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 1.0   

Over 0.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets behind the line on the front foot and blocks it to cover.

Over 0.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 0.3 JM Anderson bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, goes deep in the crease and digs it out to cover region.

Over 0.4 JM Anderson bowls a back of length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and helps it down to fine leg fence for four.

Over 0.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, comes across and tucks it down the leg side towards mid-wicket.

Over 0.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and flicks it past short fine leg and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Kaushal Silva,1 run, gets forward and drives it through cover and picks up a single to gets off the mark.

Over 1.2 Jack Leach bowls a quicker arm ball to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, stays deep inside the crease to defend, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 1.3 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne,1 run, gets forward and pushes it square of the wicket on the off-side and picks up an easy single.

Over 1.4 Jack Leach bowls it flat in the air to Kaushal Silva,1 run, gets back in the crease and punches it away through cover and picks up one more.

Over 1.5 Jack Leach bowls it flat in the air to Dimuth Karunaratne,1 run, gets forward and works it past short fine leg and gets a single.

Over 1.6 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no run, gets forward and driven straight back to the bowler with full face of the bat.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets forward and punches it hard but straight to the man at cover.

Over 2.2 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets across the line and works it towards mid-wicket with soft hands.

Over 2.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 2.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets forward and went for a drive through the line, the ball beats the inside edge of the bat.

Over 2.5 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets forward and drives it to mid-wicket with inside half of the bat.

Over 2.6 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets forward and driven along the ground back to the bowler.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Kaushal Silva, 2 runs, gets forward and flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 3.2 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no run, gets wait for the ball and dabs it towards point region.

Over 3.3 Jack Leach bowls a quicker arm ball to Kaushal Silva, out Stumped! Kaushal was stranded in the middle once he missed, Foakes collects it brilliantly and whips the bails off in a flash.

Over 3.4 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, gets forward and defends it with the pads on the onside.

Over 3.5 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva,1 run, gets forward and drives it through cover and gets off the mark with a single

Over 3.6 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets forward and nudges it down the leg side with soft hands.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, gets behind the line on the front foot and defends it towards mid-on.

Over 4.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 4.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with an open face bat.

Over 4.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, gets right behind the line on the back foot and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 4.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, stays inside the crease and blocks it to cover watchfully.

Over 4.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, gets on top of the bounce and chops it to short extra cover.

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