SRI LANKA vs ENGLAND, 1st T20I
SRI LANKA vs ENGLAND, 1st T20I: match overview
SRI LANKA and ENGLAND met in the 1st T20I of England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on Friday, January 30, 2026. Result: England won by 11 runs (DLS method).
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026
- Teams
- SRI LANKA vs ENGLAND
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
- Date
- Friday, January 30, 2026
- Start time
- 07:00 PM local (13:30 GMT)
- Status
- England won by 11 runs (DLS method)