Sri Lanka vs England, 1st Test Commentary, Live Updates
SL vs ENG, 2018 - Test Live Commentary
Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard
England beat Sri Lanka by 211 runs
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Player of the Match
Ben Foakes
Match Info
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Venue
Galle International Stadium, Galle
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Weather
Sunny
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Toss
England won the toss and elected to bat
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Result
England beat Sri Lanka by 211 runs
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Player of the Match
Ben Foakes
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Umpire
Chris Gaffaney (NZ), Marais Erasmus (SA) and S Ravi (IND)
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Referee
Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Notes
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Stumps: England 321/8 in 91.0 overs
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8th wkt Partnership: 53 off 55 balls between B Foakes (18) and A Rashid (35)
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England 300/7 in 85.5 overs
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New ball taken: England 262/7 in 80.1 overs
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Drinks: England 251/6 in 77.0 overs
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England 251/6 in 76.2 overs
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B Foakes dropped on 60 by K Mendis in 70.4 overs
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7th wkt Partnership: 54 off 128 balls between B Foakes (30) and S Curran (23)
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B Foakes Maiden Test fifty: 50 runs in 111 balls (4x4) (0x6)
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England 200/6 in 60.1 overs
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Tea: England 199/6 in 59.0 overs
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Drinks: England 164/6 in 44.0 overs
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6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 99 balls between J Buttler (28) and B Foakes (22)
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England 150/5 in 39.3 overs
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Lunch: England 113/5 in 29.0 overs
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England 103/4 in 23.0 overs
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K Jennings dropped on 27 by A Mathews in 15.1 overs
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3rd wkt Partnership: 52 off 66 balls between K Jennings (23) and J Root (29)
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Drinks: England 57/2 in 13.0 overs
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Referral 2 (11.1 ovs): SL against K Jennings (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 0, ENG: 2)
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England 52/2 in 10.0 overs
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Referral 1 (9.3 ovs): SL against J Root (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, ENG: 2)
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Ben Foakes and Rory Burns makes their Test debut for England
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Stumps: England 38/0 in 12.0 overs
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Innings Break: Sri Lanka 203/10 in 68.0 overs
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Sri Lanka 200/ in 66.5 overs
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Referral 3 (65.3): R Herath against ENG (LBW) Successful (SL: 1, ENG: 1)
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Drinks: Sri Lanka 187/9 in 65.0 overs
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Referral 2(61.6): ENG against S Lakmal (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, ENG: 1)
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Dilruwan Perera completes 1000 runs in Test
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Tea: Sri Lanka 136/5 in 49.2 overs
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A Mathews 30th Test fifty: 52 runs in 121 balls (3x4) (0x6)
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Drinks: Sri Lanka 102/4 in 37.0 overs
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Sri Lanka 100/4 in 36.5 overs
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5th wkt Partnership: 53 off 114 balls between A Mathews (31) and D Chandimal (21)
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Sri Lanka 50/4 in 24.3 overs
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Lunch: Sri Lanka 42/4 in 19.0 overs
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Referral 1 (0.2 ovs): D Karunaratne against ENG (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, ENG: 2)
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Innings Break: England 342/10 in 97.0 overs
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B Foakes maiden Test Hundred: 103 runs in 200 balls (8x4) (0x6)
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D Perera 7th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/75 (95.2)
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Innings Break: England 322/6dec in 93.0 overs
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6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 46 balls between K Jennings (20) and B Foakes (30)
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Drinks: England 276/5 in 88.0 overs
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England 250/4 in 81.3 overs
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New ball taken: England 243/4 in 80.1 overs
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K Jennings dropped on 107 by de Silva in 79.6 overs
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5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 101 balls between K Jennings (22) and J Buttler (24)
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K Jennings 2nd Test Hundred: 100 runs in 231 balls (6x4) (0x6)
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Tea: England 212/4 in 73.0 overs
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England 205/4 in 68.5 overs
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4th wkt Partnership: 104 off 169 balls between K Jennings (39) and B Stokes (60)
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Drinks: England 171/3 in 59.0 overs
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B Stokes 15th Test Fifty: 53 runs in 82 balls (4x4) (2x6)
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England 151/3 in 56.1 overs
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4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 117 balls between K Jennings (26) and B Stokes (23)
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Lunch: England 111/3 in 42.0 overs
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England 100/3 in 37.5 overs
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K Jennings Test Fifty: 50 runs in 111 balls (4x4) (0x6)
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Drinks: England 66/1 in 26.0 overs
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1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 109 balls between R Burns (17) and K Jennings (31)
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England 50/0 in 18.0 overs
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Referral 1 (16.2 ovs): SL against R Burns (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 2) (Retained)
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Drinks: Sri Lanka 244/9 in 83.0 overs
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Sri Lanka 202/7 in 70.1 overs
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Tea: Sri Lanka 190/5 in 66.0 overs
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A Mathews 31st Test fifty : 50 runs in 85 balls (5x4) (0x6)
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Sri Lanka 151/4 in 52.2 overs
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D Chandimal dropped on 0 by B Foakes in 51.3 overs
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Drinks: Sri Lanka 144/4 in 50.5 overs
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A Mathews dropped on 18 by J Anderson in 49.2 overs
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Sri Lanka 100/3 in 38.2 overs
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Lunch: Sri Lanka 98/3 in 37.2 overs
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Referral 2 (37.1 ovs): de Silva against ENG (Caught) Successful (SL: 1, ENG: 2)
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Referral 1 (22.3 ovs): K Silva against ENG (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, ENG: 2)
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Drinks: Sri Lanka 51/0 in 22.0 overs
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1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 130 balls between D Karunaratne (21) and K Silva (29)
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Sri Lanka 50/0 in 21.4 overs
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D Karunaratne dropped on 16 by B Stokes in 19.2 overs