England vs Sri Lanka Full Scorecard, 1st Match, 22 September, 2026
COMPLETED / 1st Match / Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
England won by 89 runs
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Player of the match
Will Jacks,
England
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Banton
b A Fernando
|
10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
|
Ben Duckett
lbw b D Wellalage
|
32 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 110.34 |
|
Joe Root
b S Colombage
|
44 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 84.62 |
|
Harry Brook
c D Madushanka b D Chameera
|
67 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 97.10 |
|
Jos Buttler
lbw b S Colombage
|
31 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 93.94 |
| Will Jacks Not out | 46 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 97.87 |
|
Rehan Ahmed
runout (C Asalanka)
|
2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
|
Jamie Overton
b S Colombage
|
8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
|
Gus Atkinson
b D Madushanka
|
14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
|
Jofra Archer
b A Fernando
|
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
|
Josh Tongue
b A Fernando
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Extras: 9 ( b 0, lb 2, w 7, nb 0, p 0)
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Fall of wickets :16 - 1 ( Tom Banton , 2.5 ov ) ,67 - 2 ( Ben Duckett , 10.5 ov ) ,135 - 3 ( Joe Root , 22.3 ov ) ,182 - 4 ( Harry Brook , 31.1 ov ) ,196 - 5 ( Jos Buttler , 34.3 ov ) ,199 - 6 ( Rehan Ahmed , 35.5 ov ) ,211 - 7 ( Jamie Overton , 38.5 ov ) ,241 - 8 ( Gus Atkinson , 45.2 ov ) ,247 - 9 ( Jofra Archer , 46.6 ov ) ,265 - 10 ( Josh Tongue , 48.1 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 9.1 | 53 | 3 | 5.78 | 30 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 10 | 45 | 1 | 4.50 | 38 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 9 | 61 | 1 | 6.78 | 23 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 10 | 60 | 1 | 6.00 | 21 |
| Sachindu Colombage | 10 | 44 | 3 | 4.40 | 29 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pathum Nissanka
c J Buttler b JC Tongue
|
27 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 72.97 |
|
Kamindu Mendis
c BM Duckett b G Atkinson
|
14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 73.68 |
|
Kusal Mendis
lbw b WG Jacks
|
42 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 70.00 |
|
Pavan Rathnayake
c T Banton b J Overton
|
13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 56.52 |
|
Charith Asalanka
lbw b WG Jacks
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
|
Janith Liyanage
c J Buttler b J Overton
|
4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Dunith Wellalage
c J Overton b WG Jacks
|
45 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 125.00 |
|
Sachindu Colombage
lbw b R Ahmed
|
14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Dushmantha Chameera Not out | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 36.84 |
|
Asitha Fernando
c T Banton b WG Jacks
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Dilshan Madushanka
b WG Jacks
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Extras: 9 ( b 0, lb 1, w 8, nb 0, p 0)
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Fall of wickets :27 - 1 ( Kamindu Mendis , 5.4 ov ) ,48 - 2 ( Pathum Nissanka , 11.3 ov ) ,84 - 3 ( Pavan Rathnayake , 19.4 ov ) ,85 - 4 ( Charith Asalanka , 20.1 ov ) ,100 - 5 ( Janith Liyanage , 23.4 ov ) ,105 - 6 ( Kusal Mendis , 26.1 ov ) ,133 - 7 ( Sachindu Colombage , 30.3 ov ) ,176 - 8 ( Dunith Wellalage , 36.3 ov ) ,176 - 9 ( Asitha Fernando , 36.5 ov ) ,176 - 10 ( Dilshan Madushanka , 36.6 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 6 | 38 | 0 | 6.33 | 23 |
| Gus Atkinson | 7 | 25 | 1 | 3.57 | 30 |
| Josh Tongue | 5 | 23 | 1 | 4.60 | 14 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 7 | 46 | 1 | 6.57 | 24 |
| Jamie Overton | 5 | 21 | 2 | 4.20 | 18 |
| Will Jacks | 7 | 22 | 5 | 3.14 | 28 |
Match Info
- Match: 1st Match
- Series: England vs Sri Lanka
- Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
- Time: 05:00 PM
- Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
- City: Chester-le-Street
- Umpires: Graham Lloyd (England), Wayne Knights (New Zealand), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
