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  • SL vs ENG 2nd Test: Angelo Mathews’ hundred lifts Sri Lanka to 229-4

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    An unbeaten hundred by Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka to 229-4 at stumps Friday on the primary day of the second take a look at towards England.
    Mathews got here in to bat at 7-2 after James Anderson had dismissed each Kusal Perera (6) and Oshada Fernando (0) within the morning session.

    The former Sri Lanka captain was then examined by a probing spell of quick bowling by Mark Wood, who had him in hassle with a few quick deliveries. Wood was always bowling to Mathews on center and leg-stump with a leg-gully in place anticipating the batsman to flick one.
    Mathews didn’t take the bait however a bouncer struck his glove and landed the place there was no fielder earlier than crossing the boundary rope. That introduced up Mathews’ half-century.
    “We lost the openers early unfortunately and we just had to see through a few overs and get the ball slightly older and look for runs,” Mathews mentioned. “Scoring runs was tough although the wicket was flat. England were on the money not giving away too many loose balls.”
    Lahiru Thirimanne gave strong assist to Mathews. Sri Lanka added 69 runs for the third wicket earlier than Anderson struck within the second ball after lunch as Thirimanne nicked one to the wicketkeeper.

    Stand-in captain Dinesh Chandimal then joined Mathews and the duo produced a 117-run stand for the fourth wicket.
    Wood was persisting with some prime quality quick bowling on a flat wicket the place there was hardly any help for the seam bowlers. He had Chandimal in hassle with a bouncer that hit the batsman on the pinnacle.
    His perseverance paid off when he trapped Chandimal leg earlier than wicket. The batsman, who made 52 for his twentieth half-century, unsuccessfully reviewed the choice.
    “It was hard work bowling out there,” Wood mentioned. “This pith was tougher than the last one. We knew it was going to be harder. They played well and it didn’t spin as much as it did in the first test. We intend to make early inroads tomorrow morning.”
    Mathews, who missed Sri Lanka’s current tour of South Africa with a hamstring damage, reached his eleventh take a look at hundred and the third towards England with a single off Jack Leach to level area. It was his first take a look at hundred in Galle, a venue the place he had made his take a look at debut 12 years in the past.
    England took the brand new ball quickly after it was accessible however weren’t in a position to make the breakthrough as Niroshan Dickwella and Mathews have been concerned in an unfinished 36 run stand for the fifth wicket.
    The Sri Lankan wicketkeeper has been promoted to sixth on this sequence and is underneath fireplace after a string of rash strokes caused his dismissal in current assessments. Anderson completed with 3-24. Ten of his 19 overs have been maidens.

  • Mature Angelo Mathews reveals the way in which for smarter Sri Lanka in opposition to England

    Sri Lanka’s improved batting on day one of many second and last Test in opposition to England in Galle on Friday was led by a century from Angelo Mathews and is an indication the hosts have taken on board the heavy criticism of their show within the first Test.
    Sri Lanka reached 229 for 4 on the shut after electing to bat first, their whole boosted by an unbeaten 107 from Mathews and 52 from captain Dinesh Chandimal.
    It is a far cry from their woeful first innings rating of 135 on the opening day of the primary check when poor shot choice and an ill-advised try at fast runs probably value them the match as England claimed a seven-wicket win.
    Sri Lanka have been way more cautious this time on a dry wicket that may crumble shortly below the new solar and make chasing something substantial within the fourth innings perilous for the vacationers.
    “We had to see through a few overs and get the ball slightly older to score some runs,” Mathews instructed reporters on the shut. “Credit should go to the England bowlers. It was sizzling and humid and so they gave nothing away.
    “They set a field that we could not score off easily. The fast bowlers had good line and length. We don’t know what a good score is, just as many as we can get.”Mathews scored 71 in Sri Lanka’s second innings within the first check and says enjoying back-to-back video games on the identical venue has its benefits.
    “I got into a rhythm in the second innings of the first test, so I thought if I can get a start I’m not going to give it away,” he stated.”I needed to work extraordinarily arduous. They (England) gave us nothing, however we’re 229 for 4 and we can’t give it away now.”

  • SL vs ENG 1st Test: Mark Wood clocks 91 mph, breaks Angelo Mathews’ bat into two items

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    Pacer Mark Wood bowled a fiery over on Day 1 of the primary Test between Sri Lanka and England on Thursday. Wood, in his very first of the day at Galle, clocked 86, 88, 91, 93, 91, 91 miles per hour. 
    On the fifth supply of the over which was bowled at 91 miles per hour, Wood broke Angelo Mathews bat into two items. The incident occurred within the tenth over of the primary innings when Mathews tried to defend Wood’s ripper.
    Seemed a innocent ball to interrupt Angelo’s bat into 2 #SLvsENG #AngeloMathews pic.twitter.com/3xcsmLTwDB— Kartik Kannan (@kartik_kannan) January 14, 2021

    Sri Lanka had a substandard day with the bat as they have been in a position to submit simply 135 on the scoreboard. Dom Bess bagged 5/30, his career-best figures within the conventional format, to fort the hosts’ batting unit. 
    While Bess took benefit of the spin-friendly wicket, Jack Leach and Stuart Broad scalped one and three wickets respectively. Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal was his facet’s highest scorer with 28 runs. 
    Broad was at his finest as he dismissed Lahiru Thirimanne and Kusal Mendes inside a span of three balls. Thirimanne was caught by Jonny Bairstow at leg slip whereas Mendes nicked the ball to keeper Jos Buttler.
    England ended the day on 127/2 with captain Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow on the crease. After shedding openers Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley, the Root-Bairstow pair stitched 110 in simply 194 deliveries to regular England’s first innings. The guests at present path solely by eight runs.