Welcome to the highlights of England vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I - 2026 Sri Lanka tour of England 3-match T20I series - The third and final Twenty20 International cricket match between England and Sri Lanka was played at Old Trafford, Manchester on September 19, 2026.
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| Harry Brook and Jos Buttler took Sri Lanka apart in the powerplay © Nathan Stirk/Getty Images |
Match Overview:
Sonny Baker, Jofra Archer and Will Jacks' each two-wickets before A blazing 32-ball unbeaten 62 by opener Jos Buttler steers to England domineering eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and clinch the three-match series with 3-0 whitewash in a one-sided third & final T20I.
Match Stats:
- England's 62-ball spare win was their joint third largest victory by terms of balls remaining in T20 international and It is their biggest win by terms-of-runs against Sri Lanka in T20Is, previous biggest win by 47-balls at Cardiff earlier in this series' second T20I.
- This is the seventh time England have whitewashed their oppositions in a bilateral three-match series in T20 international and their third against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
- This is the 11th time Sri Lanka have suffered a clean sweep in a bilateral three-match series in T20 internationals.
- England chased 125 was their third lowest successful run-chase against Sri Lanka in T20 internationals.
- Sri Lanka's 124 was their fifth lowest score in a completed innings against England in T20 international and the third lowest total by any team at Manchester in T20Is.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Sri Lanka bundled out for 124 in 18.5 overs with top scorer by Pathum Nissanka blasted a 36 off 24-balls including 3-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 150.
Kamindu Mendis struck 35 off 28-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes and Charith Asalanka scored 16 off 14-balls contained a six.
England best bowler by Sonny Baker, Jofra Archer, Will Jacks each took 2-wickets and one for Jamie Overton - Liam Dawson.
England chase down the target of 125, finishing at 126 for 2 in 9.4 overs with top scorer by Jos Buttler blasted a unbeaten 62 off 32-balls including 7-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 193.75.
Harry Brook struck 33 off 21-balls including 3-fours & a six and Aneurin Donald hit 13 off 6-balls contained three-fours.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Tharindu Ratnayake took one-wicket for 28-runs in 2-overs.
Sonny Baker named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to took 2-wickets for 17-runs in 3.5-overs.
Harry Brook earned player of the series for contributing 170 runs with average of 85 in the three-match series.
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