20) [4s-3 6s-1]

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, SIX, another slower delivery from Curran. Mendis picks it early this time and sends it sailing straight over the bowler's head. 20 runs off the over and Sam Curran has leaked 35 in his two overs

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, SIX, 14 runs already in this over. Curran goes for the short delivery, doesn't have the pace to trouble the batter. Mendis rocks on the back foot and pulls it over deep mid-wicket fence

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, more runs. Mendis sits deep in his crease and hoicks the length delivery wide of long-on. One bounce and into the fence

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, poor start from Curran. Sprays it down the leg, Mendis helps the ball down to fine leg with a flick. Collects four more

Dawson to Nissanka, SIX, Nissanka goes inside out over extra cover. Fuller in length, Nissanka gets to the pitch of the ball and deals it with a straight bat. Times the loft so well that the ball goes all the way over long-off

Dawson to Nissanka, FOUR, Nissanka makes room and cuts it fine. Into the third man fence

Dawson to Nissanka, byes, FOUR, What just happened there? England decide against the review. Nissanka goes for the reverse sweep and misses. Probably clipped the keeper's pads on the way. Wasn't far from clipping the leg-stump. UltraEdge confirms the ball clipped the leg-stump, but the bails never got dislodged

Jofra Archer to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, excellent shot from Mendis now. Width on offer from Mendis and gets the treatment it deserved. The length was short too. Mendis gets across and slaps the cut past backward point

Jofra Archer to Nissanka, FOUR, top shot! Nissanka makes room and picks the length early. Dismisses from his presence with a flat batted shot over cover. Raced away in no time

Jamie Overton to Kamil Mishara, out Caught by Dawson!! We have the first breakthrough! Overton angles a short delivery across the Mishara, who tried to muscle a pull shot to the leg side. The ball got big on him and only managed a thick top edge that sent the ball soaring straight up into the air. Dawson settled underneath it comfortably and took a very simple catch to send the opener packing. Kamil Mishara c Dawson b Jamie Overton 16(9) [4s-2 6s-1]

Jamie Overton to Kamil Mishara, SIX, first maximum of the game. What a way to greet the bowler. Bowls a length delivery on middle, Mishara clears his front foot and smokes it over long-on for a huge six

Jofra Archer to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, Mishara gets lucky as Dawson palms it over. Should have been caught. Mishara drags the length delivery to mid-wicket. Dawson leaps and gets both hands to the ball, but fails to hang on to it allowing the batters to get across for a single

Sam Curran to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, in the airrr. Well over the fielder and Mishara gets his second boundary of the over. Wasn't that full from Curran. Mishara drives uppishly away from his body, gets the ball over the cover fielder and into the fence

Sam Curran to Nissanka, FOUR, cracking shot! Skids on to the bat nicely, Nissanka gets to the pitch of the ball and creams the drive through cover region. Raced away in a jiffy

Sam Curran to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, top shot! Despite all the rain, the outfield seems to be lightning. Curran pushes the length fuller on middle, Mishara gets forward and clips it past mid-on for a boundary