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England vs Sri Lanka 2018 2nd Test Full Commentary

Result · Nov 14 2018, Wed - 09:45 AM (IST)
2nd Test, - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
ENGLAND
290, 346
SRI LANKA
336, 243
England won by 57 runs
CRR:3.28
Player Of The Match
  • 75.4

    OUT! Caught. Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, by Karunaratne.

    Not this time. Curran slices it straight up and Karunaratne pouches the simplest of chances at long off. Brilliant innings from the young England star and he is taken his team up from 225 when Anderson arrived to 285 all out.
    Sri Lanka will be thoroughly disappointed with their efforts since tea. They had England on the back foot but their tactics were all wrong and Curran was able to manipulate the field easily. On a positive note they have bowled out England on the first day after losing the toss and now they have the chance to surpass the score with a big first innings. Tricky little session coming up though with the light deteriorating.

  • 75.3

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 75.2

    APPEAL! Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, to leg down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for no runs, by Mathews, appeal made for Caught. Another chance for the fielder at long on. This is a lot tougher and Mathews sprints in, hoping the dive at the end helps him to get there. Soft signal is not out and the first angle doesn't help. A second replay is shown and it is clear to see the ball bouncing first.

  • 75.1

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Silva.

  • 74.6

    Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Silva.

  • 74.5

    Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot defending, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

  • 74.4

    FOUR! Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. First four from Curran. Knocked the ball on its head and fine of the fielder.

  • 74.3

    Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, inside edge to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 74.2

    Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

  • 74.1

    Akila Dananjaya to James Anderson. Off break half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Perera.

  • End of Over 74
    Over 74. 2 runs. Bowler: Jack Leach. Sri Lanka: 243/10 (rr 3.28)
  • 73.6

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Lakmal.

  • 73.5

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Lakmal.

  • 73.4

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 73.3

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Lakmal.

  • 73.2

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 73.1

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Lakmal.

  • End of Over 73
    Over 73. no runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Sri Lanka: 241/9 (rr 3.30)
  • 72.6

    Akila Dananjaya to James Anderson. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to third man for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

  • 72.5

    Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, hit pad to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 72.4

    SIX! Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. And now Curran makes them pay. Targets the same area down the ground and hits it way over the fielder's head.

  • 72.3

    Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 72.2

    Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break half volley, down leg side down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for no runs, dropped catch by Pushpakumara. Oh dear. Simple catch at long on but Pushpakumara cannot hang on. Sri Lanka have not had a happy time since tea.

  • 72.1

    Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, leading edge to third man for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

  • End of Over 72
    Over 72. 1 run. Bowler: Jack Leach. Sri Lanka: 241/9 (rr 3.35)
  • 71.6

    Dilruwan Perera to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Pushpakumara.

  • 71.5

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.

  • 71.4

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to backward point for no runs, fielded by Dickwella, fielded by Mendis.

  • 71.3

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 71.2

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 71.1

    Dilruwan Perera to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • End of Over 71
    Over 71. no runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Sri Lanka: 240/9 (rr 3.38)
  • 70.6

    Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

  • 70.5

    Akila Dananjaya to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

  • 102.6

    OUT! Caught. Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner length ball, to leg down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, by Ali.

    No century for Roshen Silva but his team are incredibly pleased with his efforts. He has been superb but holes out to Moeen at mid on as the bat turns in the hand and takes all the power out of the shot. Sri Lanka take a 46 run lead into the next innings which could prove crucial. There was valuable contributions throughout and just like in the England innings the tail-end did some damage. A tricky final over for the English pair to negotiate especially after a long hot day in the field.

  • 102.5

    Adil Rashid to Suranga Lakmal. Slider length ball, down leg side on the back foot flick, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Burns.

  • 102.4

    Adil Rashid to Suranga Lakmal. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

  • 102.3

    Adil Rashid to Suranga Lakmal. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Burns.

  • 102.2

    Adil Rashid to Suranga Lakmal. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

  • 102.1

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Curran.

  • 101.6

    Jack Leach to Suranga Lakmal. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

  • 101.5

    Jack Leach to Suranga Lakmal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

  • 101.4

    Jack Leach to Suranga Lakmal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Jennings.

  • 101.3

    Jack Leach to Suranga Lakmal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

  • 101.2

    Jack Leach to Suranga Lakmal. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Leach.

  • 101.1

    Jack Leach to Suranga Lakmal. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

  • 100.6

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

  • 100.5

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Curran.

  • 100.4

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Googly length ball, to leg on the back foot glancing, hit pad to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Jennings.

  • 100.3

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Googly yorker, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 100.2

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

  • 100.1

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

  • 99.6

    Moeen Ali to Suranga Lakmal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

  • 99.5

    Moeen Ali to Suranga Lakmal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Ali.

