SL vs ENG, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Venue: Colombo
Date & Time: Jan 27, 2026, 02:30 PM
MATCH DETAILS
  • Venue

    Colombo

  • Series

    Sri Lanka v England ODIs 2026 - Men

  • Toss

    England won the toss and elected to bat.

  • Umpire

    Raja Wimalasiri , Rodney Tucker

  • Match Referee

    Ranjan Madugalle

  • Tv Umpire

    Adrian Holdstock

  • Man of the Match

    Harry Brook

SL
304/10 (46.4)
ENG
357/3 (50.0)
CRR: RR: 16.2
England win by 53 runs
Player of the Match Harry Brook

Key Stats

Partnership 6 (6)
Last Wicket Pavan Rathnayake - 121 (115)
Extra 2
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Asitha Fernando 0 2 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W Econ
Sam Curran 5.4 0 44 1 7.76

46.4 Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake

w

OUT! Bowled. Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, inside edge.

46.3 Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake

0

Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump moves in front flick, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs.

46.2 Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake

2

Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, run save by Bethell.

46.1 Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake

4

FOUR! Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake. Full toss, off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.

Over
46
0 0 0 0 0 1
1
SL
304 / 10
Asitha Fernando
0(2)
Jamie Overton
4-0-48-2

45.6 Liam Dawson to Asitha Fernando

0

Liam Dawson to Asitha Fernando. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.

45.5 Liam Dawson to Asitha Fernando

0

Liam Dawson to Asitha Fernando. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Jacks.

45.4 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

w

OUT! Caught. Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, middle stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Curran. Nine down for Sri Lanka.

45.3 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

0

Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs.

45.2 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

0

Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, down leg side down the track pushing, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs.

45.1 Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run.

Over
45
1 1 4 1 6 1
14
SL
304 / 10
Asitha Fernando
0(2)
Jamie Overton
4-0-48-2

44.6 Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Brook, fielded by Bethell.

44.5 Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay

1

Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Jacks.

44.4 Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay

4

FOUR! Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.

44.3 Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Slog, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bethell.

44.2 Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake

6

SIX! Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

44.1 Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay

1

Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay. Googly length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Jacks.

Over
44
4 1 0 1 1 1
8
SL
304 / 10
Asitha Fernando
0(2)
Jamie Overton
4-0-48-2

43.6 Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake

4

FOUR! Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

43.5 Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay

1

Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Dawson, fielded by Bethell.

43.4 Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay

0

Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Dawson.

43.3 Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake. Googly length ball, outside off stump backing away working, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, mis-fielded by Bethell.

43.2 Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay

1

Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay. Leg spinner length ball, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, run save by Ahmed.

43.1 Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run.

Over
43
2 1 0 0 1 0
4
SL
304 / 10
Asitha Fernando
0(2)
Jamie Overton
4-0-48-2

42.6 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

2

Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Rashid.

42.5 Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, to long off for 1 run.

42.4 Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake

0

Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

42.3 Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake

0

Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Brook.

42.2 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

1

Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.

42.1 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

0

Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs.

46.4 Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake

w

OUT! Bowled. Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, inside edge.

46.3 Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake

0

Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump moves in front flick, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs.

46.2 Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake

2

Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, run save by Bethell.

46.1 Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake

4

FOUR! Sam Curran to Pavan Rathnayake. Full toss, off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.

Over
46
0 0 0 0 0 1
1
SL
304 / 10
Asitha Fernando
0(2)
Jamie Overton
4-0-48-2

45.6 Liam Dawson to Asitha Fernando

0

Liam Dawson to Asitha Fernando. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.

45.5 Liam Dawson to Asitha Fernando

0

Liam Dawson to Asitha Fernando. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Jacks.

45.4 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

w

OUT! Caught. Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, middle stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Curran. Nine down for Sri Lanka.

45.3 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

0

Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs.

45.2 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

0

Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, down leg side down the track pushing, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs.

45.1 Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run.

Over
45
1 1 4 1 6 1
14
SL
304 / 10
Asitha Fernando
0(2)
Jamie Overton
4-0-48-2

44.6 Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Brook, fielded by Bethell.

