| 2.1 : 2.1: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Four! |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Four! |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Four! |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Asitha Fernando to Dan Lawrence, Four! |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Milan Rathnayake to Dan Lawrence, FOUR! That is pure timing! There could have been a better effort in the field but once he beat the fielder, there was no chance of stopping it! On middle. Lawrence pushes it past the diving mid on fielder and it races away. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, OUT! c Nishan Madushka b Lahiru Kumara. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Asitha Fernando to Ollie Pope, OUT! TAKEN! Asitha Fernando strikes now! This is really a nothing shot from the English skipper but the Lankans won't mind that one bit. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, FOUR! As easy as you like! |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, FOUR! Classy from Joe Root! Lahiru Kumara overpitches this one, on middle, Root takes a good stride towards the line of the ball, presents the full face of the bat and plays the perfect on-drive beating mid on for a boundary. |
| 12.5: Lahiru Kumara to Ben Duckett, Four! |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, FOUR! Put away! Prabath Jayasuriya goes quicker but drifts down the leg side, fuller as well, Joe Root goes down and paddles it away beautifully towards the deep fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Ben Duckett, OUT! TAKEN! Prabath Jayasuriya strikes in his very first over! Introduction of spin has worked for the visitors and to be honest, this is another unforced error from the batter. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Milan Rathnayake to Harry Brook, FOUR! Lovely shot! Back of a length and around off, Harry Brook waits for it, keeps his weight on the back foot, uses the pace of the ball and opens the face of his bat to guide it sweetly past point for a boundary. He made it look easy! |
| 20.3 : 20.3: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, FOUR! Easy pickings! Lahiru Kumara goes a bit too full this time, on off, Joe Root leans on nicely on to his drive and creams it through covers for a sweet boundary. He is looking in fine touch here! |
| 25.2 : 25.2: Milan Rathnayake to Harry Brook, Four! |
| 25.5 : 25.5: Milan Rathnayake to Harry Brook, FOUR! Casual fielding at the deep! |
| 28.3 : 28.3: Lahiru Kumara to Harry Brook, FOUR! Short and punished! |
| 28.5 : 28.5: Lahiru Kumara to Harry Brook, FOUR! Beautifully done! Harry Brook is up and running! |
| 29.4 : 29.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, FOUR! Oh... that is such a beauty to watch! |
| 30.5 : 30.5: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, OUT! LBW! Asitha Fernando cries for appeal and Umpire raises his finger this time! Harry Brook opts for a review! |
| 32.5: Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Off the outer half! It was all along the ground through. Smith's first boundary! Fuller and around off. Smith drives, this goes more off the outer half, past point and it goes to the fence. |
| 34.5: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, FOUR! Too short and put away! That is too easy for Root! On the body. Root rocks back and pulls it past square leg. This one races away to the fence. |
| 41.3 : 41.3: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Gets it through this time! Prabath Jayasuriya drags his length back, on off, Jamie Smith quickly moves on his back foot and punches it away sweetly through covers for a boundary. He was never going to miss out there! |
| 42.1 : 42.1: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, FOUR! Oh..very lucky for the batter! |
| 43.6 : 43.6: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Fine shot! |
| 44.2 : 44.2: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, FOUR! Brilliant shot! |
| 44.6 : 44.6: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, FOUR! Uppish but goes away! |
| 47.1 : 47.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Four! |
| 48.5 : 48.5: Milan Rathnayake to Jamie Smith, FOUR! In the air but in the gap! Fuller and on middle. Smith works it but wide of mid-wicket and this one gets to the fence. |
| 48.6 : 48.6: Milan Rathnayake to Jamie Smith, OUT! c Nishan Madushka b Milan Rathnayake. |
| 51.1 : 51.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes, FOUR! Great use of the feet! Tossed up and around middle, Chris Woakes skips down the track to get to the pitch of the ball and just chips it over mid on, the ball trickles away for a boundary. He gets off the mark now! |
| 55.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, FOUR! Poor delivery and gets the correct treatment! |
| 57.2 : 57.2: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Four! |
| 58.6 : 58.6: Lahiru Kumara to Chris Woakes, OUT! c Asitha Fernando b Lahiru Kumara. |
