Sri Lanka tour of England
Finished
England v 
Sri Lanka
Key match-ups
Sat 19 Sep, 13:30 UTC
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Match-up results
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Key match-ups
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England
playing XI (11)
Sri Lanka
playing XI (10)
A pre-match read, kept as it
was: what the numbers said before a ball was bowled, not a report of
what happened.
Each batter against the bowlers he would face, by phase. Colour is always from the batter's side. These are match-ups by type, not by history — nobody here has faced anybody often enough for a head-to-head record to mean anything. A batter appears in a phase only if he actually bats there, and a bowler only where both careers hold at least 30 balls in that exact split. A bowler named in grey was read and came out inside 10% of par — checked, and nothing to say. The not readable count beside him is the bowlers whose pair could not be read at all, which is a different claim entirely. A name marked ° is a weaker reading, from less than the full record: either that bowler has under 30 balls against this hand in these overs and the pair is read from the batter alone, or the batter has under 30 against this type here and is read from what he has, shrunk toward the league rate. Held out on matches from 2025 both kinds sorted outcomes, but they rest on less than a full pair does; the hover text says which it is.
For the batter
−25%
−10%
even
+10%
+25%
against par for that bowling type in
those overs
Overall
England lead the match-ups by
108
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 107 20 JC Buttler · 9 players | 28 7 JC Archer · 6 players | 135 |
| Sri Lanka | 17 4 P Nissanka · 6 players | 10 5 PHKD Mendis · 3 players | 27 |
Every edge counted twice over, once from each side: a match-up that favours a batter is one his opponents' bowlers are losing. Under each count is the player holding most of them and how many players it is spread across — a total resting on one man is worth less than the same total spread down the order, and it leaves with him. Amber marks a count of five or more where two players hold 70% of it.
Batting side
England batting v Sri Lanka bowling
107 for England
10 for Sri Lanka
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 JC Buttler RHB | KIC Asalanka +28% KTH Ratnayake +26% D Madushanka +20% E Malinga +19% MD Shanaka +17% PWH de Silva +15% K Mishara +14% PHKD Mendis +13% N Thushara +12% | E Malinga +18% PHKD Mendis +16% KTH Ratnayake +15% KIC Asalanka +15% MD Shanaka +14% D Madushanka +14% K Mishara +13% N Thushara PWH de Silva | MD Shanaka +18% D Madushanka +15% N Thushara +14% E Malinga +11% PWH de Silva KTH Ratnayake K Mishara, KIC Asalanka PHKD Mendis |
| 2 AHT Donald RHB | KTH Ratnayake +45% KIC Asalanka +36% E Malinga +29% PHKD Mendis +29% MD Shanaka +28% D Madushanka +24% N Thushara +23% K Mishara +21% PWH de Silva | KIC Asalanka +22% K Mishara +20% D Madushanka +20% E Malinga +18% MD Shanaka +15% PHKD Mendis +14% KTH Ratnayake +14% PWH de Silva +13% N Thushara | rarely bats here |
| 3 HC Brook RHB | KTH Ratnayake +36% PHKD Mendis +21% KIC Asalanka +20% E Malinga +19% MD Shanaka +18% D Madushanka +14% N Thushara +13% PWH de Silva 1 not readable | E Malinga +20% MD Shanaka +17% PHKD Mendis +17% KTH Ratnayake +16% D Madushanka +14% N Thushara +11% KIC Asalanka K Mishara PWH de Silva | D Madushanka +20% MD Shanaka +18% N Thushara +15% E Malinga +12% PHKD Mendis -10% KIC Asalanka KTH Ratnayake PWH de Silva 1 not readable |
| 4 JM Cox RHB | E Malinga +20% MD Shanaka +19% KIC Asalanka +17% KTH Ratnayake +16% N Thushara +14% D Madushanka +13% PHKD Mendis PWH de Silva 1 not readable | E Malinga +19% MD Shanaka +16% D Madushanka +15% N Thushara PHKD Mendis KTH Ratnayake KIC Asalanka K Mishara PWH de Silva | MD Shanaka +15% N Thushara +12% D Madushanka +12% KIC Asalanka -11% PHKD Mendis -16% E Malinga KTH Ratnayake PWH de Silva 1 not readable |
| 5 T Banton RHB | KTH Ratnayake +32% PWH de Silva +27% E Malinga +18% PHKD Mendis +17% MD Shanaka +16% N Thushara +12% D Madushanka KIC Asalanka K Mishara | PHKD Mendis +20% E Malinga +20% KTH Ratnayake +20% KIC Asalanka +19% K Mishara +17% MD Shanaka +17% D Madushanka +11% N Thushara +11% PWH de Silva | rarely bats here |
| 6 WG Jacks RHB | D Madushanka +31% KTH Ratnayake +27% E Malinga +22% MD Shanaka +21% KIC Asalanka +19% N Thushara +16% PWH de Silva +13% PHKD Mendis +13% K Mishara | E Malinga +18% D Madushanka +16% PHKD Mendis +16% KTH Ratnayake +16% KIC Asalanka +15% MD Shanaka +15% K Mishara +13% N Thushara PWH de Silva | MD Shanaka +20% N Thushara +17% D Madushanka +16% E Malinga +14% PWH de Silva -12% KIC Asalanka KTH Ratnayake PHKD Mendis 1 not readable |
