England beat Sri Lanka by 54 runs, England win the 03 match series 2 – 1

England Men’s Tour of Sri Lanka 2026 – 03rd One Day International – Khettarama, Colombo District, Western Province

England electing to bat, 357 / 3 – ( 50 Overs ) Skipper Harry Brook 136no ( 9×6, 11×4, 66 balls ) – career best – Joe Root 111no ( 1×6, 9×4, 108 balls ), Jacob Bethell 65, Rehan Ahmed 24 – Rehan Ahmed / Joe Root 21 runs for the 02nd wicket, Joe Root / Jacob Bethell 126 runs for the 03rd wicket, Joe Root / Harry Brook 191 runs unbroken for the 04th wicket – first 10 overs : 40 / 1, 25 overs : 111 / 2, last 10 overs : 130 / 0 : first 30 overs : 154 / 2, last 20 overs : 203 / 1 – Dhananjaya De Silva 1 / 45. This is the highest team total for England against Sri Lanka in One Day International format.

Sri Lanka in reply, 304 all out – ( 46.4 Overs ) Pavan Rathnayake 121 ( 1×6,12×4,115 balls ) – career best, maiden ODI century – Pathum Nissanka 50, Kamil Mishara 22, Janith Liyanage 22, Dunith Wellalage 22, Kusal Mendis 20 – Pathum Nissanka / Kamil Mishara 48 run opening stand, Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis 37 runs for the 02nd wicket, Pavan Rathnayake / Charith Asalanka 37 runs for the 04th wicket, Pavan Rathnayake / Janith Liyanage 43 runs for the 05th wicket, Pavan Rathnayake / Dhananjaya De Silva 28 runs for the 06th wicket, Pavan Rathnayake / Dunith Wellalage 50 runs for the 07th wicket, Pavan Rathnayake / Jeffrey Vandersay 34 runs for the 09th wicket – first 10 overs : 104 / 3, 25 overs : 171 / 4, last 6.4 overs : 52 / 3 – William Jacks 2 / 43, Jamie Overton 2 / 48, Liam Dawson 2 / 48, Adil Rashid 2 / 61, Skipper Harry Brook 03 catches & 01 run out assist.

Player of the Match : Harry Brook – England
Player of the Series : Joe Root – England

Most Runs
247 : Joe Root – ENG
184 : Harry Brook – ENG
162 : Pavan Rathnayake – SL
139 : Kusal Mendis – SL

Best Batting
136no : Harry Brook – ENG
121 : Pavan Rathnayake – SL
111no : Joe Root – ENG

Most Wickets
07 : Adil Rashid – ENG
05 : Jeffrey Vandersay – SL
Best Bowling
3 / 39 : Pramod Madushan – SL
3 / 44 : Adil Rashid – ENG

Most Catches
04 : Harry Brook – ENG
04 : Dunith Wellalage – SL
03 : Ben Duckett – ENG

Best Fielding
03 ct & 01 run out assist : Harry Brook – ENG
03 ct : Dunith Wellalage – SL

Most Dismissals
03 : kusal Mendis – SL

Best Wicket Keeping
03 vic : Kusal Mendis – SL

Highest Partnerships
191 runs unbroken for the 04th wicket :
Joe Root / Harry Brook – ENG *
126 runs for the 03rd wicket :
Joe Root / Jacob Bethell – ENG *
117 runs for the 02nd wicket :
Joe Root / Ben Duckett – ENG
* same match

Highest Totals
357 / 3 – ( 50 Overs ) : ENG *
304 all out – ( 46.4 Overs ) : SL *
* same match

Lowest Total
219 all out – ( 49.3 Overs ) – SL