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England also defeated Sri Lanka in the second T20, won the series, the British are ready for the World Cup.

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Sri Lanka vs England 2nd T20 New Delhi: The second match of the three-match T20 series between Sri Lanka and England was played on 1 February at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The visiting team England won this match. England won the match by 6 wickets due to DLS method. Along with this, England has also…

Ronit Sharma

By Ronit Sharma
Feb 03, 2026, 2:54 AM IST

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England also defeated Sri Lanka in the second T20, won the series, the British are ready for the World Cup.

Sri Lanka vs England 2nd T20
New Delhi: The second match of the three-match T20 series between Sri Lanka and England was played on 1 February at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The visiting team England won this match. England won the match by 6 wickets due to DLS method. Along with this, England has also won the series by winning both the initial matches of the series.

The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is to be played from Saturday (February 7) to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Before that, England seems completely prepared. Their first match in the World Cup is against Nepal on 8 February. Let us know what happened in the second T20 played between Sri Lanka and England.

England won the toss

England captain Harry Brook won the toss and decided to bowl first. In such a situation, Sri Lanka had scored 189 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Pawan Rathnayake scored the highest score of 40 runs in 22 balls for Sri Lanka. Pathum Nissanka (34), Kamil Mishara (36), Kusal Mendis (32) and Charith Asalanka (28) also played short but good innings. Joffra Archer took 2 wickets for England. Will Jacques, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid and Jamie Overton got 1 wicket each.

England team won with 2 balls remaining

Due to rain, the target of 190 runs was reduced to 168 runs in 17 overs. England had achieved this target with 2 balls and 6 wickets remaining. Tom Banton played a brilliant inning of 54 not out, which included 4 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Harry Brook played a quick inning of 36 runs in 12 balls. Opening the match, Jos Buttler scored 39 runs. Sam Curran remained unbeaten after scoring 20 runs. Mathisha Pathirana took 2 wickets for Sri Lanka. Captain Dasun Shanaka and Dunith Velalage also got 1-1 wicket.