England vs Sri Lanka Highlights, 2nd Match, 24 September, 2026
Player of the match
Kusal Mendis,
Sri Lanka
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Asitha Fernando to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Tom Banton hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Tom Banton hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and caresses push to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Charith Asalanka to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Charith Asalanka to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump. Ben Duckett goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Eshan Malinga to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Tom Banton goes back and caresses cut, edged!! towards third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Eshan Malinga to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett goes back, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Eshan Malinga to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Eshan Malinga to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and caresses cut to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Eshan Malinga to Tom Banton, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular hook to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Tom Banton, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Tom Banton goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Tom Banton, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the stumps, Tom Banton goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Dunith Wellalage to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, plays sweep in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Ben Duckett b D Wellalage 67 (63) Dunith Wellalage to Ben Duckett, no run, b D Wellalage, Bowled out !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump, A bold move from Ben Duckett as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease, plays sweep in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Tom Banton st K Mendis b D Wellalage 73 (62) Dunith Wellalage to Tom Banton, no run, st K Mendis b D Wellalage, Stumped out !! top spinner, good length on the off stump, Tom Banton goes forward, tries to slam it, but Tom Banton fails to make contact with the ball, and Kusal Mendis completes the stumping to send Tom Banton back to the dressing room. Rapid response from the keeper.
Harry Brook lbw b D Wellalage 1 (6) Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, no run, lbw b D Wellalage, Out LBW !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Harry Brook hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Dunith Wellalage appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Harry Brook has to go back.
Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays hook in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four. Misfielding has cost them runs
Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long off for a colossal Maximum! Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the leg stump, Jos Buttler goes back and caresses pull, edged!! towards deep fine leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! slower ball, good length, on the stumps. Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays cut, gets an edge!, in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Joe Root c P Rathnayake b S Colombage 15 (17) Sachindu Colombage to Joe Root, no run, c P Rathnayake b S Colombage, Caught out!! googly full length on the off stump, Joe Root hangs in the crease to take the gamble with drive towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Pavan Rathnayake. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum! Back to back sixes, Freed his arms and sent the ball crashing on the other side of the fences into the crowd
Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, Four, Four !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, Will Jacks hangs in the crease and caresses pull to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Dunith Wellalage to Will Jacks, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps. Will Jacks hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Will Jacks goes forward, plays drive in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dunith Wellalage to Will Jacks, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the off stump, Will Jacks hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Rehan Ahmed c K Mendis b D Madushanka 0 (5) Dilshan Madushanka to Rehan Ahmed, no run, c K Mendis b D Madushanka, Caught out !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Rehan Ahmed hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Kusal Mendis, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Rehan Ahmed. Remarkable fielding display by the keeper.
Gus Atkinson c P Rathnayake b E Malinga 16 (28) Eshan Malinga to Gus Atkinson, no run, c P Rathnayake b E Malinga, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Gus Atkinson goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Pavan Rathnayake, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Gus Atkinson. Outstanding catch!! It looks like a six but fell short of boundary and taken, gone
Asitha Fernando to Will Jacks, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Will Jacks goes back and caresses flick shot to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Jamie Overton c C Asalanka b A Fernando 2 (3) Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, no run, c C Asalanka b A Fernando, Caught out !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Jamie Overton as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards mid off, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Charith Asalanka for a soft dismissal.
Asitha Fernando to Will Jacks, Six, Six !! With a brilliant inswinger, on the stumps, Will Jacks goes back, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long on for a colossal Maximum! Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
Will Jacks c J Liyanage b E Malinga 52 (61) Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, no run, c J Liyanage b E Malinga, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Will Jacks as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards long on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Janith Liyanage for a soft dismissal.
Jos Buttler c K Mendis b D Madushanka 69 (49) Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, no run, c K Mendis b D Madushanka, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to hit flick shot to deep mid wicket but it resulted in a catch taken by Kamindu Mendis. Jos Buttler is dismissed.
