Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard, 2nd ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026

2nd ODI · England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 24 Jan 2026

Sri Lanka 219 (49.3 ov)

England 223/5 (46.2 ov)

England won by 5 wickets

Player of the match: JE Root

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Match summary

Sri Lanka played England in the 2nd ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on 24 Jan 2026. England won by 5 wickets.

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first. Sri Lanka made 219 in 49.3 overs, England made 223/5 in 46.2 overs.

Joe Root top-scored with 75 off 90 balls; Joe Root took 2/13; Joe Root was named player of the match.

Sri Lanka Innings

219/10 (49.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
P Nissanka c WG Jacks b AU Rashid	c WG Jacks b AU Rashid	26	37	2	1	70.27
K Mishara c BM Duckett b J Overton	c BM Duckett b J Overton	5	12	1	0	41.67
BKG Mendis run out (JC Buttler, WG Jacks)	run out (JC Buttler, WG Jacks)	26	45	2	0	57.78
DM de Silva c JE Root b LA Dawson	c JE Root b LA Dawson	40	59	4	0	67.80
KIC Asalanka c BM Duckett b AU Rashid	c BM Duckett b AU Rashid	45	64	1	0	70.31
J Liyanage c AU Rashid b J Overton	c AU Rashid b J Overton	12	11	2	0	109.09
P Rathnayake c LA Dawson b WG Jacks	c LA Dawson b WG Jacks	29	34	3	0	85.29
DN Wellalage c SM Curran b JE Root	c SM Curran b JE Root	20	19	2	0	105.26
PM Liyanagamage st JC Buttler b Rehan Ahmed	st JC Buttler b Rehan Ahmed	7	11	0	0	63.64
JDF Vandersay not out	not out	2	4	0	0	50.00
AM Fernando c & b JE Root	c & b JE Root	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 5, nb 0)	7
Total	49.3 Ov (RR: 4.42)	219/10

Fall of wickets: 1-16 (K Mishara, 4.3 ov), 2-58 (P Nissanka, 14.1 ov), 3-68 (BKG Mendis, 17.1 ov), 4-134 (DM de Silva, 32.4 ov), 5-151 (J Liyanage, 35.3 ov), 6-179 (KIC Asalanka, 41.4 ov), 7-193 (P Rathnayake, 44.6 ov), 8-213 (PM Liyanagamage, 48.2 ov), 9-219 (DN Wellalage, 49.2 ov), 10-219 (AM Fernando, 49.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
J Overton	5	1	21	2	4.20	22	4	0	1
SM Curran	4	0	16	0	4.00	17	0	1	2
LA Dawson	10	1	40	1	4.00	32	2	0	0
WG Jacks	10	0	47	1	4.70	27	4	0	1
AU Rashid	10	0	34	2	3.40	31	0	0	1
JG Bethell	3	0	20	0	6.67	8	3	0	0
Rehan Ahmed	5	0	26	1	5.20	13	2	0	0
JE Root	2.3	0	13	2	5.20	8	2	0	0

England Innings

223/5 (46.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rehan Ahmed b DM de Silva	b DM de Silva	13	18	1	0	72.22
BM Duckett b JDF Vandersay	b JDF Vandersay	39	52	2	1	75.00
JE Root lbw b AM Fernando	lbw b AM Fernando	75	90	5	0	83.33
JG Bethell c KIC Asalanka b DM de Silva	c KIC Asalanka b DM de Silva	6	14	0	0	42.86
HC Brook lbw b JDF Vandersay	lbw b JDF Vandersay	42	75	2	0	56.00
JC Buttler not out	not out	33	21	3	1	157.14
WG Jacks not out	not out	8	8	1	0	100.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 6, nb 0)	7
Total	46.2 Ov (RR: 4.81)	223/5

Did not bat: AU Rashid, LA Dawson, J Overton, SM Curran

Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Rehan Ahmed, 5.4 ov), 2-88 (BM Duckett, 16.5 ov), 3-97 (JG Bethell, 19.3 ov), 4-178 (JE Root, 40.3 ov), 5-189 (HC Brook, 42.4 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
AM Fernando	7	31	1	4.43	27	4	0	0
PM Liyanagamage	3.2	20	0	6.00	11	2	0	1
DM de Silva	7	37	2	5.29	19	2	1	0
DN Wellalage	10	50	0	5.00	27	3	0	1
KIC Asalanka	8	27	0	3.38	23	0	0	0
JDF Vandersay	10	45	2	4.50	29	3	0	0
P Rathnayake	1	12	0	12.00	1	0	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Sri Lanka vs England match on 24 Jan 2026?

England won by 5 wickets.

Who was player of the match in Sri Lanka vs England?

Joe Root.

Who scored the most runs in Sri Lanka vs England?

Joe Root (England) with 75 off 90 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Sri Lanka vs England?

Joe Root, with 2/13.

Who won the toss in Sri Lanka vs England?

Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first.

Where was Sri Lanka vs England played?

At R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.