SLA 1ST

OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Dimuth Karunaratne. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulling, top edge, caught by Smith. Early breakthrough for the hosts.

OUT! Caught. Chris Woakes to Nishan Madushka. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Root. Both the openers went cheaply.

OUT! L.B.W. Chris Woakes to Angelo Mathews. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, hit pad. Angelo Mathews had no clue.

OUT! Caught. Mark Wood to Kusal Mendis. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to second slip, caught by Brook. Kusal Mendis couldn't do anything.

OUT! L.B.W. Shoaib Bashir to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad. Easy decision for the umpire.

OUT! Caught. Chris Woakes to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge, caught by Smith. Sri Lanka are in deep trouble.

OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge, caught by Smith. Edged and gone.

OUT! Caught. Shoaib Bashir to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot glancing, mis-timed to leg slip, caught by Lawrence. Good innings comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Shoaib Bashir to Milan Rathnayake. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Woakes. Debutant departs after an excellent innings.

OUT! Run Out. Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando. Off break full toss, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket, fielded by Pope, by Smith. Run out! Sri Lanka managed to post a decent total on the board after being 113 for seven. Credits to the debutant Milan Rathnayake and their skipper, who both scored brilliant fifties. Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir picked up three wickets each for England. Join us for England's innings in ten minutes.

ENG 1ST

OUT! L.B.W. Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett. In-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, hit pad. Early breakthrough for Sri Lanka.

OUT! Bowled. Asitha Fernando to Ollie Pope. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed. Cleaned him up with a jaffa!

OUT! Caught. Vishwa Fernando to Dan Lawrence. Out-swinging back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge, caught by Chandimal. The angle draws Lawrence to poke at that delivery.

OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Chandimal. Big wicket! That's time for Drinks.

OUT! Bowled. Prabath Jayasuriya to Harry Brook. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, missed. What a ripper! Brook's resistance comes to an end.

OUT! Bowled. Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, missed. Woakes departs for 25.

OUT! Caught. Milan Rathnayake to Gus Atkinson. Seaming in length ball, to leg on the front foot glancing, inside edge, caught by Chandimal. Maiden test wicket for Milan Rathnayake.

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Jamie Smith. Arm length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge, caught by Chandimal. Brilliant innings comes to an end.

OUT! Bowled. Asitha Fernando to Mark Wood. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed. End of the handful innings from Mark Wood.

OUT! Caught. Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Mendis. All out! England is currently leading by 122 runs, giving them a slight advantage in the match. Jamie Smith scored his first international century, and Mark Wood contributed with some boundaries at the end to help their team secure this lead. Asitha Fernando bowled exceptionally well and took four well-deserved wickets for Sri Lanka. Will be back in 10 minutes.

SLA 2ND

OUT! Bowled. Chris Woakes to Nishan Madushka. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left. That's the start England wants.

OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Kusal Mendis. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Smith. Kusal Mendis departs for a duck.

OUT! Caught. Mark Wood to Dimuth Karunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge in the air uncontrolled to second slip, caught by Brook. Mark Wood arrives with a wicket.

OUT! L.B.W. Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit pad. Skipper departs.

OUT! Caught. Chris Woakes to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Potts. This time no mistake from the England fielder.

OUT! Caught. Joe Root to Milan Rathnayake. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Duckett. Golden arm Joe Root provides the breakthrough.

OUT! Caught. Gus Atkinson to Kamindu Mendis. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge to first slip, caught by Root.

OUT! Caught. Matthew Potts to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to second slip, caught by Brook. Slight fumble, but Brook pouches it safely on the second attempt.

OUT! L.B.W. Chris Woakes to Vishwa Fernando. Out-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Up goes the finger!

OUT! Caught (Sub). Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover. That's the end of Sri Lanka's fightback. Kamindu Mendis is the star of the batting as he brought up his third test hundred. Chandimal returned from a finger injury, which shows his determination as he piled up some valuable runs for his team. The target is 205 for England. Join us for the run chase in a while.

ENG 2ND

OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett. Out-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Mendis. Great set-up from Asitha Fernando.

