England Vs Sri Lanka, ICC T20 World Cup: All-Round Brilliance from Will Jacks Powers England Past Hosts

England thrash Sri Lanka by 51 runs to win their first Super 8 encounter. Will Jacks put in an all-round show by playing a crucial cameo of 21 runs with the bat and chipping in with 3 key wickets with the ball? After being put in to bat first, ENG were restricted at 146/9 by the hosts, but the Three Lions made a scintillating comeback with the bowl to skittle SL for just 95 in 16.2 overs. Dasun Shanaka (30) was the only batter who could show some resilience with the bat for the hosts

Updated on: 22 February 2026 7:15 pm

Published at: 22 February 2026 3:46 pm

England's players celebrate their win over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Jos Buttler

England's Jos Buttler plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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ICC T20 WC 2026: England vs Sri Lanka Jacob Bethell

England's Jacob Bethell plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Dunith Wellalage

Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage celebrates the wicket of England's Jos Buttler during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Tom Banton

England's Tom Banton plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka, center, and Dushmantha Chameera, left, celebrate the runout of England's Tom Banton, right, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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T20 World Cup: England vs Sri Lanka Harry Brook

England's captain Harry Brook plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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T20 WCup Cricket: Sri Lanka vs England Phil Salt

England's Phil Salt celebrates his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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England's Phil Salt, left, and Sam Curran run between the wickets during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Sam Curran

England's Sam Curran plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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T20 World Cup: England vs Sri Lanka Will Jacks

England's Will Jacks, center, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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T20 WCup Cricket: Sri Lanka vs England Jofra Archer

England's Jofra Archer, right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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England's Will Jacks bowls a delivery during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka, left, and Kamindu Mendis run between the wickets during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Liam Dawson

England's Liam Dawson celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Dasun Shanaka

Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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