SL vs ENG: England flip tables on Sri Lanka to win 2nd Test by 6 wickets, clinch collection 2-0

Image Source : @ICC England, who’re fourth in ICC World Test Championship desk, now proceed to India for a four-Test collection starting February 5.
England defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets within the second Test to seal the two-match collection 2-0. Needing 164 to win, the English faltered when diminished to 89 for 4. But opener Dominic Sibley and No. 6 Jos Buttler shared an unbeaten 75-run partnership for the fifth wicket to steer their staff to victory.
Earlier, English spinners effected a exceptional turnaround as each off-spinner Dom Bess (4/49) and left-arm spinner Jack Leach (4/59) skittled out Sri Lanka for 126 after the hosts had taken a 37-run lead on first innings.
Sri Lanka, who had bowled England out for 344 on the fourth day’s morning with the guests including simply 5 extra to their in a single day rating, went to bat within the second innings solely to seek out themselves get diminished to 78 for eight. Left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya then made 40 off 42 deliveries to assist Sri Lanka get to their eventual 126-run complete.
While Bess and Leach took 4 wickets every, skipper Root took the remaining two wickets together with his off-spinners. Root broke the 48-run ninth-wicket partnership between Embuldeniya and Suranga Lakmal (11 not out).

Chasing 164, England misplaced opener Zak Crawley early with the sore on 17. Jonny Bairstow then added 45 for the second wicket. England then misplaced three wickets for 27 runs to let Sri Lanka sneak in. However, Buttler and Sibley noticed the guests by means of.
England, who’re fourth in ICC World Test Championship desk, now proceed to India for a four-Test collection starting February 5.
Brief scores Sri Lanka 381 & 126 (L. Embuldeniya 40, D. Bess 4/49, J. Leach 4/59, J. Root 2/0) vs England 344 & 164/4 (D. Sibley 56 not out, J. Buttler 46 not out, L. Embuldeniya 3/73).
Root was the person of the match for his 186. He was additionally the person of the collection for aggregating 426 runs at a median of 106.5.