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Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard, 2nd ODI
England won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Sat, 24 Jan, 14:30 IST
- Venue
- R.Premadasa Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:49:40 IST
Match summary
England won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining).
2nd ODI · One Day International · R.Premadasa Stadium · 24 Jan 2026
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Sri Lanka: 219 (49.3 ov)
Top score: Charith Asalanka, 45 off 64 balls
Best bowling: Joe Root, 2 for 12 in 2.3 overs
England: 223/5 (46.2 ov)
Top score: Joe Root, 75 off 90 balls
Best bowling: Dhananjaya de Silva, 2 for 37 in 7 overs
Player of the match: Joe Root (England)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Sri Lanka innings219 (49.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissankac Jacks b Rashid | 26 | 37 | 70.3 | ||
| Kamil Misharac Duckett b Overton | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | ||
| Kusal Mendisrun out (Jacks) | 26 | 45 | 57.8 | ||
| Dhananjaya de Silvac Root b Dawson | 40 | 59 | 67.8 | ||
| Charith Asalankac Duckett b Rashid | 45 | 64 | 70.3 | ||
| Janith Liyanagec Rashid b Overton | 12 | 11 | 109.1 | ||
| Pavan Rathnayakec Dawson b Jacks | 29 | 34 | 85.3 | ||
| Dunith Wellalagec Curran b Root | 20 | 19 | 105.3 | ||
| Pramod Madushanst Buttler b Ahmed | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | ||
| Jeffrey Vandersaynot out | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| Asitha Fernandoc & b Root | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 7 (w 5, nb 0, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 219 (49.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
16-1 (Kamil Mishara, 4.3 ov) · 58-2 (Pathum Nissanka, 14.1 ov) · 68-3 (Kusal Mendis, 17.1 ov) · 148-4 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 32.4 ov) · 151-5 (Janith Liyanage, 35.3 ov) · 179-6 (Charith Asalanka, 41.4 ov) · 193-7 (Pavan Rathnayake, 44.6 ov) · 214-8 (Pramod Madushan, 48.2 ov) · 219-9 (Dunith Wellalage, 49.2 ov) · 219-10 (Asitha Fernando, 49.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Overton | 5 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4.20 | ||
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | ||
| Liam Dawson | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 | ||
| Will Jacks | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.70 | ||
| Adil Rashid | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3.40 | ||
| Jacob Bethell | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | ||
| Rehan Ahmed | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5.20 | ||
| Joe Root | 2.3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4.80 |
England innings223/5 (46.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehan Ahmedb Silva | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | ||
| Ben Duckettb Vandersay | 39 | 52 | 75.0 | ||
| Joe Rootlbw b Fernando | 75 | 90 | 83.3 | ||
| Jacob Bethellc Asalanka b Silva | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | ||
| Harry Brooklbw b Vandersay | 42 | 75 | 56.0 | ||
| Jos Buttlernot out | 33 | 21 | 157.1 | ||
| Will Jacksnot out | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 7 (w 6, nb 0, b 0, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 223/5 (46.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
20-1 (Rehan Ahmed, 5.4 ov) · 89-2 (Ben Duckett, 16.5 ov) · 98-3 (Jacob Bethell, 19.3 ov) · 178-4 (Joe Root, 40.3 ov) · 189-5 (Harry Brook, 42.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4.43 | ||
| Pramod Madushan | 3.2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.00 | ||
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 5.29 | ||
| Dunith Wellalage | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5.00 | ||
| Charith Asalanka | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3.38 | ||
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 4.50 | ||
| Pavan Rathnayake | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
Line-ups
Sri Lanka
The ground: R.Premadasa Stadium
FairPlay holds 21 completed matches in one-day cricket at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, with a median first-innings score of 253.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 71% and the toss winner won 57%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 43% of the time.
Highest total: 357/3 by England on 27 Jan 2026.
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