Sri Lanka v England 1st Test

England in Sri Lanka - 2021 (2020/21) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 14 January 2021

England won by 7 wickets

England won by 7 wickets. Joe Root top-scored with 228 for England. Dom Bess took 5/30.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England in Sri Lanka - 2021 (2020/21)
Ground: Galle International Stadium, Galle
Dates: 14 January 2021 to 18 January 2021
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result: England won by 7 wickets
Player of the match: Joe Root
Captains: Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka), Joe Root (England)
Debut: Dan Lawrence (England)
Umpires: HDPK Dharmasena and RSA Palliyaguruge
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Dan Lawrence's first Test.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 135 all out. Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 28 off 71 balls. Dom Bess took 5 for 30 for England. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Galle International Stadium, 334 across 11 Tests.

England replied with 421 all out. Joe Root top-scored with 228 off 321 balls, and Dan Lawrence made 73. Dilruwan Perera took 4 for 109 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 173-run stand for the fourth wicket between Joe Root and Dan Lawrence, 41% of the total. England led by 286 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 359 all out in their second innings. Lahiru Thirimanne top-scored with 111 off 251 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 71. Jack Leach took 5 for 122 for England. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the first wicket between Kusal Perera and Lahiru Thirimanne.

Set 74 to win, England made 76 for 3. Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 35 not out off 65 balls.

England won by 7 wickets.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 135 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Lahiru Thirimanne	c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad	4	22
Kusal Perera	c Joe Root b Dom Bess	20	28
Kusal Mendis	c Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad	0	2
Angelo Mathews	c Joe Root b Stuart Broad	27	54
Dinesh Chandimal	c Sam Curran b Jack Leach	28	71
Niroshan Dickwella	c Dom Sibley b Dom Bess	12	21
Dasun Shanaka	c Jos Buttler b Dom Bess	23	48
Wanindu Hasaranga	b Dom Bess	19	22
Dilruwan Perera	b Dom Bess	0	2
Lasith Embuldeniya	run out (Jack Leach)	0	1
Asitha Fernando	not out	0	7

Extras 2 · Total 135 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Stuart Broad	9	3	20	3
Sam Curran	4	2	8	0
Mark Wood	6	1	21	0
Dom Bess	10.1	3	30	5
Jack Leach	17	2	55	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 6.3 ov), 2-16 (Kusal Mendis, 6.5 ov), 3-25 (Kusal Perera, 10.2 ov), 4-81 (Angelo Mathews, 28.6 ov), 5-81 (Dinesh Chandimal, 29.2 ov), 6-105 (Niroshan Dickwella, 38.1 ov), 7-126 (Dasun Shanaka, 42.3 ov), 8-126 (Dilruwan Perera, 42.5 ov), 9-130 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 43.5 ov), 10-135 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 46.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Kusal Perera (12) and Lahiru Thirimanne (4)	16	39
second	Kusal Perera (0) and Kusal Mendis (0)	0	2
third	Angelo Mathews (1) and Kusal Perera (8)	9	21
fourth	Angelo Mathews (26) and Dinesh Chandimal (28)	56	113
fifth	Dinesh Chandimal (0) and Niroshan Dickwella (0)	0	2
sixth	Niroshan Dickwella (12) and Dasun Shanaka (12)	24	53
seventh	Dasun Shanaka (11) and Wanindu Hasaranga (10)	21	26
eighth	Dilruwan Perera (0) and Wanindu Hasaranga (0)	0	2
ninth	Wanindu Hasaranga (4) and Lasith Embuldeniya (0)	4	6
tenth	Wanindu Hasaranga (5) and Asitha Fernando (0)	5	14

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 421 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Zak Crawley	c Wanindu Hasaranga b Lasith Embuldeniya	9	26
Dom Sibley	c Lahiru Thirimanne b Lasith Embuldeniya	4	15
Jonny Bairstow	c Kusal Mendis b Lasith Embuldeniya	47	93
Joe Root	c Lasith Embuldeniya b Dilruwan Perera	228	321
Dan Lawrence	c Kusal Mendis b Dilruwan Perera	73	150
Jos Buttler	c Niroshan Dickwella b Asitha Fernando	30	57
Sam Curran	b Asitha Fernando	0	1
Dom Bess	run out (Lahiru Thirimanne, Niroshan Dickwella)	0	4
Jack Leach	lbw b Dilruwan Perera	4	20
Mark Wood	c Niroshan Dickwella b Dilruwan Perera	2	9
Stuart Broad	not out	11	13

