29/08Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England at London, Aug 29-Sep 1 2024
England won by 190 runs
Player of the Match
Gus AtkinsonEngland
29/08Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England at London, Aug 29-Sep 1 2024
England won by 190 runs
Player of the Match
Gus AtkinsonEngland

END OF OVER:
102 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ENG: 427/10

  • Shoaib Bashir7 (10b)
  • Asitha Fernando24-2-102-5
  • Prabath Jayasuriya29-2-96-1

12:09pm, Day 2, Innings break: The morning so far has belonged to Gus Atkinson and England. He started with 74 not out and took off with back-to-back boundaries first up. Five overs in, he'd brought up his maiden first-class hundred. What better to do it in a Test and at Lord's? It took the hosts over 400. Asitha took out the tail to finish with a five-for, but with 427, England are well placed.

Hisham: "Time for England to declare you think? " Yes, it turns out

101.6
W
AM Fernando to Stone, OUT, Hooked straight to deep fine leg, Asitha finishes with a five-for. He raises his hands as Stone and Bashir run back into the dressing room. It was a bouncer around shoulder-height, Stone had gone leg side but got followed, went through with the shot with eyes off the ball. Mendis didn't pick it up at first but it came right at his him, he took it finger pointing up

OP Stone c Mendis b AM Fernando 15 (35m 31b 1x4 0x6) SR: 48.38

101.5
0
AM Fernando to Stone, no run, Gets leg side of the ball and cross-bats it to midwicket.
101.4
0
AM Fernando to Stone, no run, Good direction. Back of length, right at the ribs. Stone gets the bottom hand off the bat as he defends, ball hits high and falls in front
101.3
0
AM Fernando to Stone, no run, Bouncer is wide and down leg, 130ks, let go

Odinlass: "Excuse me, but I was told that Gus Atkinson is a pacer." He still is

101.2
0
AM Fernando to Stone, no run, Double-bluff? Asitha goes into the pitch but offers width, Stone tries to carve it over point. Beaten
101.1
1
AM Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, 1 run, No surprises, bumper it is. Bashir swivels and pulls late, top edges it well over the keeper, gets it in the middle of the keeper and deep fine leg

Loaded leg-side field with square leg and midwicket in close. Around the wicket

END OF OVER:
101 | 5 Runs | ENG: 426/9

  • Shoaib Bashir6 (9b)
  • Olly Stone15 (26b)
  • Prabath Jayasuriya29-2-96-1
  • Asitha Fernando23-2-101-4

Sidd: "Gus Atkinson has more 100s at Lords then Kohli, Babar, Lara, Tendulkar, Ponting and Kallis" He's equal with Broad and Woakes

Kirk : "I've been watching Test cricket for half a century and I've never seen a catch quite like that one before. " Hope that continues, and for the better

100.6
1
Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, 1 run, Slips out and Bashir leans forward to get it on the low full toss. Driven to long-on. Drinks
100.5
0
Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, no run, Spin in, much quicker too. Touch short, comes in at leg stump, Bashir goes back and punches towards mid-on

will: "have latter-era England reached 100 overs before? they've frequently hardly needed to!" It is rare but they did in Manchester during last year's Ashes

100.4
0
Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, no run, Still slowish. Full on leg, worked to the leg side
100.3
4
Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, FOUR, Larruped across the line. Jayasuriya continues to give air, this was a touch too full and Bashir slog swept it over midwicket
100.2
0
Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, no run, Full on middle and leg, squeezed drive takes it to mid-on
100.1
0
Jayasuriya to Shoaib Bashir, no run, Pitched up, pushed back to the bowler

Around. Slip, leg slip in

END OF OVER:
100 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 421/9

  • Shoaib Bashir1 (3b)
  • Olly Stone15 (26b)
  • Asitha Fernando23-2-101-4
  • Prabath Jayasuriya28-2-91-1

Thanks, Miller

Here's Ekanth for what remains of this innings, and session

99.6
1
AM Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, 1 run, very full length, draws a calm push into the covers, Bashir is off the mark

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Sri Lanka 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st19FDM KarunaratneKNM Fernando
2nd24FDM KarunaratneP Nissanka
3rd17FDM KarunaratneNGRP Jayasuriya
4th55AD MathewsFDM Karunaratne
5th59AD MathewsLD Chandimal
6th18LD ChandimalDM de Silva
7th8DM de SilvaPHKD Mendis
8th73DM de SilvaRMMP Rathnayake
9th15CBRLS KumaraRMMP Rathnayake
10th4CBRLS KumaraAM Fernando