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England v Sri Lanka

ODI series 20263 ODIs22–27 Sept 2026In England

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  1. England68%Sri Lanka32%

    3rd ODI10:30am BST

    The Oval, London

    UK TV
    Sky Sports Cricket
    1st innings par
    287 runs

Results

  1. England71%Sri Lanka29%

    2nd ODI12:30pm BSTDay/night

    Headingley, Leeds

    Sri Lanka won by 16 runs. Sri Lanka 321/6 (50), England 305/9 (50)

    1st innings par
    283 runs

  2. England73%Sri Lanka27%

    1st ODI12:30pm BSTDay/night

    Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

    England won by 89 runs. England 265 (48.1), Sri Lanka 176 (37)

    1st innings par
    290 runs

Head to head

56ODIs since Jun 2002
24England wins
28Sri Lanka wins
13–13In England, 29 ODIs, 3 tied or no result

Bilateral series

SeasonHostsODIsEnglandSri LankaWon by
2025/26Sri Lanka321England
2021England320England
2018/19Sri Lanka531England
2016England530England
2014/15Sri Lanka725Sri Lanka
2014England523Sri Lanka

Last ten meetings

DateGroundScoresResult
24 Sept 2026HeadingleySri Lanka 321/6 (50) · England 305/9 (50)Sri Lanka won by 16 runs
22 Sept 2026Riverside GroundEngland 265 (48.1) · Sri Lanka 176 (37)England won by 89 runs
27 Jan 2026R Premadasa StadiumEngland 357/3 (50) · Sri Lanka 304 (46.4)England won by 53 runs
24 Jan 2026R Premadasa StadiumSri Lanka 219 (49.3) · England 223/5 (46.2)England won by 5 wickets
22 Jan 2026R Premadasa StadiumSri Lanka 271/6 (50) · England 252 (49.2)Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
26 Oct 2023M Chinnaswamy StadiumEngland 156 (33.2) · Sri Lanka 160/2 (25.4)Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
4 Jul 2021County GroundSri Lanka 166 (41.1)No result
1 Jul 2021Kennington OvalSri Lanka 241/9 (50) · England 244/2 (43)England won by 8 wickets
29 Jun 2021Riverside GroundSri Lanka 185 (42.3) · England 189/5 (34.5)England won by 5 wickets
21 Jun 2019HeadingleySri Lanka 232/9 (50) · England 212 (47)Sri Lanka won by 20 runs

The teams

The grounds

GroundODIsParFirst inningssince 2019HighestWon batting firstEngland herewon–lost
Riverside Ground Chester-le-Street17290273 (5)33846% (6 of 13)9–5
Headingley Leeds19283250 (5)35144% (7 of 16)10–6
The Oval London48287286 (8)36838% (15 of 39)20–11

Top performers, England v Sri Lanka

Runs

BatterInnsRunsAvgSR
KC Sangakkara SL341,52054.379.5
Joe Root ENG291,42567.985.0
DPMD Jayawardene SL321,17240.486.4
TM Dilshan SL3089633.282.2
AD Mathews SL2386751.083.7
EJG Morgan ENG2985435.689.1
AN Cook ENG2280940.575.0
ST Jayasuriya SL1771944.9103.3

Wickets

BowlerInnsWktsAvgEcon
SL Malinga SL294726.55.30
JM Anderson ENG213027.04.58
CR Woakes ENG203028.65.26
CRD Fernando SL122620.75.32
CJ Jordan ENG122325.35.53
Adil Rashid ENG172232.74.98
DJ Willey ENG92121.15.62
TM Dilshan SL232134.44.97

In this series' squads

Highest scores, England v Sri Lanka

Team totals

TotalTeamGroundDate
366-6Sri LankaR.Premadasa Stadium, KhettaramaOct 2018
357-3EnglandR Premadasa StadiumJan 2026
324-2Sri LankaHeadingleyJul 2006
324-7EnglandSophia GardensJul 2016
321-7EnglandHeadingleyJul 2006

Individual innings

ScoreBatterForGroundDate
162 (118)JJ RoyEnglandKennington OvalJun 2016
152 (99)ST JayasuriyaSri LankaHeadingleyJul 2006
144 (150)DPMD JayawardeneSri LankaHeadingleyJul 2011
139* (143)HDRL ThirimanneSri LankaWestpac StadiumMar 2015
136* (66)Harry BrookEnglandR Premadasa StadiumJan 2026

Bowling in an innings

FiguresBowlerForGroundDate
6/27 (8.0)CRD FernandoSri LankaR Premadasa StadiumOct 2007
6/47 (8.0)CR WoakesEnglandPallekele International Cricket StadiumDec 2014
5/29 (8.0)CJ JordanEnglandOld TraffordMay 2014
5/42 (10.0)S RandivSri LankaOld TraffordJul 2011
5/44 (10.0)SL MalingaSri LankaRangiri Dambulla International StadiumOct 2018

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