Sri Lanka vs England, 1st T20I, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Highlights

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Jamie Overton!! End of a good knock by Kusal Mendis. Mendis looks to go big. It was a loopy delivery that gripped just enough to deceive Mendis as he danced down the track. Goes for the big heave across the line and skewed straighter than he intended. A simple catch for Jamie Overton, who tracked in calmly from long-on. Kusal Mendis c Jamie Overton b Adil Rashid 37(20) [4s-4 6s-2]

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, swept really well. Mendis goes down and splits the field with a sweep. All along the ground

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, very full on leg, Mendis turns it to square leg

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, pushed through quicker on the pads, tucked to mid-wicket

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Mendis closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge that rolls past point

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fuller on middle, Mendis gets down on his knee and sweeps it along the ground to deep square leg

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, SIX, another slower delivery from Curran. Mendis picks it early this time and sends it sailing straight over the bowler's head. 20 runs off the over and Sam Curran has leaked 35 in his two overs

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, no run, slower delivery angled across Mendis. Driven to cover

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, SIX, 14 runs already in this over. Curran goes for the short delivery, doesn't have the pace to trouble the batter. Mendis rocks on the back foot and pulls it over deep mid-wicket fence

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, more runs. Mendis sits deep in his crease and hoicks the length delivery wide of long-on. One bounce and into the fence

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, no run, Mendis backs away a long way. Curran sees that and bowls it well outside off for a dot ball

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, poor start from Curran. Sprays it down the leg, Mendis helps the ball down to fine leg with a flick. Collects four more

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Mendis gets forward and sweeps the full delivery along the ground to deep square leg

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Mendis goes deep in his crease and pulls the short delivery down to long-on

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flatter on middle, tucked to mid-wicket

Jofra Archer to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, Mendis goes over the in field. Doesn't time the shot as well as he would like to. The ball plugs in the deep and the fielder keep the batters down to a brace

Jofra Archer to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, excellent shot from Mendis now. Width on offer from Mendis and gets the treatment it deserved. The length was short too. Mendis gets across and slaps the cut past backward point

Jamie Overton to Kusal Mendis, no run, into the body on a shorter length. Tucked to mid-wicket and Overton finishes a good over after being hit for a six off the first ball

Jamie Overton to Kusal Mendis, no run, Mendis tries to get under the ball and scoop it fine. Fails to make connection

Jamie Overton to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length delivery into the ribs. Mendis tucks it to mid-wicket

Jamie Overton to Kusal Mendis, wide, Mendis gets across and looks to lap it over the short fine. Misses the leg-stump. Wide called