The second match of the Test series between England and Sri Lanka is being played at Lord’s Stadium in London. On Friday, the second day of the match, England’s fast bowler Gus Atkinson scored a century. On the basis of Atkinson’s century, the team scored 427 runs in the first innings. On the first day of the Test, England’s Joe Root scored the 33rd century of his career. He played an innings of 143 runs. Sri Lanka’s fast bowler Asitha Fernando took 5 wickets. By the end of the second session, Sri Lanka has scored 129 runs for 7 wickets. England had lost 7 wickets on the first day.
England scored 358 runs for the loss of 7 wickets on the first day. On the second day, Gus Atkinson continued his innings with a score of 74 and Matthew Potts with a score of 20 runs. Atkinson continued to score runs quickly and scored the first century of his career. Atkinson was dismissed after scoring 118 runs in 115 balls. He had a partnership of 85 runs with Potts. Earlier, he had also shared a 92-run partnership with Joe Root. Ratnayake took a brilliant diving catch
Atkinson was out as England’s 9th wicket. Asitha Fernando bowled a short pitch ball to him, Atkinson played a pull shot. The ball was going towards the boundary, then Milan Ratnayake dived in the back air and took a brilliant catch. Atkinson hit 14 fours and 4 sixes in his innings of 118 runs. Fernando took 5 wickets
For England, Matthew Potts scored 21, Ollie Stone scored 15 and Shoaib Bashir scored 7 runs. The team scored 427 runs after batting in 102 overs. Sri Lankan fast bowler Asitha Fernando took 5 wickets. Milan Ratnayake and Lahiru Kumara got 2-2 wickets, while Prabath Jayasuriya took one wicket. Sri Lanka’s bad start in the first session
By the end of the first session, Sri Lanka also started their first innings. The team scored 32 runs after losing 2 wickets after 9.1 overs. Nishan Madushka and Dimuth Karunaratne were out after scoring 7 runs each. Pathum Nissanka remained not out after scoring 10 runs. Chris Woakes and Ollie Stone from England took 1-1 wickets. Sri Lanka lost 5 more wickets in the second session
Sri Lanka continued the innings in the second session from a score of 32/2. The team lost 7 wickets till the score of 129 runs. Kamindu Mendis remained not out with Prabath Jayasuriya after scoring 26 runs from the team. Milan Ratnayake scored 19, Dinesh Chandimal scored 23, Angelo Mathews scored 22 and Pathum Nissanka scored 12 runs. 3 batsmen from Sri Lanka could not even touch the 10-run mark. From England, Matthew Potts, Ollie Stone and Chris Woakes took 2-2 wickets. Gus Atkinson also got a success. Root scored a century on the first day England batted first after losing the toss on the first day. The team lost 6 wickets at a score of 216 runs, but Root stood firm at one end. He made a partnership with Harry Brook and Jamie Smith and took the team past the 200 mark. Root was out after scoring 143 runs before the end of the day’s play. This was the 33rd century of his career. Read the full news…
