Men's Test · England tour of Sri Lanka · Match 2

England v Sri Lanka

14 Nov 2018 to 18 Nov 2018 · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

England won by 57 runs

Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: JE Root

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
England (1)	290	75.4
Sri Lanka (2)	336	103.0
England (3)	346	80.4
Sri Lanka (4)	243	74.0

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Sri Lanka243 all out (74 ov)

Sri Lanka batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
FDM Karunaratnecaught b AU Rashid	caught b AU Rashid	57	96	4	0	59.4
JK Silvastumped b MJ Leach	stumped b MJ Leach	4	6	0	0	66.7
DM de Silvacaught b MJ Leach	caught b MJ Leach	1	10	0	0	10.0
BKG Mendislbw b MJ Leach	lbw b MJ Leach	1	7	0	0	14.3
AD Mathewslbw b MM Ali	lbw b MM Ali	88	137	6	0	64.2
ARS Silvacaught b MM Ali	caught b MM Ali	37	95	4	0	38.9
N Dickwellacaught b MM Ali	caught b MM Ali	35	43	3	0	81.4
MDK Pereralbw b MJ Leach	lbw b MJ Leach	2	11	0	0	18.2
A Dananjaya*not out	not out	8	28	0	0	28.6
RAS Lakmalb MM Ali	b MM Ali	0	2	0	0	0.0
PM Pushpakumarac & b MJ Leach	c & b MJ Leach	1	9	0	0	11.1
Extras	9 (b 5, lb 4)
Total	243 all out (74 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (JK Silva, 3.3 ov), 2-16 (DM de Silva, 5.3 ov), 3-26 (BKG Mendis, 7.5 ov), 4-103 (FDM Karunaratne, 27.6 ov), 5-176 (ARS Silva, 54.3 ov), 6-221 (AD Mathews, 62.3 ov), 7-226 (MDK Perera, 65.2 ov), 8-240 (N Dickwella, 70.1 ov), 9-240 (RAS Lakmal, 70.3 ov), 10-243 (PM Pushpakumara, 73.6 ov)

England bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	5	2	12	0	2.40
MJ Leach	28	2	83	5	2.96
MM Ali	19	2	72	4	3.79
AU Rashid	17	1	52	1	3.06
JE Root	5	0	15	0	3.00

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.