England whitewash Sri Lanka: Dominic Sibley hit an unbeaten 56 and Jos Buttler made a 48-ball 46 as England chased down 164 to defeat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test on Monday at the Galle International Stadium to clinch the series 2-0.
On day four, England spinners Jack Leach and Dominic Bess spun a web on Sri Lanka’s batters and the duo took eight wickets between themselves as the hosts were bundled out for 126 in the second innings, setting England a target of 164.
The visitors then found themselves in a spot of bother at 89/4 with Joe Root back in the hut, but Sibley and Buttler stitched an unbeaten stand of 75 to take England over the line by six wickets. Chasing 164, England once again got off to a poor start as Lasith Embuldeniya dismissed Zack Crawley (13) and as a result, Dom Sibley and Jonny Bairstow were tasked with ensuring that the visitors did not fall behind in the game. Both batsmen ensured that the side had nine wickets in hand going into the final session, needing 118 more runs to register a win.
Bairstow was playing aggressively and he brought out all kinds of sweeps (traditional and reverse) to throw Embuldeniya off his line, but this attacking instinct brought about his dismissal as well and he was sent back to the pavilion after playing a knock of 29. Joe Root (11) and Daniel Lawrence (2) also failed to get going, and England was reduced to 89/4, still needing 75 runs for the win.
In the end, Buttler and Sibley ensured that England did not suffer any more hiccups and England registered a confortable win.
Earlier, resuming their second innings with a slender lead of 37 runs, Sri Lanka batters displayed poor game awareness and the side was restricted to 67/6 at the lunch break. England spinners who failed to take a single wicket in the first innings, turned their fortunes around in the second innings as Jack Leach and Dominic Bess took six wickets between themselves in the first session.
Kusal Perera (14), Lahiru Thirimanne (13), Oshando Fernando (3), Angelo Mathews (5), Dinesh Chandimal (9), and Niroshan Dickwella (7) all failed to leave a mark with the bat and Sri Lanka was left starring down the barrel. At the lunch break, Dilruwan Perera (1*) and Ramesh Mendis (11*) were at the crease for the hosts.
In the second session, Embuldeniya played a crucial knock of 40 runs off just 42 balls, and this innings helped Sri Lanka extend their lead above 150. Skipper Root took the final two wickets as Sri Lanka’s innings ended at 126, setting a target of 164 for England.
England will now travel to India for a four-Tests, five T20Is and three ODIs series.
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||||
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| Zak Crawley | c BOP Fernando b Embuldeniya | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 68.42 | |||
| Dom Sibley | not out | 56 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 38.89 | |||
| Jonny Bairstow | lbw b Embuldeniya | 29 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 103.57 | |||
| Joe Root (c) | b Mendis | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 68.75 | |||
| Dan Lawrence | c †Dickwella b Embuldeniya | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | |||
| Jos Buttler † | not out | 46 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 95.83 | |||
| Extras | (lb 4, nb 3) | 7 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (43.3 Ov, RR: 3.77) | 164/4 | |||||||
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Did not bat: Sam Curran, Dom Bess, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson
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Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Zak Crawley, 4.5 ov), 2-62 (Jonny Bairstow, 14.5 ov), 3-84 (Joe Root, 21.5 ov), 4-89 (Dan Lawrence, 24.6 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
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| Lasith Embuldeniya | 20 | 3 | 73 | 3 | 3.65 | 0 | 2 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 13.3 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 2.89 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 4.80 | 0 | 0 |
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c †Buttler b Anderson | 43 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 45.26 | |||
| Kusal Perera | c Root b Anderson | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 | |||
| Oshada Fernando | b Anderson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Angelo Mathews | c †Buttler b Anderson | 110 | 238 | 11 | 0 | 46.22 | |||
| Dinesh Chandimal (c) | lbw b Wood | 52 | 121 | 4 | 1 | 42.98 | |||
| Niroshan Dickwella † | c Leach b Anderson | 92 | 144 | 10 | 0 | 63.89 | |||
| Ramesh Mendis | c †Buttler b Wood | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Dilruwan Perera | c Leach b Curran | 67 | 170 | 8 | 1 | 39.41 | |||
| Suranga Lakmal | c Crawley b Anderson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Root b Wood | 7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 21.21 | |||
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 2, nb 1, w 1) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (139.3 Ov, RR: 2.73) | 381 | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Kusal Perera, 4.1 ov), 2-7 (Oshada Fernando, 4.5 ov), 3-76 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 26.2 ov), 4-193 (Dinesh Chandimal, 68.6 ov), 5-232 (Angelo Mathews, 88.6 ov), 6-243 (Ramesh Mendis, 91.6 ov), 7-332 (Niroshan Dickwella, 120.4 ov), 8-332 (Suranga Lakmal, 120.6 ov), 9-364 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 132.6 ov), 10-381 (Dilruwan Perera, 139.3 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 29 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 18.3 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 38 | 5 | 119 | 0 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 28 | 4 | 84 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Dom Bess | 26 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | c Thirimanne b Embuldeniya | 5 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 20.83 | |||