| 7 J Overton RHB | rarely bats here | E Malinga +19% MD Shanaka +15% PHKD Mendis +11% KTH Ratnayake +11% N Thushara D Madushanka KIC Asalanka K Mishara PWH de Silva | MD Shanaka +13% D Madushanka +12% PHKD Mendis -15% N Thushara E Malinga KIC Asalanka KTH Ratnayake PWH de Silva 1 not readable |
| 8 LA Dawson RHB | rarely bats here | D Madushanka +13% E Malinga PHKD Mendis KTH Ratnayake MD Shanaka KIC Asalanka K Mishara N Thushara PWH de Silva | MD Shanaka +12% N Thushara D Madushanka E Malinga KIC Asalanka KTH Ratnayake PHKD Mendis PWH de Silva 1 not readable |
| 9 JC Archer RHB | rarely bats here | E Malinga +12% MD Shanaka PWH de Silva N Thushara D Madushanka KIC Asalanka K Mishara PHKD Mendis KTH Ratnayake | PHKD Mendis -15% PWH de Silva -16% D Madushanka MD Shanaka N Thushara E Malinga KIC Asalanka KTH Ratnayake 1 not readable |
| 10 AU Rashid RHB | rarely bats here | PWH de Silva -11% E Malinga MD Shanaka D Madushanka N Thushara PHKD Mendis KTH Ratnayake KIC Asalanka K Mishara | PHKD Mendis -13% PWH de Silva -15% D Madushanka KIC Asalanka MD Shanaka KTH Ratnayake N Thushara E Malinga 1 not readable |
Sri Lanka batting v England bowling
17 for Sri Lanka
28 for England
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 P Nissanka RHB | WG Jacks +18% AHT Donald +15% J Overton +11% S Baker LA Dawson HC Brook JC Archer AU Rashid | J Overton +11% AU Rashid HC Brook S Baker WG Jacks LA Dawson JC Archer AHT Donald | rarely bats here |
| 3 K Mishara LHB | J Overton +12% LA Dawson -15% JC Archer HC Brook S Baker WG Jacks AHT Donald AU Rashid | AU Rashid +14% J Overton HC Brook, S Baker WG Jacks AHT Donald LA Dawson JC Archer | LA Dawson -18% JC Archer J Overton S Baker AU Rashid 3 not readable |
| 4 KIC Asalanka LHB | WG Jacks J Overton AHT Donald JC Archer LA Dawson HC Brook S Baker AU Rashid | LA Dawson +12% J Overton HC Brook, S Baker WG Jacks AHT Donald AU Rashid JC Archer | AU Rashid -11% LA Dawson -14% HC Brook JC Archer J Overton S Baker WG Jacks 1 not readable |
| 5 PHKD Mendis LHB | LA Dawson -14% J Overton WG Jacks JC Archer AHT Donald HC Brook S Baker AU Rashid | LA Dawson J Overton HC Brook, S Baker WG Jacks AHT Donald AU Rashid JC Archer | HC Brook +14% JC Archer +13% J Overton +10% AU Rashid -10% S Baker WG Jacks LA Dawson 1 not readable |
| 6 MD Shanaka RHB | rarely bats here | J Overton WG Jacks AHT Donald AU Rashid HC Brook S Baker JC Archer LA Dawson | JC Archer +13% HC Brook +12% S Baker +12% J Overton +10% LA Dawson AHT Donald, WG Jacks AU Rashid |
| 7 PWH de Silva RHB | rarely bats here | WG Jacks +21% AHT Donald +20% J Overton +11% AU Rashid HC Brook LA Dawson S Baker JC Archer | LA Dawson JC Archer HC Brook S Baker J Overton AU Rashid WG Jacks 1 not readable |
| 8 KTH Ratnayake LHB | rarely bats here | J Overton -13% HC Brook -13% AU Rashid -14% S Baker -15% JC Archer -22% LA Dawson WG Jacks 1 not readable | JC Archer -15% J Overton -17% S Baker -18% AU Rashid WG Jacks 3 not readable |
| 9 E Malinga LHB | rarely bats here | JC Archer -16% LA Dawson J Overton HC Brook S Baker AU Rashid 2 not readable | JC Archer -18% J Overton -20% S Baker -22% WG Jacks 4 not readable |
| 10 D Madushanka RHB | rarely bats here | JC Archer -10% HC Brook J Overton S Baker AU Rashid LA Dawson 2 not readable | AU Rashid -15% JC Archer -20% S Baker -21% J Overton -23% LA Dawson WG Jacks 2 not readable |
| 11 N Thushara RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | AU Rashid -16% JC Archer -21% HC Brook -21% S Baker -21% J Overton -22% LA Dawson WG Jacks 1 not readable |
Talking points
Read off the matrix on this page and nothing else — the same edges, counted from both ends. Direction is always from the batter's side.
The two totals
- England hold 135 — 107 while they bat, 28 from their bowlers.
- Sri Lanka hold 27 — 17 while they bat, 10 from their bowlers.
- Both sides are on a named XI, so that is 108 more for England.
Who holds them
- JC Buttler (England) is the best set up with the bat — 20 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- WG Jacks (England) is the best set up with the bat — 19 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- HC Brook (England) is the best set up with the bat — 17 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- KTH Ratnayake (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 8 against him, 0 in his favour.
- D Madushanka (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 5 against him, 0 in his favour.
- N Thushara (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 5 against him, 0 in his favour.
- JC Archer (England) holds the most with the ball — 7 in his favour, 2 batters the other way.
- AU Rashid (England) holds the most with the ball — 5 in his favour, 1 batter the other way.
- S Baker (England) holds the most with the ball — 5 in his favour, 1 batter the other way.
In short
- The numbers favour England by 108, on 162 match-ups between the sides.