England vs Sri Lanka Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard ENG vs SL, 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2024, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
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England vs Sri Lanka MATCH INFO
- Toss:Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
- Series:SL in ENG, 3 Tests, 2024
- Venue:Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
- Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (NZ), Paul Reiffel (AUS) and Joel Wilson (WI)
- Match Referee:David Boon (AUS)
- Match Date:Wed, 21st Aug 2024
ENGLAND Team Players
SRI LANKA Team Players
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57.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on off, Joe Root lunges and blocks it out.
- End of over 57
- ENG201/5
- England Batting J Root 58(126) C Woakes 8(18)
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56.6: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, Bangs it on a shorter length and on the hips, Joe Root flicks it to deep fine for a single. England are just 4 runs away now.
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56.5: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, That could have gone anywhere! On a nagging length, on off, Joe Root switches his stance and goes for his reverse lap. Gets this one off the toe end and it deflects to hit him on the body and rolls beside the pitch on the leg side.
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56.4: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, Gets the yorker in, on off and middle, Joe Root squeezes it out in front of short square leg.
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56.3: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, Leading edge but Root gets away with it! Fuller and at the stumps, Joe Root shapes up to work it across the line but closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge that gets past the outstretched right hand of Rathnayake on his follow through.
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56.2: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, An optimistic shout for LBW but that is heading down leg and Sri Lanka have no reviews left! A scrambled seam delivery from Rathnayake that jags back in sharply, on a good length, on the pads, Joe Root gets beaten on the inside edge on the flick and wears it on the front pad.
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56.1: Milan Rathnayake to Chris Woakes, Milan starts from over the wicket and lands it outside off, on a good length, Chris Woakes waits on it and dabs it in front of deep backward point for a single.
- End of over 56
- ENG199/5
- England Batting J Root 57(121) C Woakes 7(17)
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55.6: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Speared in, fuller and attacking the pads, Joe Root gets a good stride in to keep it out on the leg side.
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55.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Flatter and shorter, coming in with the angle, on the pads, Joe Root goes deep in his crease and tucks it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. England are just a hit away now. They need 6 more runs.
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55.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes, Gives the ball air does Jayasuriya and gets a hint of away turn, on off, Chris Woakes makes room and knocks it down to long off for a single.
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55.3: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Full and sprayed on the pads, Joe Root flicks it off his pads to deep square leg for a single.
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55.2: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Slanting in, full and on middle, Joe Root lunges and stabs it down the deck.
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55.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Darted in, on a nagging length, on middle, Joe Root presses forward in defence.
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89.3: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, OUT! CAUGHT! Matthew Potts claims his third wicket as England finally manage to bowl Sri Lanka out for 326 runs. Chandimal, who could have stayed longer at the crease, opts to go big but ends up throwing his wicket away. Matthew Potts hurls this nice and full, in and around off, Dinesh Chandimal looks for the big heave through the off but doesn't quite get the timing right. Hits it high in the air over covers. Harry Singh the substitute fielder charges in from the ropes and settles under it to take a simple catch. Sri Lanka end with 204 run lead at the end of the innings.
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89.2: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, Drags the length down does Potts, on off, Dinesh Chandimal waits back and cuts it to deep point but doesn't take the run.
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89.1: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Nicely hit! Chandimal may just opt to go all out now. Fuller in length from Potts, on off, Dinesh Chandimal tonks it over mid off for a boundary.
- End of over 89
- SL322/9
- Sri Lanka Batting V Fernando 0(2) D Chandimal 75(116)
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88.6: Chris Woakes to Vishwa Fernando, OUT! LBW! Fernando doesn't survive the second one! Dinesh Chandimal suggests sending this upstairs and Fernando does. Woakes lands this full and on middle and leg, getting the ball to nip back in and skid through the surface. Vishwa Fernando opens his stance up and looks to keep it out but the ball zips past the bat to ping him on the pad. The UltraEdge shows no spike when the ball passes the bat and all three reds come up on the Ball Tracking. The on-field call stays and Vishwa Fernando walks back for a duck. Sri Lanka lose their 9th!
