Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd T20I, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Highlights

Jofra Archer to Pavan Rathnayake, out Caught by Jacob Bethell!! This time the catch is taken! Another slower one, he looks to slog and miscues it in the air to deep midwicket. Good knock though from Rathnayake. Brought into the team today in place of DDS, he has made an impact. Pavan Rathnayake c Jacob Bethell b Jofra Archer 40(22) [4s-5 6s-1]

Jofra Archer to Asalanka, 1 run, Archer on his haunches as the catch goes down! Slower one angled into the body, Asalanka pulls in the air and it should've been taken at deep backward square. Banton misjudges it and down it goes

Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, 17 off the over! Full toss to finish from Curran, Rathnayake doesn't go hard on the drive, just punches it in the gap to the left of mid-off to get the desired result

Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, now Rathnayake with the scoop and the result is the same. Plan is clear from Curran to go for the yorkers, so the shot is on. Rathnayake falls over into the off-side, takes it on the full and makes good contact

Sam Curran to Asalanka, FOUR, anticipates the yorker and scoops it over the keeper's head. Asalanka finding some rhythm here. Full and tailing in on middle, he reads the play well and gets it over the keeper

Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, whacked across the line! Another one turning away off a good length, this time he doesn't try anything fancy, just clobbers it across the line through midwicket

Jofra Archer to Asalanka, FOUR, nice deft touch. Another slower one outside off, this time he opens the face and runs it past short third. Archer left frustrated

Jofra Archer to Asalanka, FOUR, sensational effort from Salt and he almost pulled it off! Slower one outside off, width on offer and Asalanka slaps it in the air. Salt charges across to his right before reaching out with both hands. Was at full tilt so couldn't hold on

Jofra Archer to Asalanka, FOUR, another one in the slot for Asalanka and this time he cashes in. Hasn't been in great form of late and needs some runs. It's full outside off, he goes hard and slaps it in the gap through extra cover. Mid-off was in the ring

Adil Rashid to Asalanka, no run, England review for LBW! This seems to be close. Tossed up from over the wicket, pitches just outside off and turns in. Asalanka is hit on the hand going for the sweep and the impact is in front of off stump. Let's see what ball-tracking has to say. Oh wait, there's a spike on UltraEdge so ball-tracking won't be needed. Both reviews lost!

Will Jacks to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, Rathnayake again steps across the stumps, Jacks fires it wide and he drags it off a thick under-edge past the keeper. Went for a big sweep shot and got the result he desired with luck going his way

Adil Rashid to Shanaka, out Lbw!! Shanaka takes a review after being given out LBW! Googly that pitches outside off and turns in sharply. Shanaka rocks back to pull, the ball doesn't bounce as much as he expects and it crashes into his back leg. Not a great review from him, it's hitting the inside of leg stump and there's three reds. Mendis was playing Rashid beautifully, but with him out of the way, the door is now open for the leggie. Picks up his first wicket. Shanaka lbw b Adil Rashid 1(6)

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Adil Rashid!! This is a big wicket. Mendis is the one who has tackled spin quite well so far. He's gone now. Good length on middle and leg, he looks to sweep but top-edges it to short fine. Kusal Mendis c Adil Rashid b Dawson 32(17) [4s-4 6s-1]

Jamie Overton to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, nothing streaky about this one! Back of a length, sits up around the waist and he bludgeons the pull shot over midwicket

Jamie Overton to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, the top-edge flies over the ropes and there's nothing Overton can do but smile about it! Good bumper that gets big on Rathnayake. He goes through with the pull shot and it sails over fine leg

Jamie Overton to Kusal Mendis, SIX, dismissed from his presence! Overton turns around and complains to the umpire about the wide call. Short of length around the waist, he picks length quickly, gets into position and nails the pull shot over backward square

Will Jacks to Kamil Mishara, out Caught by Jamie Overton!! Jacks completes a tight over with a wicket. Has done a really good job with the ball so far while the others have leaked runs. Fired in full from round the wicket, doesn't give Mishara the length to get under and he holes out at long-on. Didn't get the elevation needed to clear the boundary. Kamil Mishara c Jamie Overton b Will Jacks 36(30) [4s-2 6s-2]

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Mendis disappointed at missing out! Short at the stumps, looks to pull hard and mistimes it to deep midwicket

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, superb use of the depth of the crease from Mendis! This is a good length ball and he still pulls it to the midwicket boundary. He's tackled Rashid brilliantly so far

Adil Rashid to Kamil Mishara, leg byes, 1 run, review for LBW! It's a bad one from England. Clearly pitched outside leg. Tossed up from over the wicket, the googly and it's pitching at least a couple of inches outside leg. Mishara tries flicking it away but is hit on the pad.

Jamie Overton to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, angling away outside off, Mishara throws his bat at it and it flies off the edge over short third. Too much width from Overton

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, loose delivery and punished! Fired in full, drifting down leg, Mendis gets low and paddles it fine

Dawson to Kamil Mishara, SIX, all the way over midwicket! Tossed up outside leg, Mishara gets low and whacks the slog-sweep over the ropes. One of the rare deliveries that was tossed up by Dawson and Mishara pounced on it

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, again hits it in the same spot, this time off the back foot! Excellent from Kusal Mendis. He's one of the few Lankan batters who doesn't have a bad record against Rashid. Rocks back to a ball that's not all that short, pulls hard and gets it away to the midwicket boundary

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, gets the sweep in the gap! Googly turning in off a good length, Mendis gets low and sweeps hard through midwicket. Picks the gap to perfection!

Jofra Archer to Nissanka, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Wanted to cut hard but the length wasn't short enough, nor was the line wide enough. Gets a thick under-edge and it crashes into the stumps. He goes after setting the tone at the top. Archer with the breakthrough. Nissanka b Jofra Archer 34(22) [4s-3 6s-2]

Will Jacks to Nissanka, SIX, he's timing it beautifully out there! Full across off, he gets low and nails the sweep over square leg

Dawson to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, full toss outside off, field is in the ring and Mishara carves it through the gap at point

Jofra Archer to Kamil Mishara, SIX, Mishara no slouch either! This is a blazing start from Sri Lanka! Good length on the pads, it's the away-swinger but he still smacks it across the line over midwicket. Archer's facial expression says the story as he acknowledges the quality of that shot

Jofra Archer to Nissanka, SIX, out of the ground! Nissanka on the charge and even Archer isn't spared here. Inswinger at the stumps, on a good length, and he swipes it a long way over square leg. Went with the swing and nailed it

Sam Curran to Nissanka, FOUR, three in a row! Short ball angling away, Nissanka hops in the crease and upper-cuts it over short third. He's off to a flier. Was standing a long way outside the crease which may have prompted Curran to go short

Sam Curran to Nissanka, FOUR, this was the good thing about Sri Lanka even in the last game despite the result. Taking the bowlers on. Nissanka wasting no time out there, bends across, goes for the scoop and executes it nicely

Sam Curran to Nissanka, FOUR, flies off the edge past the keeper! Intent from Nissanka straightaway. Full delivery angled across off, Nissanka gives the charge, looks to hoick across the line and gets a thick edge. Lucky!