Watch the highlights of England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2024 - Sri Lanka tour of England 3-match Test series of the 1st Test match played between Sri Lanka and England at Old Trafford, Manchester in 21st August to 24th August 2024.
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| Jamie Smith passed 50 for the third time in five Test innings © AFP/Getty Images |
Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes stars as England chased the record target of 205 against Sri Lanka by a convincing 5-wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the first Test match.
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* Sri Lanka dig deep through Dhananjaya de Silva and Debutant Milan Rathnayake after Top-order collapse hands England in control in the opening day of the first Test match.
* Harry Brook and Jamie Smith's fifties dig deep in the gloom as Asitha Fernando and Prabath Jayasuriya keeps Sri Lanka in the contest on rain-truncated day two of the first Test match.
* Angelo Mathews and Kamindu Mendis' fifties underpin Sri Lanka fightback after Jamie Smith's maiden Test century in the day three of the first Test match.
* Joe Root's unbeaten 62 anchors chase to put England 1-0 lead against Sri Lanka in the day of the first Test match.
Sri Lanka 1st Innings scored 236 for all-out in 74 overs at Stumps - with top scorer by Dhananjaya de Silva hammered a 74 off 84-balls including 8-fours with strike rate of 88.09.
Milan Rathnayake cracked a 72 off 135-balls including 6-fours & 2-sixes, Kusal Mendis hit 24 off 34-balls included 4-fours with strike rate of 70.58 and Dinesh Chandimal scored 17 off 40-balls contained two boundaries.
1st Innings England best bowler by Chris Woakes picked up 3-wickets for 32-runs in 11-overs including three maidens, Shoaib Bashir captured three-wickets for 55-runs in 23-overs included four maidens.
England 1st Innings scored 358 for all-out in 85.3 overs with top scorer by Jamie Smith hammered a 111 off 148-balls - which was his 1st Test hundred - including 8-fours & a six with strike rate of 76.71
Harry Brook struck 56 off 73-balls including 4-fours with strike rate of 76.71, Joe Root blasted a 42 off 57-balls included 5-fours & a six with strike rate of 74.22.
Dan Lawrence hit 30 off 39-balls including 3-fours, Chris Woakes cracked a 25 off 65-balls included three boundaries, Mark Wood hammered a 22 off 13-balls contained 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 169.23, Ben Duckett 18 and Matthew Potts 17.
1st Innings Sri Lanka best bowler by Asitha Fernando claimed a 4-wickets for 103-runs in 18-overs, Prabath Jayasuriya picked up 3-wickets, Vishwa Fernando took 2-wickets and one for Milan Rathnayake.
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings scored 326 for all-out in 89.3 overs with top scorer by Kamindu Mendis cracked a 113 off 183-balls - which was his 3rd Test hundred and his first century against England in Tests - including 15-fours & a six.
Dinesh Chandimal struck 79 off 119-balls including 7-fours, Angelo Mathews scored 65 off 145-balls including 2-fours & a six, Dimuth Karunaratne blasted a 27 off 32-balls contained 4-fours with strike rate of 84.37.
2nd Innings England best bowler by Matthew Potts picked up 3-wickets for 47-runs in 17.3-overs including four maidens, Chris Woakes captured three-wickets, Gus Atkinson took 2-wickets and one for Joe Root - Mark Wood.
England chased 205-5 in overs with top scorer by Joe Root hit a unbeaten 62 off 128-balls including 2-fours.
Jamie Smith hammered a 39 off 48-balls including 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 81.25, Dan Lawrence cracked a 34 off 54-balls included 2-fours & a six and Harry Brook hit 32 off 68-balls included 3-fours.
2nd Innings Sri Lanka best bowler by Asitha Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya both took 2-wickets and one for Milan Rathnayake.
Jamie Smith named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a 111 in the first innings & 39 runs in the second innings.
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