 He scored 20 runs, opened the bowling and took four wickets on his return to the England side, winning the player of the match award.His figures of 4/19 were the second best bowling figures by an England bowler in T20Is.Despite not playing in any of the three Tests on the Sri Lankan tour, Denly was subsequently named in both the Test and one-day squads for England's tour of the West Indies in early 2019.