Test · MEN'S CRICKET
England v Sri Lanka
14 Nov 2018 – 18 Nov 2018 · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium · England tour of Sri Lanka
England tour of Sri LankaRESULT
England290/1075.4 ov346/1080.4 ov
Sri Lanka336/10103.0 ov243/1074.0 ovEngland won by 57 runs
England290/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rory Burns | c DM de Silva b A Dananjaya | 43 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 53.09 |
 Keaton Jennings | c N Dickwella b RAS Lakmal | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
 Ben Stokes | lbw · MDK Perera | 19 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 70.37 |
 Joe Root | bowled · PM Pushpakumara | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 60.87 |
 Jos Buttler | c FDM Karunaratne b PM Pushpakumara | 63 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 94.03 |
 Moeen Ali | lbw · PM Pushpakumara | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 43.48 |
 Ben Foakes | c DM de Silva b MDK Perera | 19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 65.52 |
 Sam Curran | c FDM Karunaratne b MDK Perera | 64 | 119 | 1 | 6 | 53.78 |
 Adil Rashid | lbw · MDK Perera | 31 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 59.62 |
 Jack Leach | bowled · A Dananjaya | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
 James Anderson | not out | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Total · 454 legal balls | 290 | 75.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suranga Lakmal | 12.0 | 44 | 1 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 24.4 | 61 | 4 | 2.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | 23.0 | 89 | 3 | 3.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 14.0 | 80 | 2 | 5.71 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (KK Jennings) · 2-44 (BA Stokes) · 3-65 (JE Root) · 4-89 (RJ Burns) · 5-134 (MM Ali) · 6-165 (BT Foakes) · 7-171 (JC Buttler) · 8-216 (AU Rashid) · 9-225 (MJ Leach) · 10-285 (SM Curran)
Sri Lanka336/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dimuth Karunaratne | run out | 63 | 125 | 4 | 0 | 50.40 |
| Kaushal Silva | bowled · MJ Leach | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | c RJ Burns b MM Ali | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c BT Foakes b AU Rashid | 59 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 60.20 |
| Kusal Mendis | c BA Stokes b MJ Leach | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
 Angelo Mathews | c BT Foakes b AU Rashid | 20 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Roshen Silva | c MM Ali b AU Rashid | 85 | 174 | 4 | 1 | 48.85 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | lbw · JE Root | 25 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 75.76 |
| Dilruwan Perera | lbw · MJ Leach | 15 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 40.54 |
| Akila Dananjaya | lbw · MM Ali | 31 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 79.49 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 15 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Total · 618 legal balls | 336 | 103.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 14.0 | 40 | 0 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 4.0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 29.0 | 70 | 3 | 2.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 25.0 | 85 | 2 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 22.0 | 75 | 3 | 3.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 8.0 | 26 | 1 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (JK Silva) · 2-31 (PM Pushpakumara) · 3-127 (FDM Karunaratne) · 4-136 (BKG Mendis) · 5-146 (DM de Silva) · 6-165 (AD Mathews) · 7-211 (N Dickwella) · 8-252 (MDK Perera) · 9-308 (A Dananjaya) · 10-336 (ARS Silva)
England346/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Leach | lbw · MDK Perera | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Rory Burns | lbw · PM Pushpakumara | 59 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 89.39 |
| Keaton Jennings | c DM de Silva b A Dananjaya | 26 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 48.15 |
| Joe Root | lbw · A Dananjaya | 124 | 146 | 10 | 2 | 84.93 |
| Ben Stokes | lbw · MDK Perera | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jos Buttler | bowled · A Dananjaya | 34 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 75.56 |
| Moeen Ali | lbw · A Dananjaya | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 71.43 |
| Ben Foakes | not out | 65 | 119 | 4 | 2 | 54.62 |
| Sam Curran | bowled · A Dananjaya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Adil Rashid | lbw · A Dananjaya | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| James Anderson | bowled · MDK Perera | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Total · 484 legal balls | 346 | 80.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 13 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilruwan Perera | 20.4 | 96 | 3 | 4.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | 27.0 | 101 | 1 | 3.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 25.0 | 115 | 6 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 4.0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (MJ Leach) · 2-77 (KK Jennings) · 3-108 (RJ Burns) · 4-109 (BA Stokes) · 5-183 (JC Buttler) · 6-219 (MM Ali) · 7-301 (JE Root) · 8-301 (SM Curran) · 9-305 (AU Rashid) · 10-346 (JM Anderson)
Sri Lanka243/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c BT Foakes b AU Rashid | 57 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 59.38 |
| Kaushal Silva | stumped · MJ Leach | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c KK Jennings b MJ Leach | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Kusal Mendis | lbw · MJ Leach | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Angelo Mathews | lbw · MM Ali | 88 | 137 | 6 | 0 | 64.23 |
| Roshen Silva | c JE Root b MM Ali | 37 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 38.95 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c BA Stokes b MM Ali | 35 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 81.40 |
| Dilruwan Perera | lbw · MJ Leach | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Akila Dananjaya | not out | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Suranga Lakmal | bowled · MM Ali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | caught and bowled · MJ Leach | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Total · 444 legal balls | 243 | 74.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 9 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 28.0 | 83 | 5 | 2.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 19.0 | 72 | 4 | 3.79 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 17.0 | 52 | 1 | 3.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (JK Silva) · 2-16 (DM de Silva) · 3-26 (BKG Mendis) · 4-103 (FDM Karunaratne) · 5-176 (ARS Silva) · 6-221 (AD Mathews) · 7-226 (MDK Perera) · 8-240 (N Dickwella) · 9-240 (RAS Lakmal) · 10-243 (PM Pushpakumara)
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