England and Sri Lanka gamers took to the sphere beneath overcast skies at The Oval. Sri Lanka’s captain, Dhananjaya de Silva, keen to revive his crew’s status, received the toss and selected to bowl first. The tempo duo of Asitha Fernando and Vishwa Fernando led the assault, however England’s openers, Ben Duckett and Dan Lawrence began steadily, bringing the rating to 45/0 in simply 9 overs. Duckett, embracing the aggressive ‘Bazball’ strategy, raced to 36 off 35 balls. The breakthrough for Sri Lanka got here within the tenth over when Lahiru Kumara eliminated Lawrence, who had been scuffling with the full-length deliveries. Regardless of this, Duckett continued to press on, reaching his tenth Check half-century off 48 balls. Simply because the pair gave the impression to be setting a powerful platform, the play was interrupted by unhealthy gentle and a slight drizzle, resulting in an early lunch with England at 76/1 in 15 overs.
After lunch, Duckett resumed his aggressive innings, displaying his signature scoop pictures throughout the park. Ollie Pope, who had joined him, additionally seemed in fantastic contact, and collectively they constructed a strong partnership of 95 runs, taking England to 139/1 in 25 overs. Nevertheless, Duckett fell in need of his century when one other scoop shot failed, giving Lahiru Kumara his second wicket. Joe Root then joined Pope, and the pair performed with their regular aptitude, rotating the strike and discovering the boundary sometimes. Root’s keep was short-lived, although, as Kumara struck once more within the thirty ninth over, offering Sri Lanka with an important wicket. By tea, England stood at 194/3, with Harry Brook and Pope on the crease.
Publish the tea break, Pope shifted gears attacking the Sri Lankan pacers with a flurry of boundaries. He reached his seventh Check century off 102 balls, pushing England to 221/3. Sadly, the climate as soon as once more interrupted play as a consequence of poor gentle, prompting the gamers to depart the sphere as the group applauded Pope’s excellent efficiency. Because of fading gentle and overcast situations, the umpires have determined to name off play for the day as England finishes Day 1 at 221/3.
He performed some nice pictures immediately!
Hero!
Kennington Oval ka participant #ENGvSL #ENGvsSL pic.twitter.com/K7Aa4lLxVN
— 𝐙𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐈 ذیشان 𝐈 ज़ीशान 2.0 (@zeeshan_naiyer2) September 6, 2024
Ollie Pope has now scored his 7 tons in opposition to completely different opponents. (~Cricbuzz)#ENGvsSL
— Kanishk Agarwal (@kanishkdabaav27) September 6, 2024
Dayummmm!!!
Hahaha!
#ENGvsSL pic.twitter.com/Ti4RJMaQ3J
— Ed (@lurk_accounter) September 6, 2024
Ollie Pope and the Oval. #ENGvSL #ENGvsSL pic.twitter.com/Ks9i5IuoAX
— Niall (@Crusty_Crouton) September 6, 2024
He appears in nice contact!
He does all of it!
Love the grit. A superb effort by Ollie Pope. #ENGvsSL 💯
— Fabian Cowdrey (@fkcowdrey) September 6, 2024
THE INFLUENCE OF BAZZ BALL🥵#Cricket #IPL2025 #TestCricket #England #ENGvsSL #ROOTpic.twitter.com/e4tVQ5yeEa
— Pratyush Halder (@pratyush_no7) September 6, 2024
No worries hewill come and rating once more!