Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test at Pallekele, 14 Nov, 2018

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 285/10 (75.4)  &  346/10 (80.4)
Sri Lanka 336/10 (103)  &  243/10 (74)
England won by 57 runs
Man of the Match: Joe Root
  • Akila Dananjaya 8 * (27)

Over 93.3 Moeen Ali bowls it flat in the air to RAS Lakmal, no run, gets forward and misses the defense and the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 93.4 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal,1 run, gets forward and works it away through mid-wicket for a single.

Over 93.5 Moeen Ali bowls it short of length to RAS Lakmal, no run, rocks back in the crease and cuts it hard but finds the man at cover region.

Over 93.6 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, gets forward and works it down the leg side with soft hands.

Over 94.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 94.2 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, gets forward and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 94.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to RAS Lakmal,1 run, gets forward and works it away through square leg and gets a single.

Over 94.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to RAS Lakmal, Boundary!  Gets forward and takes his eyes off the ball and swings at it. End result is a top edge that flies over the cordon and finds the third man fence

Over 94.6 JM Anderson bowls it short of length to RAS Lakmal, no run, goes back in the crease and defends it to mid-wicket.

Over 95.4 Moeen Ali bowls it short of length to RAS Lakmal,1 run, rocks back and whips it down to deep mid-wicket.

Over 96.5 Adil Rashid tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, gets forward and driven hard but straight back to the bowler.

Over 96.6 Adil Rashid tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, gets forward and driven straight to the man at cover with full face of the bat.

Over 97.2 Moeen Ali bowls a quicker delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, goes back and picks out FSL with the whip.

Over 97.3 Moeen Ali bowls a quicker delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, goes deep in the crease and misses the defense and the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 97.4 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal,1 run, gets forward and turns it to mid-wicket and picks up an easy single. 

Over 97.6 Moeen Ali bowls a quicker delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, goes deep in the crease and works it to short mid-wicket.

Over 99.1 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, goes back in the crease and flicks it straight to the man at mid-wicket.

Over 99.2 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 99.3 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, Boundary! Goes down on his knee and sweeps it along the ground to fine leg fence for four.

Over 99.4 Moeen Ali bowls it flat in the air to RAS Lakmal, no run, comes across and clips it straight to the man at short mid-wicket.

Over 99.5 Moeen Ali bowls it flat in the air to RAS Lakmal, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 99.6 Moeen Ali bowls a quicker delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, gets back in the crease and managed to keep it down the pitch.

Over 101.1 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, gets a big stride forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 101.2 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, gets forward and driven straight back to the bowler.

Over 101.3 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, presses forward and blocks it watchfully towards cover.

Over 101.4 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, stays on the front foot and once again defends it down the pitch.

Over 101.5 Jack Leach bowls it flat in the air to RAS Lakmal, no run, gets forward and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 101.6 Jack Leach bowls it flat in the air to RAS Lakmal, no run, gets forward and misses the defense and the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 102.2 Adil Rashid tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, no run, goes deep in the crease and punches it along the ground towards mid-off.

Over 102.3 Adil Rashid tossed up delivery to RAS Lakmal, 2 runs, gets forward and clips it down to fine leg and picks up a couple of runs.

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