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88.5: Chris Woakes to Vishwa Fernando, Survives the first one! Woakes hurls this fuller in length and gets the ball to shape away, from outside off, Vishwa Fernando gets closer to the line and leaves it alone.
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88.4: Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal, Takes pace off and bowls it fuller in length, on middle, Dinesh Chandimal nudges it in front of mid on and takes a quick single. Sri Lanka's lead is now 200!
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88.3: Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal, On a back of a length, around off, Dinesh Chandimal hops closer to the line and dabs it to mid off.
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88.2: Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal, Woakes bowls an away swinging delivery, just outside off, Dinesh Chandimal looks to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
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88.1: Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal, Length, on off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to the leg side.
- End of over 88
- SL321/8
- Sri Lanka Batting P Jayasuriya 5(10) D Chandimal 74(112)
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87.6: Matthew Potts to Prabath Jayasuriya, OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT by Harry Brook! He fumbles on the first attempt but secures it on the second. A crucial breakthrough for Potts. He bowls this outside off, on a nagging length tempting Jayasuriya to go for the drive. He does play it away from his body with not much foot movement and only manages to get a thick outside edge that flies straight to Harry Brook at second slip. He tries to take it high on the left but gets his fingers at it as the ball pops out behind him. He swivels quickly and grabs hold of it the second time. Sri Lanka lose their 8th wicket with a lead of 199 runs.
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87.5: Matthew Potts to Prabath Jayasuriya, With a scrambled seam, Potts hurls this one and outside off, Prabath Jayasuriya looks for a poke at it but misses on the outside edge.
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87.4: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, Tap and run! Similar line and length from Potts, Chandimal with soft hands taps it in front of mid off and gets to the other end.
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87.3: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Gets it right off the screws this time! Too full from Potts, on off, Dinesh Chandimal gets his front leg out, leans on and times his drive through the gap at covers for another boundary.
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87.2: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, Swing and a miss! Very unlike Chandimal! Potts keeps this outside off, and on a fuller length, swinging further away, Dinesh Chandimal stays put and throws absolutely everything at it but connects thin air.
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87.1: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, Charges in from over the wicket and straight up, lands it full at the stumps, Dinesh Chandimal drives it firmly to cover.
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85.3: Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts, OUT! CAUGHT! Vishwa Fernando picks up his second wicket and England have been all out for 358 runs. They head into the innings break with a healthy lead of 122 runs. It is a short ball, around off. Matthew Potts thinks about riding the bounce here and goes for the kill. He pulls it powerfully towards deep square leg, but does not middle it. Kusal Mendis charges in from the deep, dives in front of him and takes a sharp catch.
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85.2: Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts, FOUR! Innovation at its best. Fuller one, outside off. Potts shuffles, sets himself up nicely and scoops it down to fine leg for four runs. The crowd is on their feet here. They are loving it.
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85.1: Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts, Full ball, angling across, outside off. Potts pushes it to mid off for no run.
- End of over 85
- ENG354/9
- England Batting S Bashir 3(5) M Potts 13(20)
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84.6: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Asitha Fernando continues to keep things tight. Good length, in the channel. Shoaib Bashir hangs back and eases it into the off side for no run. England now lead by 118 runs.
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84.5: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Three dots on the trot. Fuller one, angled in around off. Bashir tucks it towards mid on.
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84.4: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Another dot ball now, as Fernando goes short but errs in his line as it goes down leg. Bashir leaves it alone.
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84.3: Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Asitha Fernando dishes a length ball this time, outside off, moving away a bit. Bashir hangs back and pushes it into the off side.
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84.2: Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts, Very full this time, on the stumps. Potts backs away a bit and knocks it into covers, along the ground as well for one.
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84.1: Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts, Good length, around off. This one flies off the deck. Matthew Potts comes across the line, and goes for the scoop shot here, but gets no bat on it. Dinesh Chandimal gathers it above his head. This one carried really well.
- End of over 84
- ENG353/9
- England Batting M Potts 12(18) S Bashir 3(1)
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83.6: Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts, Just a single to end the over here. Vishwa Fernando goes very full, around leg. Potts gets some bat on it and works it to the left of the keeper. Dinesh Chandimal times his dive to perfetion, and makes a really important stop to keep it down to just a single.