| 62.3 : 62.3: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR ROOT! He had to wait for the final run, but he has got that in his own style. |
| 63.4 : 63.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Gus Atkinson, Six! |
| 64.3 : 64.3: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! This is some exceptional shot from Gus Atkinson! |
| 65.4 : 65.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Gus Atkinson, SIX! Another biggie from Gus Atkinson! |
| 67.6 : 67.6: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, FOUR! Simply outstanding from Root! |
| 68.3 : 68.3: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! That is lovely! This guy has played some sparkling shots. Another boundary for him. Length and outside off. He hits it on the up and this one races away to the fence. |
| 69.2 : 69.2: Kamindu Mendis to Joe Root, FOUR! That is a hit-me ball! It is short and outside off. Root says thank you very much and slaps it past cover. Another easy boundary. |
| 69.4 : 69.4: Kamindu Mendis to Joe Root, Four! |
| 71.1 : 71.1: Kamindu Mendis to Joe Root, FOUR! Another poor ball. A drag down and Root puts it away. This is way too short and on middle. This is pulled hard through mid-wicket. No chance of stopping that. It races away. |
| 72.2 : 72.2: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, FOUR! The Lankan bowlers just seem tired! Another loose ball. Short and outside off. Not enough effort in it. Root drags it through mid-wicket and this races away to the fence. |
| 73.6 : 73.6: Kamindu Mendis to Gus Atkinson, Six! |
| 77.3 : 77.3: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, OUT! c Pathum Nissanka b Milan Rathnayake. |
| 79.5 : 79.5: Milan Rathnayake to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! What a way to bring his maiden half-century! Absolutely outstanding from Gus! Good-length delivery outside off. Gus Atkinson strides out halfway but punches it with all his straight, along the green turf towards sweeper cover for another boundary. |
| 81.1 : 81.1: Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts, FOUR! Uppish... but Matthew won't mind as it's in the gap! |
| 82.4 : 82.4: Lahiru Kumara to Matthew Potts, Four! |
| 82.5 : 82.5: Lahiru Kumara to Matthew Potts, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! A proper shot now! Short of a length and on middle, Matthew Potts stands tall, gets on top of it and swats it over mid on for another boundary. |
| 84.3 : 84.3: Lahiru Kumara to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Brilliant form Atkinson again! What a knock this is! Length and on off. He drives it through covers. This one races away. |
| 84.5 : 84.5: Lahiru Kumara to Gus Atkinson, Six! |
| 85.3 : 85.3: Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts, Four! |
| 87.1 : 87.1: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Pulled away! Goes short and on middle. This is pulled hard through mid-wicket. It races away to the fence. |
| 88.1: Lahiru Kumara to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Runs straightaway! A boundary in fact. A loosened to begin with. On the pads. Atkinson works it fine and it races away to the fine leg fence. Perfect start for England. |
| 88.2 : 88.2: Lahiru Kumara to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! That is one of the best shots he has played! Wow! Length and around off. Atkinson strokes it on the up and this races through covers. Two boundaries to begin Day 2. |
| 89.3 : 89.3: Milan Rathnayake to Gus Atkinson, NO BALL AND FOUR! That is a poor ball! On the pads. Atkinson just works it fine yet again and this races away. His third boundary so far. |
| 90.2 : 90.2: Lahiru Kumara to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! He hits that really hard! He gets into the nervous nineties! Short and on the body. This is pulled and he splits the gap between fine leg and deep square leg. |
| 92.1 : 92.1: Lahiru Kumara to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Shot of the game so far! That takes him onto 99. Fuller and around off. Atkinson shows the full face of the bat and creams it through covers. No chance of stopping that. |
| 92.4 : 92.4: Lahiru Kumara to Gus Atkinson, Four! |
| 92.6 : 92.6: Lahiru Kumara to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Put away with disdain! Top, top shot! On middle. Slightly shorter. This is hammered past mid-wicket and this races away. Top stroke. |
| 93.3 : 93.3: Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts, OUT! c Nishan Madushka b Asitha Fernando. |
| 95.5 : 95.5: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, Four! |
| 99.1 : 99.1: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! STREAKY! Another bumper from Asitha Fernando, pitching it down the leg and shaping it towards the leg and middle. Gus Atkinson looks to hook it but gets the top edge and the ball loops over the wicket keeper and rolls away for four runs. |
