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 inside the line and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.2 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, comes across and leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper.

Over 0.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets forward and attempts a leg glance as it was closer to him, but can't make contact.

Over 0.4 JM Anderson bowls it short of length to Dimuth Karunaratne,1 run, hang back and dab it through the point region, fielder already on the fence.

Over 0.5 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Kaushal Silva,1 run, comes across and flicks it along the ground to fine leg and picks up a single.

Over 0.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne,1 run, gets forward and defends it to point with an open face bat and picks up a single.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, goes back in the crease and blocks it towards mid-wicket.

Over 1.2 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, prods forward to defend, the ball then curls away to miss the off-stump.

Over 1.3 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, walks towards the bowler to cut down the swing and wrists it to mid-on.

Over 1.4 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne,1 run, goes on to the back foot and works it behind square on the onside and gets a single.

Over 1.5 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Kaushal Silva, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 1.6 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Kaushal Silva, no run, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, comes on to the front foot and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 2.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets forward and misses the flick, the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 2.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, comes on to the front foot and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 2.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne,1 run, prods forward to defend and the outside edge rolls away to deep point

Over 2.5 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no run, gets forward and  fully forward but the head is right on top of the full ball to block it to cover

Over 2.6 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no run, comes on to the front foot and keep it down the pitch.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, stays on the front foot and knocks it to mid-on.

Over 3.2 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets on top of the bounce and stabs it tentatively into the off-side

Over 3.3 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, Boundary! Gets forward and presents a straight bat as he punches it past his partner. Mid-on was square and he had no chance of chasing that.

Over 3.4 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, gets forward and play it with a straight bat to mid-on. He could so easily have closed the bat face and attempted the flick

Over 3.5 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and misses the glance down the leg side.

Over 3.6 Sam Curran bowls it short of length to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, goes deep in the crease and punches it straight to the man at mid-off.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1JM Anderson to Kaushal Silva No runs ...

Over 4.2JM Anderson to Kaushal Silva No runs ...

Over 4.3JM Anderson to Kaushal Silva Boundary! ...

Over 4.4JM Anderson to Kaushal Silva No runs ...

Over 4.5JM Anderson to Kaushal Silva No runs ...

Over 4.6JM Anderson to Kaushal Silva No runs ...

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