2nd Test Sri Lanka v England: England wrap up series win 2-0 with 6 wicket demolition of Sri Lanka

England won the 2^nd Test in Galle against Sri Lanka by 6 wickets, taking the series 2-0. Joe Root’s England have now won five consecutive overseas Test matches and will move on to the Tour of India feeling confident.

 

Match Summary

Sri Lanka 381/10 (139.3 ov) & 126/10 (35.5 ov)

England 344/10 (116.1 ov) & 164/4 (43.3 ov)

Result - England won by 6 wickets

Scorecard

With a 2-0 series sweep over Sri Lanka, England are now only 0.5% behind Australia in the ICC World Test Championship standings ??#WTC21 pic.twitter.com/ZoliydObpd

— ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2021

 

It was a great day for England cricket - after being bowled out for 344, the spin bowlers set about their task and managed to bowl out Sri Lanka for just 126 – Dom Bess and Jack Leach both taking 4 wickets and Joe Root a couple at the end against the tailenders.

In the 4^th Innings run chase, England lost 4 wickets, but Dom Sibley 56* and Jos Buttler 46* brought them comfortably over the line, in the end. Lasith Embuldeniya added another 3 wickets , taking his match tally to 10.

Player of the Match and Player of the Series was England’s Joe Root.

Match Analysis

 

Sri Lanka

 

1^st Innings: Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Kusal Perera - 4.1 ov), 2-7 (Oshada Fernando - 4.5 ov), 3-76 (Lahiru Thirimanne - 26.2 ov), 4-193 (Dinesh Chandimal - 68.6 ov), 5-232 (Angelo Mathews - 88.6 ov), 6-243 (Ramesh Mendis - 91.6 ov), 7-332 (Niroshan Dickwella - 120.4 ov), 8-332 (Suranga Lakmal - 120.6 ov), 9-364 (Lasith Embuldeniya - 132.6 ov), 10-381 (Dilruwan Perera - 139.3 ov)

2^nd Innings: Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Kusal Perera - 5.2 ov), 2-29 (Oshada Fernando - 10.4 ov), 3-37 (Lahiru Thirimanne - 13.5 ov), 4-37 (Angelo Mathews - 14.4 ov), 5-47 (Dinesh Chandimal - 15.6 ov), 6-66 (Niroshan Dickwella - 20.1 ov), 7-70 (Dilruwan Perera - 22.3 ov), 8-78 (Ramesh Mendis - 25.1 ov), 9-126 (Lasith Embuldeniya - 35.4 ov), 10-126 (Asitha Fernando - 35.5 ov)

 

England

 

1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dom Sibley - 5.2 ov), 2-5 (Zak Crawley - 7.1 ov), 3-116 (Jonny Bairstow - 35.5 ov), 4-132 (Dan Lawrence - 41.2 ov), 5-229 (Jos Buttler - 70.5 ov), 6-252 (Sam Curran - 81.2 ov), 7-333 (Dom Bess - 109.5 ov), 8-337 (Mark Wood - 111.2 ov), 9-339 (Joe Root - 114.2 ov), 10-344 (Jack Leach - 116.1 ov)

 

2^nd Innings Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Zak Crawley - 4.5 ov), 2-62 (Jonny Bairstow - 14.5 ov), 3-84 (Joe Root - 21.5 ov), 4-89 (Dan Lawrence - 24.6 ov)

 

Playing XIs

Sri Lanka - Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal(c), Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella(wk), Ramesh Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Embuldeniya, Asitha Fernando

England - Zak Crawley, Dominic Sibley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root(c), Dan Lawrence, Jos Buttler(wk), Sam Curran, Dom Bess, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson

 

Match Details

Start Time: 04:30

Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat

Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle

Officials: Handunnettige Dharmasena, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Lyndon Hannibal, Raja Wimalasiri, Ranjan Madugalle

 

 

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