| 99.2 : 99.2: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Gus Atkinson is enjoying batting on this pitch! |
| 99.3 : 99.3: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, OUT! TAKEN! Excellent catch in the deep! That is some athletic stuff! |
| 100.3: Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, FOUR! He breaks the shackles now! Prabath Jayasuriya flights this up around middle, Shoaib Bashir goes down on one knee and heaves it away towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Every run will hurt Lanka even more now. |
| 101.6 : 101.6: Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone, OUT! CAUGHT! |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Gus Atkinson to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Sri Lanka are finally underway! Gus Atkinson serves this a bit too full, on middle, Dimuth Karunaratne uses his wrists well and flicks it away elegantly through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Chris Woakes to Nishan Madushka, EDGED AND FOUR! Very, very lucky for the batter! |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Chris Woakes to Nishan Madushka, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Chris Woakes draws first blood and deservingly so! This is not the best of the balls, but his discipline has rewarded him. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Chris Woakes to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Nice shot! Short of a length and outside off, Pathum Nissanka gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through covers for a lovely boundary. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Olly Stone to Dimuth Karunaratne, OUT! DRAGGED ON AGAIN! Would you believe it? England just about managed to sneak in this over before Lunch, and they have got a wicket out of it. Olly Stone is absolutely delighted and he gets a Test wicket after being out of the team for around three years. This is back of a length and just outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne just like his opening partner looks to cut it away but without much footwear, gets an inside edge back onto the stumps. Sri Lanka lo |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Olly Stone to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! CAUGHT! Olly Stone gets another one in his second over! |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Olly Stone to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! TOP SHOT! |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Olly Stone to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! SHOT OF AUTHORITY! Back of a length on off and middle, shaping in. Angelo Mathews stands tall, opens his stance and pulls it away towards deep square leg fence to get four more runs added into his account. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Olly Stone to Dinesh Chandimal, Four! |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Gus Atkinson to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Nicely played! Touch fuller but on the pads. Chandimal gets his front pad out of the way and works it through mid-wicket. This races away to the fence. |
| 19.4: Gus Atkinson to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Well played! Opens the face of the bat at the very end. This was around off. Swung away a little. Mathews guides it past point and this races away. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Gus Atkinson to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Cut away! Short and wide, asking to be hit. Chandimal throws his hands at it and this goes to the point fence. |
| 20.1 : 20.1: Matthew Potts to Angelo Mathews, OUT! b Matthew Potts. |
| 20.4 : 20.4: Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! TAKEN! Two in the over! Potts is on fire and England are all over Lanka here. They are five down and not even got to a 100. Length and on middle. This lands and moves away. Dhananjaya looks to work it on the leg side but it goes off a leading edge to third slip. A duck for the Lankan skipper. |
| 22.1 : 22.1: Matthew Potts to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Nice start after the break! |
| 23.1: Gus Atkinson to Dinesh Chandimal, OUT! TAKEN! Gus Atkinson joins the party now! It going from bad to worse for Sri Lanka here. |
| 23.3 : 23.3: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Great shot to get off the mark! |
| 23.4 : 23.4: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, Four! |
| 23.6 : 23.6: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! This is just great batting! |
| 24.2 : 24.2: Matthew Potts to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Now, Kamindu Mendis gets into the act! |
| 27.6 : 27.6: Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Not convincing but Rathnayake will take it. Length and around off. Milan looks to defend, this goes off the outer half and down to the third man fence. |
| 28.6: Chris Woakes to Milan Rathnayake, OUT! c Jamie Smith b Chris Woakes. |
