The home team Sri Lanka batted first and scored 381 runs in their first innings. The opener of the team Lahiru Thirimanne tried his best to score 43 runs and out. Kusal Perera dismissed when he was at 6, Oshada Fernando has gone with duck. The experienced players of the Sri Lankan team gave a huge hope of victory for their country. Angelo Mathews batted very patiently and scored 110 runs off 238 deliveries. The captain of the team Dinesh Chandimal faced 121 balls and he scored 52 runs.
Niroshan Dickwella † batted with his own style, he scored 92 runs off 144 deliveries with the strike-rate of 63.89. Ramesh Mendis out without scoring, Dilruwan Perera added 67 runs to his team’s scoreboard. From the English bowlers, James Anderson bowled 29 overs and gave just 40 runs with taking 6 wickets (unbelievable). Sam Curran took one wicket and the remaining three wickets were taken by Mark Wood.
SL vs ENG Highlights today Sunday, 1-24-2021 – 2nd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka from Galle International Stadium.
Sri Lanka have won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka team: Perera, Thirimanne, Fernando, Chandimal (captain), Mathews, Dickwella (wk), Mendis, Dilruwan, Lakmal, Embuldeniya, Asitha.
England team: 1 Dom Sibley, 2 Zak Crawley, 3 Jonny Bairstow, 4 Joe Root (captain), 5 Dan Lawrence, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Sam Curran, 8 Dom Bess, 9 Mark Wood, 10 Jack Leach, 11 James Anderson.
Match Timings: 04:30 GMT | 10:00 Local
Umpires – Kumar Dharmasena, Ruchira Palliyaguruge
TV Umpires – Lyndon Hannibal
Match Referee – Ranjan Madugalle
Reserve Umpire – Raveendra Wimalasiri
Match number – TEST No. 2405
