England complete Test win over Sri Lanka by 211 runs

by Alastair Symondson Friday 9 November 2018

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England beat Sri Lanka by 211 runs in the 1^st Test at Galle. A great bowling performance again by the England bowlers in the 2^nd innings reduced Sri Lanka to 250 all out.

England 342 (Sam Curran 48, Ben Foakes 107 ; Dilruwan Perera 5-75) and 322-6 (Keaton Jennings 146*, Ben Stokes 62; Rangana Herath 2-59)

Sri Lanka 203 (Angelo Mathews 52; Moeen Ali 4-66, Adil Rashid 2-30, Jack Leach 2-41) and 250 (Angelo Mathews 53; Moeen Ali 4-71, Jack Leach 3-60)

Result - England won by 211 runs

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That's the game!

England win by 211 runs, with Moeen Ali taking four wickets, Jack Leach three, and Ben Stokes snaffling three catches. Rangana Herath's final Test ends with him run out for five.#SLvENG 1st Test score ??https://t.co/aBGojY53Jw pic.twitter.com/IDeg9ugZ20
— ICC (@ICC) November 9, 2018

Sri Lanka- Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Rangana Herath

England- Keaton Jennings, Rory Burns, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Ben Foakes, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Jack Leach, James Anderson

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