England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I — Sri Lanka tour of England
ENG
126/2 9.4 ov
ENG won by 8 wickets
SL
124 18.5 ov
Match summary
England beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the 3rd T20I of the Sri Lanka tour of England at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sat, 19 Sept, 2026. Sri Lanka 124/10 (18.5 ov); England 126/2 (9.4 ov). Jos Buttler top-scored with 62* off 32 balls for England. Sonny Baker took 2/17 for England. England won the toss and chose to bowl.
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9.46Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! What a delivery! slower ball lands right on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers hook sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
9.32Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, An accurately pitched inswinger on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
9.26Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
9.14Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes back, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
8.61Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
8.5WWanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, no run, Run out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Harry Brook hangs in the crease, strikes push towards short mid wicket and sets off for a quick single, but it was a suicidal one. Wanindu Hasaranga collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, and Harry Brook was well short of his crease. Run out, and what a silly way to get out! Excellent fielding effort by the bowler.
8.40Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, yorker, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays drive to the short cover.
8.31Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
8.22Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, Jos Buttler goes forward to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.
8.11Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, 1 run, legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
7.161WdDilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, 5 wide, Wide Ball !! slower ball, back of length, That sails wide of the leg stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease and attempts pull but fails to connect. It gets past the keeper, and the ball raced away to the boundary for four.
7.160WdDilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Harry Brook no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
7.140WdDilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! slower ball back of length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Harry Brook no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
7.130NbDilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, 1 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Harry Brook hangs in the crease, slams the ball towards , umpire calls a no ball as Dilshan Madushanka overstepped the crease. Hold on tight! Free Hit is coming up!
7.61Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, 1 run, An accurately pitched slower ball on the stumps, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards square leg for 1 run.
7.51Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to take slower ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
7.41Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, 1 run, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to take outswinger of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a textbook pull, edged!! and the ball sails towards slip for 1 run. Dropped catch
7.32Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, 2 runs, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to take fast ball of fulltoss aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.
7.21Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to take slower ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards mid off for 1 run.
7.11Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, 1 run, An accurately pitched slower ball on the stumps, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
6.60Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
6.51Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the stumps, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards point for 1 run.
6.41Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
6.31Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, 1 run, Harry Brook hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
6.21Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.
6.12Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 2 runs.
5.160WdEshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Jos Buttler no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
5.140WdEshan Malinga to Harry Brook, 1 wide, bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Harry Brook's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.
5.120WdEshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! slower ball good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Jos Buttler no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
5.61Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.