Delhi: : In the 10th edition of the ICC T20 World Cup, in the first match of the day on Sunday in the battle of Super-8, England showed a spectacular game and achieved a spectacular victory by defeating Sri Lanka by 51 runs. In the low-scoring match, the bowlers of both the teams were very impressive.

Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to field first at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele. After this, the England team came out to bat first, but their batting could not do anything special in front of the amazing bowling of the Lankan team. Jos Buttler walked out after scoring only 7 runs. After the first wicket fell on the score of 16, England continued to suffer setbacks at regular intervals. On one hand, Phil Salt batted well and scored 62 runs (6 fours, 2 sixes) in 40 balls. Will Jacques, who came to play at number 7, scored 21 runs in 14 balls and took the team’s score to 146 for 9 wickets in 20 overs. For Sri Lanka, Dunith Vellalage took 3 wickets, while Madushanka and Teekshana took 2 wickets each.

In response to England’s 146 runs, Sri Lankan team came out to bat. Looking at the pitch, this score looked quite good and that is what happened. England’s bowlers made a strong start. Jofra Archer and Will Jacques bowled brilliantly and sent half the Lankan innings to the pavilion at the score of 34. After this, Dasun Shanaka struggled to some extent and scored 30 runs in 24 balls, but in front of England’s amazing bowling, the entire Sri Lankan team was reduced to 95 runs in 16.4 overs and England won the match by a huge margin of 51 runs. For England, Will Jacques took 3 wickets for just 22 runs, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Liam Dawson took 2 wickets each.

summary scorecard –Sri Lanka vs England, Tea20 world cup 2026

England: 146/9 (20 overs)

Phil Salt – 62 runs

Will Jacques – 21 runs

Dunith Vellalage – 3 wickets

Mahish Teekshana – 2 wickets

Sri Lanka: 95 (16.4 overs)

Dasun Shanaka – 65 runs

Kamindu Mendis – 13 runs

Will Jacques- 3 wickets

Adil Rashid- 2 wickets

Result

In reply to 146 runs, England bowled out Sri Lanka for just 95 runs and achieved a big victory of 51 runs.

player of the match

will jacks: England’s star all-rounder player Will Jacques has given an all-round performance. After playing an inning of 21 runs in 14 balls on a difficult pitch, he took 3 big wickets with his spin bowling and played the role of hero in the match.

turning point of the match

Talking about the turning point of this match, although every moment of the entire match felt like this, but after scoring 146 runs, the way England’s fast bowler Joffra Archer and spin bowler Will Jacques bowled was amazing. Both of them bowled very well and took 5 wickets of Sri Lanka at the score of just 34 runs and from here the situation of Sri Lanka became serious and prepared the roadmap of victory for England.

tournament status

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super-8 round is being played, if we look at the position of Sri Lanka and England included in Group-2 in this round, after winning this match, they are standing at the first position in this group.

FAQs – who won the match yesterday? SL vs ENG, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

Question 1: Who won Sri Lanka vs England T20 match?

Answer: England won by 51 runs.

Question 2: Who scored the most runs for England??

Answer: Phil Salt played an inning of 62 runs.

Question 3: Who was the most successful bowler for England??

Answer: Will Jacques took 3 wickets.

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