SL vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, 3rd T20, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for England tour of Sri Lanka 2026

Sri Lanka is set to face England in the 3rd T20 match of the England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, on Tuesday, February 03.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 02 Feb 2026, 23:35 IST

1 Min Read

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

In the 3rd T20 match of the England tour of Sri Lanka 2026, Sri Lanka (SL) is set to face England (ENG). Sri Lanka didn’t perform well in this series, and they already lost two games. They also lost the previous game by 6 wickets (DLS method). However, Pavan Rathnayake performed well with the bat as he scored 40 runs off 22 balls. Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, and Kusal Mendis also batted well. While bowling, Matheesha Pathirana took two wickets, but other bowlers failed to do well.

On the other hand, England performed outstandingly on this tour as they won both the ODI and T20 series. They also performed well in the last game as they won by 6 wickets. Tom Banton performed well with the bat as he scored 54 runs. While Harry Brook scored 36 runs in just 12 balls. Jofra Archer did well in the bowling department as he took two wickets.

Match Information

Sri Lanka vs England, 3rd T20I

England tour of Sri Lanka, 3 Feb 2026, Tue, 7:00 PM IST ,Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Clouds

20.0°C

99% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Sri Lanka

L
L
L
L
W

England

W
W
W
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Joe Root

ENG - bat

184 Runs

3 Matches

2

Kusal Mendis

SL - WICKETKEEPER

119 Runs

3 Matches

3

Ben Duckett

ENG - WICKETKEEPER

108 Runs

3 Matches

4

Rehan Ahmed

ENG - ALL-ROUNDER

64 Runs

3 Matches

5

Charith Asalanka

SL - ALL-ROUNDER

62 Runs

3 Matches

6

Jacob Bethell

ENG - all

60 Runs

3 Matches

1

Jamie Overton

ENG - all

200.00

3 Matches

2

Dunith Wellalage

SL - ALL-ROUNDER

145.16

3 Matches

3

Jos Buttler

ENG - wk

126.83

3 Matches

4

Will Jacks

ENG - bat

100.00

2 Matches

5

Liam Dawson

ENG - ALL-ROUNDER

100.00

3 Matches

6

Janith Liyanage

SL - all

90.63

3 Matches

1

Adil Rashid

ENG - bowl

5 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Jeffrey Vandersay

SL - bowl

4 Wkts

3 Matches

3

Dhananjaya de Silva

SL - all

4 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Pramod Madushan

SL - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Liam Dawson

ENG - ALL-ROUNDER

2 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Dunith Wellalage

SL - ALL-ROUNDER

2 Wkts

3 Matches

1

Liam Dawson

ENG - ALL-ROUNDER

3.55

3 Matches

2

Adil Rashid

ENG - bowl

3.90

3 Matches

3

Jeffrey Vandersay

SL - bowl

4.12

3 Matches

4

Dunith Wellalage

SL - ALL-ROUNDER

4.20

3 Matches

5

Charith Asalanka

SL - ALL-ROUNDER

4.30

3 Matches

6

Dhananjaya de Silva

SL - all

4.59

3 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, K Mendis (wk), Pavan Rathnayake, D de Silva, C Asalanka (C), J Liyanage, W Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Eshan Malinga, M Theekshana

Bench : S Samarawickrama, PHKD Mendis, AM Fernando, PM Liyanagamage, JF Vandersay, M Priyanath

England

Jos Buttler (wk), T Banton, Jacob Bethell, HC Brook (C), SM Curran, WG Jacks, J Overton, LA Dawson, AU Rashid, L Wood, BA Carse

Bench : BM Duckett, R Ahmed, JE Root, Zak Crawley

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium provides good bounce and pace, favouring batsmen who play straight and can score freely during the power-play. In the previous match, the batsmen found favourable conditions to bat, and they could find similar conditions in this match as well. They will try their best to score a big total by batting well. However, spinners are also likely to get help from the surface as the match progresses.

45%

Pace Bowling

55%

Spin Bowling

66%

Batting Pitch

168

Average Score

34%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Pathum Nissanka SL | BATTER

Pathum Nissanka has performed well in the recent past. Furthermore, he has scored 34 runs in the last game.

9
VC

Tom Banton ENG | WICKETKEEPER

Tom Banton is an excellent batter who played many outstanding innings for his team. He ‌scored 54 runs in the last game with a strike rate of over 163.

9

Kusal Mendis SL | WICKETKEEPER

Kusal Mendis has performed well in the recent past. Moreover, he has scored 32 runs in the last game. Sri Lankan fans will be expecting a brilliant innings from him in this match.

9

Jos Buttler ENG | WK

Jos Buttler is a top-class batter. He performed outstandingly well in the recent past. Buttler has scored 39 runs in the last game with a strike rate of 134.

7.5

Adil Rashid ENG | BOWL

Adil Rashid is a top-class T20 bowler. He also took four wickets in the last two games. He is definitely a big threat to Sri Lanka in their spinning conditions.

6.5

Harry Brook ENG | BAT

Harry Brook is a brilliant T20 batter and is currently performing well. He scored 36 runs off just 12 balls in the last game of the series.

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7

Liam Dawson

ENG | ALL-ROUNDER

8

Janith Liyanage

SL | ALL

Last Updated On - Feb 2 2026 11:35 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SL

5 : 6

ENG

Credits Left
8.5/100

Mega League
Jos Buttler
C

9

Kusal Mendis

9

Tom Banton

9

Harry Brook

6.5

Kamil Mishara

8

Pathum Nissanka
VC

8.5

Sam Curran

8.5

Wanindu Hasaranga

9

Adil Rashid

7.5

Luke Wood

8.5

Eshan Malinga

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

SL

5 : 6

ENG

Credits Left
8/100

Head To Head
Jos Buttler

9

Kusal Mendis

9

Tom Banton
C

9

Harry Brook

6.5

Kamil Mishara
VC

8

Pathum Nissanka

8.5

Sam Curran

8.5

Jamie Overton

9

Wanindu Hasaranga

9

Adil Rashid

7.5

Eshan Malinga

8

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