The first Test match of England vs Sri Lanka will be played on 21 August 2024 at 3:30 PM Indian time. This match will be held at Emirates, Old Trafford, Manchester, England
| Match | England vs Sri Lanka (ENG vs SL) |
| League | England vs Sri Lanka Test |
| Date | Wednesday, 21st August 2024 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
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Ben Duckett is in great form in England's batting lineup, he has scored more than 500 runs so far in 2024. At the same time, Joe Root's performance against Sri Lanka has always been excellent, his average is more than 50. In the last series, wicketkeeper Jamie Smith performed impressively with both bat and gloves. Harry Brook and Ollie Pope will also have a chance to score big in this series.
England's bowling also looks strong. Chris Woakes, who has always performed brilliantly against Sri Lanka, will play an important role for the team this time too. England's pace attack looks very dangerous with the fast pace of Mark Wood, impressive bowling of Gus Atkinson and the depth of Matthew Potts. Spinner Shoaib Bashir, who has taken the most five-wicket hauls in 2024, will be important for the team.
Sri Lanka's team cannot be taken lightly. Recently, they have gained confidence by defeating top-ranked India in the ODI series. However, adjusting to the conditions of England in red-ball cricket will be a different challenge for them.
Dimuth Karunaratne has revived his career and has become Sri Lanka's best Test batsman in the last few years. Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka are also in excellent form and their performance will be important in laying the foundation of Sri Lanka's innings. Angelo Mathews, who has two centuries in England, will work to build the innings with his experience. Captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal will also provide stability in the middle order.
Sri Lanka's bowling will be dependent on the fast bowling of Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara, while the responsibility of spin will be on the shoulders of Prabhat Jayasuriya, who can prove to be effective in any situation.
The first test match between England and Sri Lanka will be played at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. So far 85 test matches have been played here out of which 32 have been won by the team batting first and 16 matches have been won by the team bowling first. The average score of the first innings on this ground has been 332 runs, while in the fourth innings this average score drops to just 168 runs. Both batsmen and bowlers get good help here.
Talking about the weather report for the England vs Sri Lanka match, the weather in Birmingham is cloudy. The temperature on the match day is expected to be around 16 degrees Celsius with 73% humidity and 18.8 km/hr wind speed. And the visibility is 10 km. There is a 100% chance of precipitation during the game.
England (ENG) Possible Playing 11: 1. Dan Lawrence, 2. Ben Duckett(WK), 3. Ollie Pope(C), 4. Joe Root, 5. Harry Brook, 6. Jamie Smith(WK), 7. Chris Woakes, 8. Shoaib Bashir, 9. Gus Atkinson, 10. Mark Wood, 11. Matthew Potts
Sri Lanka (SL) Possible Playing 11: 1. Dimuth Karunaratne, 2. Nishan Madushka, 3. Kusal Mendis(WK), 4. Angelo Mathews, 5. Dinesh Chandimal(WK), 6. Kamindu Mendis, 7. Dhananjaya de Silva(C), 8. Prabath Jayasuriya, 9. Asitha Fernando, 10. Vishwa Fernando, 11. Milan Rathnayake
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