England vs Sri Lanka Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard ENG vs SL, 2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2024, Lord's Cricket Ground, London
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England vs Sri Lanka MATCH INFO
- Toss:Sri Lanka, who chose to field
- Series:SL in ENG, 3 Tests, 2024
- Venue:Lord's Cricket Ground, London
- Umpires:Paul Reiffel (AUS), Joel Wilson (WI) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
- Match Referee:David Boon (AUS)
- Match Date:Thu, 29th Aug 2024
ENGLAND Team Players
SRI LANKA Team Players
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86.3: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, Slower now, fuller and on off. Lahiru Kumara does well to detect the slower and pushes it back to the bowler.
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86.2: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, Fires in a bouncer, on middle. Lahiru Kumara looks to pull it away but misses on the outer edge.
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86.1: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, FOUR! Lashed it away! On a length, just outside off. Lahiru Kumara opens his stance and slaps it against the pace towards the wide long off fence for a boundary.
- End of over 86
- SL288/9
- Sri Lanka Batting A Fernando 0(3) L Kumara 6(9)
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85.6: Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando, Good-length delivery on middle and leg, shaping in. Asitha Fernando makes room and looks to slog but inner edges the delivery towards his leg side.
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85.5: Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando, Back of a length, on off. Asitha Fernando guides it towards the right of the gully fielder. The fielder dives to his right and makes a stop.
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85.4: Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando, Bangs in a short one, on off and middle, shaping it in. Asitha Fernando detects the bouncer and ducks under it.
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85.3: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Gus Atkinson with another five-for at Lord's! He just loves bowling at this ground, and putting up some great numbers. This one is back of a length and just outside off, angles away, Milan Rathnayake once again goes for the big heave across the line, but this time only manages a nick behind the stumps where Jamie Smith takes a good catch. England are almost there now!
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85.2: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Milan Rathnayake looks like he is up for the challenge here! Short of a length and around middle, Milan Rathnayake rides the bounce well and hammers it away to the deep square leg fence for four more runs.
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85.1: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Lovely shot! Fuller and around off, Milan Rathnayake opens the face of his bat sightly and drives it with perfect timing, the ball races away through covers for a boundary.
- End of over 85
- SL280/8
- Sri Lanka Batting L Kumara 6(9) M Rathnayake 35(53)
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84.6: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, FOUR! Nice shot! Hard length and around middle, Lahiru Kumara stays back and swipes it away through mid-wicket, Olly Stone chases after it, dives in but as he picks up the ball, his foot touches the ropes. A boundary is given.
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84.5: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, Short of a length and on off, Lahiru Kumara stabs it down towards covers.
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84.4: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, Close! Good length and around middle, hits the deck and nips away, Lahiru Kumara looks to block but misses it as the ball just goes past the off pole.
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84.3: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, Bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Lahiru Kumara ducks under it.
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84.2: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, Back of a length and on middle, Lahiru Kumara stays back and pats it down on the pitch.
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84.1: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, Fuller and around off, angling away, Lahiru Kumara looks to drive it with not footwork, gets beaten on the outside edge.
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54.3: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, OUT! TAKEN! Another Joe Root masterclass comes to an end! Top knock. This is banged in short and on middle. Root pulls but not a lot of distance on it. Kamindu Mendis at deep square leg, runs to his right and takes it. Root walks off the field to a huge round of applause from everyone present in the crowd whether it being a rival fan or a Sri Lankan player. England have been bowled out for 251!
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54.2: Lahiru Kumara to Shoaib Bashir, On the pads. Bashir works it down to fine leg and takes one.
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54.1: Lahiru Kumara to Shoaib Bashir, On the pads. Bashir looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and goes to the keeper.
- End of over 54
- ENG250/9
- England Batting J Root 103(120) S Bashir 0(0)
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53.6: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, He fails to retain strike! On middle. Root flicks but to mid-wicket.
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53.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Around off. Root goes back and pushes it to cover.
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53.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Floats it up on off. Root looks to play the slog sweep but it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for no runs again.
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53.3: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Shortish and on off. Root pushes it to cover.
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53.2: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, On middle. The sweep is out. It is hit through square leg does not take the one.
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53.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Flatter and on off. Blocked.
