Live streaming, England vs Sri Lanka Tests 2024 starts on August 21: Where to watch in India - full schedule

The England national cricket team will host Sri Lanka for a three-match Test series on Wednesday, August 21. 

The upcoming series is part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. 

As per the England vs Sri Lanka Tests 2024 schedule, the first Test of the three-match series will take place at the Emirates Old Trafford while the second game is scheduled to be played at the Lord's Cricket Ground from August 29.

The third and final Test of the series will begin on September 6 at The Oval in London.

Hosts England are placed third in the ICC men’s team rankings. The hosts last played a Test match against West Indies at home, resulting in a whitewash for the visitors. 

On the other hand, Sri Lanka are in the seventh spot in the ICC men’s team rankings. The island nation played their last Test against Bangladesh. The two-match series ended in a 0-2 clean sweep for Sri Lanka. 

After 13 matches in the ongoing WTC cycle, England are languishing seventh with 57 points (36.54 point percentage). On the other hand, Sri Lanka are placed fourth with 24 points (50 point percentage) after four matches. 

England’s Test captain and all-rounder, Ben Stokes will miss the upcoming series due to a hamstring injury. In his absence, Ollie Pope will lead England for the first time while Harry Brook has been named the vice-captain.

Zak Crawley, top-order batter, will also miss the Tests against Sri Lanka. Dan Lawrence is expected to open the innings as Zak Crawley’s replacement alongside Ben Duckett.

Meanwhile, Dhananjaya Da Silva will lead the Sri Lanka national cricket team with Kusal Mendis serving as his deputy. Their squad includes senior players like Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka and Angelo Mathews. 

Pacer Milan Rathnayake and all-rounder Nisala Tharaka have also been added to Sri Lanka’s roster for the upcoming Tests against England. 

England vs Sri Lanka Test head-to-head

The England vs Sri Lanka Test head-to-head record favours the former. England have registered 17 victories in the 36 Test matches that they have played against each other so far. Sri Lanka have emerged victorious eight times while as many as 11 Test matches have ended in draws.

The last time these two teams were face-to-face for a Test series dates back to January 2021. England won the two-match away series 2-0.

Where to watch England vs Sri Lanka Test 2024  live in India

The England vs Sri Lanka Test series 2024 will be telecast live on Sony Sports Ten 5 SD and Sony Sports Ten 5 HD TV channels in India.

Live streaming of the England vs Sri Lanka Test 2024 series will be available on the SonyLIV app and website in India.

England vs Sri Lanka Test 2024 schedule and live match start times

All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)

England vs Sri Lanka Test 2024 squads

England Test squad: Ollie Pope (captain), Harry Brook (vice-captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood. 

Sri Lanka Test Squad: Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (vice-captain), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Nisala Tharaka, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Milan Rathnayake.

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