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

2nd Test: SL vs ENG, 2018 - Test Head to Head

Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard
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Match Ended   
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy , Nov 14, 2018
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
336&243 (74.0)
England England
290&346
England beat Sri Lanka by 57 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Joe Root
Match Info
  • Venue Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result England beat Sri Lanka by 57 runs
  • Player of the Match Joe Root
  • Umpire Marais Erasmus (SA), S Ravi (IND) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
  • Referee Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: England 285/10 in 75.4 overs
  • Drinks: England 279/9 in 74.0 overs
  • 10th wkt Partnership: 53 off 48 balls between S Curran (43) and J Anderson (6)
  • S Curran dropped on 53 by Pushpakumara in 72.2 overs
  • S Curran 3rd Test fifty: 51 runs in 92 balls (0x4) (5x6)
  • England 251/9 in 68.1 overs
  • England 218/8: A Rashid lbw b D Perera 31(52)
  • Referral 4 (61.2 ovs): A Rashid against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 1)
  • Tea: England 212/7 in 60.0 overs
  • England 202/7 in 55.5 overs
  • Drinks: England 168/6 in 43.0 overs
  • England 151/5 in 38.1 overs
  • J Buttler 11th Test fifty: 50 runs in 50 balls (6x4) (0x6)
  • England 134/5: M Ali lbw b M Pushpakumara 10(23)
  • Referral 3 (34.2 ovs): SL against M Ali (LBW) Successful (SL: 2, ENG: 2)
  • Lunch: England 120/4 in 30.0 overs
  • England 102/4 in 27.3 overs
  • England 50/2 in 14.4 overs
  • Drinks: England 44/2 in 13.2 overs
  • England 44/2: B Stokes lbw b D Perera 19(27)
  • Referral 2 (13.2 ovs): SL against B Stokes (LBW) Successful (SL: 2, ENG): 2)
  • Referral 1 (9.5 ovs): SL against B Stokes (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 2) (Retained)
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 336/10 in 103.0 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 307/8 in 92.0 overs
  • 9th wkt Partnership: 55 off 73 balls between R Silva (23) and A Dananjaya (31)
  • Sri Lanka 300/8 in 91.1 overs
  • A Dananjaya dropped on 30 by J Buttler in 90.4 overs
  • R Silva dropped on 58 by B Stokes in 83.3 overs
  • New ball taken: Sri Lanka 268/8 in 82.1 overs
  • R Silva 4th Test fifty: 50 runs in 103 balls (3x4) (0x6)
  • Sri Lanka 251/7 in 79.0 over
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 244/7 in 78.0 overs
  • Referral 3 (69.3 ovs): ENG against R Silva (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL:1, ENG:0)
  • Sri Lanka 211/7 : N Dickwella lbw b M ALi 25(33)
  • Referral 2 (66.4 ovs): N Dickwella against ENG (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL:1, ENG:1)
  • Sri Lanka 200/6 in 62.4 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 193/6 in 61.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 150/5 in 47.2 overs
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 139/4 in 44.0 overs
  • d Silva 4th Test fifty: 52 runs in 79 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • Sri Lanka100/2 in 29.3 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 97/4 in 29.0 overs
  • D Karunaratne 18th Test fifty: 52 runs in 94 balls (3x4) (0x6)
  • 3th wkt Partnership: 50 off 69 balls between D Karunaratne (20) and d Silva (26)
  • Sri Lanka 51/2 in 20.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (13.3): ENG against D Karunaratne (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, ENG: 1)
  • Stumps: England 324/9 in 76.0 overs
  • Bad Light: England 324/9 in 76.0 overs
  • B Foakes maiden Test Fifty : 51 runs in 102 balls (3x4) (1x6)
  • A Dananjaya 3rd Test 5-wicket haul: 6/95 (69.3)
  • Drinks: England 302/9 in 73.0 overs
  • England 301/6 in 69.1 overs
  • 7th wkt Partnership: 50 off 85 balls between J Root (27) and B Foakes (22)
  • J Root 15th Test Hundred : 102 runs in 120 balls (9x4) (2x6)
  • Tea: England 259/6 in 59.0 overs
  • England 250/6 in 55.0 overs
  • Drinks: England 218/5 in 46.0 overs
  • England 200/5 in 43.2 overs
  • J Root 42nd Test fifty: 50 runs in 66 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 59 balls between J Root (20) and J Buttler (23)
  • England 150/4in 33.5 overs
  • J Buttler dropped on 14 by K Mendis in 30.2 overs
  • Lunch: England 131/4 in 30.0 overs
  • England 109/4: B Stoke lbw b D Perera 0(2)
  • Referral 5 (26.1 ovs): B Stoke sagainst SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 0, ENG: 0)
  • Referral 4 (26.1 ovs): SL against J Root (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 0, ENG: 1)
  • Referral 3 (25.5 ovs): R Burn sagainst SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, ENG: 1)
  • Referral 3 (25.5 ovs): SL against R Burns (LBW) Successful (SL: 1, ENG: 2)
  • England 100/2 in 24.0 overs
  • R Burns Maiden Test fifty: 52 runs in 61 balls (6x4) (0x6)
  • Drinks: England 67/1 in 16.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (14.5 ovs): SL against R Burns (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, ENG: 2)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 64 balls between R Burns (33) and K Jennings (19)
  • England 53/1 in 12.3 overs
  • England 4/1: J Leach lbw b D Perera 1(11)
  • Referral 1 (2.3 ovs): SL against L Leach (LBW) Successful (SL: 2, ENG: 2)
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 226/7 in 65.2 overs
  • Rain Stoppage: Sri Lanka 226/7 in 65.2 overs
  • Sri Lanka 221/6: A Mathews lbw M Ali 88(137)
  • Referral 5 (62.3): A Mathews against ENG (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL:2, ENG:1) (Retained)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 219/5 in 62.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 202/5 in 58.3 overs
  • Sri Lanka 176/5: R Silva C J Root b M Ali 37(95)
  • Referral 4 (54.3): ENG against R Silva (Caught) Successful (SL:2, ENG:1)
  • Referral 3 (47.3): ENG against R Silva (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL:2, ENG:1)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 115 balls between A Mathews (21) and R Silva (27)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 151/4 46.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 150/4 in 43.6 overs
  • A Mathews 32th Test fifty: 51 runs in 75 balls (3x4) (0x6)
  • Sri Lanka 102/3 in 27.4 overs
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 93/3 in 25.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (25.3): D Karunaratne against ENG (LBW) Successful (SL:2, ENG:1)
  • D Karunaratne 19th Test fifty: 51 runs in 81 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • 4st wkt Partnership: 50 off 83 balls between D Karunaratne (30) and A Mathews (20)
  • Sri Lanka 50/3 in 15.1 overs
  • A Mathews dropped on 7 by B Stokes in 14.6 over
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 38/3 11.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 26/3 : K Mendis LBW b J Leach 1(7)
  • Referral 1 (7.5): ENG against K Mendis (LBW) Successful (SL:2, ENG:2)
  • Innings Break: England 346/10 in 80.4 overs
  • New ball taken: England 346/9 in 80.4 overs
  • Leach maiden Test 5-wicket haul: 5/83 (74.0)
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