Extras 13 · Total 421 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Lasith Embuldeniya	45	4	176	3
Asitha Fernando	14	1	44	2
Wanindu Hasaranga	15	1	63	0
Dilruwan Perera	36.1	2	109	4
Dasun Shanaka	7	1	22	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Dom Sibley, 4.2 ov), 2-17 (Zak Crawley, 8.4 ov), 3-131 (Jonny Bairstow, 42.2 ov), 4-304 (Dan Lawrence, 85.3 ov), 5-372 (Jos Buttler, 104.1 ov), 6-372 (Sam Curran, 104.2 ov), 7-382 (Dom Bess, 105.6 ov), 8-398 (Jack Leach, 111.2 ov), 9-406 (Mark Wood, 113.4 ov), 10-421 (Joe Root, 117.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dom Sibley (4) and Zak Crawley (5)	10	27
second	Jonny Bairstow (3) and Zak Crawley (4)	7	26
third	Jonny Bairstow (44) and Joe Root (70)	114	202
fourth	Joe Root (90) and Dan Lawrence (73)	173	263
fifth	Joe Root (36) and Jos Buttler (30)	68	113
sixth	Joe Root (0) and Sam Curran (0)	0	1
seventh	Joe Root (10) and Dom Bess (0)	10	10
eighth	Joe Root (12) and Jack Leach (4)	16	32
ninth	Joe Root (6) and Mark Wood (2)	8	14
tenth	Stuart Broad (11) and Joe Root (4)	15	21

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 359 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Kusal Perera	c Jack Leach b Sam Curran	62	109
Lahiru Thirimanne	c Jos Buttler b Sam Curran	111	251
Kusal Mendis	c Jos Buttler b Jack Leach	15	65
Lasith Embuldeniya	c Dom Sibley b Dom Bess	0	11
Angelo Mathews	c Joe Root b Jack Leach	71	219
Dinesh Chandimal	c Joe Root b Dom Bess	20	28
Niroshan Dickwella	c Jos Buttler b Dom Bess	29	74
Dasun Shanaka	b Jack Leach	4	5
Wanindu Hasaranga	c Joe Root b Jack Leach	12	18
Dilruwan Perera	st Jos Buttler b Jack Leach	24	38
Asitha Fernando	not out	0	6

Extras 11 · Total 359 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Stuart Broad	17	11	14	0
Sam Curran	11	1	37	2
Dom Bess	33	4	100	3
Mark Wood	21	5	49	0
Jack Leach	41.5	6	122	5
Joe Root	11	1	19	0
Dan Lawrence	2	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-101 (Kusal Perera, 37.4 ov), 2-155 (Kusal Mendis, 59.5 ov), 3-158 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 62.6 ov), 4-210 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 82.1 ov), 5-243 (Dinesh Chandimal, 91.3 ov), 6-291 (Niroshan Dickwella, 115.1 ov), 7-296 (Dasun Shanaka, 116.2 ov), 8-314 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 122.2 ov), 9-352 (Dilruwan Perera, 132.5 ov), 10-359 (Angelo Mathews, 136.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Kusal Perera (62) and Lahiru Thirimanne (38)	101	226
second	Lahiru Thirimanne (37) and Kusal Mendis (15)	54	135
third	Lahiru Thirimanne (3) and Lasith Embuldeniya (0)	3	19
fourth	Angelo Mathews (18) and Lahiru Thirimanne (33)	52	116
fifth	Angelo Mathews (13) and Dinesh Chandimal (20)	33	56
sixth	Angelo Mathews (16) and Niroshan Dickwella (29)	48	142
seventh	Angelo Mathews (1) and Dasun Shanaka (4)	5	7
eighth	Angelo Mathews (6) and Wanindu Hasaranga (12)	18	36
ninth	Dilruwan Perera (24) and Angelo Mathews (10)	38	63
tenth	Angelo Mathews (7) and Asitha Fernando (0)	7	24

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 76 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Zak Crawley	c Kusal Mendis b Lasith Embuldeniya	8	21
Dom Sibley	b Lasith Embuldeniya	2	5
Jonny Bairstow	not out	35	65
Joe Root	run out (Niroshan Dickwella)	1	3
Dan Lawrence	not out	21	52

Did not bat: Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Dom Bess, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad

Extras 9 · Total 76 for 3

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Lasith Embuldeniya	12	3	29	2
Dilruwan Perera	11.2	2	34	0
Wanindu Hasaranga	1	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Dom Sibley, 0.6 ov), 2-12 (Zak Crawley, 4.6 ov), 3-14 (Joe Root, 5.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dom Sibley (2) and Zak Crawley (1)	3	6
second	Jonny Bairstow (2) and Zak Crawley (7)	9	24
third	Jonny Bairstow (1) and Joe Root (1)	2	6
fourth	Jonny Bairstow (32) and Dan Lawrence (21)	62	110

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