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2nd Test: Sri Lanka vs England Head to Head Stats

2nd 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 22, 2021
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
381&126
England England
344&164/4 (43.3)
England beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Joe Root
  • Player of the Series
    Joe Root
  • SL
    • Matches: 35
    • Tied: 0
    • N/R: 11
    ENG
  • 8
    matches won
    16
  • 5
    Home Wins
    8
  • 3
    Aways Wins
    8
  • 628
    Highest Score
    575
  • 81
    Lowest Score
    81
  • 139
    Highest Total Chased
    170
  • 188
    Lowest Total Defended
    282
Form Guide
  • SL
    ENG
  • England
    vs
    L
    England beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
    w
    vs
    Sri Lanka
    England beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
  • 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
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 6 wickets
  • Player of the Match Joe Root
  • Player of the Series Joe Root
  • Umpire Kumar Dharmasena (SL), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL)
  • Referee Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 229/4 in 87.0 overs
  • New ball taken: Sri Lanka 214/4 in 80.0 overs
  • A Mathews 11th Test hundred: 100 runs in 207 balls (10x4) (0x6)
  • Sri Lanka 201/4 in 74.3 overs
  • Sri Lanka 193/4: D Chandimal lbw b Mark Wood 52(121)
  • Referral 2 (68.6 ovs): D Chandimal against ENG (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 3)
  • D Chandimal 20th Test fifty: 51 runs in 110 balls (4x4) (1x6)
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 101 off 222 balls between A Mathews (54) and D Chandimal (47)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 155/3 in 53.0 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 55 off 103 balls between A Mathews (26) and D Chandimal (29)
  • A Mathews Test fifty: 50 runs in 89 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 108/3 in 39.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 101/3 in 34.5 overs
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 76/2 in 26.0 overs
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 93 balls between L Thirimanne (34) and A Mathews (15)
  • Sri Lanka 51/2 in 19.1 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 28/2 in 13.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (1.2 ovs): ENG against K Perera (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 3, ENG: 3) (Retained)
  • Ramesh Mendis makes his Test debut for Sri Lanka
  • Stumps: England 98/2 in 30.0 overs
  • Referral 3 (26.5 ovs): SL against J Bairstow (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 2) (Retained)
  • Referral 2 (20.4 ovs): SL against J Root (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 2)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 74 balls between J Bairstow (17) and J Root (33)
  • England 51/2 in 19.1 overs
  • Drinks: England 37/2 in 16.0 overs
  • England 4/1: D Sibley lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya 0(14)
  • Referral 1 (5.2 ovs): D Sibley against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 3, ENG: 2)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 381/10 in 139.3 overs
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 381/10 in 139.3 overs
  • D Perera dropped on 51 by D Bess in 133.4 overs
  • D Perera 7th Test Fifty: 50 runs in 134 balls (5x4) (1x6)
  • Sri Lanka 353/8 in 127.4 overs
  • Referral 4 (115.4 ovs): ENG against D Perera (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 2)
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 313/6 in 113.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 300/6 in 107.5 overs
  • 7th wkt Partnership: 50 off 87 balls between N Dickwella (31) and D Perera (18)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 264/6 in 98.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 253/6 in 94.2 overs
  • Sri Lanka 232/5: A Mathews c Jos Buttler b James Anderson 110(238)
  • Referral 3 (88.6 ovs): ENG against A Mathews (LBW) Successful (SL: 2, ENG: 3)
  • Stumps: England 339/9 in 114.2 overs
  • Drinks: England 303/6 in 98.0 overs
  • 7th wkt Partnership: 50 off 98 balls between J Root (22) and D Bess (23)
  • England 302/6 in 97.3 overs
  • J Root Test: 153 runs in 257 balls (16x4) (0x6)
  • Tea: England 252/6 in 81.2 overs
  • Lasith Embuldeniya 3rd Test 5-wicket haul: 5/99 (26.2)
  • England 251/5 in 81.0 overs
  • Referral 6 (80.3 ovs): SL against S Curran (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 2) (Retained)
  • New ball taken: England 244/5 in 80.0 overs
  • Drinks: England 223/4 in 68.0 overs
  • J Buttler 18th Test fifty: 51 runs in 80 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • England 203/4 in 62.3 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 51 off 87 balls between J Root (18) and J Buttler (30)
  • Lunch: England 181/4 in 55.0 overs
  • Referral 5 (52.1 ovs): J Buttler against SL (LBW) Successful (SL: 2, ENG: 2)
  • J Root 19th Test hundred: 100 runs in 139 balls (14x4) (0x6)
  • England 151/4 in 45.4 overs
  • Drinks: England 139/4 in 44.0 overs
  • England 116/3: J Bairstow c O Fernando b L Embuldeniya 28(73)
  • Referral 4 (35.5 ovs): SL against J Bairstow (caught) Successful (SL: 2, ENG: 2)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 100 off 158 balls between J Bairstow (24) and J Root (74)
  • England 102/2 in 30.3 overs
  • J Root Test fifty: 50 runs in 65 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • D Sibley 3rd Test fifty: 50 runs in 139 balls (2x4) (0x6)
  • Drinks: England 143/4 in 39.0 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 76 balls between D Sibley (19) and J Buttler (31)
  • Referral 5 (33.1 ovs): SL against D Sibley (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 3) (Retained)
  • Drinks: England 100/4 in 27.0 overs
  • England 100/4 in 26.4 overs
  • Referral 4 (14.5 ovs): J Bairstow against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 3) (Retained)
  • Referral 3 (12.3 ovs): SL against J Bairstow (caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 3)
  • England 52/1 in 12.2 overs
  • Tea: England 46/1 in 12.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (11.3 ovs): SL against D Sibley (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 3, ENG: 3) (Retained)
  • Referral 1 (10.4 ovs): SL against D Sibley (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 3, ENG: 3) (Retained)
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 126/10 in 35.5 overs
  • Sri Lanka 102/8 in 29.5 overs
  • Sri Lanka 78/8: R Mendis c Jos Buttler b Jack Leach 16(20)
  • Referral 4 (25.1 ovs): ENG against R Mendis (caught) Successful (SL: 3, ENG: 1)
  • Referral 3 (23.5 ovs): ENG against R Mendis (caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 3, ENG: 1)
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 67/6 in 21.0 overs
  • D Perera dropped on 0 by J Root in 20.6 overs
  • Referral 2 (17.4 ovs): ENG against N Dickwella (caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 3, ENG: 2)
  • Sri Lanka 51/5 in 16.1 overs
  • Sri Lanka 19/1: K Perera lbw b Jack Leach 14(25)
  • Referral 1 (5.2 ovs): K Perera against ENG (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 3, ENG: 3) (Retained)
  • Innings Break: England 344/10 in 116.1 overs
  • England 344/10: J Leach lbw b Dilruwan Perera 1(17)
  • Referral 7 (116.1 ovs): J Leach against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 1)
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