| 29.5 : 29.5: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, Six! |
| 31.4 : 31.4: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, Four! |
| 34.6 : 34.6: Matthew Potts to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Gets it through this time! Back of a length and outside off, Kamindu Mendis accepts the width on offer and cuts it away beautifully past point for a boundary. Sri Lanka needs 87 runs to avoid follow-on here. |
| 43.6: Shoaib Bashir to Prabath Jayasuriya, OUT! b Shoaib Bashir. |
| 49.1 : 49.1: Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Short and on middle. Mendis rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket and this races away. |
| 51.3 : 51.3: Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! A lovely shot to bring his fifty up! He's fought a lone battle here. Can he somehow get them past the score they need to get to avoid the follow-on? He steps out. It is on his pads. He whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 51.4 : 51.4: Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR MORE! Too easy! Off the back foot. Way too slow and short outside off. Mendis rocks back and hits it over cover. This one goes to the fence too. |
| 52.2 : 52.2: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, SIX! Gets hold of this one! Short and on the body. Mendis rocks back and hammers this over the square leg fence for a biggie. Top shot. |
| 54.4 : 54.4: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, Four! |
| 54.5 : 54.5: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, SIX! Streaky, but will work! |
| 54.6 : 54.6: Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! RUN OUT! England skipper stood up and broke the partnership! |
| 55.3 : 55.3: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! c Chris Woakes b Gus Atkinson. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, FOUR! TOP SHOT! |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, FOUR! That is a poor ball and Lawrence puts it away. This is short and outside off. It is flayed over point. England have started quickly here. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, FOUR! That is too easy for Duckett. Short and on middle. The length is picked early and it is hammered through mid-wicket. |
| 5.1: Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, A loud shout but not given! It is for caught behind! The review is taken. OUT! There is an inside edge! Excellent review. Sri Lanka have an early wicket. Length and around off. This lands and jags back in. Lawrence looks to defend. It takes the inside edge, hits the pad and the keeper takes it with a dive to his right. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Milan Rathnayake to Ben Duckett, OUT! c Angelo Mathews b Milan Rathnayake. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, FOUR! Now a boundary! Runs coming quickly! Shorter and outside off. Root hangs back and pushes it past cover. This races away. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Milan Rathnayake to Ollie Pope, FOUR! That will give him a bit more confidence! Milan Rathnayake serves this full and angles it into the pads, Ollie Pope takes his head above the lien of the ball and flicks it away beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Four! |
| 18.1: Asitha Fernando to Ollie Pope, OUT! c Prabath Jayasuriya b Asitha Fernando. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Prabath Jayasuriya to Harry Brook, Four! |
| 21.5 : 21.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Harry Brook, Six! |
| 22.1 : 22.1: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Four! |
| 24.6 : 24.6: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Four! |
| 25.1 : 25.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, FOUR! Runs are flowing thick and fast for England! Tossed up fuller on middle. Joe Root comes down the track and slogs it uppishly to clear the traffic of mid-wicket and gets another boundary. |
| 25.4 : 25.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Four! |
| 26.1 : 26.1: Lahiru Kumara to Harry Brook, FOUR! Up and over! England have well and truly changed gears now! |
| 27.4 : 27.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Harry Brook, OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Prabath Jayasuriya opens his account now! Not the best of deliveries, but he gets the reward. |
| 28.4: Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Nicely tucked away! Lahiru Kumara lands this back of a length and on middle, angles in sharply into the leg side, Jamie Smith adjusts well and helps it on its way, fine leg puts in a dive to his right but the ball goes past him for a boundary. |
| 31.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, FOUR! The fast hands come into play now! |
| 32.3 : 32.3: Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Put away! Lahiru Kumara bangs this one short, on middle, but this sits up nicely for the batter, Jamie Smith gets on top of the bounce and pulls it away towards the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 36.6 : 36.6: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, FOUR! That was smooth from Joe Root! Touch fuller, wide outside off, around seventh stump. Joe Root stays in his stance and opens the face of his willow to guide the delivery from the right of the point fielder for four more runs. |
| 37.1 : 37.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith, OUT! LBW! A huge shout for appeal and umpire raises his finger this time! Jamie Smith opts for a review now! Prabath Jayasuriya comes from 'over the wicket and pitches it just outside off, angling it in towards the stump. Jamie Smith gets down on his knee to sweep it away but misses on the inner edge and thumps his lower pad. The review shows that there's no involvement with the bat and the Ball Tracking pops up three reds. |
| 38.6 : 38.6: Milan Rathnayake to Chris Woakes, Four! |
| 39.1 : 39.1: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Four! |
| 39.3 : 39.3: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Four! |
| 39.4 : 39.4: Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root, Four! |
| 40.2 : 40.2: Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root, Four! |
| 40.5 : 40.5: Milan Rathnayake to Chris Woakes, OUT! TAKEN! Milan Rathnayake at last got the result he had been seeking for so long! |
| 40.6 : 40.6: Milan Rathnayake to Gus Atkinson, Four! |
| 44.1 : 44.1: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, Four! |
| 44.4 : 44.4: Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson, OUT! c Lahiru Kumara b Asitha Fernando. |
| 46.6 : 46.6: Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts, OUT! c Dinesh Chandimal b Asitha Fernando. |
| 51.3 : 51.3: Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone, Four! |
| 52.2 : 52.2: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, Four! |
| 52.6 : 52.6: Lahiru Kumara to Olly Stone, OUT! TAKEN! Is that it? No, It looks like Joe Root is staying and England have not declared yet. |
| 54.3 : 54.3: Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root, OUT! Another Joe Root's masterclass comes to an end! Top knock. This is banged in short and on middle. Root pulls but not a lot of distance on it. The fielder at deep square leg, runs to his right and takes it. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Gus Atkinson to Nishan Madushka, Four! |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Gus Atkinson to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four! |
| 7.1 : 7.1: Gus Atkinson to Nishan Madushka, OUT! TAKEN! Gus Atkinson was asking the right questions and he has opened his account for this inning! |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Joe Root to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! A bit aggressiveness from Pathum Nissanka! |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Matthew Potts to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Streaky, but it will work for Sri Lanka! |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Matthew Potts to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! This one is classic! Full-length delivery outside off. Pathum Nissanka plants his front foot, leans on the delivery and drives it from the toe end of his willow towards wide right of the short cover fielder to get another boundary in the same over.  |
| 13.6: Olly Stone to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Olly Stone gets Pathum Nissanka for the second time in this Test! |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Joe Root to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! A bit streaky! Floated, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Dimuth Karunaratne prods out to block but gets an outside edge, the ball zips through the ground and past Harry Brook at first slip who should have done better. It rolls away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: Gus Atkinson to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four! |
| 26.2 : 26.2: Chris Woakes to Prabath Jayasuriya, OUT! Edged and taken! Brook takes a fine catch there and the night watchman is the first one to fall this morning! Well deserved wicket for Woakes. This is fuller and around off. It shapes away. Jayasuriya looks to drive but this goes off the outside edge and Brook at second slip, takes a really good catch. |
| 29.2: Gus Atkinson to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Fine shot! |
| 29.3 : 29.3: Gus Atkinson to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries now! Getting his touch back it seems! |
| 29.5 : 29.5: Gus Atkinson to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four! |
| 34.4 : 34.4: Matthew Potts to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Edged and four! Dimuth Karunaratne is getting some lucky runs! |
| 35.4: Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews, Four! |
