Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2024
International cricket tour
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The Sri Lanka cricket team toured England in August and September 2024 to play three Test matches against the England cricket team.[1][2] The Test series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[3] In July 2023, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures, as a part of the 2024 home schedule.[4][5]
Dates
21 August – 10 September 2024
Captains
Ollie Pope
Result
England won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs
Joe Root (375)
| 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) | ||
Squads
On 13 August 2024, England captain Ben Stokes was ruled out with a hamstring injury and Ollie Pope was named as the captain,[8][9] and Harry Brook named as his deputy.[10] On 25 August 2024, Mark Wood was ruled out of the remainder of the Test series due to a muscle strain,[11] Josh Hull was named as his replacement.[12]
Tour match
14–17 August 2024 Scorecard |
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- 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 |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible before lunch on day 2 due to rain.
- Milan Rathnayake (SL) made his Test debut.
- Ollie Pope captained England in Tests for the first time.[13]
- Jamie Smith (Eng) scored his first century in Tests.[14]
- World Test Championship points: England 12, Sri Lanka 0.
2nd Test
29 August – 1 September 2024 Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Gus Atkinson (Eng) scored his first century in Tests.[15]
- Joe Root scored his 34th Test century, the most by an England player, and took his 200th catch in Tests.[16]
- Gus Atkinson became the third Englishman to score a century and take a five wicket haul in the same test.[17]
- World Test Championship points: England 12, Sri Lanka 0.
3rd Test
6–9 September 2024 Scorecard |
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- 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.[18]
- World Test Championship points: Sri Lanka 12, England 0.