- End of over 53
- ENG250/9
- England Batting O Stone 7(16) J Root 103(114)
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52.6: Lahiru Kumara to Olly Stone, OUT! TAKEN! Is that it? No, It looks like Joe Root is staying and England have not declared yet. Lahiru Kumara bowls another good bumper, on middle and leg, Olly Stone tries to hook it away, but the ball gets big on him, it takes the top edge and flies toward the fine leg fence, Pathum Nissanka keeps his eyes on the ball, settles under it as it is wobbling in the air, takes a really good catch. Nine down for England now!
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52.5: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, Fuller and on middle, Joe Root clips it away through backward square leg for a single.
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52.4: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, Another shorter one, on middle, Joe Root pulls it towards deep square leg.
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52.3: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, Short of a length and on leg, Joe Root pulls it hard and almost straight to sqaure leg, but is just goes over the fielder.
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52.2: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, FOUR! RECORD ALERT! There it is, the moment everyone was waiting for! Joe Root surpasses Alastair Cook for the most centuries by an English player and writes his name in the history books. He does that with his fastest ton in just 111 balls. Root now also holds the record for the most number of runs by an English batter at Lord's and this is the first time he has managed two centuries in a Test match. Lahiru Kumara bangs this short and on leg, Joe Root moves to the leg side to access the off side and crunches it away through extra covers for a boundary. He punches jumps and punches the air in absolute delight and the crowd is up on its feet as well to applause this remarkable milestone.
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52.1: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, Oh..just short! Short of a length and angling into leg, Joe Root looks to pull it away but goes through his shot early, the ball goes goes off the gloves and lands just in front of the keeper.
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55.3: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! CAUGHT! Gus Atkinson gets the job done for England! Gus Atkinson once again fires a bumper outside off and once again Kamindu Mendis looks to slap it down the ground but miscues the shot. The ball hits the top of the of willow and loops towards mid off . Chris Woakes makes no mistake and takes a comfortable catch. Sri Lanka posted 196 on the board and trailed by 231 runs!
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55.2: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, Bangs a bouncer outside off. Kamindu Mendis looks to slap it but gets beaten on the outer edge.
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55.1: Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando, Short of a length on middle. Asitha Fernando looks to defend it down but thumps the glove. The ball airs wide of leg gully and the batters gets a single.
- End of over 55
- SL195/9
- Sri Lanka Batting K Mendis 74(118) L Kumara 0(22)
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54.6: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! RUN OUT! England skipper stood up and broke the partnership! Back of a length down the leg. Kamindu Mendis tucks it towards the front of the square leg. Lahiru Kumara calls for a run but Mendis rejects the call a bit late. Lahiru Kumara is out of his non-striker's crease and is already tracking back but Ollie Pope gets enough time to catch a breath and have a shy directly towards the stump. Kumara dives but he is a few inches away from the line. Lahiru Kumara lost his wickets pretty cheaply when things were growing for Sri Lanka!
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54.5: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, SIX! Streaky, but will work! Bangs a bouncer once again on middle. Kamindu Mendis looks for a pull once again and the ball connects the top edge and skies over the keeper and clears the ground for a biggie.
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54.4: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! HAMMERED AWAY! Short of a length just outside off. Kamindu Mendis pulls it hard through the mid-wicket region and towards the fence for four more runs. Kamindu Mendis puts some salt over the wounds!
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54.3: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, Hard-length delivery on off. Kamindu Mendis blocks it down.
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54.2: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, Short of a length outside off. Kamindu Mendis cuts it through the backward point where Gus Atkinson tracks back and back hands the ball to save the boundary. A couple taken in between.
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54.1: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, In the air... and dropped! My goodness, Joe Root drops the skier! Back of a length on middle. Kamindu Mendis comes forward and looks to pull it away but gets the major connection on the upper part of his willow. The ball balloons towards the deep square leg fielder. Joe Root lines under the skier, gets down on one knee to catch the skier but spills it out.
- End of over 54
- SL183/8
- Sri Lanka Batting L Kumara 0(22) K Mendis 62(112)
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53.6: Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara, Overpitches it up, wide outside off, around seven stump. Lahiru Kumara once again tries to guide it away but misses.
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53.5: Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara, On a length, on off, angling away. Lahiru Kumara shoulder arms the delivery.
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53.4: Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara, Bangs a short one, and shapes it away from the batter. Lahiru Kumara drops his stance to leave it alone.
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53.3: Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara, Fuller, on leg. Lahiru Kumara blocks it down.
