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
05/11Result
1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 6-9 2018
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![England]( "England")
342 & 322/6d -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
203 & 250 (85.1 ov)
Player of the Match
05/11Result
1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 6-9 2018
-
![England]( "England")
342 & 322/6d -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
203 & 250 (85.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
Partnerships
- ENG - 1st
- SL - 1st
- ENG - 2nd
- SL - 2nd
England - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
England - 2nd - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
ENG in SL 2018-19 News
Has anyone scored more runs at a higher strike rate than Jonny Bairstow did against New Zealand?
And how many batters have managed a hundred in each Test of a three-match series?
Why do we think Test chases of over 300 aren't all that tough?
Despite the evidence of history, we continue to pin our hopes on teams chasing 300-plus in the fourth innings in Tests
Rabada reclaims No. 1 ICC bowling ranking from Anderson
Yasir Shah has returned to the top ten after his 14-wicket haul, while Jonny Bairstow and Mominul Haque made gains in the batting rankings
Ben Stokes' 'exemplary' showing in Sri Lanka wins praise from Trevor Bayliss
Ben Stokes has seemingly realised how much the game means to him and resolved to take every opportunity to be the best player he can be
Dimuth Karunaratne, Dilruwan Perera unable to lift poor Sri Lanka
Roshen Silva made a solid return to the team but too much of the batting was brittle and Suranga Lakmal struggled as stand-in captain
