England vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2026 - Player PerformanceENG vs SL, 1st T20I, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2026 - Player Performance
In This Match
Jos Buttler
80(44)
12.1
WJos Buttler c Dunith Wellalage b Wanindu Hasaranga
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, out Caught by Dunith Wellalage!! Not the best delivery he's probably bowled today, but he has easily been the best bowler on show. And he produces the much-needed breakthrough. Tossed up outside off, it's in the slot and Buttler rightly goes for a big shot. But it turns away and he ends up slicing it to sweeper cover. Fairly simple catch for Wellalage there. Jos Buttler c Dunith Wellalage b Wanindu Hasaranga 80(44) [4s-8 6s-3]
Jos Buttler vs Bowlers
Jos ButtlerT20I
In Sri Lanka tour of England, 2026
Stats
Value
Matches
1
Innings
1
Runs
80
2
Balls
44
HS
80
2
Avg
80.00
1
SR
181.82
2
Not Out
0
Dots
0
Fours
8
2
Sixes
3
2
Fifties
1
1
Hundreds
0
Nineties
0
Ducks
0
Commentary
12.1W
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, out Caught by Dunith Wellalage!! Not the best delivery he's probably bowled today, but he has easily been the best bowler on show. And he produces the much-needed breakthrough. Tossed up outside off, it's in the slot and Buttler rightly goes for a big shot. But it turns away and he ends up slicing it to sweeper cover. Fairly simple catch for Wellalage there. Jos Buttler c Dunith Wellalage b Wanindu Hasaranga 80(44) [4s-8 6s-3]
11.5
Dasun Shanaka to Jos Buttler, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Buttler scythes it to deep backward point
11.3
Dasun Shanaka to Jos Buttler, 1 run, full delivery angled in on leg, Buttler makes room to slog and mistimes it down to long-on
11.26
Dasun Shanaka to Jos Buttler, SIX, just about clears the leaping fielder! Slower short ball, Buttler goes hard on the pull, doesn't get it off the middle and the fielder is interested at the square leg boundary. But the ball is out of his reach
10.4
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, googly on the pads, clipped through midwicket
10.3
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, no run, flat outside off, Buttler cuts well but finds backward point
10.26
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, SIX, floated up in the slot outside off, rare error from Hasaranga today, and Buttler lofts it down the ground for another six. Such sweet timing there!
9.64
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, FOUR, round the wicket now, slower one floated up in the slot and Buttler smashes it straight back down the ground for four more to finish the over
9.54
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, FOUR, absolutely hammered! Chameera hasn't missed the yorker by much, maybe a couple of inches, but it's enough for Buttler who, through some sensational work with the wrists, hammers it through extra cover
9.4
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, very full outside off, Buttler drills it wide of extra cover where Asalanka gets a hand as he dives across to his left
9.2
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, 1 run, full in the slot, Buttler hangs back looking to slog and loses his shape in doing so. Mistimes it down the ground to long-on
9.1
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, full outside off, Buttler mistimes the drive wide of long-off and gets back for two
8.6
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, very full on the pads, Buttler nudges it into the on-side
8.3
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, very full on the toes, squeezed down to long-on
8.2
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, no run, dances down the pitch, gets too close to the ball and squeezes it out
8.1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, very full at the stumps, it's driven firmly down the ground and he's back for two to bring up his fifty
7.6
Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, 1 run, again miscued in the air as he looks to pull, goes on the bounce to deep midwicket
7.5
Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, dropped at long-off! Pushed through on a length, Buttler goes back, tries flat-batting hard but doesn't get much elevation. It goes quickly to the right of the fielder who gets there, almost overruns it actually and then it pops out of his hands
7.46
Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, SIX, whacked over midwicket! It's full on middle and leg, he goes across the line and gets a good piece of it. Not sure if it was the attempted carrom ball but there wasn't much turn in any case
7.3
Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, no run, again the reverse-sweep, but straight to backward point
7.24
Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, FOUR, fired in full outside off, this time he goes reverse and sweeps it hard past backward point
7.1
Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, no run, oh this has turned sharply! Full outside off, Buttler looks to launch it down the ground but it rips past the inside edge to go through the gate
6.5
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, not moving away from that good length - this is nice from Hasaranga. Buttler hangs back and tucks it through midwicket
6.4
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, no run, flat on a good length just outside off, Buttler punches firmly but straight to extra cover
6.3
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, good length on middle, Buttler clips it gently into the midwicket region and he's back for two as the fielder runs in from the boundary
6.2
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, no run, finds the perfect good length again, turns it away from middle and Buttler steers it from the crease to point
5.64
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, FOUR, yorker down leg, and it's helped on its way by Buttler who tickles it fine past the keeper. Massive powerplay for England - 90 off it!
5.3
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, slower one angled in on leg, Buttler swipes across the line and drags it off the inside half through midwicket
5.2
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, slower bouncer, good height on it, Buttler drags the pull shot behind square and is back for two more
5.1
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, slower one on the pads, flicked away through midwicket, back for two
3.5
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, cracking yorker on off, Buttler squeezes it in front of point for an easy single
3.3
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, dug in short outside off, pace off, holds in the surface and Buttler is early through the pull, dragging it off the toe-end behind square
3.1
Eshan Malinga to Jos Buttler, 1 run, slower one on middle and leg, back of a length, and it's clipped away behind square for a single
2.6
Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, 1 run, slow on a length, Buttler punches from the crease to long-off
2.5
Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, no run, again flat at the stumps, Buttler blocks from the crease
2.3
Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, 1 run, the speeds are nice and slow from Wellalage, giving it plenty of air. It's drifting in on leg from round the wicket, and Buttler nudges it into the midwicket region
2.3
Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, wide, drifting in and sliding down leg, Buttler misses
1.64
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, FOUR, four in a row from Buttler, and again it's not perfectly off the middle! Short of length delivery following him down leg, he pulls hard and drags it through square leg. Desperate dive in the deep goes in vain
1.54
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, FOUR, slower one floated up outside off, again Buttler backs away, reaches out for it and hits it over extra cover. Three consecutive boundaries - all three mishits
1.44
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, FOUR, steps away to the leg-side, gets a length ball angled into the stumps and manages to loft it down the ground. Didn't get it off the middle this time either but clears the infield comfortably
1.34
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, FOUR, speared in full on middle, Buttler advances, looks to go down the ground and slices it off the outside half over backward point. There's no one at third man and he'll pick up his first boundary
1.2
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, no run, back of a length on off, Buttler taps it from the crease to cover
1.1
Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, no run, short of length on off, holds in the surface, Buttler waits in the crease and blocks
0.4
Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, 1 run, fired in full at the stumps, Buttler knocks it down to long-on
0.1
Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, 1 run, flat and short on middle and leg, swinging in, Buttler hangs back and clips it to deep midwicket
