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Sri Lanka vs England 2024 2nd Test Full Commentary
Result · Aug 29 2024, Thu - 03:30 PM (IST)
ENGLAND427, 251
SRI LANKA196, 292
England won by 190 runs
CRR:3.37
Player Of The Match
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OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Mendis. All out! That's the end of the first innings. England posted a massive score on the board. Joe Root and Gus Atkinson both scored centuries, with Atkinson achieving his maiden test century. Asitha Fernando took five wickets for his side, while Milan Rathnayake and Lahiru Kumara each took two. Join us for Sri Lanks's innings shortly.
Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Back of a length, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot Fended, Gloved to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, wide down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Kumara.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock ball full toss, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.
FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Short, wide down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Rathnayake. Milan Rathnayake takes a stunner, sprinting backwards.
FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson. Back of a length, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Gus Atkinson. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, Gloved in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Gus Atkinson. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Gus Atkinson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Gus Atkinson. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rathnayake.
Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Back of a length, wide down leg side swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, wide down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Back of a length, wide down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Olly Stone. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, middle stump on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Woakes. That's it. Sri Lanka are all out for 196. Kamindu Mendis played brilliantly and scored 74 runs. Unfortunately, there was little other support at the opposite end. The England bowlers performed well, with Chris Woakes bowling economically and picking up two wickets. He was well supported by the rest of the seamers. England aren't enforcing the follow on and will bat next.
Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to mid off for no runs, mis-fielded by Woakes.
Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Pope.
OUT! Run Out. Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg, direct hit by Pope. Big mixup in the middle.
SIX! Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot hooking, well timed over fine leg for 6 runs.
FOUR! Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, run save by Atkinson.
Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for no runs, dropped catch by Root. Joe Root fails to pouch an easy chance for Kamindu Mendis.
Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Back of a length, off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, mis-timed to point for no runs, fielded by Potts.
Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Bashir.
Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Pope.
No ball Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Short, down leg side on the back foot hooking, hit helmet to short leg and it was a no ball, fielded by Woakes. A nasty blow to the helmet brings physio in.
SIX! Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Short, down leg side on the back foot hooking, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
Olly Stone to Kamindu Mendis. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Brook.
Shoaib Bashir to Lahiru Kumara. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Duckett.
Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Potts.
FOUR! Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Kamindu Mendis continuing his from.
FOUR! Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis. Off break length ball, off stump down the track flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to point for no runs, fielded by Stone.
Shoaib Bashir to Kamindu Mendis. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pope.
Joe Root to Lahiru Kumara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Pope.
Joe Root to Lahiru Kumara. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg, caught by Mendis. All out! England set a huge target of 482 runs for Sri Lanka. Joe Root played a remarkable knock of 103 runs. Asitha Fernando and Lahiru Kumara picked up three wickets each. Join us for the final session in a few minutes.
Lahiru Kumara to Shoaib Bashir. Back of a length, down leg side moves in front Scoop, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
APPEAL! Lahiru Kumara to Shoaib Bashir. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, caught by Chandimal, appeal made for Caught. Clear gap between the glove and the ball.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock ball half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, well timed to extra cover for no runs, mis-fielded by Fernando.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for no runs, fielded by Silva.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front sweeping, bottom edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Kumara.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock ball half volley, down leg side down the track flick, to long on for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Olly Stone. Back of a length, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Silva. Nine down for England.
Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Half volley, to leg deep in crease flick, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Back of a length, wide down leg side backing away pulling, mis-timed to square leg for no runs, mis-fielded by Fernando.
Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Back of a length, wide down leg side backing away pulling, well timed to deep square leg for no runs, mis-fielded by Fernando, fielded by Karunaratne.
FOUR! Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Back of a length, wide down leg side backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.
Lahiru Kumara to Joe Root. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved for no runs, mis-fielded by Chandimal.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot glancing, to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Rathnayake.
FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Great applause from the crowd.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed to short leg for no runs, stumping missed by Chandimal, fielded by Fernando.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Rathnayake.
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, wide down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Short, wide down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, mis-fielded by Chandimal.
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Rathnayake.
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot hooking, well timed in the air under control to fine leg for 2 runs, shy attempt by Silva, fielded by Chandimal.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Olly Stone. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, mis-fielded by Mathews.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
OUT! Caught. Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Stone. That's the end of the game. England bowlers have skittled through the Sri Lankan batters with a day to spare, sealing the victory and the series. Gus Atkinson was the pick of the bowlers by picking a five-wicket haul, he was well supported by the rest of the attack. Sri Lanka batters tried their best but could not get going. Gus Atkinson is the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance with both bat and ball.
Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, back to bowler for no runs.
Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
FOUR! Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Stone.
Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to gully for no runs, run save by Bashir, fielded by Duckett.
Gus Atkinson to Asitha Fernando. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge, caught by Smith. It's a five-wicket haul for Gus Atkinson.
FOUR! Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
FOUR! Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.
FOUR! Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs, run save by Stone.
Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Potts.
Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Seaming away length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Lawrence.
Chris Woakes to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, mis-fielded by Stone.
Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Potts.
Gus Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, to leg on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Stone.
Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Stone.
Gus Atkinson to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
OUT! Bowled. Gus Atkinson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, mis-timed. The skipper walks back after a good innings.
Chris Woakes to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Potts.
Chris Woakes to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Chris Woakes to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Atkinson.
Chris Woakes to Milan Rathnayake. Back of a length, down leg side on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Potts.
Chris Woakes to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Brook.
Chris Woakes to Milan Rathnayake. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, outside edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Brook.
Gus Atkinson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Lawrence.
Gus Atkinson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to mid wicket for no runs, dropped catch by Lawrence, fielded by Stone. Dan Lawrence dropped the catch But ended up saving the runs.