| Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2024 | |||
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| England | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 21 August – 10 September 2024 | ||
| Captains | Ollie Pope | Dhananjaya de Silva | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Joe Root (375) | Kamindu Mendis (267) | |
| Most wickets | Chris Woakes (13) | Asitha Fernando (17) | |
| Player of the series | Joe Root (Eng) | ||
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured England in August and September 2024 to play three Test matches against the England cricket team. The Test series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship. In July 2023, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures, as a part of the 2024 home schedule.
Squads
On 13 August 2024, England captain Ben Stokes was ruled out with a hamstring injury and Ollie Pope was named as the captain, and Harry Brook named as his deputy. On 25 August 2024, Mark Wood was ruled out of the remainder of the Test series due to a muscle strain, Josh Hull was named as his replacement.
Tour match
| 14–17 August 2024 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 
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v |  England Lions
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| 139 (43.5 overs) Dimuth Karunaratne 26 (38) Zaman Akhter 5/32 (11.5 overs) |
324 (89.2 overs) Hamza Shaikh 91 (204) Prabath Jayasuriya 5/102 (31.2 overs) | |
| 306 (87.1 overs) Nishan Madushka 77 (88) Farhan Ahmed 3/87 (29 overs) |
122/3 (26.5 overs) Rob Yates 57* (75) Dhananjaya de Silva 2/37 (8.5 overs) |
| England Lions won by 7 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng) |
- England Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible before lunch on day 1 due to rain and wet outfield.
- No play was possible after tea on day 2 due to rain.
- Farhan Ahmed and Hamza Shaikh (England Lions) both made their first-class debuts.
Test series
1st Test
| 21–24 August 2024 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka
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v | England
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| 236 (74 overs) Dhananjaya de Silva 74 (84) Chris Woakes 3/32 (11 overs) |
358 (85.3 overs) Jamie Smith 111 (148) Asitha Fernando 4/103 (18 overs) | |
| 326 (89.3 overs) Kamindu Mendis 113 (183) Matthew Potts 3/47 (17.3 overs) |
205/5 (57.2 overs) Joe Root 62* (128) Asitha Fernando 2/25 (12 overs) |
| England won by 5 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Jamie Smith (Eng) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible before lunch on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
- Milan Rathnayake (SL) made his Test debut.
- Ollie Pope captained England in Tests for the first time.
- Jamie Smith (Eng) scored his first century in Tests.
- World Test Championship points: England 12, Sri Lanka 0.
2nd Test
| 29 August – 1 September 2024 Scorecard |
| England
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v | Sri Lanka
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| 427 (102 overs) Joe Root 143 (206) Asitha Fernando 5/102 (24 overs) |
196 (55.3 overs) Kamindu Mendis 74 (120) Matthew Potts 2/19 (11 overs) | |
| 251 (54.3 overs) Joe Root 103 (121) Asitha Fernando 3/52 (13 overs) |
292 (86.4 overs) Dinesh Chandimal 58 (62) Gus Atkinson 5/62 (16 overs) |
| England won by 190 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Joel Wilson (WI) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Gus Atkinson (Eng) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Gus Atkinson (Eng) scored his first century in Tests.
- Joe Root scored his 34th Test century, the most by an England player, and took his 200th catch in Tests.
- Gus Atkinson became the third Englishman to score a century and take a five wicket haul in the same test.
- World Test Championship points: England 12, Sri Lanka 0.
3rd Test
| 6–9 September 2024 Scorecard |
| England
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v | Sri Lanka
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| 325 (69.1 overs) Ollie Pope 154 (156) Milan Rathnayake 3/56 (13.1 overs) |
263 (61.2 overs) Dhananjaya de Silva 69 (111) Olly Stone 3/35 (9 overs) | |
| 156 (34 overs) Jamie Smith 67 (50) Lahiru Kumara 4/21 (21 overs) |
219/2 (40.3 overs) Pathum Nissanka 127* (124) Gus Atkinson 1/44 (11 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Joel Wilson (WI) Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Hull (Eng) made his Test debut.
- Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) scored his 7,000th run in Tests.
- World Test Championship points: Sri Lanka 12, England 0.
References
- "ECB announces England men's and women's home 2024 schedule". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- "England cricket: Men's and women's 2024 summer schedule includes concurrent Pakistan series". BBC Sport. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- "Sri Lanka Confirms Three Match Test Series In England Next Year For ICC World Test Championship Cycle 2023-25". Cricket Addictor. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- "2024 England Women and England Men home international fixtures released". England and Wales Cricket Board. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- "England confirm men's and women's international fixtures for 2024". ESPNcricinfo. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- "England Men announce Test Squad for Sri Lanka Series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- "Sri Lanka Test Squad for Tour of England 2024". Sri Lanka Cricket. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- "England Men's Test captain Ben Stokes ruled out for remainder of the summer". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- "Hamstring tear rules Ben Stokes out of summer, aiming for Pakistan tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- "Matthew Potts back for Old Trafford Test; Harry Brook is vice-captain". ESPNcricinfo. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- "England call up uncapped pacer to replace Wood for Sri Lanka series". International Cricket Council. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- "Josh Hull receives first Test squad call-up as Mark Wood is ruled out with thigh strain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- Martin, Ali (20 August 2024). "Ollie Pope will strike different tone as leader but continuity is key". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- "Smith's first Test century leaves England on top against Sri Lanka". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- "Gus Atkinson has his name on both honours boards at Lord's after brilliant century against Sri Lanka". AP News. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- "Root hits record 34th century as England near win". BBC Sport. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- "Gus Atkinson's latest Lord's feat wraps up series for England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- "Dimuth Karunaratne joins SL cricket legends with over 7,000 Test runs". The Morning. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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