Tag: ENG vs SL
“Prioritising games and when I do play”, Ben Stokes reveals why he skipped the IPL 2025 Mega Auction
England’s Test captain, Ben Stokes, did not register for the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, which took place in Riyadh on November 24 and 25. The England captain might go on to miss IPL 2026 and 2027 as well because it was compulsory for all the players to register for the Mega Auction. However, Stokes does not give much importance...
ENG vs SL: Pathum Nissanka stars as Sri Lanka win a test match against England at the Oval under head coach Sanath Jayasuriya
ENG vs SL: The 3-match test schedule has been wrapped up, and England under stand-in skipper Ollie Pope won the series 2-1, as Sri Lanka avoided the clean sweep with their famous Kennington Oval victory. England had prevailed in the Old Trafford first test, which saw Jamie Smith, Milan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, and several other players performing wonderfully....
ENG vs SL: Joe Root surpasses Kumara Sangakara in the all-time highest Test run-getters list
ENG vs SL: England are competing in the test series, as they have already won the first two tests that were destined to be played at Old Trafford and Lord’s. The third test was not as unique for the England team, as they faced a second-inning collapse as Lahiru Kumara and Vishwa Fernando broke through the defense of the...
ENG vs SL: Chris Wokaes bowls an over of spin as clouds flare and take over the sky of The Oval
ENG vs SL: The third test is being held at the Kia Oval, after England secured a win in the series early with their 2-0 lead. The first test which was won at Old Trafford also had similar challenges for the stand-in skipper Ollie Pope, while the next was a one-sided victory for the English side at Lord’s. The...
Eng vs SL: Sri Lanka makes changes ahead of 3rd test
ENG vs SL: England who are hosting the Lankans for a three-match test series, have already claimed the series with a 2-0 win. Though the Lankan’ could resist the English brutal attack to some extent at the Old Trafford stadium, their sublime pace and bounce is what caught them in a bad position at Lord’s as the Lankan batters...
Joe Root writes his name in record books; breaks plethora of Records with his twin 100s at Lord’s
Joe Root has been on fire, and he has made the most of the opportunity in the ongoing home series against Sri Lanka. The second Test between England and Sri Lanka is underway at Lord's, and the former English captain has struck a century in both innings of the game. After scoring 142 runs off 206 balls in the first...
ENG vs SL: Gus Atkinson’s maiden hundred takes England to a decent total before lunch after an early scare on Day 1
ENG vs SL: England is hosting the Sri Lankans for a 3-match Test series, while English won the first match against the visitors at Old Trafford. The iconic test had many records, including Milan Rathnayake’s stunning innings on debut, Jamie Smith’s maiden test hundred, and Kamindu Mendis’ stunning hundred in the second innings for the Lankans. Later, in...
ENG vs SL: Jamie Smith’s firm stand helps England go past Sri Lanka’s total after Rathnayake breaks a terrific 40-year world record on Test debut
ENG vs SL: At the end of Day 2, England stood at 259/6, with a 23-run lead over the visitors Sri Lanka, with their best batter of the inning Jamie Smith still on the field with 72 runs in just 97 balls. Sri Lanka, after winning the toss, went on to bat first in the first inning of...
ENG vs SL: England pacers trample Sri Lanka’s top order before the skipper steps in with a long stride
ENG vs SL: The English have entered another major series in the longest format of the game, as they host Sri Lanka for the first time at Old Trafford. The pacers broke the back of Sri Lanka’s attack as Woakes and young Atkinson helped England get major breakthroughs early on in the innings. England were pushed to bowl...
ENG vs SL: No. 1 Ranked Batter Joe Root eyes some Big Milestones in the Test series against Sri Lanka
Joe Root is the second-highest run scorer in the ongoing World Test Championship 2023-25. He became only the second batter after India's Yashasvi Jaiswal to score 1000 or more runs in this WTC cycle. Jaiswal is at the top with 1028 runs in nine tests, while Root is just five runs behind him with 1023 runs in 13 Tests. However,...
