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1st Test: Sri Lanka vs England Head to Head Stats

1st Test: SL vs ENG, 2021 - Test Head to Head

Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard
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Match Ended   
Galle International Stadium, Galle , Jan 14, 2021
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
135&359
England England
421&76/3 (24.2)
England beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Joe Root
  • SL
    • Matches: 34
    • Tied: 0
    • N/R: 11
    ENG
  • 8
    matches won
    15
  • 5
    Home Wins
    8
  • 3
    Aways Wins
    7
  • 628
    Highest Score
    575
  • 81
    Lowest Score
    81
  • 139
    Highest Total Chased
    170
  • 188
    Lowest Total Defended
    282
Form Guide
  • SL
    ENG
  • South Africa
    vs
    L
    South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
    D
    vs
    Pakistan
    England drew with Pakistan
  • South Africa
    vs
    L
    South Africa beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 45 runs
    D
    vs
    Pakistan
    England drew with Pakistan
  • Zimbabwe
    vs
    D
    Zimbabwe drew with Sri Lanka
    w
    vs
    Pakistan
    England beat Pakistan by 3 wickets
  • Zimbabwe
    vs
    W
    Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets
    w
    vs
    West Indies
    England beat West Indies by 269 runs
  • Pakistan
    vs
    L
    Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 263 runs
    w
    vs
    West Indies
    England beat West Indies by 113 runs
Match Info
  • Venue Galle International Stadium, Galle
  • Weather Bright and Sunny
  • Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result England beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
  • Player of the Match Joe Root
  • Umpire Kumar Dharmasena (SL), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL)
  • Referee Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: England 127/2 in 41.0 overs
  • 3rd wicket partnership: 102 off 186 balls between J Bairstow (36) and J Root (66)
  • England 100/2 in 34.2 overs
  • J Root 50th T20I fifty: 50 runs in 94 balls (3x4) (0x6)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 51 off 110 balls between J Root(31) and J Bairstow (20)
  • Drinks: England 62/2 in 26.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (22.4 ovs): J Root against SL (LBW) successful (SL: 3, ENG: 3)
  • England 50/2 in 21.4 overs
  • Drinks: England 27/2 in 13.0 overs
  • England 10/1: c L Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya 4(15)
  • Referral 1 (4.2 ovs): Sri Lanka against D Sibley (catch) successful (SL: 3, ENG: 3)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 135/10 in 46.1 overs
  • D Bess 2nd Test 5-wicket haul: 5/30 (10.1)
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 135/10 in 46.1 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 105/5 in 38.0 overs
  • Angelo Mathews completes 6000 runs in Test
  • D Chandimal dropped on 22 by D Lawrence in 21.3 overs
  • Sri Lanka 50/3 in 17.1overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 23/2 in 9.1 overs
  • Dan Lawrence makes his Test debut for England
  • Stumps: England 320/4 in 94.0 overs
  • Rain Stoppage: England 320/4 in 94.0 overs
  • Tea: England 320/4 in 94.0 overs
  • England 301/3 in 82.3 overs
  • J Root 150 runs in 225 balls (11x4) (0x6)
  • D Lawrence dropped on 68 by N Dickwella in 80.6 overs
  • New ball taken: England 280/3 in 80.1 overs
  • Drinks: England 263/3 in 77.0 overs
  • D Lawrence dropped on 60 by K Mendis in 74.4 overs
  • England 251/3 in 73.4 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 100 off 159 balls between J Root(42) and D Lawrence(51)
  • D Lawrence maiden Test fifty: 50 runs in 95 balls (5x4) (1x6)
  • Referral 4 (62.2 ovs): SL against J Root (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 3)
  • J Root 18th Test hundred: 100 runs in 163 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • England 150/3 in 47.2 overs
  • Referral 3 (41.2 ovs): SL against J Root (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 3)
  • D Chandimal completes 4000 runs in Test
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 156/2 in 61.0 overs
  • Bad Light: Sri Lanka 156/2 in 61.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 151/1 in 54.5 overs
  • Referral 1 (46.1 ovs): England against L Thirimanne (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 3, ENG: 2)
  • L Thirimanne dropped on 51 by D Sibley in 41.1 overs
  • L Thirimanne 7th Test fifty: 51 runs in 128 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 100 off 221 balls between k Perera(62) and L Thirimanne(37)
  • Sri Lanka 100/0 in 36.5 overs
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 90/0 in 35.0 overs
  • k Perera 7th Test fifty: 50 runs in 91 balls (4x4) (1x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 139 balls between k Perera(33) and L Thirimanne(18)
  • Sri Lanka 50/0 in 23.1 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 34/0 in 17.0 overs
  • Lunch: England 421/10 in 117.1 overs
  • Innings Break: England 421/10 in 117.1 overs
  • Referral 8 (115.5 ovs): S Broad against SL (LBW) successful (SL: 0, ENG: 2)
  • Referral 7 (115.3 ovs): S Broad against SL (LBW) successful (SL: 0, ENG: 2)
  • England 402/8 in 112.3 overs
  • England 398/8: J Leach lbw b Dilruwan Perera 4(20)
  • Referral 6 (111.2 ovs): J Leach against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 0, ENG: 2)
  • Referral 5 (100.5 ovs): SL against L Leach (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 0, ENG: 3)
  • Drinks: England 384/7 in 84.0 overs
  • J Root 200 runs in 291 balls (15x4) (1x6)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 92 balls between J Root(23) and J Buttler(25)
  • England 350/4 in 100.3 overs
  • J Root completes 8000 runs in Test
  • Z Crawley on 1 by N Dickwella in 1.1 overs
  • J Leach 2nd Test 5-wicket haul: 5/122 (41.5)
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 359/10 in 136.5 overs
  • Sri Lanka 350/8 in 131.4 overs
  • Referral 2 (119.3 ovs): Eng against A Mathews (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 3, ENG: 1)
  • Sri Lanka 300/7 in 119.1 overs
  • A Mathews 36th Test fifty: 50 runs in 164 balls (2x4) (0x6)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 268/5 in 105.0 overs
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 242/4 in 91.0 overs
  • New ball taken: Sri Lanka 210/3 in 80.1 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 96 balls between L Thirimanne(32) and A Mathew(17)
  • Sri Lanka 201/3 in 76.4 overs
  • L Thirimanne 2nd hundred: 103 runs in 227 balls (11x4) (0x6)
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 98 balls between J Bairstow(22) and D Lawrence(19)
  • England 50/3 in 18.5 overs
  • Referral 1 (15.4 ovs): Sri Lanka against D Lawrence (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 3)
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