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
73.3
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Atkinson.
England vs Sri Lanka
73.2
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
England vs Sri Lanka
73.1
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Pope.
England vs Sri Lanka
72.6
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Brook.
England vs Sri Lanka
72.5
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
England vs Sri Lanka
72.4
FOUR! Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs.
England vs Sri Lanka
72.3
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, mis-timed to gully for no runs, fielded by Brook.
England vs Sri Lanka
72.2
FOUR! Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
England vs Sri Lanka
72.1
FOUR! Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
England vs Sri Lanka
71.6
FOUR! Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
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