44.5 Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay

1

Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Jacks.

44.4 Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay

4

FOUR! Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.

44.3 Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Slog, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bethell.

44.2 Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake

6

SIX! Rehan Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

44.1 Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay

1

Rehan Ahmed to Jeffrey Vandersay. Googly length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Jacks.

Over
44
4 1 0 1 1 1
8
SL
304 / 10
Asitha Fernando
0(2)
Jamie Overton
4-0-48-2

43.6 Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake

4

FOUR! Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

43.5 Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay

1

Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Dawson, fielded by Bethell.

43.4 Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay

0

Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Dawson.

43.3 Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake. Googly length ball, outside off stump backing away working, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, mis-fielded by Bethell.

43.2 Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay

1

Adil Rashid to Jeffrey Vandersay. Leg spinner length ball, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, run save by Ahmed.

43.1 Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Adil Rashid to Pavan Rathnayake. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run.

Over
43
2 1 0 0 1 0
4
SL
304 / 10
Asitha Fernando
0(2)
Jamie Overton
4-0-48-2

42.6 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

2

Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Rashid.

42.5 Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake

1

Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, to long off for 1 run.

42.4 Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake

0

Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

42.3 Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake

0

Liam Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Brook.

42.2 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

1

Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.

42.1 Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay

0

Liam Dawson to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs.

SL Batting: 304/10 in 46.4 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Pathum Nissanka c: (Sub) b: Jamie Overton 50 (25) 5 3 200.00
Kamil Mishara c: Rehan Ahmed b: Will Jacks 22 (17) 5 0 129.41
Kusal Mendis c: Harry Brook b: Jamie Overton 20 (9) 3 1 222.22
Dhananjaya de Silva c: Harry Brook b: Will Jacks 9 (16) 0 0 56.25
Charith Asalanka c: Harry Brook b: Adil Rashid 13 (16) 1 0 81.25
Janith Liyanage run out (Harry Brook) 22 (36) 0 0 61.11
Pavan Rathnayake b: Sam Curran 121 (115) 12 1 105.22
Dunith Wellalage c: Will Jacks b: Liam Dawson 22 (24) 1 1 91.67
Jeffrey Vandersay c: Sam Curran b: Liam Dawson 14 (15) 1 0 93.33
Asitha Fernando not out 0 (2) 0 0 0.00
Wanindu Hasaranga c: Ben Duckett b: Adil Rashid 9 (5) 2 0 180.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Jamie Overton 4 0 48 2 0 1 12.00
Sam Curran 5.4 0 44 1 0 0 7.76
Liam Dawson 10 0 48 2 0 0 4.80
Will Jacks 8 0 43 2 0 0 5.38
Adil Rashid 10 0 61 2 0 0 6.10
Jacob Bethell 5 0 28 0 0 0 5.60
Rehan Ahmed 4 0 31 0 0 0 7.75

ENG Batting: 357/3 in 50.0 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Rehan Ahmed c: Jeffrey Vandersay b: Wanindu Hasaranga 24 (37) 3 0 64.86
Ben Duckett c: Dunith Wellalage b: Dhananjaya de Silva 7 (17) 0 0 41.18
Joe Root not out 111 (108) 9 1 102.78
Jacob Bethell c: Janith Liyanage b: Jeffrey Vandersay 65 (72) 8 0 90.28
Harry Brook not out 136 (66) 11 9 206.06
Jos Buttler Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Will Jacks Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Sam Curran Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Jamie Overton Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Liam Dawson Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Adil Rashid Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Asitha Fernando 9 0 77 0 0 4 8.56
Janith Liyanage 3 1 7 0 0 0 2.33
Dhananjaya de Silva 5 0 45 1 0 0 9.00
Dunith Wellalage 10 0 49 0 0 0 4.90
Wanindu Hasaranga 10 0 76 1 0 1 7.60
Jeffrey Vandersay 10 0 76 1 0 0 7.60
Charith Asalanka 3 0 20 0 0 1 6.67