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England whitewash Sri Lanka in the T20 series as the ODIs begin

Harry Brook was player of the series and Jos Buttler led the run-scoring in a 3-0 win.

Cricket stadium full of spectators at night
Representative image. Photo: Unsplash

England won all three T20 internationals against Sri Lanka to complete a 3-0 series sweep, with captain Harry Brook named player of the series.

Jos Buttler was the leading run-scorer with 172 runs, while Sonny Baker and Liam Dawson shared the bowling honours with six wickets each. Pathum Nissanka was Sri Lanka’s top scorer with 85.

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Injuries hit the tourists

Sri Lanka were without Kusal Mendis and Binura Fernando, who were both ruled out injured before the T20s. Charith Asalanka captained the side in the shortest format.

ODIs next

The three-match ODI series began at Chester-le-Street on 22 September, and the tour finishes on 27 September.

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