Sri Lanka vs England, 3rd T20I, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Highlights

Chameera to Sam Curran, out Caught by Nissanka!! Sam Curran holes out! A 5-fer for Chameera and he is pumped up! Best-ever figures for him. He has impressed one and all in his first game of the series! A very full delivery wide outside off, Sam Curran throws his bat at it and it flies off a thick outside edge to third man. Nissanka stationed near the ropes makes no mistake. A brilliant knock from Sam Curran nonetheless. Sam Curran c Nissanka b Chameera 58(48) [4s-6 6s-1]

Chameera to Sam Curran, FOUR, struck powerfully! Pace on this time and slightly overpitched outside off, Sam Curran manages to get underneath it and smashes it over extra cover to pick up another boundary

Chameera to Sam Curran, no run, great bowling! A wide yorker executed to a nicety, Sam Curran reaches out and tries to carve it square of the wicket but only meets thin air. Sam Curran looks towards the umpire searching for a wide but it was within the tramline

Pathirana to Sam Curran, FOUR, easy pickings! Shortish delivery around leg-stump, slower one as well, Sam Curran waits for it and plays a controlled pull shot past the right side of short fine to find the fence

Pathirana to Sam Curran, 1 run, fifty for Sam Curran! It has been a brilliant knock under pressure! He has been the lone man fighting for England! His mates in the dressing room stand up and applaud for him. Was a skiddy back of a length delivery, Sam Curran knocked it to long-on for a single

Pathirana to Sam Curran, 1 run, Sam Curran hops and tucks it through backward square leg. Adil Rashid searches for the second run but the fielder is very quick and denies him

Pathirana to Sam Curran, no run, a slower delivery outside off, grips and cuts away, Sam Curran was shaping up for an expansive shot over extra cover but misses

Pathirana to Sam Curran, wide, very full outside off, cuts the tramline and it's wided

Shanaka to Sam Curran, SIX, smashed! The last ball has spoiled the over somewhat. 105kph off-pace delivery outside off, in the slot this time, Sam Curran uses his long reach and tonks it over long-on for a maximum. 11 runs off the over

Shanaka to Sam Curran, 2 runs, pitched up on off, Sam Curran heaves it off the inner half through mid-wicket and rushes back for the second run. 100 up for England

Shanaka to Sam Curran, 1 run, 106kph slower off-cutter on middle and off, Sam Curran hits it to long-on

Theekshana to Sam Curran, no run, slower through the air and drifting in on middle and off, Sam Curran digs it out to the right of the bowler. Only 4 off the over. Theekshana finishes with brilliant figures of: 4-0-16-1

Theekshana to Sam Curran, 2 runs, full delivery straying on the pads, Sam Curran plays it with soft hands to mid-wicket. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take a couple

Theekshana to Sam Curran, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, Sam Curran works it to mid-wicket to rotate strike

Wellalage to Sam Curran, 1 run, on a back of a length on off, knocked down to long-on to retain strike. End of a good spell from Wellalage

Wellalage to Sam Curran, 1 run, 92kph short delivery outside off from round the wicket, chopped with the angle to deep point

Wellalage to Sam Curran, no run, nicely bowled! 91kph quicker and flatter delivery outside off, Sam Curran tries to chop it behind square but gets beaten for pace

Wellalage to Sam Curran, FOUR, a short delivery on middle and off, a dragdown to be honest, Sam Curran lines it up and pulls it with aplomb through mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary

Pathirana to Sam Curran, 1 run, fullish delivery shaping across Sam Curran. He tries to carve it square of the wicket but gets it off the inner half besides the pitch on the off-side and the batters scamper across

Pathirana to Sam Curran, 1 run, short of length delivery down leg, Sam Curran works it round the corner. The batters search for the second run but it's not on

Pathirana to Sam Curran, no run, pacy short of length delivery outside off, Sam Curran steers it towards backward point where the fielder dives to his right to stop it

