Sri Lanka v England 1st Test

ENG in SL - 2018 (2018/19) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 6 November 2018

England won by 211 runs

England won by 211 runs. Keaton Jennings top-scored with 146* for England. Dilruwan Perera took 5/75.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: ENG in SL - 2018 (2018/19)
Ground: Galle International Stadium, Galle
Dates: 6 November 2018 to 9 November 2018
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: England won by 211 runs
Player of the match: Ben Foakes
Captains: Joe Root (England), Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka)
Debuts: Rory Burns (England), Ben Foakes (England)
Umpires: CB Gaffaney and M Erasmus
Match referee: AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Rory Burns and Ben Foakes played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 342 all out. Ben Foakes top-scored with 107 off 202 balls, and Sam Curran made 48. Dilruwan Perera took 5 for 75 for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka replied with 203 all out. Angelo Mathews top-scored with 52 off 122 balls. Moeen Ali took 4 for 66 for England. England led by 139 on first innings.

England made 322 for 6 declared in their second innings. Keaton Jennings top-scored with 146 not out off 280 balls, and Ben Stokes made 62. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ben Stokes and Keaton Jennings.

Set 462 to win, Sri Lanka made 250 all out. Angelo Mathews top-scored with 53 off 92 balls, and Kusal Mendis made 45. Moeen Ali took 4 for 71 for England.

England won by 211 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 342 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Rory Burns	c Niroshan Dickwella b Suranga Lakmal	9	12
Keaton Jennings	b Dilruwan Perera	46	53
Moeen Ali	b Suranga Lakmal	0	1
Joe Root	b Rangana Herath	35	46
Ben Stokes	b Dilruwan Perera	7	19
Jos Buttler	c Niroshan Dickwella b Dilruwan Perera	38	72
Ben Foakes	c Dhananjaya de Silva b Suranga Lakmal	107	202
Sam Curran	c Dinesh Chandimal b Akila Dananjaya	48	104
Adil Rashid	c Dhananjaya de Silva b Dilruwan Perera	35	38
Jack Leach	c Dhananjaya de Silva b Dilruwan Perera	15	31
James Anderson	not out	0	4

Extras 2 · Total 342 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Suranga Lakmal	18	5	73	3
Dilruwan Perera	31	6	75	5
Akila Dananjaya	20	2	96	1
Rangana Herath	25	4	78	1
Dhananjaya de Silva	3	0	18	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Rory Burns, 2.3 ov), 2-10 (Moeen Ali, 2.4 ov), 3-72 (Joe Root, 16.1 ov), 4-98 (Keaton Jennings, 21.1 ov), 5-103 (Ben Stokes, 23.3 ov), 6-164 (Jos Buttler, 43.6 ov), 7-252 (Sam Curran, 77.2 ov), 8-306 (Adil Rashid, 87.4 ov), 9-330 (Jack Leach, 95.2 ov), 10-342 (Ben Foakes, 96.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Rory Burns (9) and Keaton Jennings (0)	10	15
second	Moeen Ali (0) and Keaton Jennings (0)	0	1
third	Joe Root (35) and Keaton Jennings (27)	62	81
fourth	Ben Stokes (7) and Keaton Jennings (19)	26	30
fifth	Jos Buttler (5) and Ben Stokes (0)	5	14
sixth	Jos Buttler (33) and Ben Foakes (28)	61	123
seventh	Ben Foakes (39) and Sam Curran (48)	88	200
eighth	Adil Rashid (35) and Ben Foakes (19)	54	62
ninth	Ben Foakes (9) and Jack Leach (15)	24	46
tenth	James Anderson (0) and Ben Foakes (12)	12	10

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 203 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dimuth Karunaratne	c Ben Foakes b James Anderson	4	2
Kaushal Silva	lbw b Sam Curran	1	6
Dhananjaya de Silva	b Moeen Ali	14	47
Kusal Mendis	c Ben Stokes b Jack Leach	19	32
Angelo Mathews	c Keaton Jennings b Moeen Ali	52	122
Dinesh Chandimal	st Ben Foakes b Adil Rashid	33	72
Niroshan Dickwella	c Jos Buttler b Moeen Ali	28	39
Dilruwan Perera	c Jos Buttler b Jack Leach	21	49
Akila Dananjaya	c Ben Foakes b Moeen Ali	0	3
Suranga Lakmal	c James Anderson b Adil Rashid	15	20
Rangana Herath	not out	14	16

