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England sweep Sri Lanka 3-0 to return to top of T20 world rankings

England defeat Sri Lanka in the third T20I at Emirates Old Trafford to complete a series whitewash and reclaim the number one spot in the global rankings.

4 publishers · 12 articles · first seen 17 Sept 2026 · updated 43d ago

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First reported by SkySports, 3h 56m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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The odds

How the odds moved · Sri Lanka Tour of England T20s: England vs Sri Lanka
0%50%100%100%19 Sept, 12:52 UTCnowThe Guardian Sport: England v Sri Lanka: third men’s cricket T20 – live · 19 Sept, 13:12 UTCSkySports: England thrash Sri Lanka to complete series sweep in Manchester · 19 Sept, 17:42 UTCTimes of India: England sweep Sri Lanka 3-0, replace India at top of T20I rankings · 19 Sept, 17:38 UTCBBC Sport: England thump Sri Lanka to sweep T20 series 3-0 · 19 Sept, 17:20 UTCSkySports: England swat aside Sri Lanka to return to top of T20 world rankings · 19 Sept, 16:40 UTCBBC Sport: England crush Sri Lanka to top T20 world rankings · 19 Sept, 16:28 UTC

Each tick is a source publishing on this story · 6 more published before price tracking began

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TimeChance of yes
now100%
19 Sept, 15:43 UTC100%
19 Sept, 15:14 UTC99%
19 Sept, 14:54 UTC94%
19 Sept, 14:28 UTC91%
19 Sept, 13:48 UTC87%
19 Sept, 13:24 UTC88%
19 Sept, 12:52 UTC88%

The story so far

4 publishers have covered this in 12 articles since 17 Sept 2026. SkySports published first, on 17 September at 16:59 UTC; BBC Sport followed 3h 56m later. The most recent article, from SkySports, appeared on 19 September at 17:42 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), SkySports, BBC Sport, Times of India.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Sri Lanka Tour of England T20s: England vs Sri Lanka at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. SkySportsEngland aim to seal T20 series win over Sri Lanka in Cardiff LIVE!—
  2. SkySportsEngland cruise to comfortable win to take the series against Sri Lanka—
  3. BBC SportEngland crush Sri Lanka to seal T20 series win—
  4. BBC SportEngland beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to take T20 series win—
  5. The Guardian SportTom Banton’s six-hitting wins T20 for England after Dawson derails Sri Lanka—
  6. SkySportsEngland eyeing 3-0 T20 series sweep over Sri Lanka LIVE!—
  7. The Guardian SportEngland v Sri Lanka: third men’s cricket T20 – live88%
  8. BBC SportEngland crush Sri Lanka to top T20 world rankings100%▲12 points since the previous source
  9. SkySportsEngland swat aside Sri Lanka to return to top of T20 world rankings100%
  10. BBC SportEngland thump Sri Lanka to sweep T20 series 3-0100%
  11. Times of IndiaEngland sweep Sri Lanka 3-0, replace India at top of T20I rankings100%
  12. SkySportsEngland thrash Sri Lanka to complete series sweep in Manchester100%
  13. Market resolved: England

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. England v Sri Lanka: third men’s cricket T20 – live The Guardian Sport ·
  2. Tom Banton’s six-hitting wins T20 for England after Dawson derails Sri Lanka The Guardian Sport ·
  3. England thrash Sri Lanka to complete series sweep in Manchester SkySports
  4. England sweep Sri Lanka 3-0, replace India at top of T20I rankings Times of India
  5. England thump Sri Lanka to sweep T20 series 3-0 BBC Sport
  6. England swat aside Sri Lanka to return to top of T20 world rankings SkySports
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  1. England crush Sri Lanka to top T20 world rankings BBC Sport
  2. England eyeing 3-0 T20 series sweep over Sri Lanka LIVE! SkySports
  3. England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to take T20 series win BBC Sport
  4. England crush Sri Lanka to seal T20 series win BBC Sport
  5. England cruise to comfortable win to take the series against Sri Lanka SkySports
  6. England aim to seal T20 series win over Sri Lanka in Cardiff LIVE! SkySports

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In this story

  • England
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tom Banton
  • Joe Brook
  • Emirates Old Trafford
  • Cardiff
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