Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard, 2nd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka 2021

2nd Test · England tour of Sri Lanka 2021 · Galle International Stadium · 22 Jan 2021 to 25 Jan 2021

Sri Lanka 381 & 126

England 344 & 164/4

England won by 6 wickets

Player of the match: JE Root

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Match summary

Sri Lanka played England in the 2nd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka 2021 at Galle International Stadium, from 22 Jan 2021 to 25 Jan 2021. England won by 6 wickets.

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first. Sri Lanka made 381 in 139.3 overs, England made 344 in 116.1 overs, Sri Lanka made 126 in 35.5 overs, England made 164/4 in 43.3 overs.

Joe Root top-scored with 197 runs in the match; Lasith Embuldeniya took 10/210 in the match; Joe Root was named player of the match.

Sri Lanka Innings

381/10 (139.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
HDRL Thirimanne c JC Buttler b JM Anderson	c JC Buttler b JM Anderson	43	95	5	0	45.26
MDKJ Perera c JE Root b JM Anderson	c JE Root b JM Anderson	6	14	1	0	42.86
BOP Fernando b JM Anderson	b JM Anderson	0	4	0	0	0.00
AD Mathews c JC Buttler b JM Anderson	c JC Buttler b JM Anderson	110	238	11	0	46.22
LD Chandimal lbw b MA Wood	lbw b MA Wood	52	121	4	1	42.98
N Dickwella c MJ Leach b JM Anderson	c MJ Leach b JM Anderson	92	144	10	0	63.89
RTM Mendis c JC Buttler b MA Wood	c JC Buttler b MA Wood	0	7	0	0	0.00
MDK Perera c MJ Leach b SM Curran	c MJ Leach b SM Curran	67	170	8	1	39.41
RAS Lakmal c Z Crawley b JM Anderson	c Z Crawley b JM Anderson	0	2	0	0	0.00
L Embuldeniya c JE Root b MA Wood	c JE Root b MA Wood	7	33	0	1	21.21
AM Fernando not out	not out	0	10	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)	4
Total	139.3 Ov (RR: 2.73)	381/10

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (MDKJ Perera, 4.1 ov), 2-7 (BOP Fernando, 4.5 ov), 3-76 (HDRL Thirimanne, 26.2 ov), 4-193 (LD Chandimal, 68.6 ov), 5-232 (AD Mathews, 88.6 ov), 6-243 (RTM Mendis, 91.6 ov), 7-332 (N Dickwella, 120.4 ov), 8-332 (RAS Lakmal, 120.6 ov), 9-364 (L Embuldeniya, 132.6 ov), 10-381 (MDK Perera, 139.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
JM Anderson	29	13	40	6	1.38	155	6	0	0	0
SM Curran	18.3	3	60	1	3.24	85	9	0	0	0
MJ Leach	38	5	119	0	3.13	153	9	2	0	0
MA Wood	28	4	84	3	3.00	126	10	0	1	1
DM Bess	26	2	76	0	2.92	105	5	1	0	0

England Innings

344/10 (116.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Z Crawley c HDRL Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	c HDRL Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	5	24	1	0	20.83
DP Sibley lbw b L Embuldeniya	lbw b L Embuldeniya	0	14	0	0	0.00
JM Bairstow c BOP Fernando b L Embuldeniya	c BOP Fernando b L Embuldeniya	28	73	5	0	38.36
JE Root run out	run out	186	309	18	0	60.19
DW Lawrence c HDRL Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	c HDRL Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	3	21	0	0	14.29
JC Buttler c BOP Fernando b RTM Mendis	c BOP Fernando b RTM Mendis	55	95	7	0	57.89
SM Curran c HDRL Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	c HDRL Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	13	43	0	1	30.23
DM Bess c HDRL Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	c HDRL Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	32	95	4	0	33.68
MA Wood c HDRL Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	c HDRL Thirimanne b L Embuldeniya	1	6	0	0	16.67
MJ Leach lbw b MDK Perera	lbw b MDK Perera	1	17	0	0	5.88
JM Anderson not out	not out	4	5	1	0	80.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 3, w 0, nb 5)	16
Total	116.1 Ov (RR: 2.96)	344/10

