England vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Sri Lanka in England 2024
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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.
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England vs Sri Lanka
68.3
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake. Short, wide outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
England vs Sri Lanka
68.2
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
England vs Sri Lanka
68.1
Olly Stone to Dhananjaya de Silva. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Brook.
England vs Sri Lanka
67.6
Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Stone.
England vs Sri Lanka
67.5
Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
England vs Sri Lanka
67.4
Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
England vs Sri Lanka
67.3
Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to backward point for no runs, fielded by Potts.
England vs Sri Lanka
67.2
OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to third slip, caught by Duckett.
England vs Sri Lanka
67.1
Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
England vs Sri Lanka
66.6
Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Smith.
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