Sri Lanka v England, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd Test, England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2021

England in Sri Lanka Test Series 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v England at Galle, January 22, 2021

Sri Lanka

381/10 (139.3) & 126/10 (35.5)

England

ENG

344/10 (116.1) & 164/4 (43.3)

Finished

ENG won by 6 wickets

Sri Lanka 1st inningSL 1st inn.381/10 (139.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Lahiru Thirimanne	c J Buttler b J Anderson	43	95	5	0	45.26
c J Buttler b J Anderson
Kusal Perera	c J Root b J Anderson	6	14	1	0	42.85
c J Root b J Anderson
Oshada Fernando	b J Anderson	0	4	0	0	0.00
b J Anderson
Angelo Mathews	c J Buttler b J Anderson	110	238	11	0	46.21
c J Buttler b J Anderson
Dinesh Chandimal(C)	lbw b M Wood	52	121	4	1	42.97
lbw b M Wood
Niroshan Dickwella(WK)	c J Leach b J Anderson	92	144	10	0	63.88
c J Leach b J Anderson
Ramesh Mendis	c J Buttler b M Wood	0	7	0	0	0.00
c J Buttler b M Wood
Dilruwan Perera	c J Leach b S Curran	67	170	8	1	39.41
c J Leach b S Curran
Suranga Lakmal	c Z Crawley b J Anderson	0	2	0	0	0.00
c Z Crawley b J Anderson
Lasith Embuldeniya	c J Root b M Wood	7	33	0	1	21.21
c J Root b M Wood
Asitha Fernando	Not out	0	10	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	4 (b 0, w 1, nb 1, lb 2)
Total	381/10 (139.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
James Anderson	29	13	40	6	1.37
Sam Curran	18.3	3	60	1	3.24
Jack Leach	38	5	119	0	3.13
Mark Wood	28	4	84	3	3.00
Dom Bess	26	2	76	0	2.92

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (K Perera - 4.1 ov), 2-7 (BOP Fernando - 4.5 ov), 3-76 (L Thirimanne - 26.2 ov), 4-193 (D Chandimal - 68.6 ov), 5-232 (A Mathews - 88.6 ov), 6-243 (R Mendis - 91.6 ov), 7-332 (N Dickwella - 120.4 ov), 8-332 (S Lakmal - 120.6 ov), 9-364 (L Embuldeniya - 132.6 ov), 10-381 (MDK Perera - 139.3 ov)

England 1st inningENG 1st inn.344/10 (116.1 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Zak Crawley	c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	5	24	1	0	20.83
c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya
Dom Sibley	lbw b L Embuldeniya	0	14	0	0	0.00
lbw b L Embuldeniya
Jonny Bairstow	c BOP Fernando b L Embuldeniya	28	73	5	0	38.35
c BOP Fernando b L Embuldeniya
Joe Root(C)	runout (BOP Fernando)	186	309	18	0	60.19
runout (BOP Fernando)
Dan Lawrence	c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	3	21	0	0	14.28
c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya
Jos Buttler(WK)	c BOP Fernando b R Mendis	55	95	7	0	57.89
c BOP Fernando b R Mendis
Sam Curran	c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	13	43	0	1	30.23
c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya
Dom Bess	c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	32	95	4	0	33.68
c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya
Mark Wood	c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	1	6	0	0	16.66
c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya
Jack Leach	lbw b MDK Perera	1	17	0	0	5.88
lbw b MDK Perera
James Anderson	Not out	4	5	1	0	80.00
Not out
Extra	16 (b 8, w 0, nb 5, lb 3)
Total	344/10 (116.1)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Suranga Lakmal	16	7	31	0	1.93
Lasith Embuldeniya	42	6	137	7	3.26
Asitha Fernando	10	2	31	0	3.10
Dilruwan Perera	32.1	4	86	1	2.67
Ramesh Mendis	16	1	48	1	3.00

