Best performances - Batsmen
JE Root
124(146) 10x4 - 2x6
Control %84%
- Productive Shot
- sweep shot
- 36 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
AD Mathews
88(137) 6x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 24 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
13/11Result
2nd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Nov 14-18 2018
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![England]( "England")
290 & 346 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
336 & 243 (74 ov)
Player of the Match
13/11Result
2nd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Nov 14-18 2018
-
![England]( "England")
290 & 346 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
336 & 243 (74 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
