2nd Test
Joe Root maintains his imperious record in Asia! ๐
England have won five consecutive Test matches away from home for the first time since 1914 ๐คฏ
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๐ 426 runs
๐คฏ 106.5 average
๐ฅ Man of the match
๐ฅ Player of the seriesWhat a series it has been for Joe Root, who celebrates another series win away from home as England captain! ๐ช
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) January 25, 2021
England win ๐
They defeat Sri Lanka by six wickets to take the Test series 2-0 ๐
This is their sixth consecutive Test victory in Sri Lanka!#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8CMYp pic.twitter.com/jiOAK9rZqS
— ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2021
England have lost four wickets in the chase of 164!
They still need 75 more to win ๐#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8CMYp pic.twitter.com/ziVdi0Uqnn
— ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2021
England announce a bumper home summer schedule, beginning June 2021 ๐๏ธ
๐ธ Two Tests v New Zealand
๐ธ White-ball series v Sri Lanka
๐ธ White-ball series v Pakistan
๐ธ Five Tests v India pic.twitter.com/MVLEVYUSko— ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2021
Tea in Galle โ
England need 118 runs to win with Jonny Bairstow and Dom Sibley at the crease ๐
They are 46/1.#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8CMYp pic.twitter.com/0xoHAYskmx
— ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2021
Sri Lanka are all out for 126 ๐
Jack Leach and Dom Bess snare four scalps each โ๏ธ
England need just 164 runs to win the second Test!#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8CMYp pic.twitter.com/W2AVUE2vNM
— ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2021
Jack Leach and Dom Bess take three wickets each to leave Sri Lanka stuttering on 67/6 at lunch on day four!
The hosts lead by 104 runs.#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8CMYp pic.twitter.com/BWdEz53q42
— ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2021
Sri Lanka lose two more wickets!
England spinners Jack Leach and Dom Bess have picked up two each โ๏ธ
The hosts are in trouble at 37/4 ๐#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8CMYp pic.twitter.com/XNS0Ay90ye
— ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2021
Sri Lanka have lost the wickets of Kusal Perera and Oshada Fernando in their second innings!
They lead by 66 runs. #SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8CMYp pic.twitter.com/lhqtdxZV0Q
— ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2021
GONE โ Joe Root is run out for 186!
Sri Lanka reduce England to 339/9 at stumps on day three. The visitors are trailing by 42 runs. #SLvENG | https://t.co/BtLz95cMXH pic.twitter.com/XR5Pj0qdw7
— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2021
1โฃ5โฃ0โฃ up for Joe Root!
Another double-century on the cards for the England skipper? #SLvENG | https://t.co/BtLz95cMXH pic.twitter.com/p6ttX9V0RU
— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2021
England are 252/6 at tea on day three, trailing Sri Lanka by 129 runs.
Joe Root is unbeaten on 137#SLvENG | https://t.co/BtLz95cMXH pic.twitter.com/DYFgLp6aT0
— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2021
A five-wicket haul for Lasith Embuldeniya ๐
Sam Curran is out for 13 and it's time for a tea break.#SLvENG | https://t.co/BtLz95cMXH pic.twitter.com/JWZ5vk3JyT
— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2021
Joe Root has now gone past Kevin Pietersen to become Englandโs fifth-highest run-getter in Tests ๐
Can you name the top four? ๐ pic.twitter.com/Df9XkBn2Un
— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2021
Jos Buttler becomes Ramesh Mendis' maiden Test victim!
The England batsman falls for 55.#SLvENG | https://t.co/BtLz95cMXH pic.twitter.com/d9V6pnpIeb
— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2021
Jos Buttler brings up his fifty in style with a four!
This is his 18th half-century in Tests ๐#SLvENG | https://t.co/BtLz95cMXH pic.twitter.com/W7SW4IRm6u
— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2021
Joe Root and Jos Buttler take England to 181/4 at lunch on day three, trailing Sri Lanka by 200 runs.
Lasith Embuldeniya picked up two wickets in the morning session. #SLvENG | https://t.co/BtLz95cMXH pic.twitter.com/iwke2nuGcY
— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2021
Test century No.1โฃ9โฃ for the England skipper, his fourth against Sri Lanka!
