Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test

England in Sri Lanka - 2021 (2020/21) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 22 January 2021

England won by 6 wickets

England won by 6 wickets. Joe Root top-scored with 186 for England. Lasith Embuldeniya took 7/137.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England in Sri Lanka - 2021 (2020/21)
Ground: Galle International Stadium, Galle
Dates: 22 January 2021 to 25 January 2021
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result: England won by 6 wickets
Player of the match: Joe Root
Captains: Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka), Joe Root (England)
Debut: Ramesh Mendis (Sri Lanka)
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 Ramesh Mendis's first Test.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 381 all out. Angelo Mathews top-scored with 110 off 238 balls, and Niroshan Dickwella made 92. James Anderson took 6 for 40 for England. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the fourth wicket between Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal.

England replied with 344 all out. Joe Root top-scored with 186 off 309 balls, and Jos Buttler made 55. Lasith Embuldeniya took 7 for 137 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the third wicket between Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root. Sri Lanka led by 37 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 126 all out in their second innings. Lasith Embuldeniya top-scored with 40 off 42 balls. Dom Bess took 4 for 49 for England. From 19 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 47 for 5.

Set 164 to win, England made 164 for 4. Dom Sibley top-scored with 56 not out off 144 balls, and Jos Buttler made 46. Lasith Embuldeniya took 3 for 73 for Sri Lanka.

England won by 6 wickets.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 381 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Lahiru Thirimanne	c Jos Buttler b James Anderson	43	95
Kusal Perera	c Joe Root b James Anderson	6	14
Oshada Fernando	b James Anderson	0	4
Angelo Mathews	c Jos Buttler b James Anderson	110	238
Dinesh Chandimal	lbw b Mark Wood	52	121
Niroshan Dickwella	c Jack Leach b James Anderson	92	144
Ramesh Mendis	c Jos Buttler b Mark Wood	0	7
Dilruwan Perera	c Jack Leach b Sam Curran	67	170
Suranga Lakmal	c Zak Crawley b James Anderson	0	2
Lasith Embuldeniya	c Joe Root b Mark Wood	7	33
Asitha Fernando	not out	0	10

Extras 4 · Total 381 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	29	13	40	6
Sam Curran	18.3	3	60	1
Jack Leach	38	5	119	0
Mark Wood	28	4	84	3
Dom Bess	26	2	76	0

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Kusal Perera (6) and Lahiru Thirimanne (1)	7	25
second	Lahiru Thirimanne (0) and Oshada Fernando (0)	0	4
third	Angelo Mathews (26) and Lahiru Thirimanne (42)	69	129
fourth	Angelo Mathews (65) and Dinesh Chandimal (52)	117	256
fifth	Angelo Mathews (19) and Niroshan Dickwella (19)	39	120
sixth	Niroshan Dickwella (11) and Ramesh Mendis (0)	11	18
seventh	Dilruwan Perera (26) and Niroshan Dickwella (62)	89	173
eighth	Dilruwan Perera (0) and Suranga Lakmal (0)	0	2
ninth	Dilruwan Perera (25) and Lasith Embuldeniya (7)	32	72
tenth	Dilruwan Perera (16) and Asitha Fernando (0)	17	39

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 344 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Zak Crawley	c Lahiru Thirimanne b Lasith Embuldeniya	5	24
Dom Sibley	lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya	0	14
Jonny Bairstow	c Oshada Fernando b Lasith Embuldeniya	28	73
Joe Root	run out (Oshada Fernando)	186	309
Dan Lawrence	c Lahiru Thirimanne b Lasith Embuldeniya	3	21
Jos Buttler	c Oshada Fernando b Ramesh Mendis	55	95
Sam Curran	c Lahiru Thirimanne b Lasith Embuldeniya	13	43
Dom Bess	c Lahiru Thirimanne b Lasith Embuldeniya	32	95
Mark Wood	c Lahiru Thirimanne b Lasith Embuldeniya	1	6
Jack Leach	lbw b Dilruwan Perera	1	17
James Anderson	not out	4	5

