England vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score, 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2024

Sri Lanka tour of England
Finished
, August 21, 2024
England
ENG
358/10 (85.3) & 205/5 (57.2)
Sri Lanka
SL
236/10 (74) & 326/10 (89.3)
ENG won by 5 wickets
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Joe Root621282048.44
Chris Woakes8181044.44
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Prabath Jayasuriya25.249823.87
Milan Rathnayake1203112.58
Current Partnership: 22 run (6.4 ov) | Last Wicket: Jamie Smith 39 (48) | Fall of Wicket: 183/5 (50.4 ov)
CRR: 3.58 | Last Ten Overs: 34/1 3.40
Recent: 4·1····1·211···1··

England vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary

4
57.2
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Joe Root elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
0
57.1
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 57 (2 runs)
Joe Root 58 (126)
Chris Woakes 8 (18)
England 201/5
Milan Rathnayake 12-0-31-1
Prabath Jayasuriya 25-4-94-2
1
56.6
Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, 1 run, Joe Root hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an leg cutter delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
56.5
Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease, dabs ramp shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
56.4
Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! knuckle ball, back of length, on the off stump, Joe Root hangs in the crease, dabs pull with soft hands toward deep mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
56.3
Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, short length, on the off stump, Milan Rathnayake sends down a sharp delivery, Joe Root hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
0
56.2
Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, Joe Root hangs in the crease, trying to hit cut, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
1
56.1
Milan Rathnayake to Chris Woakes, 1 run, Chris Woakes hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 56 (4 runs)
Joe Root 57 (121)
Chris Woakes 7 (17)
England 199/5
Prabath Jayasuriya 25-4-94-2
Asitha Fernando 12-1-25-2
0
55.6
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
2
55.5
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, 2 runs, Joe Root hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.
1
55.4
Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes, 1 run, Chris Woakes hangs in the crease to take arm ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
1
55.3
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, 1 run, Joe Root hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
55.2
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Joe Root hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
55.1
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 55 (1 runs)
Chris Woakes 6 (16)
Joe Root 54 (116)
England 195/5
Asitha Fernando 12-1-25-2
Prabath Jayasuriya 24-4-90-2
0
54.6
Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, and Chris Woakes hangs on and tries to hit flick shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
1
54.5
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, 1 run, Joe Root hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
54.4
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, Joe Root hangs in the crease and slash push towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
54.3
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, and Joe Root hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
0
54.2
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, short length, on the stumps, Asitha Fernando sends down a delivery outside the stumps, and Joe Root hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
54.1
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 54 (3 runs)
Joe Root 53 (111)
Chris Woakes 6 (15)
England 194/5
Prabath Jayasuriya 24-4-90-2
Asitha Fernando 11-1-24-2
1
53.6
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, 1 run, Joe Root hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
53.5
Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes, 1 run, Chris Woakes hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an arm ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
0
53.4
Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Chris Woakes hangs in the crease, dabs pull with soft hands toward deep mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
53.3
Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, Chris Woakes hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
53.2
Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the leg stump, Chris Woakes hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
53.1
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, 1 run, Joe Root hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid off for 1 run.
End of over 53 (5 runs)
Chris Woakes 5 (11)
Joe Root 51 (109)
England 191/5
Asitha Fernando 11-1-24-2
Prabath Jayasuriya 23-4-87-2
Match Details
Date
2024-08-21 15:30 PM
Venue
Old Trafford, Manchester
Toss
Sri Lanka elected to bat
Umpires
  • Joel Wilson
  • Paul Reiffel
Tv Umpires
  • Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee
  • David Boon
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