| 43.6 : 43.6: Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Great shot! Shoaib Bashir gives this one some more flight, on middle, Angelo Mathews goes down on one knee again, and this time nails his sweep shot towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 46.4 : 46.4: Olly Stone to Dimuth Karunaratne, OUT! c Jamie Smith b Olly Stone. |
| 46.6 : 46.6: Olly Stone to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Just wide! |
| 47.2 : 47.2: Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Good shot! |
| 48.4 : 48.4: Olly Stone to Dinesh Chandimal, Four! |
| 51.1 : 51.1: Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Not from the middle of the bat but it will work for Dinesh Chandimal! |
| 51.2 : 51.2: Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal, Four! |
| 52.6 : 52.6: Shoaib Bashir to Dinesh Chandimal, Four! |
| 54.1 : 54.1: Shoaib Bashir to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Another sweep and another boundary from Dinesh Chandimal! |
| 54.4 : 54.4: Shoaib Bashir to Dinesh Chandimal, Four! |
| 54.5 : 54.5: Shoaib Bashir to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Dinesh Chandimal is up to something! |
| 57.2 : 57.2: Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal, Four! |
| 57.5 : 57.5: Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal, Four! |
| 58.5: Shoaib Bashir to Angelo Mathews, OUT! TAKEN! Shoaib Bashir strikes now! |
| 59.3 : 59.3: Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Fuller and outside off. The drive comes out and this races away to the fence. |
| 60.2 : 60.2: Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Just over the head! Tossed up on off. Dhananjaya steps out and looks to go down the ground. It goes off the inner half but over mid on for a boundary. |
| 64.2: Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva, Four! |
| 65.1 : 65.1: Gus Atkinson to Dinesh Chandimal, OUT! TAKEN! Chandimal falls. He played well but his team needed him to go on for longer. This is on a length and around off. It lands and jags back in with the slope. Chandimal looks to defend but this hits the inside edge, then the pads and lobs to short leg. The plan works. England just the four wickets away now. |
| 66.4 : 66.4: Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Put away! Steps out. Gets to the pitch of it and just lifts it over mid on. This one races away to the fence. |
| 67.2 : 67.2: Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! c Ben Duckett b Gus Atkinson. |
| 70.2: Olly Stone to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Takes a risk, gets the reward! |
| 71.6 : 71.6: Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Stand and deliver! |
| 72.1 : 72.1: Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Just over! Olly Stone goes short and at the body of the batter, Milan Rathnayake goes for the pull but gets a top edge, Ben Duckett is standing in a position between square leg and deep square leg, and the ball just goes over his head for a boundary. Stone cannot do anything but smile here. |
| 72.2 : 72.2: Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, Four! |
| 72.4 : 72.4: Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Gets it through again! Short again, on middle, angles in, Milan Rathnayake heaves it away hard, and beats Ben Duckett to his right at deep square leg for four more runs. |
| 75.2 : 75.2: Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! He tosses it up. Very slow. Dhananjaya goes down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg. This races away to the fence. |
| 76.3 : 76.3: Olly Stone to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Pulled away! This is short and it is asking to be hit. It is pulled through mid-wicket. Another boundary. |
| 76.5 : 76.5: Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Rathnayake joins the act now! Takes on the challenge of pulling this short one. Does it well and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 81.3 : 81.3: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! Gets it through now! |
| 83.1 : 83.1: Gus Atkinson to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! b Gus Atkinson. |
| 84.6 : 84.6: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, FOUR! Nice shot! Hard length and around middle, Lahiru Kumara stays back and swipes it away through mid-wicket, Olly Stone chases after it, dives in but as he picks up the ball, his foot touches the ropes. A boundary is given. |
| 85.1 : 85.1: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, Four! |
| 85.2 : 85.2: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, Four! |
| 85.3 : 85.3: Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, OUT! c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson. |
| 86.1 : 86.1: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, FOUR! Lashed it away! |
| 86.4 : 86.4: Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara, OUT! IN AIR... AND TAKEN! Chris Woakes gets the job done for England! |
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