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

Wellalage to Buttler, out Caught by Pavan Rathnayake!! Buttler departs. He looks to slog this out of the ground and gets a thick leading edge to the left of deep backward point. Rathnayake runs across to his left and puts in a full length dive to grab it inches above the turf. Buttler c Pavan Rathnayake b Wellalage 39(29) [4s-6]

Hasaranga to Buttler, 1 run, gets low and sweeps the full delivery to the right of deep square leg

Hasaranga to Buttler, 1 run, looks to nudge this into the leg-side and gets a thick leading edge to the right of short third

Hasaranga to Buttler, 2 runs, a bit too full around off, Buttler smashes it off the toe end wide of deep mid-wicket

Janith Liyanage to Buttler, FOUR, Janith Liyanage is struggling to get a firm grip on the ball, it seems. He dishes out a hip high full toss and gets belted in the gap through square leg

Janith Liyanage to Buttler, 1 run, bowls a slower full delivery outside off and Buttler miscues the lofted drive to long-off

Eshan Malinga to Buttler, 1 run, 114ks slower length delivery just outside off, Buttler drops it on the off-side and responds for a quick single

Eshan Malinga to Buttler, no run, 137ks full ball on off, Buttler mistimes the drive back to the bowler

Hasaranga to Buttler, 1 run, short on the stumps, knocked down to long-on for a strike-retaining single

Hasaranga to Buttler, 3 runs, the legbreak that is fuller in length just outside off, Buttler gets a thick outside edge on the poke that runs away past the keeper to his right. Short third gives chase and manages to pull it back inches inside the ropes...

Hasaranga to Buttler, no run, looks to push the legbreak and gets it off the inside edge back to the bowler

Hasaranga to Buttler, no run, quicker on off, Buttler punches and picks out the man at cover

Wellalage to Buttler, 1 run, clipped off the pads to the right of square leg. 12 off the over.

Wellalage to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler joins the party this time. He brings out the reverse sweep and the timing wasn't as splendid as the previoys one. Drags it off the bottom half and gets it in the gap between cover and backward point

Shanaka to Buttler, no run, full on off at 129ks, Buttler gets across and flicks it to the right of mid-wicket

Eshan Malinga to Buttler, no run, had that hit, Buttler was a goner! He flicked the leg-side gimme to the right of short fine and took off in search of a single or more. A yard either side of the fielder would have actually been a boundary. On seeing the fielder swoop in on the ball, Buttler had to turn back and put in a desperate dive. Thankfully for England, the throw was wide of the stumps...

Wellalage to Buttler, byes, FOUR, oh dear! Did that came off the bat? Nope. It kept angling in with the arm and beat Buttler on the inside edge. The keeper didn't pick it and short fine's valiant dive near the ropes goes in vain...

Wellalage to Buttler, 1 run, looped up on the stumps, Buttler stays leg-side of the delivery and biffs the drive to long-off

Wellalage to Buttler, no run, full and drifting down leg, Buttler misses the flick and wears it on the front pad. Going down leg...

Wellalage to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler expected something full and premeditated the reverse sweep. Got into position early and smacked the ball over backward point to his right

Wellalage to Buttler, no run, sliding in with the arm on leg stump, Buttler looks to flick and gets a leading edge back to the bowler

Shanaka to Buttler, 1 run, comes dancing down the wicket and heaves the 124ks full delivery off the cue end to the right of long-on

Shanaka to Buttler, FOUR, 126ks back of a length outside off, Buttler crunches it off the back foot and places it past the diving left hand of the fielder at backward point

Shanaka to Buttler, no run, huge appeal for caught behind but that has come off the flap of the back pad. Swings in and cuts Buttler into half, misses the inside edge and takes the pad before carrying low to the left of the keeper

Shanaka to Buttler, 1 run, 124ks good length on off, clipped away to the right of deep mid-wicket

Pathirana to Buttler, 1 run, makes use of the width to guide this fuller length delivery to the right of deep backward point

Pathirana to Buttler, no run, 145ks touch fuller just outside off, Buttler taps it away to the left of backward point

Pathirana to Buttler, FOUR, my word! Exquisite timing on this. 146ks length outside off, Buttler gets on top of the bounce and punches sweetly square on the off-side, the fielder at deep backward point had no chance whatsoever. Outfield lightning quick...

Pathirana to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler just showed direction to that ball. Nothing more. There was width on offer, so he opened the bat face and steered it in the gap between backward point and gully