England v Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Match, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2026
Sri Lanka tour of England 1st Match: England v Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street, September 22, 2026
England
ENG
265/10 (48.1)
Sri Lanka
SL
176/10 (37)
Finished
ENG won by 89 runs
265/10 (48.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Banton | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Ben Duckett | 32 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 110.34 | |
| Joe Root | 44 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 84.62 | |
| Harry Brook(C) | 67 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 97.10 | |
| Jos Buttler(WK) | 31 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 93.94 | |
| Will Jacks | 46 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 97.87 | |
| Rehan Ahmed | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Jamie Overton | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 | |
| Gus Atkinson | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 | |
| Jofra Archer | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Josh Tongue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 7, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 265/10 (48.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 9.1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 5.78 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 9 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 6.78 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Sachindu Colombage | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 4.40 |
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (T Banton - 2.5 ov), 2-67 (BM Duckett - 10.5 ov), 3-135 (J Root - 22.3 ov), 4-182 (H Brook - 31.1 ov), 5-196 (J Buttler - 34.3 ov), 6-199 (R Ahmed - 35.5 ov), 7-211 (J Overton - 38.5 ov), 8-241 (G Atkinson - 45.2 ov), 9-247 (J Archer - 46.6 ov), 10-265 (JC Tongue - 48.1 ov)
176/10 (37 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | 27 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 72.97 | |
| Kamindu Mendis | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 73.68 | |
| Kusal Mendis(WK/C) | 42 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 70.00 | |
| Pavan Rathnayake | 13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 56.52 | |
| Charith Asalanka | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Janith Liyanage | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Dunith Wellalage | 45 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 125.00 | |
| Sachindu Colombage | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 36.84 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 176/10 (37) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 6 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Gus Atkinson | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Josh Tongue | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4.60 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 7 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 6.57 |
| Jamie Overton | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4.20 |
| Will Jacks | 7 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3.14 |
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (K Mendis - 5.4 ov), 2-48 (P Nissanka - 11.3 ov), 3-84 (P Rathnayake - 19.4 ov), 4-85 (C Asalanka - 20.1 ov), 5-100 (J Liyanage - 23.4 ov), 6-105 (K Mendis - 26.1 ov), 7-133 (S Colombage - 30.3 ov), 8-176 (D Wellalage - 36.3 ov), 9-176 (A Fernando - 36.5 ov), 10-176 (D Madushanka - 36.6 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2026-09-22 17:00 PM
Venue
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Chester-le-Street
Toss
England elected to bat
Umpires
- Graham Lloyd
- Wayne Knights
Tv Umpires
- Adrian Holdstock
Match Referee
- Jeff Crowe
