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Women's ODI World Cup 2025: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone's brilliance helps England beat Sri Lanka by 89 runs to go on top of the table

October 11, 2025 10:53 pm

Chasing 254, on a turning pitch, against Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Linsey Smith and Alice Capsey, Sri Lanka never found any sustained momentum in their innings and the England bowlers closed out the game with 4.2 overs left.

Has Sri Lanka taken one big step forward with Test win over England or is it a false dawn?

September 10, 2024 7:21 pm

Only time would denote whether the Oval win is a concrete sign of missing and repelling parts falling into place to solve the giant-scale sudoku or just an incidental, sporadic victory that eventually leads to another false dawn.

England's Joe Root celebrates after reaching his century

Joe Root dedicates 33rd Test century to Graham Thorpe

August 30, 2024 9:25 am

Joe root says he owes a lot to his mentor Graham Thorpe, who took his own life earlier this month.

Olly Stone replaces Wood in England team for second test v Sri Lanka

August 27, 2024 7:42 pm

Wood injured his thigh during the first test and has been ruled out for the rest of the series

WTC 2023-25: Joe Root's half-century powered England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday. (REUTERS)

WTC Points Table update 2023-25: Bangladesh stun Pakistan in World Test Championship standings

August 25, 2024 3:31 pm

World Test Championship: England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets at Old Trafford on Saturday and jumped up to the fourth spot in the WTC standings currently led by India and Australia.

England vs Sri Lanka Highlights, 1st Test: ENG 259/6 on Day 2 as bad light ends play, lead by 23 runs

August 22, 2024 11:19 pm

England vs Sri Lanka Highlights, 1st Test Day 2: Harry Brook and Jamie Smith hold fort for the hosts after they survive early scare by the Sri Lanka bowlers.

England vs Sri Lanka: Ollie Pope will lead the hosts in the absence of Ben Stokes against Dimuth Karunaratne's side. (REUTERS)

England vs Sri Lanka, Test series: Squads, match schedule, live streaming info

August 20, 2024 4:52 pm

ENG vs SL: While England recently drubbed West Indies 3-0 at home, Sri Lanka won their last Test series 2-0 over Bangladesh earlier this year.

Joe Root became the seventh batter to reach 12,000 Test runs. (Reuters)

Ricky Ponting backs Joe Root to break Sachin Tendulkar's record in Test cricket

August 16, 2024 9:58 am

England's Joe Root has scored 12,027 runs in 143 Tests he has played and is currently at the seventh place in the highest run-scorer in Tests.

How much 50 over cricket domestically has Virat Kohli played: Nasser Hussain tears into England after they lose to Sri Lanka

October 27, 2023 7:56 am

In the match, Sri Lanka defeated defending champions England by eight wickets in a World Cup match on Thursday.

World Cup: Even Ben Stokes couldn’t save England

October 27, 2023 7:56 am

The fall of the world champions needs all but a mathematical confirmation. But even the world of run-rate and equation offer them little consolation, for the defeat has been devastatingly perfect, with no scourge for even ifs and buts.