Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test
England in Sri Lanka - 2021 (2020/21) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 22 January 2021 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 6 wickets · Man of the Match: Joe Root
England won by 6 wickets. Joe Root top-scored with 186 for England. Man of the Match: Joe Root.
Sri Lanka, 377 (10 wkts)
| Lahiru Thirimanne | caught (Jos Buttler) b James Anderson | 43 | 95 |
| Kusal Perera | caught (Joe Root) b James Anderson | 6 | 14 |
| Oshada Fernando | bowled b James Anderson | 0 | 4 |
| Angelo Mathews | caught (Jos Buttler) b James Anderson | 110 | 238 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | lbw b Mark Wood | 52 | 121 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | caught (Jack Leach) b James Anderson | 92 | 144 |
| Ramesh Mendis | caught (Jos Buttler) b Mark Wood | 0 | 7 |
| Dilruwan Perera | caught (Jack Leach) b Sam Curran | 67 | 170 |
| Suranga Lakmal | caught (Zak Crawley) b James Anderson | 0 | 2 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | caught (Joe Root) b Mark Wood | 7 | 33 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 10 |
James Anderson 29.00-13-40-6Sam Curran 18.30-3-60-1Jack Leach 38.00-5-119-0Mark Wood 28.00-4-84-3Dom Bess 26.00-2-76-0
England, 328 (10 wkts)
| Zak Crawley | caught (Lahiru Thirimanne) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 5 | 24 |
| Dom Sibley | lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya | 0 | 14 |
| Jonny Bairstow | caught (Oshada Fernando) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 28 | 73 |
| Joe Root | run out (Oshada Fernando) | 186 | 309 |
| Dan Lawrence | caught (Lahiru Thirimanne) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 3 | 21 |
| Jos Buttler | caught (Oshada Fernando) b Ramesh Mendis | 55 | 95 |
| Sam Curran | caught (Lahiru Thirimanne) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 13 | 43 |
| Dom Bess | caught (Lahiru Thirimanne) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 32 | 95 |
| Mark Wood | caught (Lahiru Thirimanne) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 1 | 6 |
| Jack Leach | lbw b Dilruwan Perera | 1 | 17 |
| James Anderson | not out | 4 | 5 |
Suranga Lakmal 16.00-7-31-0Lasith Embuldeniya 42.00-6-137-7Asitha Fernando 10.00-2-31-0Dilruwan Perera 32.10-4-86-1Ramesh Mendis 16.00-1-48-1
Sri Lanka, 122 (10 wkts)
| Kusal Perera | lbw b Jack Leach | 14 | 25 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | caught (Zak Crawley) b Jack Leach | 13 | 33 |
| Oshada Fernando | caught (Zak Crawley) b Dom Bess | 3 | 19 |
| Angelo Mathews | bowled b Dom Bess | 5 | 11 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | caught (James Anderson) b Jack Leach | 9 | 6 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | caught (Dan Lawrence) b Dom Bess | 7 | 14 |
| Ramesh Mendis | caught (Jos Buttler) b Jack Leach | 16 | 20 |
| Dilruwan Perera | caught (Zak Crawley) b Dom Bess | 4 | 13 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 11 | 32 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | caught (Jonny Bairstow) b Joe Root | 40 | 42 |
| Asitha Fernando | bowled b Joe Root | 0 | 1 |
James Anderson 2.00-0-6-0Sam Curran 2.00-0-9-0Dom Bess 16.00-1-49-4Jack Leach 14.00-1-59-4Joe Root 1.50-1-0-2
England, 157 (4 wkts)
| Zak Crawley | caught (Oshada Fernando) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 13 | 19 |
| Dom Sibley | not out | 56 | 144 |
| Jonny Bairstow | lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya | 29 | 28 |
| Joe Root | bowled b Ramesh Mendis | 11 | 16 |
| Dan Lawrence | caught (Niroshan Dickwella) b Lasith Embuldeniya | 2 | 9 |
| Jos Buttler | not out | 46 | 48 |
| 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 |
| James Anderson | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Lasith Embuldeniya 20.00-3-73-3Dilruwan Perera 13.30-1-39-0Ramesh Mendis 10.00-0-48-1
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