ENG vs SL, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Venue: Manchester
Date & Time: Aug 21, 2024, 03:30 PM
MATCH DETAILS
  • Venue

    Manchester

  • Series

    England v Sri Lanka Tests - Men

  • Toss

    Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

  • Umpire

    Christopher Gaffaney , Paul Reiffel

  • Match Referee

    David Boon

  • Tv Umpire

    Joel Wilson

  • Man of the Match

    -

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Joe Root 62 128 2 0 48.44
Chris Woakes 8 18 1 0 44.44
Bowler O M R W Econ
Prabath Jayasuriya 25.2 4 98 2 3.87

57.2 Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root

4

FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

57.1 Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

OVER
57
1 0 0 0 0 1
2
ENG
205 / 5
Joe Root
62(128)
Chris Woakes
8(18)
Vishwa Fernando
8-0-46-0

56.6 Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root

1

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.

56.5 Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root

0

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot reverse sweeping, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

56.4 Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root

0

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

56.3 Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root

0

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump down the track working, leading edge to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

56.2 Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root

0

APPEAL! Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Fernando, appeal made for L.B.W.

56.1 Milan Rathnayake to Chris Woakes

1

Milan Rathnayake to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

OVER
56
0 2 1 1 0 0
4
ENG
205 / 5
Joe Root
62(128)
Chris Woakes
8(18)
Vishwa Fernando
8-0-46-0

55.6 Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

55.5 Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root

2

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Fernando.

55.4 Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes

1

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Karunaratne.

55.3 Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root

1

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 1 run.

55.2 Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

55.1 Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

OVER
55
0 1 0 0 0 0
1
ENG
205 / 5
Joe Root
62(128)
Chris Woakes
8(18)
Vishwa Fernando
8-0-46-0

54.6 Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes

0

APPEAL! Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Mendis, appeal made for Caught. Paul Reiffel's decision is the correct one.

54.5 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

1

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

54.4 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

0

APPEAL! Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis, appeal made for L.B.W. Inside edge and onto his pads.

54.3 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

0

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

54.2 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

0

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

54.1 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

0

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to leg gully for no runs.

OVER
54
1 1 0 0 0 1
3
ENG
205 / 5
Joe Root
62(128)
Chris Woakes
8(18)
Vishwa Fernando
8-0-46-0

53.6 Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root

1

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock ball full toss, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 1 run.

53.5 Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes

1

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

53.4 Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

53.3 Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

53.2 Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

53.1 Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root

1

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, mis-fielded by Mendis, fielded by Fernando.

OVER
53
0 0 0 4 0 1
5
ENG
205 / 5
Joe Root
62(128)
Chris Woakes
8(18)
Vishwa Fernando
8-0-46-0

52.6 Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes

0

Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.

52.5 Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes

0

Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

52.4 Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes

0

Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

52.3 Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes

4

FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

52.2 Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes

0

Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to fourth slip for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

52.1 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

1

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to gully for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

OVER
52
0 0 0 0 0 1
1
ENG
205 / 5
Joe Root
62(128)
Chris Woakes
8(18)
Vishwa Fernando
8-0-46-0

51.6 Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

51.5 Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

51.4 Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Rathnayake.

51.3 Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

51.2 Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes

0

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs.

51.1 Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root

1

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

50.4 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith

w

OUT! Bowled. Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, missed.

50.3 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

1

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

50.2 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

0

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump down the track pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

50.1 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

0

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

OVER
51
1 1 0 1 0 0
3
ENG
205 / 5
Joe Root
62(128)
Chris Woakes
8(18)
Vishwa Fernando
8-0-46-0

50.6 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

1

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run.

50.5 Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes

1

Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes. Reverse Swing-In full toss, to leg on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run.

50.4 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith

w

OUT! Bowled. Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, missed. Jamie Smith goes for an expansive drive and loses his stumps.

50.3 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

1

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

50.2 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

0

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump down the track pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

50.1 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

0

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

50.4 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith

w

OUT! Bowled. Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, missed.

50.3 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

1

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

50.2 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

0

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump down the track pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

50.1 Asitha Fernando to Joe Root

0

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

ENG Batting: 205/5 in 57.2 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Ben Duckett c: Kusal Mendis b: Asitha Fernando 11 (14) 1 0 78.57
Dan Lawrence lbw: Milan Rathnayake 34 (54) 2 1 62.96
Ollie Pope c: Dhananjaya de Silva b: Prabath Jayasuriya 6 (17) 0 0 35.29
Joe Root not out 62 (128) 2 0 48.44
Harry Brook c&b: Prabath Jayasuriya 32 (68) 3 0 47.06
Jamie Smith b: Asitha Fernando 39 (48) 4 1 81.25
Chris Woakes not out 8 (18) 1 0 44.44
Gus Atkinson Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Matthew Potts Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Mark Wood Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Shoaib Bashir Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Vishwa Fernando 8 0 46 0 0 1 5.75
Asitha Fernando 12 1 25 2 0 0 2.08
Prabath Jayasuriya 25.2 4 98 2 0 0 3.87
Milan Rathnayake 12 0 31 1 3 0 2.58