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (DP Sibley - 5.2 ov), 2-5 (Z Crawley - 7.1 ov), 3-116 (J Bairstow - 35.5 ov), 4-132 (DW Lawrence - 41.2 ov), 5-229 (J Buttler - 70.5 ov), 6-252 (S Curran - 81.2 ov), 7-333 (Dom Bess - 109.5 ov), 8-337 (M Wood - 111.2 ov), 9-339 (J Root - 114.2 ov), 10-344 (J Leach - 116.1 ov)

Sri Lanka 2nd inningSL 2nd inn.126/10 (35.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Kusal Perera	lbw b J Leach	14	25	2	0	56.00
lbw b J Leach
Lahiru Thirimanne	c Z Crawley b J Leach	13	33	0	0	39.39
c Z Crawley b J Leach
Oshada Fernando	c Z Crawley b Dom Bess	3	19	0	0	15.78
c Z Crawley b Dom Bess
Angelo Mathews	b Dom Bess	5	11	0	0	45.45
b Dom Bess
Dinesh Chandimal(C)	c J Anderson b J Leach	9	6	2	0	150.00
c J Anderson b J Leach
Niroshan Dickwella(WK)	c DW Lawrence b Dom Bess	7	14	1	0	50.00
c DW Lawrence b Dom Bess
Ramesh Mendis	c J Buttler b J Leach	16	20	3	0	80.00
c J Buttler b J Leach
Dilruwan Perera	c Z Crawley b Dom Bess	4	13	0	0	30.76
c Z Crawley b Dom Bess
Suranga Lakmal	Not out	11	32	1	0	34.37
Not out
Lasith Embuldeniya	c J Bairstow b J Root	40	42	6	1	95.23
c J Bairstow b J Root
Asitha Fernando	b J Root	0	1	0	0	0.00
b J Root
Extra	4 (b 3, w 0, nb 1, lb 0)
Total	126/10 (35.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
James Anderson	2	0	6	0	3.00
Sam Curran	2	0	9	0	4.50
Dom Bess	16	1	49	4	3.06
Jack Leach	14	1	59	4	4.21
Joe Root	1.5	1	0	2	0.00

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (K Perera - 5.2 ov), 2-29 (BOP Fernando - 10.4 ov), 3-37 (L Thirimanne - 13.5 ov), 4-37 (A Mathews - 14.4 ov), 5-47 (D Chandimal - 15.6 ov), 6-66 (N Dickwella - 20.1 ov), 7-70 (MDK Perera - 22.3 ov), 8-78 (R Mendis - 25.1 ov), 9-126 (L Embuldeniya - 35.4 ov), 10-126 (A Fernando - 35.5 ov)

England 2nd inningENG 2nd inn.164/4 (43.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Zak Crawley	c BOP Fernando b L Embuldeniya	13	19	1	0	68.42
c BOP Fernando b L Embuldeniya
Dom Sibley	Not out	56	144	2	0	38.88
Not out
Jonny Bairstow	lbw b L Embuldeniya	29	28	3	1	103.57
lbw b L Embuldeniya
Joe Root(C)	b R Mendis	11	16	1	0	68.75
b R Mendis
Dan Lawrence	c N Dickwella b L Embuldeniya	2	9	0	0	22.22
c N Dickwella b L Embuldeniya
Jos Buttler(WK)	Not out	46	48	5	0	95.83
Not out
Extra	7 (b 0, w 0, nb 3, lb 4)
Total	164/4 (43.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Lasith Embuldeniya	20	3	73	3	3.65
Dilruwan Perera	13.3	1	39	0	2.88
Ramesh Mendis	10	0	48	1	4.80

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Z Crawley - 4.5 ov), 2-62 (J Bairstow - 14.5 ov), 3-84 (J Root - 21.5 ov), 4-89 (DW Lawrence - 24.6 ov)

Man of the Match

Joe Root

Date

2021-01-22 10:00 AM

Venue

Galle International Stadium, Galle

Toss

Sri Lanka elected to bat

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee