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England bowled Sri Lanka out for 381 runs on day two of the second check after the tail confirmed cussed resistance on Saturday. While James Anderson took six, Mark Wood claimed three and Curran picked up the final wicket.
In response, the guests additionally suffered early blows after Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley have been dismissed cheaply, leaving England at 5/2. After the departure of each the openers, Jonny Bairstow and skipper Joe Root caught within the center till stumps. While Root notched up 67, Bairstow scored 24 as England reached 98/2 on the finish of the primary day.
Tea was delayed by quarter-hour with the hosts right down to the final pair. Dilruwan Perera was the final man dismissed when he pulled Sam Curran to Jack Leach at deep sq. leg for 67.
A uncommon function within the Sri Lankan innings was that every one wickets fell for the seamers. Galle is a spinners paradise historically, but it surely was the England seamers who did the job.
Niroshan Dickwella appeared all set to put up his maiden hundred when a lapse of focus noticed him being dismissed for his career-best 92.
James Anderson set him up properly — putting two further covers and a large mid-off and continually feeding him with deliveries large exterior off stump. Dickwella misplaced his persistence and drove upwardly and Leach at large mid-off made a superb catch. The seventh-wicket stand between him and Perera was price 89 runs.
Sri Lanka within the morning session misplaced Angelo Mathews and debutant Ramesh Mendis in fast succession. With Dickwella’s wicket, Anderson accomplished his thirtieth five-wicket haul. Three balls later, he had his finest figures in Asia when Suranga Lakmal edged one to gully the place Zak Crawley accomplished the catch.
Anderson bowled an prolonged spell of six overs within the afternoon session with the hope of knocking off the tail however Sri Lanka was not going to provide it away simply.
Earlier, England had unsuccessfully reviewed a leg earlier than shout towards Perera when he was on 21.
Lasith Embuldeniya, who was hit on the shoulder by Wood, added 32 runs for the ninth wicket with Perera serving to Sri Lanka near the 400-run mark.
The 38-year-old Perera posted his seventh check half-century with a pleasant flick for 4 off Wood. He was dropped on 51 when Dom Bess spilled a return catch. Perera confronted 170 balls for his 67 and hit eight fours and a six.
(With AP Inputs)
