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England vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, 2nd ODI
Sri Lanka won by 16 runs
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Thu, 24 Sept, 17:00 IST
- Venue
- Headingley
- Data checked
- 05:33:14 IST
Match summary
Sri Lanka won by 16 runs.
2nd ODI · One Day International · Headingley · 24 Sept 2026
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Sri Lanka: 321/6 (50 ov)
Top score: Kusal Mendis, 121 off 100 balls
Best bowling: Rehan Ahmed, 2 for 48 in 8 overs
England: 305/9 (50 ov)
Top score: Tom Banton, 73 off 62 balls
Best bowling: Dunith Wellalage, 3 for 49 in 10 overs
Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Sri Lanka innings321/6 (50 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissankalbw b Atkinson | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | ||
| Kamindu Mendisc Brook b Atkinson | 54 | 65 | 83.1 | ||
| Kusal Mendisc Banton b Ahmed | 121 | 100 | 121.0 | ||
| Pavan Rathnayakerun out (Root) | 48 | 39 | 123.1 | ||
| Charith Asalankac Atkinson b Ahmed | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | ||
| Janith Liyanagec Root b Archer | 32 | 26 | 123.1 | ||
| Dunith Wellalagenot out | 16 | 15 | 106.7 | ||
| Sachindu Colombagenot out | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | ||
| Extras | 11 (w 7, nb 0, b 1, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 321/6 (50 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
45-1 (Pathum Nissanka, 9.1 ov) · 182-2 (Kamindu Mendis, 29.1 ov) · 222-3 (Kusal Mendis, 35.5 ov) · 236-4 (Charith Asalanka, 39.4 ov) · 282-5 (Pavan Rathnayake, 44.4 ov) · 312-6 (Janith Liyanage, 48.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 10 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 6.80 | ||
| Gus Atkinson | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 5.50 | ||
| Josh Tongue | 7 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 7.14 | ||
| Will Jacks | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6.60 | ||
| Jamie Overton | 10 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 6.30 | ||
| Rehan Ahmed | 8 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 6.00 |
England innings305/9 (50 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bantonst Mendis b Wellalage | 73 | 62 | 117.7 | ||
| Ben Duckettb Wellalage | 67 | 63 | 106.3 | ||
| Joe Rootc Rathnayake b Colombage | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | ||
| Harry Brooklbw b Wellalage | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | ||
| Jos Buttlerc Mendis b Madushanka | 69 | 49 | 140.8 | ||
| Will Jacksc Liyanage b Malinga | 52 | 61 | 85.2 | ||
| Rehan Ahmedc Mendis b Madushanka | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Gus Atkinsonc Rathnayake b Malinga | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | ||
| Jamie Overtonc Asalanka b Fernando | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | ||
| Jofra Archernot out | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Josh Tonguenot out | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 9 (w 8, nb 1, b 0, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 305/9 (50 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
143-1 (Ben Duckett, 19.4 ov) · 153-2 (Tom Banton, 21.6 ov) · 157-3 (Harry Brook, 23.3 ov) · 203-4 (Joe Root, 28.1 ov) · 259-5 (Rehan Ahmed, 39.5 ov) · 288-6 (Gus Atkinson, 46.5 ov) · 295-7 (Jamie Overton, 47.4 ov) · 303-8 (Jos Buttler, 49.1 ov) · 303-9 (Will Jacks, 48.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 10 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 6.80 | ||
| Dilshan Madushanka | 9 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 6.00 | ||
| Charith Asalanka | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.83 | ||
| Eshan Malinga | 9 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 5.56 | ||
| Sachindu Colombage | 6 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 9.17 | ||
| Dunith Wellalage | 10 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 4.90 |
Line-ups
England
The ground: Headingley
FairPlay holds 6 completed matches in one-day cricket at Headingley, Leeds, with a median first-innings score of 240.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 67% and the toss winner won 50%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 83% of the time.
Highest total: 321/6 by Sri Lanka on 24 Sept 2026.
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