No other ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ batsman has scored more Test hundreds against ๐ฑ๐ฐ than Joe Root ๐#SLvENG | https://t.co/BtLz95cMXH pic.twitter.com/SkxuRUmdY5
— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2021
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstowโs unbeaten 93-run stand has taken England to 98/2 at stumps on day two ๐#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8CMYp pic.twitter.com/AgogCwn4Mv
— ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2021
50th Test fifty for Joe Root ๐
He converted it into a double hundred in the last match.
How many will he get in this game?#SLvENG pic.twitter.com/aozmRkFgIi
— ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2021
England lose their first wicket cheaply โ๏ธ
Dom Sibley falls for a duck to Lasith Embuldeniya.#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8lc6R pic.twitter.com/sMVderVZGF
— ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2021
ICYMI: England rest Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran and Mark Wood for the first two Tests against India.
The four-match Test series begins on 5 February in Chennai.
More ๐
— ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2021
Sri Lanka make 381 runs in the first innings ๐
All 10 wickets were taken by English seamers.
Who will star with the bat for England?#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8lc6R pic.twitter.com/TmzAkQlDT8
— ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2021
Dilruwan Perera scores his seventh Test fifty!
Can he take Sri Lanka to the 400-run mark?#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8lc6R pic.twitter.com/cQF1OUJKAr
— ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2021
30th five-wicket haul for James Anderson in Tests ๐
He now has 6๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ wickets in the format ๐
He gets Niroshan Dickwella for 92!#SLvENG pic.twitter.com/IpXvZ8nh9J
— ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2021
Niroshan Dickwella and Dilruwan Pereraโs unbeaten 70-run stand has taken Sri Lanka to 313/6 at lunch ๐
Who should Joe Root turn to for a breakthrough in the next session?#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8CMYp pic.twitter.com/NyBAgldvem
— ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2021
Niroshan Dickwella scores his 16th Test fifty ๐
Can he get his maiden hundred in the format today?#SLvENG pic.twitter.com/6xpbHJdJ2w
— ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2021
Sri Lanka will start day two in Galle at 229/4 with Angelo Mathews batting on 107* ๐
What will be their first-innings total?#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8lc6R pic.twitter.com/hPciWBuZvi
— ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2021
Stumps in Galle ๐
Angelo Mathewsโ brilliant century helps Sri Lanka to 229/4 on day one of the second Test ๐#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8lc6R pic.twitter.com/UqFMRYD9GY
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2021
11th Test ton for Angelo Mathews ๐
This is his fourth fifty-plus score in his last six Test innings!#SLvENG pic.twitter.com/HLySwYGiRR
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2021
Finally a breakthrough for England โ๏ธ
Mark Wood has broken the 119-run fourth-wicket stand between Chandimal and Mathews.
Chandimal goes for 52!#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8lc6R pic.twitter.com/UV0OQ9UBTz
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2021
Wicket no.6๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ for James Anderson!
He dismisses the well-set Lahiru Thirimanne on 43 soon after the lunch break.#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8lc6R pic.twitter.com/ENJ4x4wLHL
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2021
Lunch in Galle ๐ฒ
Thirimanne and Mathews stabilise Sri Lanka after the loss of early wickets.
Anderson is now on 602 Test scalps ๐#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8lc6R pic.twitter.com/WSAIUjsCPz
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2021
Two wickets in an over for James Anderson ๐
Kusal Perera and Oshada Fernando depart within the space of five deliveries!#SLvENG โก๏ธ https://t.co/3ZC7G8CMYp pic.twitter.com/gBs5FLGMab
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2021
25-year-old all-rounder Ramesh Mendis getting his maiden Test cap ๐
He becomes Sri Lankaโs 154th Test player.#SLvENG pic.twitter.com/lKyHKq9Si4
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2021
TOSS news from Galle ๐๏ธ
Sri Lanka have chosen to bat first in the second #SLvENG Test ๐
All-rounder Ramesh Mendis makes his debut for Sri Lanka. pic.twitter.com/VMngjctB4n
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2021