England vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, 1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka 2018

1st Test · England tour of Sri Lanka 2018 · Galle International Stadium · 6 Nov 2018 to 9 Nov 2018

England 342 & 322/6d

Sri Lanka 203 & 250

England won by 211 runs

Player of the match: BT Foakes

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Match summary

England played Sri Lanka in the 1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka 2018 at Galle International Stadium, from 6 Nov 2018 to 9 Nov 2018. England won by 211 runs.

England won the toss and chose to bat first. England made 342 in 97 overs, Sri Lanka made 203 in 68 overs, England made 322/6 declared in 93 overs, Sri Lanka made 250 in 85.1 overs.

Keaton Jennings top-scored with 192 runs in the match; Moeen Ali took 8/137 in the match; Ben Foakes was named player of the match.

England Innings

342/10 (97 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
RJ Burns c N Dickwella b RAS Lakmal	c N Dickwella b RAS Lakmal	9	12	2	0	75.00
KK Jennings b MDK Perera	b MDK Perera	46	53	7	0	86.79
MM Ali b RAS Lakmal	b RAS Lakmal	0	1	0	0	0.00
JE Root b HMRKB Herath	b HMRKB Herath	35	46	5	0	76.09
BA Stokes b MDK Perera	b MDK Perera	7	19	1	0	36.84
JC Buttler c N Dickwella b MDK Perera	c N Dickwella b MDK Perera	38	72	4	0	52.78
BT Foakes c DM de Silva b RAS Lakmal	c DM de Silva b RAS Lakmal	107	202	10	0	52.97
SM Curran c LD Chandimal b A Dananjaya	c LD Chandimal b A Dananjaya	48	104	1	3	46.15
AU Rashid c DM de Silva b MDK Perera	c DM de Silva b MDK Perera	35	38	4	2	92.11
MJ Leach c DM de Silva b MDK Perera	c DM de Silva b MDK Perera	15	31	2	0	48.39
JM Anderson not out	not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 0, nb 0)	2
Total	97 Ov (RR: 3.53)	342/10

Fall of wickets: 1-10 (RJ Burns, 2.3 ov), 2-10 (MM Ali, 2.4 ov), 3-72 (JE Root, 16.1 ov), 4-98 (KK Jennings, 21.1 ov), 5-103 (BA Stokes, 23.3 ov), 6-164 (JC Buttler, 43.6 ov), 7-252 (SM Curran, 77.2 ov), 8-306 (AU Rashid, 87.4 ov), 9-330 (MJ Leach, 95.2 ov), 10-342 (BT Foakes, 96.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
RAS Lakmal	18	5	73	3	4.06	82	12	1
MDK Perera	31	6	75	5	2.42	137	7	0
A Dananjaya	20	2	96	1	4.80	72	11	1
HMRKB Herath	25	4	78	1	3.12	106	5	2
DM de Silva	3	0	18	0	6.00	8	1	1

Sri Lanka Innings

203/10 (68 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
FDM Karunaratne c BT Foakes b JM Anderson	c BT Foakes b JM Anderson	4	2	1	0	200.00
JK Silva lbw b SM Curran	lbw b SM Curran	1	6	0	0	16.67
DM de Silva b MM Ali	b MM Ali	14	47	0	0	29.79
BKG Mendis c BA Stokes b MJ Leach	c BA Stokes b MJ Leach	19	32	4	0	59.38
AD Mathews c KK Jennings b MM Ali	c KK Jennings b MM Ali	52	122	3	0	42.62
LD Chandimal st BT Foakes b AU Rashid	st BT Foakes b AU Rashid	33	72	3	0	45.83
N Dickwella c JC Buttler b MM Ali	c JC Buttler b MM Ali	28	39	3	0	71.79
MDK Perera c JC Buttler b MJ Leach	c JC Buttler b MJ Leach	21	49	2	0	42.86
A Dananjaya c BT Foakes b MM Ali	c BT Foakes b MM Ali	0	3	0	0	0.00
RAS Lakmal c JM Anderson b AU Rashid	c JM Anderson b AU Rashid	15	20	2	0	75.00
HMRKB Herath not out	not out	14	16	2	0	87.50
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 0)	2
Total	68 Ov (RR: 2.99)	203/10

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (FDM Karunaratne, 0.2 ov), 2-10 (JK Silva, 3.3 ov), 3-34 (BKG Mendis, 13.2 ov), 4-40 (DM de Silva, 16.3 ov), 5-115 (LD Chandimal, 43.2 ov), 6-136 (AD Mathews, 49.3 ov), 7-171 (N Dickwella, 59.6 ov), 8-173 (A Dananjaya, 61.3 ov), 9-175 (MDK Perera, 62.6 ov), 10-203 (RAS Lakmal, 67.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s
JM Anderson	10	0	26	1	2.60	44	2
SM Curran	6	1	16	1	2.67	29	3
MJ Leach	18	2	41	2	2.28	79	3
MM Ali	21	4	66	4	3.14	86	6
AU Rashid	9	1	30	2	3.33	33	3
BA Stokes	4	0	22	0	5.50	12	3