Extras 16 · Total 344 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Suranga Lakmal	16	7	31	0
Lasith Embuldeniya	42	6	137	7
Asitha Fernando	10	2	31	0
Dilruwan Perera	32.1	4	86	1
Ramesh Mendis	16	1	48	1

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dom Sibley (0) and Zak Crawley (4)	4	32
second	Jonny Bairstow (0) and Zak Crawley (1)	1	11
third	Jonny Bairstow (28) and Joe Root (80)	111	172
fourth	Joe Root (9) and Dan Lawrence (3)	16	35
fifth	Joe Root (38) and Jos Buttler (55)	97	179
sixth	Joe Root (10) and Sam Curran (13)	23	63
seventh	Joe Root (44) and Dom Bess (32)	81	172
eighth	Joe Root (3) and Mark Wood (1)	4	9
ninth	Joe Root (2) and Jack Leach (0)	2	17
tenth	James Anderson (4) and Jack Leach (1)	5	11

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 126 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Kusal Perera	lbw b Jack Leach	14	25
Lahiru Thirimanne	c Zak Crawley b Jack Leach	13	33
Oshada Fernando	c Zak Crawley b Dom Bess	3	19
Angelo Mathews	b Dom Bess	5	11
Dinesh Chandimal	c James Anderson b Jack Leach	9	6
Niroshan Dickwella	c Dan Lawrence b Dom Bess	7	14
Ramesh Mendis	c Jos Buttler b Jack Leach	16	20
Dilruwan Perera	c Zak Crawley b Dom Bess	4	13
Suranga Lakmal	not out	11	32
Lasith Embuldeniya	c Jonny Bairstow b Joe Root	40	42
Asitha Fernando	b Joe Root	0	1

Extras 4 · Total 126 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	2	0	6	0
Sam Curran	2	0	9	0
Dom Bess	16	1	49	4
Jack Leach	14	1	59	4
Joe Root	1.5	1	0	2

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Kusal Perera (14) and Lahiru Thirimanne (4)	19	32
second	Lahiru Thirimanne (6) and Oshada Fernando (3)	10	33
third	Angelo Mathews (5) and Lahiru Thirimanne (3)	8	19
fourth	Angelo Mathews (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (0)	0	5
fifth	Dinesh Chandimal (9) and Niroshan Dickwella (1)	10	8
sixth	Niroshan Dickwella (6) and Ramesh Mendis (11)	19	25
seventh	Dilruwan Perera (4) and Ramesh Mendis (0)	4	14
eighth	Suranga Lakmal (3) and Ramesh Mendis (5)	8	16
ninth	Suranga Lakmal (8) and Lasith Embuldeniya (40)	48	63
tenth	Suranga Lakmal (0) and Asitha Fernando (0)	0	1

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 164 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Zak Crawley	c Oshada Fernando b Lasith Embuldeniya	13	19
Dom Sibley	not out	56	144
Jonny Bairstow	lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya	29	28
Joe Root	b Ramesh Mendis	11	16
Dan Lawrence	c Niroshan Dickwella b Lasith Embuldeniya	2	9
Jos Buttler	not out	46	48

Did not bat: Sam Curran, Dom Bess, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson

Extras 7 · Total 164 for 4

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Lasith Embuldeniya	20	3	73	3
Dilruwan Perera	13.3	1	39	0
Ramesh Mendis	10	0	48	1

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dom Sibley (3) and Zak Crawley (13)	17	30
second	Jonny Bairstow (29) and Dom Sibley (11)	45	61
third	Joe Root (11) and Dom Sibley (10)	22	43
fourth	Dom Sibley (3) and Dan Lawrence (2)	5	19
fifth	Jos Buttler (46) and Dom Sibley (29)	75	111

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