Having put to bat first, England's opening batsman Phil Salt played a knock of 62 runs off 40 deliveries, which was laced with six boundaries and two maximums. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler scored seven runs in 14 balls (Pic: X/@englandcricket)

Jacob Bethell scored three runs in four balls. Tom Banton scored six runs in seven balls. Skipper Harry Brook accumulated 14 runs off seven balls, including a boundary (Pic: X/@englandcricket)

Facing 11 balls, Sam Curran scored 11 runs, with the help of a maximum. Will Jacks smashed 21 runs off 14 balls, laced with four boundaries. Liam Dawson scored six runs in 11 balls. Jamie Overton also stayed unbeaten on 10 runs in 10 balls, including a maximum. With this, the "Three Lions" posted a total of 146 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs (Pic: X/@ICC)

Sri Lanka's spinner Dunith Wellalage claimed three wickets for 26 runs in four overs. Maheesh Theekshana and Dilshan Madushanka registered two wickets each to their names. Dushmantha Chameera also picked up one wicket. Dushan Hemantha went wicketless in the T20 World Cup 2026 match against England (Pic: X/@ICC)

Sri Lankan team's management will expect their premier batsman, Pathum Nissanka, to deliver a big knock for the side in Kandy (Pic: X/@ICC)