  • 99.4

    Moeen Ali to Suranga Lakmal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot flick, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

  • 99.3

    FOUR! Moeen Ali to Suranga Lakmal. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs. Little loose from Moeen and dragged into the legside. Not the best effort from Curran in the deep but he might be carrying a side strain.

  • 99.2

    Moeen Ali to Suranga Lakmal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Ali.

  • 99.1

    Moeen Ali to Suranga Lakmal. Off break back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement flick, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

  • 98.6

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

  • 98.5

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for no runs, run save by Buttler.

  • 98.4

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Slider length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Root.

  • 98.3

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner yorker, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Rashid.

  • 98.2

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to first slip for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

  • 98.1

    Adil Rashid to Roshen Silva. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

  • 80.4

    NEW BALL. OUT! Bowled. Dilruwan Perera to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, bottom edge to. New ball taken, and it works instantly. Pitches, skids on, and doesn't really bounce at all. Good sign for England, that. The ball flicks the bottom edge and thuds into the base of off stump.

    Sri Lanka have been set 301 to win. That last wicket partnership may have knocked the stuffing out of the hosts. A very tough chase, but a good start will send confidence through the dressing room.

  • 80.3

    Dilruwan Perera to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 80.2

    Dilruwan Perera to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

  • 80.1

    Dilruwan Perera to James Anderson. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, hit pad to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 79.6

    FOUR! Malinda Pushpakumara to Ben Foakes. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Shuffles outside leg, and lofts this drive up and over the covers for four. A productive start by England. They lead by 300!

  • 79.5

    Malinda Pushpakumara to Ben Foakes. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

  • 79.4

    Malinda Pushpakumara to Ben Foakes. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 79.3

    Malinda Pushpakumara to Ben Foakes. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

  • 79.2

    Malinda Pushpakumara to Ben Foakes. Stock ball back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Silva.

  • 79.1

    Malinda Pushpakumara to Ben Foakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Pushpakumara.

  • 78.6

    FOUR! Akila Dananjaya to James Anderson. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Spanked. Jimmy gets down low, swipes across the line, and the turn, and nails it to the legside boundary.

  • 78.5

    Akila Dananjaya to Ben Foakes. Off break half volley, to leg down the track flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Silva.

  • 78.4

    Akila Dananjaya to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Silva.

  • 78.3

    Akila Dananjaya to Ben Foakes. Off break back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, to deep square leg for no runs, fielded by Silva.

  • 78.2

    Akila Dananjaya to Ben Foakes. Off break half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

  • 78.1

    Akila Dananjaya to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Silva.

  • 77.6

    Dilruwan Perera to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.

  • 77.5

    Dilruwan Perera to Ben Foakes. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Mathews.

  • 77.4

    Dilruwan Perera to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

  • 77.3

    Dilruwan Perera to Ben Foakes. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Pushpakumara.

  • 77.2

    SIX! Dilruwan Perera to Ben Foakes. Off break half volley, middle stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. No messing around from Foakes. He picks the right ball for him to go after, and hits it as clean as a whistle. Jumps out and mows it over mid wicket for six.

  • 77.1

    Dilruwan Perera to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 76.6

    Akila Dananjaya to James Anderson. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 76.5

    Akila Dananjaya to James Anderson. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Silva.

  • 76.4

    FOUR! Akila Dananjaya to James Anderson. Off break half volley, to leg on the front foot sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Pushpakumara. A comical way to start the day. Anderson sweeps hard out to Pushpakumara in the deep, and the spin on the ball puts him on his backside. Tried to turn and save it at the last moment, but ended up looking foolish.

  • 76.3

    Akila Dananjaya to James Anderson. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, hit body to first slip for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

  • 76.2

    Akila Dananjaya to James Anderson. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 76.1

    Akila Dananjaya to James Anderson. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed to short third man for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

  • 75.6

    SIX! Dilruwan Perera to Ben Foakes. Off break back of a length, down leg side down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Nice way to bring up a tidy little fifty. Field up to keep Anderson on strike for the next over, so he decides to give it the full beans. Shovelled over the mid wicket fence for six.

    Some sounds of thunder, and the surroundings are becoming very gloomy. The umpires feel it's safer to head back in.

    A heavy shower comes bustling in, and that puts a stop to today's play. It has been a marvellous watch. England have been aggressive, especially with the constant use of the range of sweeps, and it has paid off. Joe Root made a rapid fifteenth Test century, and had handy additions from Rory Burns and Ben Foakes. Akila Dhananjaya made sure the visitors haven't got out of sight. A Test best six-for has helped Sri Lanka stay in the mix. The lead stands at 278, which won't be the easiest chase for Sri Lanka, and it can still be added to. One wicket remaining, then we will know what is needed. It's all set up for a brilliant final innings.

