England vs Sri Lanka, 42nd Match, Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y4), ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, out Bowled!! Nine down and the end is nigh for Sri Lanka. Chameera runs down the pitch, allows Dawson to drag the length back and push it quicker, he makes room and then swings wildly, misses it completely and the ball crashes into the top of middle-stump. England haven't been flawless, but they're closing this game down with ease. Dushmantha Chameera b Liam Dawson 6(13)

Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, 2 runs, a leading edge, lobs over the bowler's head and rolls towards long-off. They look for the second, Banton shies at the bowler's end and misses, the ball though clatters into the stumps at the striker's end, but Chameera had scrambled home

Liam Dawson to Maheesh Theekshana, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle, punched down to long-on for a single

Liam Dawson to Maheesh Theekshana, FOUR, nicely played, Dawson drags the length back as Theekshana set himself up early on the paddle - the right-hander uses the pace and laps it fine. Curran runs to his right, slides and drags the ball with himself onto the ropes

Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, pushed through by Dawson as Chameera came down the pitch, stabbed wide of cover-point for a single

Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Dawson tosses one at the stumps, defended back at the bowler

Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, clipped into the gap past mid-wicket for a single

Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, no run, flighted delivery around off, Shanaka prods across defensively

Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, thumped, tossed up on middle and leg - Shanaka backs away and then hammers the drive back past the leaping bowler, struck hard and it runs away to the straight boundary

Liam Dawson to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, tossed up on middle, pushed to the right of the bowler - Dawson dives and gets a hand onto it, but can't prevent the single

Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, loopy full-toss down leg - Shanaka prods across and can't beat Curran's dive at short fine, just a single

Liam Dawson to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, tossed up just outside off - driven down to long-off for a single

Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, no run, pushed through with the arm - Shanaka goes back on the clip and the ball catches the inside edge to square leg

Liam Dawson to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle, worked down to long-on for a single

Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught&Bowled!! Dawson has his man now - was a nicely tossed up delivery on middle and Kamindu was looking to work it onto the on-side, but it's the drift which leads to his downfall - closes the face of the bat and the leading edge lobs back into the bowler's hands. Dawson wasn't dropping those any day and the Sri Lankan fans look miserable. Kamindu Mendis c and b Liam Dawson 13(11) [4s-1 6s-1]

Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, SIX, smashed, Kamindu uses the left-handed match-up and carts Dawson high over mid-wicket for a maximum - was pushed through and the length was on the shorter side, allowing Kamindu to power it over the on-side

Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Kamindu leans across and turns it to the on-side

Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Shanaka goes back and skews an inside edge past square leg for a single

Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, no run, Dawson tosses one on middle - Shanaka goes right back on the defensive push

Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg-stump line, nudged backward of square on the on-side for a single

Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, Dawson tosses one around off, turned onto the on-side

Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flighted on middle, wristily worked through mid-wicket for a single

Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flatter and on off, punched down to long-on for a single

Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, tossed up on middle, Kamindu goes back and can't beat straight mid-wicket with the nudge