Men's Test · Sri Lanka tour of England · Match 1

Sri Lanka v England

21 Aug 2024 to 24 Aug 2024 · Old Trafford, Manchester

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

England won by 5 wickets

Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: JL Smith

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Sri Lanka (1)	236	74.0
England (2)	358	85.3
Sri Lanka (3)	326	89.3
England (4)	205/5	57.2

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England205/5 (57.2 ov)

England batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
BM Duckettcaught b AM Fernando	caught b AM Fernando	11	14	1	0	78.6
DW Lawrencelbw b RMMP Rathnayake	lbw b RMMP Rathnayake	34	54	2	1	63.0
OJ Popecaught b NGRP Jayasuriya	caught b NGRP Jayasuriya	6	17	0	0	35.3
JE Root*not out	not out	62	128	2	0	48.4
HC Brookc & b NGRP Jayasuriya	c & b NGRP Jayasuriya	32	68	3	0	47.1
JL Smithb AM Fernando	b AM Fernando	39	48	4	1	81.3
CR Woakes*not out	not out	8	18	1	0	44.4
Extras	13 (lb 5, w 5, nb 3)
Total	205/5 (57.2 ov)

Did not bat: AAP Atkinson, MJ Potts, MA Wood, Shoaib Bashir

Fall of wickets: 1-34 (BM Duckett, 5.4 ov), 2-56 (OJ Pope, 12.5 ov), 3-70 (DW Lawrence, 15.3 ov), 4-119 (HC Brook, 34.6 ov), 5-183 (JL Smith, 50.4 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
MVT Fernando	8	0	46	0	5.75	1	0
AM Fernando	12	1	25	2	2.08	0	0
NGRP Jayasuriya	25.2	4	98	2	3.87	0	0
RMMP Rathnayake	12	0	31	1	2.58	0	3

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.