SL limit England to 146

Sun, 22 February 2026

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Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage celebrates

England 146-9 (20 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Chameera to bowl the final over. Jamie Overton shuffles a long way and tries to scoop the first ball but misses before he gets two runs off the next as Kamil Mishara at long-on comes up with a wild throw to give the batters a second run.

That extra run proves costly as Overton, who is back on strike, smashes the next straight down the ground for a six.

Excellent yorker from Chameera as Overton is struck on the pads and only gets the leg bye. Sri Lanka take the review but the impact is clearly outside the line of leg stump.

Another fine yorker as Adil Rashid can get only a single and Overton swings and misses the full toss which hits him on the pads for just a leg bye.

England finish on 146/9 in their 20 overs after being put into bat.

A clinical bowling performance from Sri Lanka. Wellalage led the way with figures of 3/26, while Madushanka (2/25) and Theekshana (2/21) bagged two wickets each.

Phil Salt was the only England batter to get a measure of the tricky surface, stroking 62 from 40 balls, while Will Jacks (21) was the only other to get past the 20-run mark.

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