Kamindu Mendis to Sam Curran, FOUR, a rank long hop outside off, Sam Curran says thank you so much and nails the pull through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep dives to his right but can't stop it

Kamindu Mendis to Sam Curran, 1 run, the slider on a back of a length on off, punched through cover-point

Kamindu Mendis to Sam Curran, 2 runs, low full-toss outside off, Sam Curran drills it to covers where the fielder gets a hand to it to take the pace off. A couple results

Theekshana to Sam Curran, no run, quicker and flatter outside off, Sam Curran camps back and dabs it to backward point

Theekshana to Sam Curran, no run, this one again grips and turns away from a back of a length on off, Sam Curran opens his bat-face and taps it towards backward point

Theekshana to Sam Curran, 1 run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length on leg-stump, worked through mid-wicket

Chameera to Sam Curran, no run, an off-pace back of a length delivery on off, Sam Curran taps it towards short third. Dawson takes off for a non-existent run and Sam Curran rightly sends him back. Dawson has to put the big dive in as the shy from the fielder misses. A direct-hit would have been interesting

Chameera to Sam Curran, FOUR, beautifully played! Shortish delivery on off, Sam Curran gets on top of the bounce and pulls it past the left side of mid-wicket. He struck it quite nicely and got the desired result

Chameera to Sam Curran, 1 run, short of length outside off, Sam Curran punches it crisply to backward point where the fielder makes a tumbling stop

Chameera to Sam Curran, no run, slower short of length delivery outside off, Sam Curran taps it towards backward point

Theekshana to Sam Curran, 1 run, full delivery drifting in on middle and off, Sam Curran strokes it down to long-on to retain strike

Theekshana to Sam Curran, 1 run, on a back of a length, arm delivery this time on off, tucked through mid-wicket

Theekshana to Sam Curran, no run, beauty! Drifting in initially and lands on a length on off. Sam Curran tries to play the original line but it turns away sharply to go past the outside edge

Theekshana to Sam Curran, no run, on a length around off, Sam Curran leans ahead tentatively and blocks it out

Theekshana to Sam Curran, no run, Sri Lanka take a review for lbw! Theekshana is very confident and he eggs Shanaka to take the review to which he agrees. Is it sliding down leg though? Theekshana bowled this one wider of the crease. Was quick through the air and came in with the arm, Sam Curran almost yorked himself in a bid to play it across and got beaten on the inside edge to get struck low on the pads. Time for the replays. Looks like the bat has hit the ground as well as there's an inside edge. UltraEdge reveals that there's a spike when the ball is next to the bat

Wellalage to Sam Curran, 1 run, very full and wide of off, Sam Curran reaches out and carves it through point

Wellalage to Sam Curran, no run, on a length on middle and leg, Sam Curran hangs back and blocks it to the left side of Wellalage

Wellalage to Sam Curran, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Sam Curran taps it through cover-point

Wellalage to Sam Curran, FOUR, a dragdown outside off, Sam Curran stands tall and plays a controlled pull shot through mid-wicket to get the desired result

Wellalage to Sam Curran, no run, on a length outside off, Sam Curran hangs back in defence

Theekshana to Sam Curran, 1 run, 103kph full delivery drifting in from outside off, Sam Curran places it to deep backward point to keep strike. A wicket and only 3 runs off the over

Theekshana to Sam Curran, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Sam Curran drives it to wide long-off

Theekshana to Sam Curran, no run, 90kph full delivery on off, Sam Curran taps it towards point

Theekshana to Sam Curran, no run, full delivery on off from round the wicket, Sam Curran drives it to covers

Wellalage to Sam Curran, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Sam Curran reaches out and chops it to sweeper cover

Wellalage to Sam Curran, 1 run, on a back of a length outside off, Sam Curran camps back and blocks it towards covers

Wellalage to Sam Curran, 2 runs, on the shorter side around off, Sam Curran chops it through covers. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Pathirana to Sam Curran, 1 run, full delivery outside off, Sam Curran square drives it through point and gets off the mark with a couple of runs