Sri Lanka v England 1st Test
England in Sri Lanka - 2021 (2020/21) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 14 January 2021 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 7 wickets · Man of the Match: Joe Root
England won by 7 wickets. Joe Root top-scored with 228 for England. Man of the Match: Joe Root.
Sri Lanka, 133 (10 wkts)
| Lahiru Thirimanne | caught (Jonny Bairstow) b Stuart Broad | 4 | 22 |
| Kusal Perera | caught (Joe Root) b Dom Bess | 20 | 28 |
| Kusal Mendis | caught (Jos Buttler) b Stuart Broad | 0 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | caught (Joe Root) b Stuart Broad | 27 | 54 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | caught (Sam Curran) b Jack Leach | 28 | 71 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | caught (Dom Sibley) b Dom Bess | 12 | 21 |
| Dasun Shanaka | caught (Jos Buttler) b Dom Bess | 23 | 48 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | bowled b Dom Bess | 19 | 22 |
| Dilruwan Perera | bowled b Dom Bess | 0 | 2 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | run out (Jack Leach) | 0 | 1 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 7 |
Stuart Broad 9.00-3-20-3Sam Curran 4.00-2-8-0Mark Wood 6.00-1-21-0Dom Bess 10.10-3-30-5Jack Leach 17.00-2-55-1
England, 408 (10 wkts)
| Zak Crawley | caught (Wanindu Hasaranga) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 9 | 26 |
| Dom Sibley | caught (Lahiru Thirimanne) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 4 | 15 |
| Jonny Bairstow | caught (Kusal Mendis) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 47 | 93 |
| Joe Root | caught (Lasith Embuldeniya) b Dilruwan Perera | 228 | 321 |
| Dan Lawrence | caught (Kusal Mendis) b Dilruwan Perera | 73 | 150 |
| Jos Buttler | caught (Niroshan Dickwella) b Asitha Fernando | 30 | 57 |
| Sam Curran | bowled 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 | caught (Niroshan Dickwella) b Dilruwan Perera | 2 | 9 |
| Stuart Broad | not out | 11 | 13 |
Lasith Embuldeniya 45.00-4-176-3Asitha Fernando 14.00-1-44-2Wanindu Hasaranga 15.00-1-63-0Dilruwan Perera 36.10-2-109-4Dasun Shanaka 7.00-1-22-0
Sri Lanka, 348 (10 wkts)
| Kusal Perera | caught (Jack Leach) b Sam Curran | 62 | 109 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | caught (Jos Buttler) b Sam Curran | 111 | 251 |
| Kusal Mendis | caught (Jos Buttler) b Jack Leach | 15 | 65 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | caught (Dom Sibley) b Dom Bess | 0 | 11 |
| Angelo Mathews | caught (Joe Root) b Jack Leach | 71 | 219 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | caught (Joe Root) b Dom Bess | 20 | 28 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | caught (Jos Buttler) b Dom Bess | 29 | 74 |
| Dasun Shanaka | bowled b Jack Leach | 4 | 5 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | caught (Joe Root) b Jack Leach | 12 | 18 |
| Dilruwan Perera | stumping (Jos Buttler) b Jack Leach | 24 | 38 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 6 |
Stuart Broad 17.00-11-14-0Sam Curran 11.00-1-37-2Dom Bess 33.00-4-100-3Mark Wood 21.00-5-49-0Jack Leach 41.50-6-122-5Joe Root 11.00-1-19-0Dan Lawrence 2.00-0-10-0
England, 67 (3 wkts)
| Zak Crawley | caught (Kusal Mendis) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 8 | 21 |
| Dom Sibley | bowled 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 |
| Jos Buttler | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Dom Bess | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Lasith Embuldeniya 12.00-3-29-2Dilruwan Perera 11.20-2-34-0Wanindu Hasaranga 1.00-0-4-0
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