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

Shanaka to Phil Salt, out Caught by (sub)Wellalage!! Salt departs just short of the finish line. Slower leg-cutter, it's floated up in the slot and he looks to whack it across the line. Only manages to slice it down to long-on. Phil Salt c (sub)Wellalage b Shanaka 46(35) [4s-3 6s-2]

Pathirana to Phil Salt, no run, slower dipping yorker, Salt steps across the stumps looking to whip it away but misses. The ball finishes down leg but he had moved across the stumps, umpire reckons it would've hit his pad in his original stance

Pathirana to Phil Salt, no run, slower short ball outside off, he looks to ramp but is beaten by the lack of pace

Pathirana to Phil Salt, no run, full toss angled in, Salt steps across the stumps, tries whipping it away but misses. Wasn't far from crashing into leg stump. Umpire makes the right call of not calling a wide

Pathirana to Phil Salt, FOUR, pitched up outside off, Salt steps across, hammers it down the ground and beats long-on to his left

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, driven from the crease down to long-off

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 2 runs, drifting into the pads, flicked through midwicket

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, turning away from off, good length ball, Salt drives firmly to long-off

Theekshana to Phil Salt, 1 run, punched down to long-off

Theekshana to Phil Salt, SIX, almost effortlessly whips it for six! Full on middle and leg, he goes across the line and the wristwork is so good as he dumps it over square leg

Theekshana to Phil Salt, no run, good length outside off, Salt mistimes the drive to short cover

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, no run, drifting into the pads, Salt knocks it back down the pitch

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, floated up on off, turning away, Salt drives to long-off

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 2 runs, good length on middle and leg, Salt nudges it through midwicket and charges back for two

Pathirana to Phil Salt, 1 run, 148ks full and straight delivery from Pathirana. Salt gets an inside edge down to deep square leg

Pathirana to Phil Salt, wide, another wide called. This time well over the batter's head

Pathirana to Phil Salt, wide, too far down the leg-side. Wide called

Pathirana to Phil Salt, 1 run, short delivery outside off, Salt pulls it towards long-on. The fielder runs forward and tries to get his fingers underneath by diving forward. Ends up stopping it on the bounce. Good effort in the deep

Theekshana to Phil Salt, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off, Salt drives it to sweeper cover

Theekshana to Phil Salt, 1 run, a misfield at cover allows the batters to get across for a single. Salt pushes it straight to the fielder at cover, who makes a mess out of it

Theekshana to Phil Salt, 1 run, flatter on middle, Salt bunts it down to long-on

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, flatter and angled in, Salt turns it to vacant mid-wicket

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, no run, tossed up delivery on off, defended to cover

Shanaka to Phil Salt, 1 run, Salt runs the first one hard and tries to sneak in another run. The fielder at short fine leg gets to the ball early and prevents the batter's from an extra run. Salt clips it to the on-side

Shanaka to Phil Salt, 1 run, full and wide of off, driven along the ground to sweeper cover

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, shorter in length on middle, Salt punches it down to long-on

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, driven down to long-on for a single

Hasaranga to Phil Salt, 1 run, dropped! Straight in and out. This would have been a huge wicket for SL. A rank long hop from Hasaranga, Salt smokes the pull. Hits it flat and straight to the man stationed at deep mid-wicket. Fielder fails to hang onto the catch. Hasaranga is not happy with the effort in the deep

Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle, Salt punches it in front of mid-off for a quick single

Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, 2 runs, off-cutter on the pads, Salt tucks it between deep square leg and mid-wicket. Excellent running from the duo ensures they get back for a couple

Pathirana to Phil Salt, no run, off-cutter from Pathirana. Salt gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it

Theekshana to Phil Salt, no run, flatter delivery outside off, Salt drills the drive straight to cover

Theekshana to Phil Salt, no run, and again. Theekshana fires one on off, Salt drives it to mid-off

Theekshana to Phil Salt, no run, flatter on off, driven to mid-off

Theekshana to Phil Salt, FOUR, Theekshana hasn't got the line right. Sprays this one down the leg, Salt flicks it past diving short fine leg fielder and collects four more. 14 off 3

Theekshana to Phil Salt, FOUR, 10 off the first two. Short and wide outside off, Salt stays leg-side and cuts it past backward point. Raced away in a hurry

Theekshana to Phil Salt, SIX, what a start. Salt picks the bones out the short delivery and smokes it flat over deep square leg fence