06/11Result

1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 6-9 2018

EnglandEnglandENG
342 & 322/6d
Sri LankaSri LankaSL
203 & 250 (85.1 ov)

England won by 211 runs

Player of the Match

Ben FoakesEngland

Best performances - Batsmen

KK Jennings

146(280) 9x4 - 0x6

Control %89%

Productive Shot
flick
31 runs
0x4 - 0x6

BT Foakes

107(202) 10x4 - 0x6

Control %93%

Productive Shot
flick
27 runs
1x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

MDK Perera

O31

R75

Eco2.41

RHB
OFFLEG



	2W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF



		2W	1W

MM Ali

O21

R66

Eco3.14

RHB
OFFLEG



	1W	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF



			2W

Partnerships

ENG - 1st
SL - 1st
ENG - 2nd
SL - 2nd

England - 1st - Innings

RJ Burns9 (12)

KK Jennings0 (3)

MM Ali0 (1)

KK Jennings0 (0)

JE Root35 (46)

KK Jennings27 (35)

BA Stokes7 (15)

KK Jennings19 (15)

JC Buttler5 (10)

BA Stokes0 (4)

JC Buttler33 (62)

BT Foakes28 (61)

BT Foakes39 (96)

SM Curran48 (104)

AU Rashid35 (38)

BT Foakes19 (24)

BT Foakes9 (15)

MJ Leach15 (31)

JM Anderson0 (4)

BT Foakes12 (6)

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

JK Silva0 (0)

FDM Karunaratne4 (2)

JK Silva1 (6)

DM de Silva5 (13)

DM de Silva5 (27)

BKG Mendis19 (32)

AD Mathews2 (12)

DM de Silva4 (7)

AD Mathews40 (89)

LD Chandimal33 (72)

AD Mathews10 (21)

N Dickwella11 (16)

MDK Perera18 (40)

N Dickwella17 (23)

MDK Perera2 (6)

A Dananjaya0 (3)

MDK Perera1 (3)

RAS Lakmal1 (6)

HMRKB Herath14 (16)

RAS Lakmal14 (14)

England - 2nd - Innings

RJ Burns23 (65)

KK Jennings33 (75)

MM Ali3 (11)

KK Jennings4 (10)

JE Root3 (19)

KK Jennings4 (11)

107

BA Stokes62 (93)

KK Jennings40 (83)

JC Buttler35 (58)

KK Jennings38 (76)

BT Foakes37 (34)

KK Jennings24 (24)

KK Jennings3 (1)

SM Curran0 (0)

Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings

JK Silva30 (59)

FDM Karunaratne21 (76)

FDM Karunaratne5 (10)

DM de Silva3 (7)

DM de Silva18 (37)

BKG Mendis21 (35)

AD Mathews21 (39)

BKG Mendis24 (42)

AD Mathews9 (12)

LD Chandimal1 (11)

AD Mathews20 (37)

N Dickwella16 (32)

MDK Perera4 (11)

AD Mathews3 (4)

MDK Perera24 (32)

A Dananjaya8 (18)

MDK Perera2 (6)

RAS Lakmal8 (9)

HMRKB Herath5 (18)

RAS Lakmal6 (16)

Match Coverage

All Match News

Vibrant England find the strength to match their depth
There were notable performances from Ben Foakes, Moeen Ali and Keaton Jennings but almost everyone contributed to England's first away Test win in two years
Herath's goodbye, Root's hello
It was a less than memorable goodbye for a legend. For England's captain, it's all coming up roses
Joe Root praises England's game awareness after memorable Galle victory
Marshalling bowling attack was "great fun" says England captain, as he reflects on 211-run win
Chandika Hathurusingha critical of 'school kid' batting from Sri Lanka
England laid traps and Sri Lanka's batsmen fell into them, said coach Chandika Hathurusingha after heavy defeat in Galle
Injured Dinesh Chandimal doubtful for second Test
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal is almost certainly out of the second Test in Pallekele after it was confirmed that his groin tear will take up to two weeks to heal

Videos

play06:05

'I've been working for a Bank since 2000. I'll keep working there ' - Herath
06:05
Foakes shows England the way in Galle
02:55
What was it like when England last played a Test without Cook?
01:10

Sri Lanka INNINGS		R	B
FDM Karunaratne	caught	26	86
JK Silva	lbw	30	59
DM de Silva	caught	21	44
BKG Mendis	caught	45	77
AD Mathews	caught	53	92
LD Chandimal	bowled	1	11
N Dickwella	caught	16	32
MDK Perera	caught	30	49
A Dananjaya	caught	8	18
RAS Lakmal	not out	14	25
HMRKB Herath	run out	5	18
EXTRAS	(lb 1)
TOTAL	250 (all out; 85.1 ovs)

England BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
SM Curran	5.0	1	15	0	3.00
JM Anderson	12.0	2	27	0	2.25
MM Ali	20.0	2	71	4	3.55
AU Rashid	18.1	0	59	1	3.24
MJ Leach	21.0	1	60	3	2.85
BA Stokes	8.0	2	16	1	2.00
JE Root	1.0	0	1	0	1.00

Sri Lanka 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	51	JK Silva	FDM Karunaratne
2nd	8	FDM Karunaratne	DM de Silva
3rd	39	DM de Silva	BKG Mendis
4th	46	AD Mathews	BKG Mendis
5th	10	AD Mathews	LD Chandimal
6th	36	AD Mathews	N Dickwella
7th	7	MDK Perera	AD Mathews
8th	32	MDK Perera	A Dananjaya
9th	10	MDK Perera	RAS Lakmal
10th	11	HMRKB Herath	RAS Lakmal

England - 1st - Innings

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

England - 2nd - Innings

Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings

Vibrant England find the strength to match their depth

Herath's goodbye, Root's hello

Joe Root praises England's game awareness after memorable Galle victory

Chandika Hathurusingha critical of 'school kid' batting from Sri Lanka

Injured Dinesh Chandimal doubtful for second Test

'I've been working for a Bank since 2000. I'll keep working there ' - Herath

Foakes shows England the way in Galle

What was it like when England last played a Test without Cook?