England Innings

322/6d (93 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
RJ Burns run out	run out	23	65	1	0	35.38
KK Jennings not out	not out	146	280	9	0	52.14
MM Ali c HMRKB Herath b MDK Perera	c HMRKB Herath b MDK Perera	3	11	0	0	27.27
JE Root c N Dickwella b HMRKB Herath	c N Dickwella b HMRKB Herath	3	19	0	0	15.79
BA Stokes b MDK Perera	b MDK Perera	62	93	4	3	66.67
JC Buttler c JK Silva b HMRKB Herath	c JK Silva b HMRKB Herath	35	58	2	1	60.34
BT Foakes c BKG Mendis b A Dananjaya	c BKG Mendis b A Dananjaya	37	34	1	3	108.82
SM Curran not out	not out	0	0	0	0	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, w 0, nb 2)	13
Total	93 Ov (RR: 3.46)	322/6

Did not bat: AU Rashid, MJ Leach, JM Anderson

Fall of wickets: 1-60 (RJ Burns, 22.6 ov), 2-67 (MM Ali, 26.3 ov), 3-74 (JE Root, 31.3 ov), 4-181 (BA Stokes, 60.5 ov), 5-258 (JC Buttler, 83.1 ov), 6-319 (BT Foakes, 92.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
MDK Perera	30	3	94	2	3.13	124	8	2	0
RAS Lakmal	9	2	30	0	3.33	38	2	0	2
HMRKB Herath	23	1	59	2	2.57	90	2	0	0
A Dananjaya	18.5	2	87	1	4.62	64	3	4	0
DM de Silva	12.1	2	41	0	3.37	44	2	1	0

Sri Lanka Innings

250/10 (85.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
FDM Karunaratne c & b MM Ali	c & b MM Ali	26	86	1	0	30.23
JK Silva lbw b MJ Leach	lbw b MJ Leach	30	59	1	0	50.85
DM de Silva c JE Root b BA Stokes	c JE Root b BA Stokes	21	44	0	1	47.73
BKG Mendis c MM Ali b MJ Leach	c MM Ali b MJ Leach	45	77	6	1	58.44
AD Mathews c JC Buttler b MM Ali	c JC Buttler b MM Ali	53	92	5	0	57.61
LD Chandimal b MJ Leach	b MJ Leach	1	11	0	0	9.09
N Dickwella c BA Stokes b MM Ali	c BA Stokes b MM Ali	16	32	1	0	50.00
MDK Perera c BA Stokes b AU Rashid	c BA Stokes b AU Rashid	30	49	3	1	61.22
A Dananjaya c BA Stokes b MM Ali	c BA Stokes b MM Ali	8	18	0	0	44.44
RAS Lakmal not out	not out	14	25	1	1	56.00
HMRKB Herath run out	run out	5	18	0	0	27.78
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 0)	1
Total	85.1 Ov (RR: 2.94)	250/10

Fall of wickets: 1-51 (JK Silva, 22.3 ov), 2-59 (FDM Karunaratne, 25.2 ov), 3-98 (DM de Silva, 37.2 ov), 4-144 (BKG Mendis, 50.5 ov), 5-154 (LD Chandimal, 54.4 ov), 6-190 (N Dickwella, 66.1 ov), 7-197 (AD Mathews, 68.4 ov), 8-229 (A Dananjaya, 76.6 ov), 9-239 (MDK Perera, 79.3 ov), 10-250 (HMRKB Herath, 85.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
SM Curran	5	1	15	0	3.00	21	1	0
JM Anderson	12	2	27	0	2.25	54	1	0
MM Ali	20	2	71	4	3.55	77	4	3
AU Rashid	18.1	0	59	1	3.25	74	6	0
MJ Leach	21	1	60	3	2.86	84	4	1
BA Stokes	8	2	16	1	2.00	39	2	0
JE Root	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the England vs Sri Lanka match on 6 Nov 2018?

England won by 211 runs.

Who was player of the match in England vs Sri Lanka?

Ben Foakes.

Who scored the most runs in England vs Sri Lanka?

Keaton Jennings (England) with 192 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in England vs Sri Lanka?

Moeen Ali, with 8/137.

Who won the toss in England vs Sri Lanka?

England, who chose to bat first.

Where was England vs Sri Lanka played?

At Galle International Stadium.