England vs Sri Lanka Highlights: England lead by 256 runs with 9 wickets remaining

England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: England lead by 256 runs with 9 wickets remaining

England's Chris Woakes celebrates with England's Jamie Smith after dismissing Sri Lanka's Milan Rathnayake (Action Images via Reuters)

England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:

First Innings

England Score - 427/10 in 102.0 overs


England batting performance
Joe Root 143(206)
Gus Atkinson 118(115)
Asitha Fernando 24-102-5
Milan Rathnayake 23-89-2

Second Innings

Sri Lanka Score - 196/10 in 55.3 overs


Sri Lanka batting performance
Kamindu Mendis 74(120)
Dinesh Chandimal 23(33)
Chris Woakes 13-21-2
Matthew Potts 11-19-2

Third Innings

England Score - 25/1 in 7.0 overs


Sri Lanka batting performance

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• 31 Aug 2024, 12:30:55 AM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: England lead by 256 runs with 9 wickets remaining

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Right then, that is it from an entertaining Day 2. England have a healthy lead going into the 'Moving Day' and looks set to post a massive target. Sri Lanka needs some kind of a miracle to save this Test. Day 3 will begin on 31st August, Saturday at 10 am GMT, but you can join us early for all the build-up. Cheers!

• 31 Aug 2024, 12:30:10 AM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: England lead by 256 runs with 9 wickets remaining

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Right then, that is it from an entertaining Day 2. England have a healthy lead going into the 'Moving Day' and looks set to post a massive target. Sri Lanka needs some kind of a miracle to save this Test. Day 3 will begin on 31st August, Saturday at 10 am GMT, but you can join us early for all the build-up. Cheers!

• 30 Aug 2024, 11:03:06 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: England at 25/1 after 7 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  England
  Ollie Pope 2 (6)
  Ben Duckett 15 (24)
  Sri Lanka
  Milan Rathnayake 0/2 (1)

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:58:36 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: England at 23/1 after 6 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  England
  Ben Duckett 14 (22)
  Ollie Pope 1 (2)
  Sri Lanka
  Lahiru Kumara 1/10 (3)

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:49:36 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: England at 22/0 after 5 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  England
  Ben Duckett 14 (19)
  Dan Lawrence 7 (11)
  Sri Lanka
  Asitha Fernando 0/12 (3)

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:46:36 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Ben Duckett smashed a Four on Asitha Fernando bowling . England at 20/0 after 4.1 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: FOUR! That is too easy for Duckett. Short and on middle. The length is picked early and it is hammered through mid-wicket.

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:45:06 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: England at 16/0 after 4 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  England
  Dan Lawrence 7 (10)
  Ben Duckett 9 (14)
  Sri Lanka
  Lahiru Kumara 0/9 (2)

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:41:05 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: England at 15/0 after 3 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  England
  Ben Duckett 8 (13)
  Dan Lawrence 7 (5)
  Sri Lanka
  Asitha Fernando 0/7 (2)

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:36:35 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Dan Lawrence smashed a Four on Lahiru Kumara bowling . England at 14/0 after 1.6 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: FOUR! That is a poor ball and Lawrence puts it away. This is short and outside off. It is flayed over point. England have started quickly here.

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:30:35 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: England at 6/0 after 1 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  England
  Ben Duckett 6 (6)
  Dan Lawrence 0 (0)
  Sri Lanka
  Asitha Fernando 0/6 (1)

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:30:35 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Ben Duckett smashed a Four on Asitha Fernando bowling . England at 6/0 after 0.3 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: FOUR! TOP SHOT! Hard-length delivery on off. Ben Duckett rocks back and pulls it towards the left of the mid-wicket fielder. The ball races away towards the deep mid-wicket fence to get the boundary of the inning.

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:17:05 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: It’s a Wicket. Kamindu Mendis is out and Sri Lanka at 196/10 after 55.3 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: OUT! c Chris Woakes b Gus Atkinson.

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:12:05 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 195/9 after 55 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Kamindu Mendis 74 (118)
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (22)
  England
  Olly Stone 2/70 (13)

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:12:05 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: It’s a Wicket. Kamindu Mendis is out and Sri Lanka at 195/9 after 54.6 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: OUT! run out (Ollie Pope).

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:12:04 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kamindu Mendis smashed a Six on Olly Stone bowling . Sri Lanka at 195/8 after 54.5 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: SIX! Streaky, but will work!

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:12:04 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kamindu Mendis smashed a Four on Olly Stone bowling . Sri Lanka at 189/8 after 54.4 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: FOUR! HAMMERED AWAY! Short of a length just outside off. Kamindu Mendis pulls it hard through the mid-wicket region and towards the fence for four more runs. Kamindu Mendis puts some salt over the wounds!

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:05:34 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 183/8 after 54 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (22)
  Kamindu Mendis 62 (112)
  England
  Gus Atkinson 1/39 (8)

• 30 Aug 2024, 10:02:34 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 183/8 after 53 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Kamindu Mendis 62 (112)
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (16)
  England
  Olly Stone 2/58 (12)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:58:04 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kamindu Mendis smashed a Six on Olly Stone bowling . Sri Lanka at 182/8 after 52.2 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: SIX! Gets hold of this one! Short and on the body. Mendis rocks back and hammers this over the square leg fence for a biggie. Top shot.

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:49:03 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 176/8 after 52 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (16)
  Kamindu Mendis 56 (105)
  England
  Shoaib Bashir 1/21 (7)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:48:34 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kamindu Mendis smashed a Four on Shoaib Bashir bowling . Sri Lanka at 175/8 after 51.4 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: FOUR MORE! Too easy! Off the back foot. Way too slow and short outside off. Mendis rocks back and hits it over cover. This one goes to the fence too.

