Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka (left) and his England counterpart Harry Brook (centre) current for tossin Group 2 fixture of ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 22, 2026. — Screengrab
Sri Lanka gained the toss and opted to bowl first in opposition to England within the Tremendous Eights stage of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Sunday.
Co-hosts Sri Lanka and England are in Group 2 alongside Pakistan and New Zealand, whose match was washed out on Saturday.
The highest two groups from every group will advance to the semi-finals, scheduled for March 4 and 5, following the conclusion of the Tremendous Eights stage.
Enjoying XIs:
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis(wk), Pavan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka.
England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid.
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