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53.2: Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara, Overpitched, outside off. Lahiru Kumara opens the face of his blade but ends up withdrawing his push towards his off.
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53.1: Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara, Back of a length on off, shaping it away from the batter. Lahiru Kumara makes a leave.
- End of over 102
- ENG427/10
- England Batting O Stone 15(31) S Bashir 7(10)
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101.6: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, OUT! CAUGHT! The protection in the deep leg has worked for Asitha Fernando and he gets his five-fer! Asitha Fernando once again scoots from 'round the wicket and bowls bouncer on leg, around the helmet of the batter. Olly Stone lost his eyesight on the ball at the very last moment and pulls it uppishly toward deep fine leg fielder. Kamindu Mendis adjusts himself towards the skier but catches it a bit uncomfortably. It seems he has a slight misjudgment to catch the skier but ends up picking it well. So English batters have posted 427 runs on the board to challenge Sri Lanka!
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101.5: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, Hard-length delivery on middle and leg. Olly Stone slog mistimes his slog towards mid-wicket for no runs.
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101.4: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, Back of a length, pitching it down the leg and shaping it towards the ribs of the batter. Olly Stone hops and nudges it one-handedly towards his leg side.
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101.3: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, Fires a short one on leg. Olly Stone does nothing to it.
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101.2: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, CLOSE! Asitha Fernando comes from 'round the wicket and bowls it on off, shaping ti away from the batter. Olly Stone looks to punch it away but misses but a very thin outer edge.
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101.1: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Uppish... but safe! Bouncer, on leg. Shoaib Bashir pulls it a bit late towards deep fine leg. The ball airs a bit and drops safe towards right of the deep fine leg fielder.
- End of over 101
- ENG426/9
- England Batting S Bashir 6(9) O Stone 15(26)
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100.6: Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, A loopy low full toss, on middle, Shoaib Bashir drills it down to long on for one.
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100.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, Goes short and on middle, angling in, Shoaib Bashir nudes it towards mid-wicket.
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100.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, Quicker, full and on middle, Shoaib Bashir turns it to the leg side.
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100.3: Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, FOUR! He breaks the shackles now! Prabath Jayasuriya flights this up around middle, Shoaib Bashir goes down on one knee and heaves it away towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Every run will hurt Lanka even more now.
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100.2: Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, Floated, full and on middle, Shoaib Bashir tucks it to short mid-wicket.
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100.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, Tossed up, full and on middle, Shoaib Bashir knocks it down the pitch.
- End of over 100
- ENG421/9
- England Batting S Bashir 1(3) O Stone 15(26)
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99.6: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Fuller and wide outside off. Shoaib Bashir eases it towards cover for a single.
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99.5: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Back of a length on leg, Shoaib Bashir looks for a pull but misses and thumps his upper thigh.
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99.4: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Shortish and down the leg. Shoaib Bashir does nothing to it.
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99.3: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, OUT! TAKEN! Excellent catch in the deep! That is some athletic stuff! The trails of bumpers have worked for Fernando. Bangs a bouncer on middle and leg. Gus Atkinson clears his front leg and looks to go for the big one but fails to find the elevation he wants. The ball loops towards the gap of deep mid-wicket and deep square leg, where Milan Rathnayake runs from the deep mid-wicket to his right and magnetizes himself towards the skier. He backtracks a bit and tumbles towards the boundary fence to get the catch safe into his pair of hands. The crowd is on its feet applauding the catch as well as the knock from Gus Atkinson.
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99.2: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Gus Atkinson is enjoying batting on this pitch! Short of a length on batter lane, around the waist of the batter. Gus Atkinson pulls it hard from the inner part of his willow and the ball rolls away towards deep fine fence for another boundary.
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99.1: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! STREAKY! Another bumper from Asitha Fernando, pitching it down the leg and shaping it towards the leg and middle. Gus Atkinson looks to hook it but gets the top edge and the ball loops over the wicket keeper and rolls away for four runs.
86.4: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, OUT! IN THE AIR... AND TAKEN! Chris Woakes gets the job done for England! He comes 'round the wicket and bowls another slower one. Overpitches the delivery and on off. Lahiru Kumara looks to loft it over the mid on region but he loses his balance. He ends up miscuing it high in the air, Olly Stone excellently backtracks and pouches the skier safely into his hands. ENGLAND BEATS SRI LANKA BY A MARGIN OF 190 RUNS!