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England vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Sri Lanka in England 2024

Follow all the action from The Kia Oval

Luke Baker
Thursday 05 September 2024 06:00 EDT
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Follow live coverage of England vs Sri Lanka from the Sri Lanka in England 2024 today.

The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

The shortest form of the game sees teams compete in Twenty20. The newest format has been an instant global hit with a number of hugely-lucrative competitions massively popular all over the world. Australia are reigning world champions having taken victory in the 2021 tournament.

Follow all the latest live coverage of today's match in the live blog below:

England vs Sri Lanka

37.2

FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Ollie Pope. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge past third man for 4 runs.

6 September 2024 17:00

England vs Sri Lanka

37.1

Asitha Fernando to Ollie Pope. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

6 September 2024 16:59

England vs Sri Lanka

36.6

Angelo Mathews to Joe Root. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Fernando.

6 September 2024 16:58

England vs Sri Lanka

36.5

Angelo Mathews to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

6 September 2024 16:57

England vs Sri Lanka

36.4

Angelo Mathews to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third slip for no runs, fielded by Silva.

6 September 2024 16:57

England vs Sri Lanka

36.3

Angelo Mathews to Joe Root. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

6 September 2024 16:57

England vs Sri Lanka

36.2

Angelo Mathews to Joe Root. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

6 September 2024 16:56

England vs Sri Lanka

36.1

Angelo Mathews to Ollie Pope. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot defending, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Kumara.

6 September 2024 16:56

England vs Sri Lanka

35.6

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Rathnayake.

6 September 2024 16:55

England vs Sri Lanka

35.5

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

6 September 2024 16:54

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