Pallekele, February 21 – Two-time champions, England, will play their first match in the 2026 T20 World Cup Super 8s against co-hosts, Sri Lanka, at the Pallekele International Stadium on Sunday.
England and Sri Lanka have been placed in Group B of the Super 8s along with 2009 champions Pakistan and New Zealand. Out of the four teams, only two will proceed to the semi-final stage.
This will be the 18th time England faces Sri Lanka in T20Is. England has a strong record against Sri Lanka in previous matches. England has won 13 times, while Sri Lanka has only won four matches.
England's dominance extends to the T20 World Cup as well. Both teams have played six World Cup matches against each other, in which England has won five matches, while Sri Lanka has won only one match. Sri Lanka has not beaten England since the 2012 T20 World Cup, and they will look to end their 14-year wait when they face the 2010 and 2022 World Cup winners on Sunday.
England recently toured Sri Lanka for a white-ball series, which included three ODIs and three T20Is. They first beat Sri Lanka by 2-1 in the 50-over match series and then clinched the T20I series by a margin of 3-0, which was a major boost for the team.
Head-to-head record between England and Sri Lanka in T20Is:
Total matches played: 17
England won: 13
Sri Lanka won: 4
Performance of both teams in their last 5 matches:
England: W, W, L, W, W
Sri Lanka: L, W, W, W, L
Squads:
England: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka(c), Charith Asalanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Dushan Hemantha, Dilshan Madushanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Perera, Janith Liyanage, Pathum Nissanka, Pramod Madushan, Pavan Rathnayake, Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage
