England vs Sri Lanka match
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The gist
Sri Lanka chose to field after winning the toss, leaving England 99/2 after 17.3 overs in Rawalpindi.
Both sides seek a first win after opening defeats to Pakistan.
Background
The match is the third of a Pakistan-hosted ODI tri-series, with England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka playing each other twice in a round-robin before the top two meet in the October 31 final in Lahore. England, captained by Harry Brook, beat Sri Lanka 2-1 in a bilateral ODI series at home last month, but both sides lost their tournament openers to Pakistan and went into this game on no points. England dropped bowler Adil Rashid for Liam Dawson for the Rawalpindi leg's closing match.
How it unfolded
- Sep 22, 20261st ODI: England 265/10 beat Sri Lanka 176/10 by 89 runs.
- Sep 24, 20262nd ODI: Sri Lanka 321/6 beat England 305/9 by 16 runs.
- Sep 27, 20263rd ODI: England 355/7 beat Sri Lanka 132/10 by 223 runs, sealing the series 2-1.
- Oct 18, 2026The ODI tri-series opens in Rawalpindi with Pakistan vs Sri Lanka; England's campaign begins two days later.
- Oct 20, 2026England lose to Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
- Oct 22, 2026England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Match (day/night) at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium: Sri Lanka chose to field after winning the toss, and England reached 99/2 after 17.3 overs.
Who’s saying what
- Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first in Rawalpindi.
- England
- England dropped bowler Adil Rashid in favour of Liam Dawson for the match.
Still unverified
England were likely to keep the same XI that lost to Pakistan on Tuesday, with a strong temptation to replace Josh Tongue with Sonny Baker, according to the match preview.