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83.5: Vishwa Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, Pitched up this time, wide of off. Bashir gets on his front foot and drives it towards deep point. The fielder in the comes across and keeps it down to two runs, but he concedes an overthrow which eventually allows the batters to sneak in another single.
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83.4: Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts, Length ball, around off. Potts pushes it into covers for one.
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83.3: Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts, Shorter one, on middle. Potts eases it back to the bowler.
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83.2: Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts, Way too full, but sliding down the leg side. Potts tries to tickle it away but misses.
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83.1: Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts, This is full, tailing into the pads. Potts tries to loft it down the park but misses and takes a blow on his pads.
- End of over 74
- SL236/10
- Sri Lanka Batting V Fernando 13(62) A Fernando 0(6)
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73.6: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, OUT! RUN OUT! A mixup against the run of play and Sri Lanka get bundled out for 236 runs. Joe Root bowls it nice and full on the stumps, Vishwa Fernando tucks it in front of Ollie Pope at mid-wicket before setting off for a quick single. Asitha Fernando sends him back, leaving Vishwa stranded halfway down the track. Pope quickly collects the ball and throws it to keeper Jamie Smith, who swiftly knocks the bails off. Despite a desperate dive from Vishwa Fernando, he was well short of the crease, bringing Sri Lanka's innings to a close.
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73.5: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, With the round arm action, bowls it full and straight on off, Vishwa Fernando blocks it to covers.
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73.4: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, FOUR! Adding valuable runs to the board is Vishwa Fernando! Root bowls it full and on off, Fernando slogs it straight past the bowler and to the left of mid on for a boundary.
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73.3: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, Full and on middle and leg, Vishwa Fernando keeps it out.
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73.2: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, Nicely bowled! Pushes the arm ball full and on leg, Vishwa Fernando misses on the flick and gets pinged on the pads.
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73.1: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, Straight and on off, Vishwa Fernando blocks it down the deck.
- End of over 73
- SL232/9
- Sri Lanka Batting V Fernando 9(56) A Fernando 0(6)
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72.6: Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando, Quicker this time, full and on off, Vishwa Fernando steers it through third man region for a single.
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72.5: Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando, Bashir tosses it nice and full, outside off, Vishwa Fernando pushes it to covers.
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72.4: Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando, A tad short and on the stumps, Vishwa Fernando hangs back and blocks it to the on side.
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72.3: Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando, FOUR BYES! This one just gets through! Bashir errs in line and slides it full, down leg, Vishwa Fernando looks to help it on its way but makes no connection. The ball is well wide of the keeper who fails to stop it too as it races away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
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72.2: Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando, Turns this one sharp, from outside off and a tad shorter in length, Vishwa Fernando rocks back for the cut but is totally undone by the sharp spin.
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72.1: Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando, Fires it in, full and just outside off, Vishwa Fernando sticks his bat out and pushes it to point.
- End of over 72
- SL227/9
- Sri Lanka Batting A Fernando 0(6) V Fernando 8(50)
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71.6: Joe Root to Asitha Fernando, Root bowls it full again and attacks the stumps, Asitha Fernando with a straight bat blocks it down the deck.
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71.5: Joe Root to Asitha Fernando, Flighted up, on middle and off, Asitha Fernando gets low and looks to sweep but miscues it back onto his pads.
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71.4: Joe Root to Asitha Fernando, Full again and on middle and leg, Asitha Fernando tucks it in front of short leg.
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71.3: Joe Root to Asitha Fernando, Pushes this one straight and full on off, Asitha Fernando blocks it out.
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71.2: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, Intent shown by Vishwa Fernando who looks to go big but doesn't connect it all too well. Floated up, around middle and off, Vishwa Fernando miscues it straight over the bowler's head for a single.
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71.1: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, Nicely bowled! Darts this one quick and full, on off, Vishwa Fernando shuffles back and manages to keep it out.
57.2: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, FOUR! Launched down the ground and that will do nicely for England! Jayasuriya gives the ball air and gets the ball to drift in, on middle and leg, Joe Root puts the dancing shoes on and lofts it through the line. Gets it up and over mid on for a boundary to take his side over the line. England win by 5 wickets and go 1-0 up in this three-match series!