Extras 2 · Total 203 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	10	0	26	1
Sam Curran	6	1	16	1
Jack Leach	18	2	41	2
Moeen Ali	21	4	66	4
Adil Rashid	9	1	30	2
Ben Stokes	4	0	22	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 0.2 ov), 2-10 (Kaushal Silva, 3.3 ov), 3-34 (Kusal Mendis, 13.2 ov), 4-40 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 16.3 ov), 5-115 (Dinesh Chandimal, 43.2 ov), 6-136 (Angelo Mathews, 49.3 ov), 7-171 (Niroshan Dickwella, 59.6 ov), 8-173 (Akila Dananjaya, 61.3 ov), 9-175 (Dilruwan Perera, 62.6 ov), 10-203 (Suranga Lakmal, 67.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Kaushal Silva (0) and Dimuth Karunaratne (4)	4	2
second	Kaushal Silva (1) and Dhananjaya de Silva (5)	6	19
third	Dhananjaya de Silva (5) and Kusal Mendis (19)	24	59
fourth	Angelo Mathews (2) and Dhananjaya de Silva (4)	6	19
fifth	Angelo Mathews (40) and Dinesh Chandimal (33)	75	161
sixth	Angelo Mathews (10) and Niroshan Dickwella (11)	21	37
seventh	Dilruwan Perera (18) and Niroshan Dickwella (17)	35	63
eighth	Dilruwan Perera (2) and Akila Dananjaya (0)	2	9
ninth	Dilruwan Perera (1) and Suranga Lakmal (1)	2	9
tenth	Rangana Herath (14) and Suranga Lakmal (14)	28	30

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 322 FOR 6 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Rory Burns	run out (Dimuth Karunaratne)	23	65
Keaton Jennings	not out	146	280
Moeen Ali	c Rangana Herath b Dilruwan Perera	3	11
Joe Root	c Niroshan Dickwella b Rangana Herath	3	19
Ben Stokes	b Dilruwan Perera	62	93
Jos Buttler	c Kaushal Silva b Rangana Herath	35	58
Ben Foakes	c Kusal Mendis b Akila Dananjaya	37	34
Sam Curran	not out	0	–

Did not bat: Adil Rashid, Jack Leach, James Anderson

Extras 13 · Total 322 for 6 declared

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Dilruwan Perera	30	3	94	2
Suranga Lakmal	9	2	30	0
Rangana Herath	23	1	59	2
Akila Dananjaya	18.5	2	87	1
Dhananjaya de Silva	12.1	2	41	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-60 (Rory Burns, 22.6 ov), 2-67 (Moeen Ali, 26.3 ov), 3-74 (Joe Root, 31.3 ov), 4-181 (Ben Stokes, 60.5 ov), 5-258 (Jos Buttler, 83.1 ov), 6-319 (Ben Foakes, 92.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Rory Burns (23) and Keaton Jennings (33)	60	139
second	Moeen Ali (3) and Keaton Jennings (4)	7	21
third	Joe Root (3) and Keaton Jennings (4)	7	30
fourth	Ben Stokes (62) and Keaton Jennings (40)	107	176
fifth	Jos Buttler (35) and Keaton Jennings (38)	77	134
sixth	Ben Foakes (37) and Keaton Jennings (24)	61	58
seventh	Keaton Jennings (3) and Sam Curran (0)	3	1

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 250 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dimuth Karunaratne	c & b Moeen Ali	26	86
Kaushal Silva	lbw b Jack Leach	30	59
Dhananjaya de Silva	c Joe Root b Ben Stokes	21	44
Kusal Mendis	c Moeen Ali b Jack Leach	45	77
Angelo Mathews	c Jos Buttler b Moeen Ali	53	92
Dinesh Chandimal	b Jack Leach	1	11
Niroshan Dickwella	c Ben Stokes b Moeen Ali	16	32
Dilruwan Perera	c Ben Stokes b Adil Rashid	30	49
Akila Dananjaya	c Ben Stokes b Moeen Ali	8	18
Suranga Lakmal	not out	14	25
Rangana Herath	run out (Ben Stokes, Ben Foakes)	5	18

Extras 1 · Total 250 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Sam Curran	5	1	15	0
James Anderson	12	2	27	0
Moeen Ali	20	2	71	4
Adil Rashid	18.1	0	59	1
Jack Leach	21	1	60	3
Ben Stokes	8	2	16	1
Joe Root	1	0	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-51 (Kaushal Silva, 22.3 ov), 2-59 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 25.2 ov), 3-98 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 37.2 ov), 4-144 (Kusal Mendis, 50.5 ov), 5-154 (Dinesh Chandimal, 54.4 ov), 6-190 (Niroshan Dickwella, 66.1 ov), 7-197 (Angelo Mathews, 68.4 ov), 8-229 (Akila Dananjaya, 76.6 ov), 9-239 (Dilruwan Perera, 79.3 ov), 10-250 (Rangana Herath, 85.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Kaushal Silva (30) and Dimuth Karunaratne (21)	51	135
second	Dimuth Karunaratne (5) and Dhananjaya de Silva (3)	8	17
third	Dhananjaya de Silva (18) and Kusal Mendis (21)	39	72
fourth	Angelo Mathews (21) and Kusal Mendis (24)	46	81
fifth	Angelo Mathews (9) and Dinesh Chandimal (1)	10	23
sixth	Angelo Mathews (20) and Niroshan Dickwella (16)	36	69
seventh	Dilruwan Perera (4) and Angelo Mathews (3)	7	15
eighth	Dilruwan Perera (24) and Akila Dananjaya (8)	32	50
ninth	Dilruwan Perera (2) and Suranga Lakmal (8)	10	15
tenth	Rangana Herath (4) and Suranga Lakmal (6)	11	33

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