England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to secure T20 series 2-0

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Cricket - Second Twenty20 International - England v Sri Lanka - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - September 17, 2026 England's Jos Buttler in action Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

Cricket - Second Twenty20 International - England v Sri Lanka - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - September 17, 2026 England's Liam Dawson celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Lahiru Udara Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

Cricket - Second Twenty20 International - England v Sri Lanka - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - September 17, 2026 England's Liam Dawson celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kamil Mishara, caught and bowled Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

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CARDIFF, Sept 17 : Jos Buttler became the first player to score 15,000 career T20 runs and Liam Dawson took a three-wicket haul as a dominant England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Cardiff on Thursday to secure the series 2-0.

The hosts won Tuesday's first T20 in Southampton by 119 runs and followed it up on an overcast evening with a 14th consecutive victory over Sri Lanka in the format.

Set a target of 146, after winning the toss and opting to bowl at a murky and overcast Sophia Gardens, England had marched to 48-0 after four overs but openers Aneurin Donald (21) and Buttler (30) then walked in quick succession for 55-2.

Big-hitting captain Harry Brook smashed three sixes in one over but went for 23, well caught by Eshan Malinga off a Wanindu Hasaranga delivery, before Tom Banton steadied the ship with a top scoring 52 not out from 24 balls as England cantered towards another easy win with 47 balls and 7.5 overs to spare.

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Sri Lanka posted 145 for 9 from their 20 overs, an improvement on their previous 135 all out in 19, with opener Pathum Nissanka hitting 37 from 21 balls.

They had carved out a promising 56-0 but lost momentum with Jamie Overton taking the first wicket with a leaping catch off Player of the Match Dawson, who took his second wicket with the next ball of the sixth over and ended with figures of 3-32.

Jofra Archer (2-34) returned for his 50th T20 cap after being rested for the first T20 of the series, with fellow-seamer Josh Tongue dropping out, and took two wickets in the final over with Dushmantha Chameera bowled middle stump for a duck and Tharindu Rathnayake caught by Brook.

Sonny Baker had another excellent evening with the ball, finishing 1-15 from his four overs with a wicket maiden in the 19th.

Donald, playing on home Welsh soil after making his debut in Southampton, dropped Dasun Shanaka but made up for it with a catch three deliveries later for Dawson's third wicket.

The final T20 of the three-match series is at Manchester's Old Trafford on Saturday.

England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to secure T20 series 2-0

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