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:48:33 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kamindu Mendis smashed a Four on Shoaib Bashir bowling . Sri Lanka at 171/8 after 51.3 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: FOUR! A lovely shot to bring his fifty up! He's fought a lone battle here. Can he somehow get them past the score they need to get to avoid the follow-on? He steps out. It is on his pads. He whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:45:03 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 167/8 after 51 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (15)
  Kamindu Mendis 47 (100)
  England
  Joe Root 0/4 (3)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:40:33 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 166/8 after 50 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (13)
  Kamindu Mendis 46 (96)
  England
  Shoaib Bashir 1/12 (6)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:38:33 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kamindu Mendis smashed a Four on Shoaib Bashir bowling . Sri Lanka at 163/8 after 49.1 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: FOUR! Short and on middle. Mendis rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket and this races away.

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:36:33 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 159/8 after 49 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (11)
  Kamindu Mendis 39 (92)
  England
  Joe Root 0/3 (2)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:34:03 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 158/8 after 48 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (9)
  Kamindu Mendis 38 (88)
  England
  Chris Woakes 2/21 (13)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:28:03 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 157/8 after 47 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Kamindu Mendis 38 (88)
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (3)
  England
  Joe Root 0/2 (1)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:24:32 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 155/8 after 46 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (3)
  Kamindu Mendis 36 (82)
  England
  Shoaib Bashir 1/5 (5)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:22:03 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 154/8 after 45 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Lahiru Kumara 0 (1)
  Kamindu Mendis 35 (78)
  England
  Chris Woakes 2/20 (12)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:16:03 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 153/8 after 44 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Prabath Jayasuriya 8 (46)
  Kamindu Mendis 34 (73)
  England
  Shoaib Bashir 1/4 (4)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:16:02 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: It’s a Wicket. Prabath Jayasuriya is out and Sri Lanka at 153/8 after 43.6 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: OUT! b Shoaib Bashir.

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:12:32 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 152/7 after 43 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Prabath Jayasuriya 8 (43)
  Kamindu Mendis 33 (70)
  England
  Chris Woakes 2/19 (11)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:08:02 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 151/7 after 42 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Prabath Jayasuriya 8 (38)
  Kamindu Mendis 32 (69)
  England
  Shoaib Bashir 0/3 (3)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:04:02 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 150/7 after 41 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Prabath Jayasuriya 8 (36)
  Kamindu Mendis 31 (65)
  England
  Matthew Potts 2/19 (11)

• 30 Aug 2024, 09:00:02 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 150/7 after 40 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Kamindu Mendis 31 (65)
  Prabath Jayasuriya 8 (30)
  England
  Shoaib Bashir 0/2 (2)

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:58:02 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 150/7 after 39 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Prabath Jayasuriya 8 (30)
  Kamindu Mendis 31 (59)
  England
  Matthew Potts 2/19 (10)

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:56:01 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kamindu Mendis smashed a Four on Matthew Potts bowling . Sri Lanka at 149/7 after 38.3 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: FOUR BYES! That beats everyone!

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:53:01 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 145/7 after 38 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Prabath Jayasuriya 8 (28)
  Kamindu Mendis 30 (55)
  England
  Shoaib Bashir 0/2 (1)

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:49:31 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 143/7 after 37 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Prabath Jayasuriya 6 (22)
  Kamindu Mendis 30 (55)
  England
  Matthew Potts 2/18 (9)

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:46:01 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 142/7 after 36 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Kamindu Mendis 30 (55)
  Prabath Jayasuriya 5 (16)
  England
  Olly Stone 2/51 (11)

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:41:31 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 141/7 after 35 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Kamindu Mendis 30 (51)
  Prabath Jayasuriya 4 (14)
  England
  Matthew Potts 2/17 (8)

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:41:31 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kamindu Mendis smashed a Four on Matthew Potts bowling . Sri Lanka at 141/7 after 34.6 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: FOUR! Gets it through this time!

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:12:30 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 129/7 after 33 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Kamindu Mendis 26 (46)
  Prabath Jayasuriya 0 (7)
  England
  Chris Woakes 2/18 (10)

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:08:30 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 128/7 after 32 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Kamindu Mendis 26 (41)
  Prabath Jayasuriya 0 (6)
  England
  Olly Stone 2/47 (9)

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:07:30 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kamindu Mendis smashed a Four on Olly Stone bowling . Sri Lanka at 128/7 after 31.4 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: FOUR! Lovely shot! Length and around off. Mendis stands tall and pushes it past cover. This one races away to the fence.

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:03:29 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 124/7 after 31 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Prabath Jayasuriya 0 (6)
  Kamindu Mendis 22 (35)
  England
  Chris Woakes 2/18 (9)

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:01:30 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 124/7 after 30 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Kamindu Mendis 22 (35)
  Prabath Jayasuriya 0 (0)
  England
  Olly Stone 2/43 (8)

• 30 Aug 2024, 08:01:29 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kamindu Mendis smashed a Six on Olly Stone bowling . Sri Lanka at 124/7 after 29.5 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: SIX! Off the top edge but that's gone all the way! Short and on middle. Mendis looks to pull, this flies off the top edge and it sails over the fine leg fence.

• 30 Aug 2024, 07:52:59 PM IST

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka at 118/7 after 29 overs

  England vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
  Sri Lanka
  Milan Rathnayake 19 (14)
  Kamindu Mendis 16 (29)
  England
  Chris Woakes 2/18 (8)