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Sri Lanka vs England, 1st T20I Commentary, Live Updates

SL vs ENG, 2026 - T20 Live Commentary

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1st T20I Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy , Jan 30, 2026
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 133 (16.2/17)
England England 41/1 (3.2/17)
CRR: 12.30
England need 93 runs in 82 balls at 6.80 rpo
3.1
4
Matheesha Pathirana To Jacob Bethell
Four!
End Of The Over 3 : 37/1
17 Runs
  • 42.1
  • 42.2
  • 42.3
  • 42.4
  • W 2.5
  • 12.6
J. Bethell
1 (1)
P. Salt
14 (7)
E. Malinga
1-0-17-1
2.6
1
Eshan Malinga To Jacob Bethell
Full of a length and wide outside off, Bethell goes on one knee and slaps it down to deep point for a single.
Jacob Bethell walks out at 3 for England.
2.5
W
Eshan Malinga To Jos Buttler OUT!
OUT! BOWLED'EM! Eshan Malinga has the last laugh here and Jos Buttler has to walk back. Slower one, pitched up fuller and on middle. Buttler steps out to swing across the line but the ball dips and beats him all ends up. The ball crashes into the stumps and Buttler walks back after making 17 off 10 balls.
2.4
4
Eshan Malinga To Jos Buttler
FOUR! Another one and England are running away with it. A high full toss, shaping away from off. Buttler just walks down the pitch and slaps it up and over cover-point for four more runs. It is deemed a fair delivery as well.
2.3
4
Eshan Malinga To Jos Buttler
FOUR! A hat-trick of boundaries for Buttler now. Slower one, full and on leg stump. Jos Buttler clips the half-volley firmly and gets it wide of mid on for a boundary.
2.2
4
Eshan Malinga To Jos Buttler
FOUR! Edged but there's no first slip in place. Hard length on off, swinging away. Jos gets an outside edge as he looks to punch but the fielder is at fly slip. The ball goes wide of the keeper and runs away into the deep third fence.
2.1
4
Eshan Malinga To Jos Buttler
FOUR! That's gone like a tracer bullet. Overpitched around off, swinging away. Jos Buttler stands tall and laces the cover-punch through the gap and the ball flies to the fence.
Just one over for Maheesh Theekshana and Eshan Malinga replaces him in the attack.
End Of The Over 2 : 20/0
6 Runs
  • 01.1
  • 4 LB 1.2
  • 01.3
  • 01.4
  • 1 WD 1.5
  • 11.5
  • 01.6
P. Salt
14 (7)
J. Buttler
1 (5)
M. Pathirana
1-0-2-0
1.6
0
Matheesha Pathirana To Phil Salt
Slower one, on a good length and on off. Phil Salt opts to just block it off.
1.5
1
Matheesha Pathirana To Jos Buttler
Hard length outside off, Buttler presses back and glides it down to deep backward point for one. He's off the mark now.
1.5
wd
Matheesha Pathirana To Jos Buttler
WIDE. On a good length, wide outside off and shaping further away, Left alone by JB.
1.4
0
Matheesha Pathirana To Jos Buttler
Oh, that's extremely well done by the keeper. The ball slips out of Pathirana's hand and he ends up serving a curve ball around the top of the stumps. Buttler is taken aback as the ball shapes away and in lands just in front of the keeper. Kusal Mendis does well to pouch it.
1.3
0
Matheesha Pathirana To Jos Buttler
This is fiery stuff from Pathirana. Full and straight, right in the blockhole. Buttler just about manages to keep it out.
1.2
lb
Matheesha Pathirana To Jos Buttler
FOUR LEG BYES! Unlucky for the bowler. Good-length delivery at 148 kph, nips away from middle. Jos Buttler gts squared up and the ball flicks the thigh pad and runs down to the left of the first slip fielder and into the deep third fence.
1.1
0
Matheesha Pathirana To Jos Buttler
Beaten straightaway! Full and around off, swinging away. Buttler's feet go nowhere as he looks to cover drive and gets beaten on the outside edge.
Matheesha Pathirana will be bowling from the other end.
End Of The Over 1 : 14/0
14 Runs
  • 60.1
  • 40.2
  • 40.3
  • 00.4
  • 00.5
  • 00.6
P. Salt
14 (6)
J. Buttler
0 (0)
M. Theekshana
1-0-14-0
0.6
0
Maheesh Theekshana To Phil Salt
Ends the over well, does Theekshana. Flatter one, on a good length and around off. Salt rocks back and punches it to short cover. 14 off the first over.
0.5
0
Maheesh Theekshana To Phil Salt
Fired in around off, darting back in, Salt jams it out again towards mid off.
0.4
0
Maheesh Theekshana To Phil Salt
Better from Theekshana. Full and around off, straighter one. Salt pushes it to mid off.
0.3
4
Maheesh Theekshana To Phil Salt
FOUR! 14 off the first 3 balls of the chase, Salt doesn't need to get his eye in. Full and darted down leg, Salt tickles it fine and the ball beats the short fine leg fielder, running away to the fence.
0.2
4
Maheesh Theekshana To Phil Salt
FOUR! The quicker it comes, the better it is skidding onto the bat at the moment. The inswinger, fired in just outside off. Salt camps back and gets his hands through the line, smacking it through the gap at covers for a boundary.
0.1
6
Maheesh Theekshana To Phil Salt
SIX! Wow, what a start, what a hit! Shortish length to begin with from Theekshana, drifting into the pads. Phil Salt rocks back and flat-bats the pull to the right of deep square leg for a six.
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Match Info
  • Venue Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss England won the toss and elected to field
  • Umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL), Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Nimali Perera (SL)
  • Referee Vengalil Narayanan Kutty (IND)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 133/10 in 16.2 overs
  • Sri Lanka 100/6 in 11.6 overs
  • Referral 1 (10.4 ovs): ENG against J Liyanage (LBW) Successful (ENG: 2, SL: 2)
  • De Silva dropped on 9 by L Dawson in 10.2 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 50 off 27 balls between P Nissanka (17) and K Mendis (29)
  • Power play 1 (1-5): Sri Lanka 50/1
  • Sri Lanka 50/1 in 4.5 overs
  • K Mishara dropped on 9 by L Dawson in 1.5 overs
  • Match reduced to 17 overs per side
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