Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss in Old Trafford, Manchester, and the option to bat first!
But disappointed first by the top-order batter of Sri Lanka. Collapse the batting order in front of the English bowler. English bowlers both Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir picked 3 wickets in the spell. Captain himself fought single-handle and contributed 74 runs on the board. After Sri Lanka’s 1st innings collected 236 runs.
In reply, England’s 1st innings ended in 358 runs. Jamie Smith’s brilliant 111 runs in 148 balls posted England 122 runs lead.
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings scored 326 runs with Kamindu Mendis 113 runs. Along with Mathews and Chandimal’s fifty runs contribution. Sri Lanka posted a 205-run target for England to win the match.
Finally, Joe Root guided England to the victory without any trouble with a 5-wicket victory. Match summary:
