England vs Sri Lanka Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard ENG vs SL, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2024, Kennington Oval, 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:Kennington Oval, London
- Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (NZ), Joel Wilson (WI) and Paul Reiffel (AUS)
- Match Referee:David Boon (AUS)
- Match Date:Fri, 06th Sep 2024
ENGLAND Team Players
SRI LANKA Team Players
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40.2: Shoaib Bashir to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up, full and on middle, Pathum Nissanka defends it on the front foot.
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40.1: Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews, Short and on middle, Angelo Mathews nudges it through square leg for a single. Sri Lanka just one hit away from the win!
- End of over 40
- SL214/2
- Sri Lanka Batting P Nissanka 123(122) A Mathews 31(60)
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39.6: Josh Hull to Pathum Nissanka, Short of a length and on middle now, Pathum Nissanka stays back and keeps it out on the pitch.
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39.5: Josh Hull to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Touch of class from the centurion! Josh Hull hits the hard length and just outside off, Pathum Nissanka gets on top of the bounce and punches it with sweet timing through extra covers for a boundary.
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39.4: Josh Hull to Angelo Mathews, Digs it into the pitch again, on middle, Angelo Mathews pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. Into single digits now!
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39.3: Josh Hull to Angelo Mathews, Josh Hull bangs in a bouncer now, outside off, Angelo Mathews leaves it alone.
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39.2: Josh Hull to Pathum Nissanka, Short of a length and on middle, Pathum Nissanka clips it just wide of square leg for a quick single.
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39.1: Josh Hull to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length but down the leg side, Pathum Nissanka misses his flick.
- End of over 39
- SL208/2
- Sri Lanka Batting A Mathews 30(58) P Nissanka 118(118)
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38.6: Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Connects well this time! Shoaib Bashir gives this one some more air, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews goes down on one knee and nails his sweep towards the vacant deep square leg fence for a boundary. That brings up the 100-run partnership between these two batters as well. Sri Lanka are almost there!
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38.5: Shoaib Bashir to Pathum Nissanka, Short once more, on off, Pathum Nissanka punches it through covers for one more.
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38.4: Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews, Short and on off, Angelo Mathews steers it through point for one.
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38.3: Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews, Oh..turn! This is exactly why Shoaib Bashir should have bowled more here! Floats it up, full and on off, grips and turns in sharply, Angelo Mathews strides out to push it away but gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball just goes past the off pole.
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38.2: Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews, Shorter in length and on middle, Angelo Mathews stays back and pats it towards short leg.
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38.1: Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews, Flatter, full and on off, Angelo Mathews goes down to sweep it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.
- End of over 34
- ENG156/10
- England Batting S Bashir 4(6) J Hull 7(6)
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33.6: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! That's it! Sri Lanka have wrapped England on 156! Asitha Fernando bangs it short and on the leg stump line, Bashir stands tall and swings across looking to pull it hard and through the leg side, but ends up getting a faint brush off the glove on it. The ball deflects and carries behind the pegs. Madushka there takes a simple catch moving to his left. Asitha Fernando finishes off with a couple of wickets.
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33.5: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Short of a length from Asitha, pitching outside the leg stump line, it stays a bit low on the bounce and Bashir is surprised by the lack of bounce. He swings and misses.
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33.4: Asitha Fernando to Josh Hull, EDGED AND SAFE! Asitha Fernando surprises Hull with a steep bumper around off Josh Hull is hurried in the pull shot plays it much closer to the body and gets nicked on the outside edge that flies over the keeper's head. Nishan Madushka, the substitute keeper for Sri Lanka does leap high in the air, also gets fingertips to it but it deflects it to the deep third region. The fielder in the deep mops it up and they cross for a single.
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33.3: Asitha Fernando to Josh Hull, A bit more close to the stumps, on an identical length, Josh Hull swivels to pull but misses to connect any bat on it.
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33.2: Asitha Fernando to Josh Hull, Short and outside the off stump, Hull plays and a misses.
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33.1: Asitha Fernando to Josh Hull, SIX! Gee, that's a fine shot from the debutant! Short, but not that short, however, down leg, Josh Hull waits for it, creates a good stable base weighing on the back foot and pulls away aerially over deep fine fence for a six.
- End of over 33
- ENG149/9
- England Batting S Bashir 4(4) J Hull 0(2)
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32.6: Lahiru Kumara to Shoaib Bashir, Another ambitious appeal for caught behind but 'No' says the umpire. Lahiru goes much fuller this time and keeps it outside off, Shoaib Bashir crouches a bit to drive through the covers but fails to bring his bat down in time and plays it late. The ball flirts past his outside edge to the keeper.
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32.5: Lahiru Kumara to Shoaib Bashir, Short and just outside off, Bashir takes his eyes off the ball and stings on his shoulder.
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32.4: Lahiru Kumara to Shoaib Bashir, FOUR! Edged but through the gap! Length, outside off, Shoaib Bashir swooshes hard off the back foot, gets a thick edge that runs through the slips for a boundary.
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32.3: Lahiru Kumara to Shoaib Bashir, Good length and wide outside off, left alone.
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32.2: Lahiru Kumara to Olly Stone, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Lahiru Kumara strikes for the fourth time and England are 9 down now. Lahiru Kumara stays over the stumps and lands on that in-between length, just outside the off stump line, slightly nipping away off the deck and getting that excessive bounce as well. Olly Stone stands upright and goes for a back foot slash through the covers with a horizontal bat angle but the ball gets a bit heavy on him and nicks the outside edge and goes behind the wickets. Nishan Madushka, the sub wicket-keeper makes no mistake and takes a simple catch at his face level.
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32.1: Lahiru Kumara to Olly Stone, FOUR! Punched away! Back of a length, around off, Olly Stone gets the desired bounce and width on offer, stands up and punches it on the up through covers for a boundary. The lead now is 207 runs.
- End of over 32
- ENG141/8
- England Batting J Hull 0(2) O Stone 6(29)
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31.6: Asitha Fernando to Josh Hull, Just short of gully! Back of a length, skidding through quickly off the deck, on the middle and leg, Josh Hull closes the bat face way too early and it goes off his gloves and lands in front of gully.
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31.5: Asitha Fernando to Josh Hull, Over the wicket now, sharp good length ball, around off, Josh Hull hangs his bat away from his body and gets beaten.
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31.4: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, First run after the Tea break for England. Back of a length, on the pads, Olly Stone hops on the back foot and glances it towards deep backward square leg for an easy single.
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31.3: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, Around the wicket now, charges Asitha! Bangs it into the surface, but outside leg, Olly Stone swivels for a pull but misses to connect any bat.
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31.2: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, Length, nipping away, outside off, Olly Stone swings and misses.
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31.1: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, Starts off with a shorter one, over the top of off, Olly Stone attempts to ramp it over but it is just too high to connect. The fine third fielder is there for the trap though.
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61.2: Shoaib Bashir to Asitha Fernando, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Shoaib Bashir does the job of picking the final wicket, and his first. But hang on, this is reviewed straightaway by Asitha as he thinks it came off his forearm and not the glove or the bat. Shoaib Bashir pushes it through again, lands full and outside off, with a hint of a turn into the batter. Asitha Fernando premeditates the reverse sweep but misses. The ball lobs off Fernando's shoulder Jamie Smith is quick to react, moves forward and takes a good sharp catch. However, UltraEdge comes up and it confirms that the ball did brush faintly on Asitha's gloves, which means it is out and Sri Lanka are all out on 263.
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61.1: Shoaib Bashir to Asitha Fernando, FOUR! Good shot! Shoaib Bashir pushes it through, full and on the off stump line, Asitha Fernando finds the length into his arc and sits down on his knees. Connects well and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a six.
- End of over 61
- SL259/9
- Sri Lanka Batting L Kumara 5(29) A Fernando 7(12)
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60.6: Olly Stone to Lahiru Kumara, Stone again tests the batter's patience with a sharp bouncer on the stumps, Kumara makes room and looks to upper cut it but misses.
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60.5: Olly Stone to Lahiru Kumara, An appeal for caught behind but the umpire is unmoved! Short and on a very tight line on the back of a length, on middle and leg, Lahiru Kumara tries to move away from the line and goes for a pull shot. However, the ball is too close to execute that shot and just passes from next to gloves to the keeper. Jamie Smith catches it safely behind the wickets. Pope wants to have a check at it and goes upstairs but UltraEdge confirms that there's no scratch. England burn a review here.
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60.4: Olly Stone to Asitha Fernando, Follows the batter does Stone, On a length angling outside leg, Asitha Fernando walks away from the line and pats it to wide cover and sets off for a quick single. The cover fielder moves to his left, and is quick to pick and throw in one action to the non-striker's end. Has a shy and Asitha Fernando running with his afterburners gets home just about safely to complete the single.
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60.3: Olly Stone to Lahiru Kumara, Outside leg, on a length, Lahiru Kumara swings hard at it for a pull but gets it off the higher part of the bat towards the square leg region for a single.
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60.2: Olly Stone to Lahiru Kumara, Back of a length, outside off, Lahiru Kumara is happy to let it be.
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60.1: Olly Stone to Lahiru Kumara, Olly Stone bangs it into the surface around off, Lahiru Kumara fends it a bit uppishly off the back foot but the ball lands just ahead of Ollie Pope stationed at gully. Pope crouches and stops the ball. Oh, wait! The on-field umpires converge and discuss to check it for a fair catch. After examining several angles, it is deemed that the ball landed just before Pope's fingers. NOT OUT appears on the giant screen.
- End of over 60
- SL257/9
- Sri Lanka Batting A Fernando 6(11) L Kumara 4(24)
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59.6: Shoaib Bashir to Asitha Fernando, Slower through the air, on the fullish length, on middle, Asitha Fernando charges down to the pitch and lofts it over the inner ring. Ben Duckett from mid-wicket chases down to the deep as the ball loses steam on the dampened outfield. Picks the ball before the ropes and the batters take a couple of runs.
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59.5: Shoaib Bashir to Asitha Fernando, Too full, on the stumps, Asitha Fernando again employs the reverse sweep but inside edges onto the pitch.
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59.4: Shoaib Bashir to Asitha Fernando, Sharp turn from over the pegs, full and on middle, Asitha Fernando sits down to reverse sweep but wears on the pads.
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59.3: Shoaib Bashir to Lahiru Kumara, Looped up, outside off, on a good length, Lahiru Kumara cuts it to Brook at backward point. Brook dives to his left and parries the ball to the cover region. Allows a single.
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59.2: Shoaib Bashir to Lahiru Kumara, Very slow, on a length, on middle, Lahiru Kumara works it off the back foot to mid-wicket.
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59.1: Shoaib Bashir to Lahiru Kumara, Bashir tosses it up, gets that in-drift to the pads, Lahiru Kumara looks to clear the fence with a swipe across the line but wears on the pads.
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69.1: Milan Rathnayake to Shoaib Bashir, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A momentous collapse for England and Sri Lanka have managed to sneak back in the contest after a dismal outing on the first day. Milan Rathnayake bowls it on the back of a length, around off, it springs off the deck a bit and comes high on the batter. Shoaib Bashir clears his front leg and tries to play a wild heave across the line, but as the ball gets heavier on him, he ends up slicing it off the high end of the bat. The ball airs in the overcast skies, and swirls over the cover region. Lahiru Kumara there stationed at the covers takes the simplest of the catches. England have lost 6 wickets in the last 35 runs, and more importantly within the last 10 overs.
- End of over 69
- ENG325/9
- England Batting O Stone 15(12) S Bashir 1(2)
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68.6: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, Asitha follows the batter as Stone shuffles outside leg, pitches it outside leg and on the hard length, Olly Stone is cramped up for room and just about manages to tap it to the leg side.
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68.5: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, SIX! That's a bit streaky but they all count! Asitha Fernando bangs in a sharp bouncer and on middle, Olly Stone looks to pull it away but gets hurried, it goes off the top edge and flies over the keeper and goes all the way for a biggie.
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68.4: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Short on the leg stump, this is pulled to deep square for a single by Bashir. He gets off the mark.
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68.3: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Short and outside leg, Bashir goes for the pull and misses.
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68.2: Asitha Fernando to Josh Hull, OUT! TAKEN! England 9 down now and things have moved pretty rapidly after Brook's dismissal. Asitha Fernando too, gets a scalp to his name. He bangs it hard into the surface on the middle and leg channel, it skids and comes a bit quick off the surface. Josh Hull stands upright and reacts a bit late on the bounce. He goes through the pull shot but does not complete the bat flow and lobs it straight to Dhananjaya de Silva at square leg. A simple catch for DDS and Sri Lanka is just a solitary wicket away from wrapping things up.
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68.1: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, Length ball, outside off, Olly Stone responds with a crisp back foot square cut towards deep point. Jogs for a single.
- End of over 68
- ENG317/8
- England Batting J Hull 2(9) O Stone 8(9)
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67.6: Vishwa Fernando to Josh Hull, Short and wide of off, Josh Hull swings and misses.
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67.5: Vishwa Fernando to Josh Hull, At off, on a nagging length, Josh Hull swats it away to the mid off region. The fielder, Dhananjaya de Silva at the mentioned position dives to his left and intercepts the ball.
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67.4: Vishwa Fernando to Josh Hull, Back of a length, and outside off, Josh Hull eases it to the off side.
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67.3: Vishwa Fernando to Josh Hull, Nice and full, around off, with a hint of an away movement, Josh Hull gets on the front foot and drives it on the up through covers for a single. First runs for Josh Hull in his Test debut.
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67.2: Vishwa Fernando to Olly Stone, At the pads on a good length, Olly Stone glances it to wide square leg for a quick single.
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67.1: Vishwa Fernando to Olly Stone, Short of a length and wide down the leg side. Olly Stone lets it pass. Chandimal dives to his left and takes it low on the ground.
40.3: Shoaib Bashir to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Pathum Nissanka fittingly hits the winning runs! SRI LANKA WIN BY 8 WICKETS! Shoaib Bashir drags his length back, outside off, Pathum Nissanka lets it come to him and cuts it away nicely wide of backward point for a boundary. Angelo Mathews hugs Nissanka as they get appreciation from the crowd and the English players. We can also see the Lankan skipper, Dhananjaya de Silva shaking hands with the head coach of England, Brendon McCullum. A famous victory and this will surely go down as one of the finest moments in Sri Lanka's history.