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (DP Sibley, 5.2 ov), 2-5 (Z Crawley, 7.1 ov), 3-116 (JM Bairstow, 35.5 ov), 4-132 (DW Lawrence, 41.2 ov), 5-229 (JC Buttler, 70.5 ov), 6-252 (SM Curran, 81.2 ov), 7-333 (DM Bess, 109.5 ov), 8-337 (MA Wood, 111.2 ov), 9-339 (JE Root, 114.2 ov), 10-344 (MJ Leach, 116.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
RAS Lakmal	16	7	31	0	1.94	81	5	0	0
L Embuldeniya	42	6	137	7	3.26	178	15	0	4
AM Fernando	10	2	31	0	3.10	45	5	0	0
MDK Perera	32.1	4	86	1	2.67	136	6	1	1
RTM Mendis	16	1	48	1	3.00	63	5	0	0

Sri Lanka Innings

126/10 (35.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
MDKJ Perera lbw b MJ Leach	lbw b MJ Leach	14	25	2	0	56.00
HDRL Thirimanne c Z Crawley b MJ Leach	c Z Crawley b MJ Leach	13	33	0	0	39.39
BOP Fernando c Z Crawley b DM Bess	c Z Crawley b DM Bess	3	19	0	0	15.79
AD Mathews b DM Bess	b DM Bess	5	11	0	0	45.45
LD Chandimal c JM Anderson b MJ Leach	c JM Anderson b MJ Leach	9	6	2	0	150.00
N Dickwella c DW Lawrence b DM Bess	c DW Lawrence b DM Bess	7	14	1	0	50.00
RTM Mendis c JC Buttler b MJ Leach	c JC Buttler b MJ Leach	16	20	3	0	80.00
MDK Perera c Z Crawley b DM Bess	c Z Crawley b DM Bess	4	13	0	0	30.77
RAS Lakmal not out	not out	11	32	1	0	34.38
L Embuldeniya c JM Bairstow b JE Root	c JM Bairstow b JE Root	40	42	6	1	95.24
AM Fernando b JE Root	b JE Root	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 0, w 0, nb 1)	4
Total	35.5 Ov (RR: 3.52)	126/10

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (MDKJ Perera, 5.2 ov), 2-29 (BOP Fernando, 10.4 ov), 3-37 (HDRL Thirimanne, 13.5 ov), 4-37 (AD Mathews, 14.4 ov), 5-47 (LD Chandimal, 15.6 ov), 6-66 (N Dickwella, 20.1 ov), 7-70 (MDK Perera, 22.3 ov), 8-78 (RTM Mendis, 25.1 ov), 9-126 (L Embuldeniya, 35.4 ov), 10-126 (AM Fernando, 35.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
JM Anderson	2	0	6	0	3.00	8	0	0	0
SM Curran	2	0	9	0	4.50	9	2	0	0
DM Bess	16	1	49	4	3.06	65	6	0	0
MJ Leach	14	1	59	4	4.21	55	7	1	1
JE Root	1.5	1	0	2	0.00	11	0	0	0

England Innings

164/4 (43.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Z Crawley c BOP Fernando b L Embuldeniya	c BOP Fernando b L Embuldeniya	13	19	1	0	68.42
DP Sibley not out	not out	56	144	2	0	38.89
JM Bairstow lbw b L Embuldeniya	lbw b L Embuldeniya	29	28	3	1	103.57
JE Root b RTM Mendis	b RTM Mendis	11	16	1	0	68.75
DW Lawrence c N Dickwella b L Embuldeniya	c N Dickwella b L Embuldeniya	2	9	0	0	22.22
JC Buttler not out	not out	46	48	5	0	95.83
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 3)	7
Total	43.3 Ov (RR: 3.77)	164/4

Did not bat: MJ Leach, MA Wood, DM Bess, JM Anderson, SM Curran

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Z Crawley, 4.5 ov), 2-62 (JM Bairstow, 14.5 ov), 3-84 (JE Root, 21.5 ov), 4-89 (DW Lawrence, 24.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
L Embuldeniya	20	3	73	3	3.65	77	7	0	2
MDK Perera	13.3	1	39	0	2.89	55	2	0	1
RTM Mendis	10	0	48	1	4.80	28	3	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Sri Lanka vs England match on 22 Jan 2021?

England won by 6 wickets.

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

Joe Root.

Who scored the most runs in Sri Lanka vs England?

Joe Root (England) with 197 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Sri Lanka vs England?

Lasith Embuldeniya, with 10/210.

Who won the toss in Sri Lanka vs England?

Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first.

Where was Sri Lanka vs England played?

At Galle International Stadium.