| Dom Sibley | lbw b Embuldeniya | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Jonny Bairstow | c BOP Fernando b Embuldeniya | 28 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 38.36 | |||
| Joe Root (c) | run out (BOP Fernando) | 186 | 309 | 18 | 0 | 60.19 | |||
| Dan Lawrence | c Thirimanne b Embuldeniya | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | |||
| Jos Buttler † | c BOP Fernando b Mendis | 55 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 57.89 | |||
| Sam Curran | c Thirimanne b Embuldeniya | 13 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 30.23 | |||
| Dom Bess | c Thirimanne b Embuldeniya | 32 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 33.68 | |||
| Mark Wood | c Thirimanne b Embuldeniya | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |||
| Jack Leach | lbw b MDK Perera | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 | |||
| James Anderson | not out | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |||
| Extras | (b 8, lb 3, nb 5) | 16 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (116.1 Ov, RR: 2.96) | 344 | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dom Sibley, 5.2 ov), 2-5 (Zak Crawley, 7.1 ov), 3-116 (Jonny Bairstow, 35.5 ov), 4-132 (Dan Lawrence, 41.2 ov), 5-229 (Jos Buttler, 70.5 ov), 6-252 (Sam Curran, 81.2 ov), 7-333 (Dom Bess, 109.5 ov), 8-337 (Mark Wood, 111.2 ov), 9-339 (Joe Root, 114.2 ov), 10-344 (Jack Leach, 116.1 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
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| Suranga Lakmal | 16 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 42 | 6 | 137 | 7 | 3.26 | 0 | 4 |
| Asitha Fernando | 10 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 32.1 | 4 | 86 | 1 | 2.67 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 16 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
SRI LANKA 2ND INNINGS
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Perera | lbw b Leach | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 56.00 | |||
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Crawley b Leach | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 39.39 | |||
| Oshada Fernando | c Crawley b Bess | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15.79 | |||
| Angelo Mathews | b Bess | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 | |||
| Dinesh Chandimal (c) | c Anderson b Leach | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 | |||
| Niroshan Dickwella † | c Lawrence b Bess | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
| Ramesh Mendis | c †Buttler b Leach | 16 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 | |||
| Dilruwan Perera | c Crawley b Bess | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 | |||
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 34.38 | |||
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Bairstow b Root | 40 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 95.24 | |||
| Asitha Fernando | b Root | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Extras | (b 3, nb 1) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (35.5 Ov, RR: 3.51) | 126 | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Kusal Perera, 5.2 ov), 2-29 (Oshada Fernando, 10.4 ov), 3-37 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 13.5 ov), 4-37 (Angelo Mathews, 14.4 ov), 5-47 (Dinesh Chandimal, 15.6 ov), 6-66 (Niroshan Dickwella, 20.1 ov), 7-70 (Dilruwan Perera, 22.3 ov), 8-78 (Ramesh Mendis, 25.1 ov), 9-126 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 35.4 ov), 10-126 (Asitha Fernando, 35.5 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
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| James Anderson | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Dom Bess | 16 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 3.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 14 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 4.21 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Root | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal(c), Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Ramesh Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Embuldeniya, Asitha Fernando
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Dominic Sibley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root(c), Daniel Lawrence, Jos Buttler(w), Sam Curran, Dominic Bess, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson
When will Sri Lanka vs England 2021 2nd Test be Played?
Sri Lanka vs England 2021 2nd Test will be played on Jan 22.
Where SL vs ENG 2nd Test will be Live Streamed?
SL vs ENG 2nd Test will be live broadcasted on Sony SIX in the Indian Sub-Continent. The SL vs ENG 2nd Test will also be Live Streamed on SonyLIV
Sri Lanka: Dialog (mobile) and Sri Lanka Cricket’s YouTube channel
USA: Willow TV
India: SonyLiv
Where SL vs ENG 2nd Test Match will be Live Broadcasted?
Sri Lanka: Channel Eye and Ten Cricket
UK: Sky Sports
India: Sony Ten 2
USA: Willow TV
South Africa: SuperSport
What Time SL vs ENG 2nd Test matches Will begin? Time
SL vs ENG 2nd Test matches Will begin at 10:00 Am IST
What are the venues for SL vs ENG 2nd Test? – Venue
SL vs ENG 2nd Test will be played Galle International Stadium
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