Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd T20I, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Highlights

Jofra Archer to Nissanka, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Wanted to cut hard but the length wasn't short enough, nor was the line wide enough. Gets a thick under-edge and it crashes into the stumps. He goes after setting the tone at the top. Archer with the breakthrough. Nissanka b Jofra Archer 34(22) [4s-3 6s-2]

Jofra Archer to Nissanka, 1 run, slower leg-cutter in the channel, back of a length, Nissanka waits and dabs to third man

Will Jacks to Nissanka, 1 run, again round the wicket, short on leg stump, Nissanka mistimes the pull to deep square leg

Will Jacks to Nissanka, no run, good length outside off, 91kph, Nissanka hangs back and punches it down the pitch

Will Jacks to Nissanka, wide, 102kph, full and fast down the leg-side, Nissanka looks to sweep but misses

Will Jacks to Nissanka, SIX, he's timing it beautifully out there! Full across off, he gets low and nails the sweep over square leg

Dawson to Nissanka, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, Nissanka works it through midwicket

Dawson to Nissanka, no run, pops up off the leading edge but falls short of Dawson. Might've held up in the pitch a touch Nissanka tried clipping it off the back foot

Dawson to Nissanka, no run, round the wicket, length ball sliding in on leg, defended forward

Will Jacks to Nissanka, 1 run, good over from Jacks, just four off it. Fired in full, Nissanka knocks it down to long-on

Will Jacks to Nissanka, no run, fired in full, Nissanka hangs back and bunts it to the right of Jacks. Came down looking for a single but had to turn back with Jacks cutting it off. Puts in the dive to make it safely. The bat did bounce up but only after he had made his ground

Will Jacks to Nissanka, 2 runs, slightly short, Nissanka rocks back and pulls through square leg. Good effort from Salt in the deep to cut it off

Will Jacks to Nissanka, no run, lands it in the blockhole outside off, Nissanka squeezes it out

Will Jacks to Nissanka, no run, goes for the sweep but drags it off the under-edge onto pad. Was drifting away from off with Jacks bowling from round the wicket

Jofra Archer to Nissanka, 1 run, some width outside off, Nissanka flashes hard and it flies off the edge to third man. On the bounce to the fielder

Jofra Archer to Nissanka, 5 wides, Archer fails to control the swing, ends up well down leg and Buttler isn't able to stop it cleanly. Should've probably done better there

Jofra Archer to Nissanka, SIX, out of the ground! Nissanka on the charge and even Archer isn't spared here. Inswinger at the stumps, on a good length, and he swipes it a long way over square leg. Went with the swing and nailed it

Jofra Archer to Nissanka, 2 runs, goes for an inswinging yorker on the toes, ends up as a low full toss and Nissanka flicks nicely to the left of short fine. The fielder gets a hand diving across

Sam Curran to Nissanka, 1 run, full delivery on off, Nissanka taps it to mid-off and takes off for the single. Makes it easily

Sam Curran to Nissanka, wide, down the leg-side and called wide

Sam Curran to Nissanka, no run, back of a length across off, steered to short third

Sam Curran to Nissanka, FOUR, three in a row! Short ball angling away, Nissanka hops in the crease and upper-cuts it over short third. He's off to a flier. Was standing a long way outside the crease which may have prompted Curran to go short

Sam Curran to Nissanka, FOUR, this was the good thing about Sri Lanka even in the last game despite the result. Taking the bowlers on. Nissanka wasting no time out there, bends across, goes for the scoop and executes it nicely

Sam Curran to Nissanka, FOUR, flies off the edge past the keeper! Intent from Nissanka straightaway. Full delivery angled across off, Nissanka gives the charge, looks to hoick across the line and gets a thick edge. Lucky!

Sam Curran to Nissanka, no run, inswinger first up. Good length on middle and leg, bending in nicely, defended forward