Sri Lanka Tour of England 2024: The Sri Lankan cricket team is scheduled to tour England to play a total of three test games between 21 August and 10 September 2024. The Test series will form part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.
Sri Lanka Tour of England 2024
The first match of the Sri Lanka Tour of England 2024 will be played in Emirates Old Trafford while the second and third tests will be played in Lord’s and Kennington Oval.
Sri Lanka is positioned in the fourth spot in the ICC WTC 2023-25 points table while England holds sixth spot.
ENG vs SL 2024 Schedule
As per ENG vs SL 2024 Schedule, the first test will be played between August 21 and 25 in Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Following are the complete details of the Sri Lanka Tour of England 2024 schedule:
| Date | Match | Venue | IST | GMT/Local |
| Aug 21, Wed – Aug 25, Sun | England vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 3:30 PM | 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Aug 29, Thu – Sep 02, Mon | England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test | Lord’s, London | 3:30 PM | 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Sep 06, Fri – Sep 10, Tue | England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test | Kennington Oval, London | 3:30 PM | 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL |
ENG vs SL 2024 Squad
Ahead of the Sri Lanka test series, England captain Ben Stokes sustained a hamstring injury while playing in The Hundred 2024 competition.
The unavailability of Ben Stokes will add pressure on England as they are already missing the services of their premier opener, Zak Crawley, who fractured his finger during the third Test against the West Indies.
England
Ben Stokes (c), Ollie Pope (vc), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox (wk), Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka
Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kusal Mendis (vc, wk), Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Nishan Madushka, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Ramesh Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kasun Rajitha, Milan Rathnayake, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Nisala Tharaka, Jeffrey Vandersay
