IndiaAIFounders — Jos Buttler injury and Kusal Mendis century derail England as Sri Lanka level ODI series

Jos Buttler injury and Kusal Mendis century derail England as Sri Lanka level ODI series

September 24, 2026 at 08:19 PM

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A beautiful batting surface and a greased lightning outfield made this second one-day international wildly different to the first 48 hours earlier. Unfortunately for England, on the wrong end of a thriller, the result was wildly different too.

Set 322 to win, and boosted by a rapid-fire 143-run opening stand from Ben Duckett and Tom Banton, England had appeared on course to wrap up the series with a match to spare. But Sri Lanka refused to give up, delivering a famous shutout and profiting from an injury to Jos Buttler to win by 16 runs.

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