England vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2024: Full schedule, squads, match timings and live-streaming details
Sri Lanka's tour of England 2024 will be played from August 21 to September 10. The tour will feature a test series of three games scheduled across three venues — Old Trafford in Manchester, Lord’s Stadium, and Kennington Oval in London, respectively,
England Lions secured a seven-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in a warm-up tour match ahead of the Test series. After bowling the Sri Lankans out for 139 in their first innings, with Zaman Akhter taking 5/32, England Lions responded with 324, led by Hamza Shaikh's 91 and Kasey Aldridge's 78. Prabath Jayasuriya took 5/102.
Sri Lanka showed resilience in their second innings, posting 306, with Nishan Madushka scoring 77 and Dhananjaya de Silva adding 66. The England Lions chased down the target with ease, with Robert Yates top-scoring with an unbeaten 57.
Sri Lanka recently defeated the 2024 T20 World Cup champions, India, in a three-match ODI series to end the latter's 27-year-long ODI series winning streak. They will be confident on the back of the positive outcome and will look to continue their resurgence in the Test format as well.
Dhananjaya De Silva will lead the visitors' squad which includes senior players such as Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, and Angelo Matthews.
England, meanwhile, will miss the services of their captain and star all-rounder, Ben Stokes, who is recovering from a hamstring tear. Ollie Pope has been named as the stand-in captain and Harry Brook will be his deputy. Ben Duckett will handle the glove work for England.
Led by Joe Root, the English batting unit will feature the likes of Dan Lawrence, Jordan Cox, and Harry Brook. Chirs Woakes and Mark Wood will spearhead the bowling attack alongside Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, and Shoaib Bashir.
England vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head in Tests:
England and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 36 Test matches. England have won 17 times, while Sri Lanka have secured eight victories, with 11 matches ending in a draw. Notably, England are undefeated in their last five Tests against Sri Lanka dating back to November 2018.
Matches played: 36
Matches won by England: 17
Matches won by Sri Lanka: 8
Matches drawn: 11
England vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2024: Full Schedule & Match Timings (all times in IST)
August 21, Wednesday - August 25, Sunday
1st Test - England vs Sri Lanka, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester - 03:30 PM
August 29, Thursday - September 02, Monday
2nd Test - England vs Sri Lanka, Lord’s Cricket Stadium, London - 03:30 PM
September 06, Friday - September 10, Tuesday
3rd Test - England vs Sri Lanka, Kennigton Oval, London - 03:30 PM
England vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2024: Telecast & Live-Streaming Details
The England vs Sri Lanka Test series will be broadcast live in India on the Sony Sports Network — Sony Ten 5 for English commentary and Sony TEN 3 for Hindi commentary. The Sony LIV App & Website will also live-stream the matches.
Sky Sports will telecast the Test series for television viewers in England while the Sky Go app will provide a live stream for online viewers.
England vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2024: Full Squads
England
Ollie Pope (C), Ben Duckett (WK), Joe Root, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Shoaib Bashir, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Sri Lanka
Dhananjaya De Silva (C), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kasun Rajitha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Nisala Tharaka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Milan Rathnayake