| 5.3 : 5.3: Gus Atkinson to Dimuth Karunaratne, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Gus Atkinson draws first blood for England and Dimuth Karunaratne is a goner! A short ball out of nowhere by Atkinson, dug in over off stump and just angling across, Karunaratne's eyes light up as he looks to take it on but gets rushed and a feather of an outside edge is found. The ball goes through quickly to the keeper and Jamie Smith makes no mistake. A bit more of an edge and that would have flown over the keeper and the slip |
| 6.1 : 6.1: Chris Woakes to Nishan Madushka, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Oh, dear! A moment that Nishan Madushka will be thinking about on his way back but for now, England have got rid of both the Lankan openers and pretty cheaply as well. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Chris Woakes to Angelo Mathews, OUT! LBW! Oh, wow! Angelo Mathews has just shouldered arms at a delivery that jagged back in a long way and gets pinged on the pads. A huge appeal and up goes the finger but Mathews does review it. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Nice, soft hands from Kusal Mendis. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! And the second boundary follows right away, much streakier this time though. Banged in on a hard length and outside off, Kusal Mendis gets a bt tangle up but manages to slash it away wide of the slip cordon and into the dence. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Gus Atkinson to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Gus Atkinson drifts down leg with a fuller delivery, Dinesh Chandimal just glances it off the legs and the ball runs away into the fine leg fence. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Lovely shot from Kusal Mendis and Sri Lanka are looking far more relaxed now. Matthew Potts goes wide on the crease and drops it short and wide, Kusal hangs back and taps the ball away not the gap at point and gully for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Driven nicely! Potts goes full and wide now and delivers a half-volley, Kusal Mendis gets on the front foot and hammers the ball away through covers for another boundary. Mendis moves into the 20s now. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Mark Wood to Kusal Mendis, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! TOP SHOT! |
| 17.4: Mark Wood to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Streaky but will work for Dhananjaya de Silva as well as Sri Lanka! |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya de Silva, Four! |
| 21.2 : 21.2: Chris Woakes to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Excellent shot! Dhananjaya de Silva is up and running! Back of a length from Chris Woakes outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva extends his arms and cuts it well towards deep backward point for another boundary added into his account. |
| 22.3 : 22.3: Shoaib Bashir to Dinesh Chandimal, OUT! LBW! A huge shout of LBW and the umpire once again raises his finger! Dinesh Chandimal had a chat with his partner and opted for a review in the very last second. |
| 28.5 : 28.5: Chris Woakes to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Top shot from Kamindu Mendis! Chris Woakes errs in both line and length this time and pays the price. Bowls it short and wide outside off, Kamindu Mendis hangs back and punches it through point for a boundary. |
| 28.6 : 28.6: Chris Woakes to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Chris Woakes follows up with a nice delivery and gets the better of Kamindu Mendis! |
| 29.5 : 29.5: Gus Atkinson to Prabath Jayasuriya, FOUR! A bit streaky but still a nice way to get off the mark!  Short of a length again and outside off, Prabath Jayasuriya hangs back and cuts it very late. Gets an outside edge flying over the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 30.3 : 30.3: Chris Woakes to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! 100 up for Sri Lanka. Woakes comes from over the wicket and bowls fuller and wide outside off. DDS slaps the delivery from the middle of his willow through the gap of the cover region to get another boundary added into his account. |
| 33.6 : 33.6: Gus Atkinson to Prabath Jayasuriya, OUT! c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson. |
| 35.1 : 35.1: Gus Atkinson to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! It looks like the skipper will now switch gears and will do so quickly! Short again from Atkinson, on leg, Dhananjaya de Silva makes room and slaps it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 36.6 : 36.6: Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Nicely done! Too short from Bashir, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva hangs back and waits for the ball before slashing it through point for a boundary. |
| 37.3 : 37.3: Mark Wood to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Lovely shot to get his first boundary in Test cricket! Fractionally short in length and outside off, Milan Rathnayake frees his arms and crisps his punch through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 40.4 : 40.4: Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Firmly struck! |
| 40.5 : 40.5: Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Nicely done again by the Lankan skipper. |
| 47.3 : 47.3: Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! That's well played! Too short around off and angling away, Milan Rathnayake gets up on his toes and uppercuts the ball away wide of deep third for a boundary. The 50-run stand is also up between these two. |
| 48.4 : 48.4: Shoaib Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Milan Rathnayake is playing some fine shots out there. Fractionally short and wide, Rathnayake rocks back and latches onto the width before playing the square cut right past point for a boundary. |
| 49.5 : 49.5: Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! That is so well controlled by Milan Rathnayake. |
| 50.2 : 50.2: Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! c Dan Lawrence b Shoaib Bashir. |
| 53.4 : 53.4: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! NICELY PLAYED! A bit slower from Gus Atkinson, and bowls it on back of a length on middle. Milan Rathnayake rocks back and pulls it towards deep square leg fence to get his fifth boundary of the inning. |
| 58.6 : 58.6: Shoaib Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, Six! |
| 65.2 : 65.2: Joe Root to Milan Rathnayake, Six! |
| 68.3 : 68.3: Shoaib Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Beautifully played! Full-length delivery just outside off. Milan Rathnayake plants his front foot, leans on the delivery and drives it gently from the middle of his willow to guide the delivery towards sweeper cover fence for another boundary. |
| 69.2 : 69.2: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Tossed up fuller on off and middle. Vishwa Fernando gets down on his one knee and sweeps it up and over the mid-wicket region to get his first boundary of the inning. |
| 70.4 : 70.4: Shoaib Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, OUT! c Chris Woakes b Shoaib Bashir. |
| 73.4: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, Four! |
| 73.6 : 73.6: Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando, OUT! RUN OUT! A mixup against the run of play and Sri Lanka get bundled out for 236 runs. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett, FOUR! England and Ben Duckett are underway! Too full from DDS, outside off, Ben Duckett frees his arms and lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett, Four! |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Prabath Jayasuriya to Dan Lawrence, FOUR! Runs coming thick and fast for England! Full and into the pads from Jayasuriya, Dan Lawrence takes a step down to the pitch of the ball and flicks it beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, OUT! LBW! Asitha Fernando could not send Dan Lawrence two deliveries prior, but this time he gets rid of the big fish in Ben Duckett. Asitha Fernando and Sri Lanka are pumped up here and why not, they needed an early wicket and they have got one. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Vishwa Fernando to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Here we go. Pope making his intentions pretty clear. A short ball, wide outside off. Very easy for Pope, as he set himself up nicely and crunches it through point for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: Asitha Fernando to Ollie Pope, OUT! TIMBER! Oh dear! Have I jinxed it? Sorry England. Asitha Fernando is dictating the terms here. A dream wicket for any seamer, as the ball kisses the top of off. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, FOUR! Through the gap. It is a good-length ball, outside off. Joe Root hangs back, opens the face late and guides it through the gap between slips and fine gully. Exceptional shot this. |
| 12.2: Asitha Fernando to Dan Lawrence, FOUR! Asitha Fernando will be unhappy with this one. It is a short ball, outside off. Dan Lawrence stands tall, and rides the bounce really well as he pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. There is a fielder in the deep, but Lawrence manages to find the vacant region and the boundary. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Asitha Fernando to Dan Lawrence, FOUR! Dan Lawrence is trying to take the charge here and shift the momentum a little bit. Incredible placement this time. It is a short ball, on off. Dan Lawrence swivels a bit and pulls it behind square on the leg side. The ball races away. |
| 14.3: Vishwa Fernando to Dan Lawrence, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The change of ends worked for him! |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, FOUR! TOP SHOT! |
| 17.2: Milan Rathnayake to Harry Brook, FOUR! That is beautiful from Brook! |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, FOUR! Runs are coming thick and fast for England! Fuller delivery on middle, shaping it in. Joe Root punches it to beat the diving mid on fielder and gets another one more boundary in the same over. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, Four! |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, FOUR! That is so simple, yet so beautiful from Harry Brook! Asitha Fernando comes from over the wicket and bowls fuller just outside off, on fifth stump. Harry Brook plants his front foot, leans on the delivery and transfers his body weight on his drive to guide the delivery towards the gap of wide mid off and short cover to get another boundary added into his account. |
| 25.3 : 25.3: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Asitha Fernando gets his third and this is a big, big wicket for Sri Lanka! Joe Root will be very disappointed with this dismissal as he trudges back to the pavilion. |
| 25.4 : 25.4: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Classic way to get off the mark! Asitha Fernando looks for the yorker straight up but serves a very low dipping full toss on the pads. Jamie Smith is equal to the task and flicks it well and fine past fine leg for a boundary. |
| 28.5 : 28.5: Milan Rathnayake to Harry Brook, FOUR! A freebie and Harry Brook pounces on it! Should get his confidence back now! Too full from Milan Rathnayake on the stumps, Brook just drives it gracefully past mid off for a boundary. |
| 32.1 : 32.1: Vishwa Fernando to Harry Brook, FOUR! How good a shot was that? Vishwa Fernando looks for the swing and bowls it full, on the stumps, Harry Brook with a high elbow punches it with utmost timing through mid on for a boundary. |
| 33.2 : 33.2: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, SIX! Picks the bones out of that one! Tossed up, on middle and off, Jamie Smith skips down the track and tonks it over mid on for a biggie. |
| 37.5 : 37.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Cracking shot. It is pitched up, wide of off. Jamie Smith leans into it and creams it through the gap at covers for a boundary. |
| 39.1 : 39.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Harry Brook, OUT! CLEANED UP! Prabath Jayasuriya gets some turn on offer this time around and gets a huge wicket here. Harry Brook is stunned here. |
| 44.2 : 44.2: Milan Rathnayake to Jamie Smith, Four! |
| 48.2: Vishwa Fernando to Chris Woakes, FOUR! Chris Woakes helps it on the way! Vishwa Fernando errs in line and serves it onto the pads on a length, Woakes covers the line and tickles it past fine leg for a boundary. The trail is now down to just 20 runs. |
| 48.3 : 48.3: Vishwa Fernando to Chris Woakes, Four! |
| 54.6 : 54.6: Vishwa Fernando to Chris Woakes, FOUR! Glorious from Chris Woakes! Too full from Fernando, on off, Chris Woakes leans on and times his drive through cover-point to perfection for a boundary. England's trail is now down to just 6 runs. |
| 56.4 : 56.4: Kamindu Mendis to Jamie Smith, FOUR! That boundary gets England in the lead now! They lead by 3 runs! Too full from Mendis on off, Jamie Smith leans on and drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 57.3 : 57.3: Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes, OUT! b Prabath Jayasuriya. |
| 60.3: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Short and punished! |
| 63.1 : 63.1: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Asitha Fernando is treated with a glorious straight drive first up! |
| 63.6 : 63.6: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Pleasing to the eyes! Jamie Smith confidently cruising towards his century. |
| 64.5 : 64.5: Vishwa Fernando to Gus Atkinson, EDGED AND FOUR! Atkinson moves into the double figures! |
| 76.5: Milan Rathnayake to Gus Atkinson, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND!  A crucial wicket against the run of play, providing much-needed relief for Sri Lanka. Milan Rathnayake claims his first Test wicket, and while it wasnât his finest delivery, it still does the job for the visitors, securing a valuable breakthrough. |
| 77.1 : 77.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, Four! |
| 79.4 : 79.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Prabath Jayasuriya gets his third and pulls out the biggest fish in Jamie Smith. |
| 80.1 : 80.1: Asitha Fernando to Mark Wood, Four! |
| 80.2 : 80.2: Asitha Fernando to Mark Wood, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries off the new cherry! England's lead is now up to 88 runs. Fernando bowls it full and on off with a hint of away swing, Mark Wood drives it with an open face and steers it through backward point region for another boundary. |
| 81.1 : 81.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Mark Wood, FOUR! Cracking shot. New ball is getting some valuable runs for England here. Short one, wide of off. Wood hangs back, extends his arms and crunches it through the gap at covers for a boundary. |
| 82.1: Asitha Fernando to Mark Wood, Six! |
| 82.4 : 82.4: Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts, FOUR! Matthew Potts now with a glorious drive down the park. It is a length ball, around off. Potts gets behind the line and knocks it past the bowler. It races away to the long off boundary. |
| 82.6 : 82.6: Asitha Fernando to Mark Wood, OUT! b Asitha Fernando. |
| 85.2 : 85.2: Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts, FOUR! Innovation at its best. Fuller one, outside off. Potts shuffles, sets himself up nicely and scoops it down to fine leg for four runs. The crowd is on their feet here. They are loving it. |
| 85.3 : 85.3: Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts, OUT! CAUGHT! Vishwa Fernando picks up his second wicket and England have been all out for 358 runs. They head into the innings break with a healthy lead of 122 runs. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Chris Woakes to Nishan Madushka, OUT! b Chris Woakes. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Gus Atkinson to Kusal Mendis, OUT! c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Shoaib Bashir to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four! |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Chris Woakes to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! This is glorious from Dimuth! Full-length delivery just outside off, shaping it away. Dimuth Karunaratne plants his front foot and drives it from the middle of his willow towards far left of wide mid off fielder for four more runs. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: Gus Atkinson to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Streaky, but will work for the batter! |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Gus Atkinson to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Oh... that sounded so well from his willow! Back of a length, pitching it on off and shaping it away from the batter. Dimuth Karunaratne trusts the width and bounce of the delivery to cut it through point to get his fourth boundary of the inning. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Chris Woakes to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Just away! |
| 13.1: Mark Wood to Dimuth Karunaratne, OUT! CAUGHT! Mark Wood comes in and breaks the partnership! What an impactful change this has been for England! |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews, SIX! BANG! Angelo Mathews goes big! Too full, in the arc on middle and off, Angelo Mathews shimmies down the track and slogs it over mid off for a biggie. |
| 22.4 : 22.4: Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Gets the screws out of this one right! Tossed up, on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva dances down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 25.3 : 25.3: Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! LBW! Matthew Potts finds the breakthrough. It is a good-length ball, outside off. This one stays low and nips in as well off the deck. |
| 30.6 : 30.6: Mark Wood to Kamindu Mendis, Six! |
| 37.4 : 37.4: Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis, Four! |
| 39.4: Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis, Four! |
| 42.4: Gus Atkinson to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Angelo Mathews has grown in confidence and it is certainly showing! Atkinson digs it short over middle and leg, Angelo Mathews with deft hands pulls it over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 44.6 : 44.6: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Errs in line and Kamindu Mendis gets enough to send it through. Sri Lanka lead by 35 runs. Atkinson bowls it on leg with the angle coming into the left-hander on a short of a length, Kamindu Mendis gets across a step and just tucks it fine. The ball races through to fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 49.6: Matthew Potts to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Cracked! Oh my... that sounded so well from the willow! Good-length delivery, pitching just outside off and shapes it outside off. Kamindu Mendis rocks back and cuts it hard through point towards the fence for four more runs. |
| 50.4 : 50.4: Chris Woakes to Angelo Mathews, OUT! TAKEN! England gets the important breakthrough! |
| 51.5 : 51.5: Mark Wood to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Full-length delivery outside off. Milan Rathnayake swings hard and drives it towards deep cover-point fence for four more runs. |
| 53.4 : 53.4: Mark Wood to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Quality shot from the quality player! What a way to reach the half-century! |
| 55.4: Joe Root to Milan Rathnayake, OUT! CAUGHT! Joe Root gets the job done! |
| 56.5 : 56.5: Matthew Potts to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! He gets it this time! |
| 59.6 : 59.6: Shoaib Bashir to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! What a way to end the day! Sri Lanka are fighting as hard as they can and end the day with a lead of 82! With the fielders in the circle, Bashir bowls this fuller and on off and middle. Dinesh Chandimal takes a step out and lofts the delivery over the mid on region for a boundary.  |
| 60.5 : 60.5: Chris Woakes to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Kamindu Mendis and Sri Lanka are away on Day 4! A hint of width on offer by Woakes, on a length, Kamindu Mendis stays leg side of the ball and angles the bat face perfectly to drive it square and to the left of the man at short point for a boundary. A desperate dive by the man chasing the ball but in vain. |
| 65.1 : 65.1: Gus Atkinson to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Ungainly but it fetches Chandimal a boundary! |
| 65.4 : 65.4: Gus Atkinson to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Streaky but Sri Lanka will take it! |
| 67.5 : 67.5: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, Four! |
| 67.6 : 67.6: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Two in two for Kamindu Mendis! Atkinson digs it in short but not short enough to trouble the batter. Kamindu Mendis rolls his wrists nicely on the ball and pulls it all along the ground towards deep backward square leg for four more runs. |
| 68.6: Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Short and punished! Woakes goes wide of the crease on the over-the-wicket angle and bowls a slower bumper, on off, Dinesh Chandimal stands tall and hammers the pull through square leg for a boundary. Sri Lanka's lead is now 125. |
| 70.6: Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Nicely done by Mendis! Basir darts this one flatter and fuller on middle and leg, Kamindu Mendis plats his front leg across and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. Sri Lanka now lead by 132 runs. |
| 72.2 : 72.2: Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis, Four! |
| 80.3 : 80.3: Chris Woakes to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! HUNDRED from Kamindu Mendis! This is a magnificent knock from Mendis and came just at the right time for his side. Woakes errs in line and bowls it outside off, on a short of a good length as well, Kamindu Mendis extends his arms and cuts it past gully for a boundary. |
| 83.2 : 83.2: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! An absolutre gift and Kamindu Mendis makes the most of it. Atkinson serves it full, outside off, Mendis leans on and drives it firmly through the gap at covers for a boundary. |
| 83.4 : 83.4: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, Four! |
| 83.6 : 83.6: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, Four! |
| 85.2 : 85.2: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! c Joe Root b Gus Atkinson. |
| 85.6 : 85.6: Gus Atkinson to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Not an ideal length to be bowled at Chandimal who is looking solid at the crease. Atkinson offers width outside off and drags the length short, Dinesh Chandimal waits deep back in the crease and slashes it over point for a boundary. Sri Lanka's lead is now 192 runs! |
| 87.3 : 87.3: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Gets it right off the screws this time! Too full from Potts, on off, Dinesh Chandimal gets his front leg out, leans on and times his drive through the gap at covers for another boundary. |
| 87.6 : 87.6: Matthew Potts to Prabath Jayasuriya, OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT by Harry Brook! He fumbles on the first attempt but secures it on the second. A crucial breakthrough for Potts. |
| 88.6: Chris Woakes to Vishwa Fernando, OUT! LBW! Fernando doesn't service the second time! Dinesh Chandimal suggests sending this upstairs and Fernando does. |
| 89.1 : 89.1: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Nicely hit! Chandimal may just opt to go all out now. Fuller in length from Potts, on off, Dinesh Chandimal tonks it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 89.3 : 89.3: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, OUT! CAUGHT! Matthew Potts claims his third wicket as England finally manage to bowl Sri Lanka out for 326 runs. Chandimal, who could have stayed longer at the crease, opts to go big but ends up throwing his wicket away. Matthew Potts hurls this nice and full, in and around off, Dinesh Chandimal looks for the big heave through the off but doesn't quite get the timing right. Hits it high in the air over covers. Harry Singh the substitute fielder charges |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Vishwa Fernando to Dan Lawrence, FOUR! Not a very convincing shot but it does fetch Dan Lawrence four runs. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Prabath Jayasuriya to Ben Duckett, FOUR! That's a shot and a half from Ben Duckett! |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Dan Lawrence, Six! |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, OUT! c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Dan Lawrence, FOUR! Good proactive batting! Tossed up, full and on off, Dan Lawrence shuffles across and also walks down the track. Brings his wrists into play and whips it behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Ollie Pope, OUT! c Dhananjaya de Silva b Prabath Jayasuriya. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Milan Rathnayake to Dan Lawrence, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Or is it? Dan Lawrence reviews straight away! Did he get some bat on it? Rathnayake bowls it with a scrambled seam and gets the ball to nip back in off a nagging length, on off. Dan Lawrence is caught on the crease as he looks to defend with a straight bat and gets beaten on the inside edge to ping him on the flap of the back pad. |
| 23.2 : 23.2: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, FOUR! Cut away hard! |
| 26.5 : 26.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Harry Brook, FOUR! Connects well and gets it through! Floated full on leg, Harry Brook sweeps it behind square on the leg side for four more runs. |
| 29.6 : 29.6: Vishwa Fernando to Harry Brook, FOUR! Wow, Harry Brook makes it look very easy! Fernando bowls it full, on off, Harry Brook charges down the track, get to the pitch of the ball and creams his drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 34.6: Prabath Jayasuriya to Harry Brook, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Big wicket for Sri Lanka! They needed a wicket at this point of time and Prabath Jayasuriya provided it just in time! |
| 44.4 : 44.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Jamie Smith sweeps and sweeps well! |
| 44.5 : 44.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, FOUR! A gift and Jamie Smith accepts it gleefully! Way too short by Jayasuriya, on middle and leg, Jamie Smith goes back in his crease and jabs it between mid-wicket and mid on for four more runs. |
| 45.5: Vishwa Fernando to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Gap picked to perfection! Fernando goes into the wicket, at the batter, the ball comes on slower than Jamie Smith anticipated. He rolls his wrists on the ball and pulls it to the right of deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 46.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, SIX! Dispatched! |
| 47.2 : 47.2: Vishwa Fernando to Joe Root, Four! |
| 49.6 : 49.6: Vishwa Fernando to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Oh... that sounded so well from his willow! |
| 50.4 : 50.4: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith, OUT! TIMBER! Asitha Fernando gets the better of Jamie Smith! |
| 52.3 : 52.3: Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes, FOUR! In the air, but just away from the fielder. Fernando bowls this full, on the stumps, Chris Woakes with a strong bottom hand flicks it uppishly to the left of mid on for a boundary. Dhananjaya de Silva dives with an outstretched left hand but just cant reach. |
| 57.2 : 57.2: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, FOUR! Launched down the ground and that will do nicely for England! Jayasuriya gives the ball air and gets the ball to drift in, on middle and leg, Joe Root puts the dancing shoes on and lofts it through the line. Gets it up and over mid on for a boundary to take his side over the line. England win by 5 wickets and go 1-0 up in this three-match series! |
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