SL Batting: 326/10 in 89.3 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Nishan Madushka b: Chris Woakes 0 (3) 0 0 0.00
Dimuth Karunaratne c: Harry Brook b: Mark Wood 27 (32) 4 0 84.38
Kusal Mendis c: Jamie Smith b: Gus Atkinson 0 (4) 0 0 0.00
Angelo Mathews c: Matthew Potts b: Chris Woakes 65 (145) 2 1 44.83
Dinesh Chandimal c: (Sub) b: Matthew Potts 79 (119) 7 0 66.39
Dhananjaya de Silva lbw: Matthew Potts 11 (25) 1 0 44.00
Kamindu Mendis c: Joe Root b: Gus Atkinson 113 (183) 15 1 61.75
Prabath Jayasuriya c: Harry Brook b: Matthew Potts 5 (10) 0 0 50.00
Asitha Fernando not out 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Vishwa Fernando lbw: Chris Woakes 0 (2) 0 0 0.00
Milan Rathnayake c: Ben Duckett b: Joe Root 10 (15) 1 0 66.67
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Chris Woakes 22 6 58 3 0 0 2.64
Gus Atkinson 17 2 89 2 0 0 5.24
Shoaib Bashir 20 0 77 0 1 0 3.85
Mark Wood 10.2 1 36 1 0 0 3.48
Matthew Potts 17.3 4 47 3 0 2 2.69
Joe Root 1.4 0 5 1 0 0 3.00
Dan Lawrence 1 0 5 0 0 0 5.00

ENG Batting: 358/10 in 85.3 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Ben Duckett lbw: Asitha Fernando 18 (20) 2 0 90.00
Dan Lawrence c: Dinesh Chandimal b: Vishwa Fernando 30 (39) 3 0 76.92
Ollie Pope b: Asitha Fernando 6 (8) 1 0 75.00
Joe Root c: Dinesh Chandimal b: Asitha Fernando 42 (57) 4 0 73.68
Harry Brook b: Prabath Jayasuriya 56 (73) 4 0 76.71
Jamie Smith c: Dinesh Chandimal b: Prabath Jayasuriya 111 (148) 8 1 75.00
Chris Woakes b: Prabath Jayasuriya 25 (65) 3 0 38.46
Gus Atkinson c: Dinesh Chandimal b: Milan Rathnayake 20 (65) 1 0 30.77
Matthew Potts c: Kamindu Mendis b: Vishwa Fernando 17 (23) 2 0 73.91
Mark Wood b: Asitha Fernando 22 (13) 3 1 169.23
Shoaib Bashir not out 3 (5) 0 0 60.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Dhananjaya de Silva 2 0 14 0 0 0 7.00
Prabath Jayasuriya 31 5 85 3 0 0 2.74
Asitha Fernando 18 0 103 4 0 1 5.72
Vishwa Fernando 19.3 1 73 2 0 0 3.74
Milan Rathnayake 13 0 66 1 3 0 5.08
Kamindu Mendis 2 0 13 0 0 0 6.50

SL Batting: 236/10 in 74.0 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Nishan Madushka c: Joe Root b: Chris Woakes 4 (16) 0 0 25.00
Dimuth Karunaratne c: Jamie Smith b: Gus Atkinson 2 (18) 0 0 11.11
Kusal Mendis c: Harry Brook b: Mark Wood 24 (34) 4 0 70.59
Angelo Mathews lbw: Chris Woakes 0 (5) 0 0 0.00
Dinesh Chandimal lbw: Shoaib Bashir 17 (40) 2 0 42.50
Dhananjaya de Silva c: Dan Lawrence b: Shoaib Bashir 74 (84) 8 0 88.10
Kamindu Mendis c: Jamie Smith b: Chris Woakes 12 (25) 1 0 48.00
Prabath Jayasuriya c: Jamie Smith b: Gus Atkinson 10 (20) 1 0 50.00
Asitha Fernando not out 0 (6) 0 0 0.00
Vishwa Fernando run out (Ollie Pope) 13 (62) 2 0 20.97
Milan Rathnayake c: Chris Woakes b: Shoaib Bashir 72 (135) 6 2 53.33
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Chris Woakes 11 3 32 3 0 0 2.91
Gus Atkinson 16 3 48 2 1 3 3.00
Matthew Potts 9 0 48 0 0 0 5.33
Mark Wood 8 0 31 1 0 0 3.88
Shoaib Bashir 23 4 55 3 0 0 2.39
Joe Root 7 2 18 0 0 0 2.57