Sri Lanka tour of England 2024 · 1st Test Match
Completed
England
205/5(57.2) & 358/10 (85.3)
Sri Lanka
326/10(89.3) & 236/10 (74.0)
England won by 5 wkts
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Key Stats
Toss: Sri Lanka opt to bat
Over 574 runs
- 4Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root: Four. England win by 5 wickets!!! Was a flighted ball on middle, steps out and lofts it over the mid on fielder for a boundary
- 0Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root: No Run.
Over 562 runs, 5 wkts
Joe Root 58(126)
Chris Woakes 8(18)
Milan Priyanath Rathnayake
12.0-0-31-1
- 1Milan Priyanath Rathnayake to Joe Root: One Run. Length ball on leg, glances it to fine leg for a single
- 0Milan Priyanath Rathnayake to Joe Root: No Run.
- 0Milan Priyanath Rathnayake to Joe Root: No Run.
- 0Milan Priyanath Rathnayake to Joe Root: No Run.
- 0Milan Priyanath Rathnayake to Joe Root: No Run.
- 1Milan Priyanath Rathnayake to Chris Woakes: One Run. 200 up for England!!! Length ball outside off, punches it to backward point for a single
Over 554 runs, 5 wkts
Joe Root 57(121)
Chris Woakes 7(17)
Prabath Jayasuriya
25.0-4-94-2
- 0Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root: No Run.
- 2Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root: Two Runs. Length ball on leg, flicks it wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs
- 1Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes: One Run. Full ball on off, drives it to long off for a single
- 1Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root: One Run.
- 0Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root: No Run.
- 0Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root: No Run.
Over 541 run, 5 wkts
Chris Woakes 6(16)
Joe Root 54(116)
Asitha Fernando
12.0-1-25-2
- 0Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes: No Run.
- 1Asitha Fernando to Joe Root: One Run. Back of length ball outside off, punches it to deep point for a single
- 0Asitha Fernando to Joe Root: No Run.
- 0Asitha Fernando to Joe Root: No Run.
- 0Asitha Fernando to Joe Root: No Run.
- 0Asitha Fernando to Joe Root: No Run.
Over 533 runs, 5 wkts
Joe Root 53(111)
Chris Woakes 6(15)
Prabath Jayasuriya
24.0-4-90-2
- 1Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root: One Run. Low full toss on middle, paddles it down to fine leg for a single
- 1Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes: One Run. Length ball on off, pushes it wide of backward point for a single
- 0Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes: No Run.
- 0Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes: No Run.
- 0Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes: No Run.
- 1Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root: One Run. Flighted ball on off, pushes it wide of cover for a single
Over 525 runs, 5 wkts
Chris Woakes 5(11)
Joe Root 51(109)
Asitha Fernando
11.0-1-24-2
- 0Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes: No Run.
- 0Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes: No Run.
- 0Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes: No Run.
- 4Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes: Four. Great effort by de Silva!!! Full ball on middle, flicks it uppishly towards mid on where skipper de Silva dives to his right but fails to hold onto the ball, goes away for a boundary