England complete Lanka whitewash after comprehensive win at Galle
Dom Sibley scored an unbeaten half-century as England chased down a target of 164 to secure a sweep of the series on Monday, beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test on a day of drama at Galle International Stadium.
Dom Sibley scored an unbeaten half-century as England chased down a target of 164 to secure a sweep of the series on Monday, beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test on a day of drama at Galle International Stadium. England scored 164-4, with Sibley 56 not out and Jos Buttler unbeaten on 46 as they overcame jittery moments to complete a 2-0 series triumph.
SL vs ENG
SL vs ENG
England’s run chase began nervously as they lost their first four wickets for 89 runs, including a tired-looking Joe Root, with Sri Lanka’s dangerous spinner Lasith Embuldeniya threatening with the new ball and taking three wickets for a match tally of 10.
But an unbeaten 75-run partnership between Sibley, who had previously failed with the bat on tour, and Buttler saw England home as they showed the application their hosts lacked in their batting. (Twitter/englandcricket)
SL vs ENG
SL vs ENG
SL vs ENG
Bess took 4-49 and Leach 4-59 as the home batting line-up was undone by the turn of the wicket and rash shots. It included a wild sweep from veteran Angelo Mathews as he was bowled by Bess for five and a slog that was top-edged by captain Dinesh Chandimal (9) and expertly caught by James Anderson off Leach. (Twitter/englandcricket)