Dilshan Madushanka to Jofra Archer, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at long on, who blocks the ball right away. Dropped catch
Asitha Fernando to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Tom Banton hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Tom Banton hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and caresses push to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Charith Asalanka to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Charith Asalanka to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump. Ben Duckett goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Eshan Malinga to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Tom Banton goes back and caresses cut, edged!! towards third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Eshan Malinga to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett goes back, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Eshan Malinga to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Eshan Malinga to Tom Banton, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and caresses cut to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Eshan Malinga to Tom Banton, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Tom Banton hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular hook to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Tom Banton, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Tom Banton goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Tom Banton, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the stumps, Tom Banton goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Dunith Wellalage to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, plays sweep in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Ben Duckett b D Wellalage 67 (63) Dunith Wellalage to Ben Duckett, no run, b D Wellalage, Bowled out !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump, A bold move from Ben Duckett as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease, plays sweep in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Tom Banton st K Mendis b D Wellalage 73 (62) Dunith Wellalage to Tom Banton, no run, st K Mendis b D Wellalage, Stumped out !! top spinner, good length on the off stump, Tom Banton goes forward, tries to slam it, but Tom Banton fails to make contact with the ball, and Kusal Mendis completes the stumping to send Tom Banton back to the dressing room. Rapid response from the keeper.
Harry Brook lbw b D Wellalage 1 (6) Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, no run, lbw b D Wellalage, Out LBW !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Harry Brook hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Dunith Wellalage appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Harry Brook has to go back.
Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays hook in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four. Misfielding has cost them runs
Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long off for a colossal Maximum! Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the leg stump, Jos Buttler goes back and caresses pull, edged!! towards deep fine leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! slower ball, good length, on the stumps. Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays cut, gets an edge!, in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Joe Root c P Rathnayake b S Colombage 15 (17) Sachindu Colombage to Joe Root, no run, c P Rathnayake b S Colombage, Caught out!! googly full length on the off stump, Joe Root hangs in the crease to take the gamble with drive towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Pavan Rathnayake. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum! Back to back sixes, Freed his arms and sent the ball crashing on the other side of the fences into the crowd
Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, Four, Four !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, Will Jacks hangs in the crease and caresses pull to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Dunith Wellalage to Will Jacks, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps. Will Jacks hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Will Jacks goes forward, plays drive in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dunith Wellalage to Will Jacks, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the off stump, Will Jacks hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Rehan Ahmed c K Mendis b D Madushanka 0 (5) Dilshan Madushanka to Rehan Ahmed, no run, c K Mendis b D Madushanka, Caught out !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Rehan Ahmed hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Kusal Mendis, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Rehan Ahmed. Remarkable fielding display by the keeper.
Gus Atkinson c P Rathnayake b E Malinga 16 (28) Eshan Malinga to Gus Atkinson, no run, c P Rathnayake b E Malinga, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Gus Atkinson goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Pavan Rathnayake, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Gus Atkinson. Outstanding catch!! It looks like a six but fell short of boundary and taken, gone
Asitha Fernando to Will Jacks, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Will Jacks goes back and caresses flick shot to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Jamie Overton c C Asalanka b A Fernando 2 (3) Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, no run, c C Asalanka b A Fernando, Caught out !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Jamie Overton as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards mid off, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Charith Asalanka for a soft dismissal.
Asitha Fernando to Will Jacks, Six, Six !! With a brilliant inswinger, on the stumps, Will Jacks goes back, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long on for a colossal Maximum! Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
Will Jacks c J Liyanage b E Malinga 52 (61) Eshan Malinga to Will Jacks, no run, c J Liyanage b E Malinga, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Will Jacks as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards long on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Janith Liyanage for a soft dismissal.
Jos Buttler c K Mendis b D Madushanka 69 (49) Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, no run, c K Mendis b D Madushanka, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to hit flick shot to deep mid wicket but it resulted in a catch taken by Kamindu Mendis. Jos Buttler is dismissed.
Dilshan Madushanka to Jofra Archer, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at long on, who blocks the ball right away. Dropped catch