England bt Sri Lanka by 05 wickets, 03 match series tied 1 – 1
England Men’s Tour of Sri Lanka 2026 – 02nd One Day International – Khettarama, Colombo District, Western Province
Sri Lanka electing to bat, 219 all out – ( 49.3 Overs )
Skipper Charith Asalanka 45, Dhanabjaya De Silva 40, Pavan Rathnayake 29, Pathum Nissanka 26, Kusal Mendis 26, Dunith Wellalage 20 – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis 42 runs for the 02nd wicket, Dhananjaya De Silva / Charith Asalanka 66 runs for the 04th wicket, Charith Asalanka / Pavan Rathnayake 28 runs for the 06th wicket, Dunith Wellalage / Pramod Madushan 20 runs for the 08th wicket – lost the last 03 wickets for the addition of 06 runs – first 10 overs : 36 / 1, 25 overs : 99 / 3, last 9.3 overs : 46 / 5 – Joe Root 2 / 12 & 02 catches, Jamie Overton 2 / 21, Adil Rashid 2 / 34, Ben Duckett 02 catches.
England in reply, 223 / 5 – ( 46.2 Overs )
Joe Root 75, Skipper Harry Brook 42, Ben Duckett 39, Joseph Buttler 33no – Rehan Ahmed / Ben Duckett 20 run opening stand, Ben Duckett / Joe Root 68 runs for the 02nd wicket, Joe Root / Harry Brook 81 runs for the 04th wicket, Joseph Buttler / William Jacks 34 runs unbroken for the 06th wicket – first 10 overs : 52 / 1, 25 overs : 114 / 3, last 6.2 overs : 45 / 2 – Dhananjaya De Silva 2 / 37, Jeffrey Vandersay 2 / 45.
Player of the Match : Joe Root – England