  • 75.5

    Dilruwan Perera to Ben Foakes. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • End of Over 74
    Over 74. 2 runs. Bowler: Jack Leach. Sri Lanka: 243/10 (rr 3.28)
  • 73.6
    Malinda Pushpakumara c and b Jack Leach 1 (9)

    OUT! Caught & Bowled. Jack Leach to Malinda Pushpakumara. Stock ball yorker, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to silly mid off, by Leach.

    What a fitting way for the match to finish. Very full from Leach and it almost looks like a bump ball but Pushpakumara has scooped it straight into the hands of the bowler. A maiden Test match five-wicket haul for the man from Somerset.
    England take the victory by a margin of 57 runs and take an unassailable lead in the series. Things could have gone very differently though and at tea yesterday Sri Lanka were in the driving seat. Wickets at the wrong time for the hosts curtailed their chase and a battling innings from Angelo Mathews couldn't quite get his team over the line. An extremely entertaining Test match and one that the England camp and Joe Root will remember for a long time. A first series victory in Sri Lanka for over 17 years.
    All eyes now look to the next match in Colombo on the 23rd November. The series is over for Sri Lanka but they will not want to lose 3-0. Join us then.

  • 73.5

    Jack Leach to Malinda Pushpakumara. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

  • 73.4

    Jack Leach to Akila Dananjaya. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, mis-fielded by Anderson.

  • 73.3

    Jack Leach to Akila Dananjaya. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

  • 73.2

    Jack Leach to Malinda Pushpakumara. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 1 run.

  • 73.1

    Jack Leach to Malinda Pushpakumara. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

  • End of Over 73
    Over 73. no runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Sri Lanka: 241/9 (rr 3.30)
  • 72.6

    Moeen Ali to Akila Dananjaya. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 72.5

    Moeen Ali to Akila Dananjaya. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

  • 72.4

    Moeen Ali to Akila Dananjaya. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.

  • 72.3

    Moeen Ali to Akila Dananjaya. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Foakes. Change of attack and it seems as though Dananjaya does not feel confident in his partner at the other end.

  • 72.2

    Moeen Ali to Akila Dananjaya. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

  • 72.1

    Moeen Ali to Akila Dananjaya. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Foakes.

  • End of Over 72
    Over 72. 1 run. Bowler: Jack Leach. Sri Lanka: 241/9 (rr 3.35)
  • 71.6

    Jack Leach to Malinda Pushpakumara. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Leach.

  • 71.5

    Jack Leach to Malinda Pushpakumara. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Foakes. Check for the stumping but the foot hasn't left the ground.

  • 71.4

    Jack Leach to Akila Dananjaya. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ali.

  • 71.3

    Jack Leach to Akila Dananjaya. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Leach.

  • 71.2

    Jack Leach to Akila Dananjaya. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Leach.

  • 71.1

    Jack Leach to Akila Dananjaya. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Leach.

  • End of Over 71
    Over 71. no runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Sri Lanka: 240/9 (rr 3.38)
  • 70.6

    Moeen Ali to Malinda Pushpakumara. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Jennings.

  • 70.5

    Moeen Ali to Malinda Pushpakumara. Off break yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs.

  • 70.4

    Moeen Ali to Malinda Pushpakumara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Jennings.

  • 70.3
    Suranga Lakmal b Moeen Ali 0 (2)

    OUT! Bowled. Moeen Ali to Suranga Lakmal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to. Moeen is looking to finish this off quickly. The angle around the wicket is dangerous to the right handers when he spins them back. Lakmal plays with a straight bat but he leaves a huge gap between bat and pad. Moeen finds it with fizzing turn and strikes the top of off stump. England can sense a famous victory.

  • 70.2

    Moeen Ali to Suranga Lakmal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot flick, hit pad to first slip for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

  • 70.1
    Niroshan Dickwella c Ben Stokes b Moeen Ali 35 (43)

    OUT! Caught. Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to first slip, by Stokes. It was getting tense out in the middle but Moeen provides the breakthrough. Tossing the delivery up above the eyeline and Dickwella moves away from the sweep shot and looks to hit with the turn. His bat is away from the body and he isn't able to control the shot. Edged to Stokes and he was never going to drop that.

  • End of Over 70
    Over 70. 4 runs. Bowler: Jack Leach. Sri Lanka: 240/7 (rr 3.43)
  • 69.6

    Jack Leach to Akila Dananjaya. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Leach.

  • 69.5

    Jack Leach to Niroshan Dickwella. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Anderson.

  • 69.4

    Jack Leach to Niroshan Dickwella. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Foakes. Perfectly bowled drawing Dickwella forward and ripping one through the gate. Just too much bounce on this occasion as the ball bounces into Foakes' gloves.

  • 69.3

    Jack Leach to Niroshan Dickwella. Stock ball full toss, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Burns.

  • 69.2

    Jack Leach to Niroshan Dickwella. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Jennings.

  • 69.1

    Jack Leach to Akila Dananjaya. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot working, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ali.