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Ollie Pope. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, bottom edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by de Silva.

OUT! L.B.W. Milan Rathnayake to Dan Lawrence. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad. Umpire's call in the replay, and the decision stays.

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Prabath Jayasuriya to Harry Brook. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed to silly mid off, caught by Jayasuriya. Third umpire confirms it as a fair catch.

OUT! Bowled. Asitha Fernando to Jamie Smith. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, missed. Jamie Smith goes for an expansive drive and loses his stumps.

Over 74. 4 runs. Bowler: Joe Root. Sri Lanka: 236/10(rr 3.19)

Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Woakes.

FOUR! Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando. Arm ball half volley, down leg side on the back foot defending, hit pad to square leg for no runs.

Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Lawrence.

Over 73. 5 runs. Bowler: Shoaib Bashir. Sri Lanka: 232/9(rr 3.18)

Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Root.

Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Woakes.

Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Pope.

Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Smith.

Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Potts.

Shoaib Bashir to Vishwa Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Potts.

Over 72. 1 run. Bowler: Joe Root. Sri Lanka: 227/9(rr 3.15)

Joe Root to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Lawrence.

Joe Root to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Joe Root to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Lawrence.

Joe Root to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Potts.

Joe Root to Vishwa Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Duckett.

Over 86. 4 runs. Bowler: Vishwa Fernando. England: 358/10(rr 4.16)

FOUR! Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts. Length ball, off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.

Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts. Half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, to long off for no runs, fielded by Rathnayake.

Over 85. 1 run. Bowler: Asitha Fernando. England: 354/9(rr 4.16)

Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to fourth slip for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Short, off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

Asitha Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

Asitha Fernando to Matthew Potts. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

Over 84. 5 runs. Bowler: Vishwa Fernando. England: 353/9(rr 4.20)

Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot glancing, for 1 run, run save by Chandimal.

Vishwa Fernando to Shoaib Bashir. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 3 runs, mis-fielded by Fernando, fielded by Mendis.

Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts. Half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.

Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.

Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts. Slower ball full toss, wide down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

Vishwa Fernando to Matthew Potts. In-swinging length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

Over 83. 14 runs. Bowler: Asitha Fernando. England: 348/9(rr 4.19)

Over 90. 4 runs. Bowler: Matthew Potts. Sri Lanka: 326/10(rr 3.62)

Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Lawrence.

FOUR! Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.

Over 89. 1 run. Bowler: Chris Woakes. Sri Lanka: 322/9(rr 3.62)

Chris Woakes to Vishwa Fernando. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for 1 run, fielded by Atkinson.

Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Potts.

Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Chris Woakes to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Atkinson.

Over 88. 5 runs. Bowler: Matthew Potts. Sri Lanka: 321/8(rr 3.65)

Matthew Potts to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.

FOUR! Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Matthew Potts to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Woakes.

Over 87. 2 runs. Bowler: Chris Woakes. Sri Lanka: 316/7(rr 3.63)

Chris Woakes to Prabath Jayasuriya. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 2 runs, fielded by Potts.

Over 58. 4 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. England: 205/5(rr 3.53)

FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Fittingly, Joe Root hits the winning runs. England win by five wickets and take the lead in the series 1-0. Root played the anchor role for the hosts, getting them through some difficult passages to chase down the target. The Sri Lankan bowlers tried their best but couldn't restrict the hosts to under 205. Jamie Smith is the Player of the Match for his maiden hundred and 150 runs across the two innings. Join us at Lord's for the second match starting on Thursday.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Over 57. 2 runs. Bowler: Milan Rathnayake. England: 201/5(rr 3.53)

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot reverse sweeping, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump down the track working, leading edge to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

APPEAL! Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Fernando, appeal made for L.B.W.  It's a close call, but Root stands there.

Milan Rathnayake to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

Over 56. 4 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. England: 199/5(rr 3.55)

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Fernando.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Karunaratne.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 1 run.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Over 55. 1 run. Bowler: Asitha Fernando. England: 195/5(rr 3.55)

APPEAL! Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Mendis, appeal made for Caught.  Paul Reiffel's decision is the correct one.

Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

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