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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

30.4

Vishwa Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Leave, Left to leg slip for no runs, mis-fielded by Chandimal.

6 September 2024 16:32

England vs Sri Lanka

30.3

Vishwa Fernando to Joe Root. In-swinging back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

6 September 2024 16:31

England vs Sri Lanka

30.2

Vishwa Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to backward point for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

6 September 2024 16:31

England vs Sri Lanka

30.1

Vishwa Fernando to Ollie Pope. Length ball, to leg on the back foot pushing, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

6 September 2024 16:30

England vs Sri Lanka

29.6

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

6 September 2024 16:29

England vs Sri Lanka

29.5

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Seaming in length ball, off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

6 September 2024 16:28

England vs Sri Lanka

29.4

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

6 September 2024 16:27

England vs Sri Lanka

29.3

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

6 September 2024 16:26

England vs Sri Lanka

29.2

Milan Rathnayake to Ollie Pope. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

6 September 2024 16:25

England vs Sri Lanka

29.1

FOUR! Milan Rathnayake to Ollie Pope. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

6 September 2024 16:25

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