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Sri Lanka will cross swords with England in the third and final T20I of the three-match series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele, starting on Tuesday, February 3.
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In the second T20I, Sri Lanka batted first and posted a dominating total of 189/5 in 20 overs. Pavan Rathnayake top-scored with 40 runs in 22 balls with five fours and a six. In response, England scored 173/4 in 16.4 overs to stay ahead of the DLS score. Tom Banton was the wrecker-in-chief with an unbeaten 54 off 33 balls.
SL vs ENG, T20I Series 2026, Match 3, Match Details
Match: Sri Lanka vs England, T20I Series 2026, Match 3
Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Tuesday, February 3
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
SL vs ENG, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Pitch Report
The average first innings score at this venue is 161 in the ongoing T20I series. While spinners will have their momentum in the middle overs, we can expect batters to do exceedingly well in the powerplay and death overs.
SL vs ENG, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Probable XIs
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Pavan Rathnayake, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga.
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.
SL vs ENG, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: England.
These two sides have played 16 T20Is against each other, with England winning 12 of them to take a dominating lead. With England already securing the series win by 2-0, we can expect them to continue their domination with yet another comfortable win in this fixture, sweeping the hosts by 3-0.
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