Scorecards / 2018 / England v Sri Lanka
Test match · England tour of Sri LankaEngland v Sri Lanka: Test scorecard, 14 Nov 2018
England won by 57 runs. 14 Nov 2018, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Result
Runs per overEngland first innings
285 (75.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Burnsc DM de Silva b A Dananjaya | 43 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 53.1 |
| KK Jenningsc N Dickwella b RAS Lakmal | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| BA Stokeslbw b MDK Perera | 19 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 70.4 |
| JE Rootb PM Pushpakumara | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 60.9 |
| JC Buttlerc FDM Karunaratne b PM Pushpakumara | 63 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 94.0 |
| MM Alilbw b PM Pushpakumara | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 43.5 |
| BT Foakesc DM de Silva b MDK Perera | 19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 65.5 |
| SM Curranc FDM Karunaratne b MDK Perera | 64 | 119 | 1 | 6 | 53.8 |
| AU Rashidlbw b MDK Perera | 31 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 59.6 |
| MJ Leachb A Dananjaya | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 |
| JM Andersonnot out | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 |
| Extras | 7 (b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 285 (75.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (KK Jennings, 4.3 ov); 2-44 (BA Stokes, 13.2 ov); 3-65 (JE Root, 18.6 ov); 4-89 (RJ Burns, 25.5 ov); 5-134 (MM Ali, 34.2 ov); 6-165 (BT Foakes, 41.3 ov); 7-171 (JC Buttler, 46.1 ov); 8-216 (AU Rashid, 61.2 ov); 9-225 (MJ Leach, 64.4 ov); 10-285 (SM Curran, 75.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAS Lakmal | 12 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 3.67 |
| MDK Perera | 24.4 | 5 | 61 | 4 | 2.47 |
| PM Pushpakumara | 23 | 4 | 89 | 3 | 3.87 |
| DM de Silva | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 |
| A Dananjaya | 14 | 1 | 80 | 2 | 5.71 |
Sri Lanka first innings
336 (103 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratnerun out | 63 | 125 | 4 | 0 | 50.4 |
| JK Silvab MJ Leach | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| PM Pushpakumarac RJ Burns b MM Ali | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 |
| DM de Silvac BT Foakes b AU Rashid | 59 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 60.2 |
| BKG Mendisc BA Stokes b MJ Leach | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| AD Mathewsc BT Foakes b AU Rashid | 20 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 47.6 |
| ARS Silvac MM Ali b AU Rashid | 85 | 174 | 4 | 1 | 48.9 |
| N Dickwellalbw b JE Root | 25 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 75.8 |
| MDK Pereralbw b MJ Leach | 15 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 40.5 |
| A Dananjayalbw b MM Ali | 31 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 79.5 |
| RAS Lakmalnot out | 15 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 12 (b 6, lb 6, w 0, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 336 (103 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (JK Silva, 7.4 ov); 2-31 (PM Pushpakumara, 14.4 ov); 3-127 (FDM Karunaratne, 38.6 ov); 4-136 (BKG Mendis, 41.1 ov); 5-146 (DM de Silva, 46.2 ov); 6-165 (AD Mathews, 54.3 ov); 7-211 (N Dickwella, 66.4 ov); 8-252 (MDK Perera, 79.4 ov); 9-308 (A Dananjaya, 93.2 ov); 10-336 (ARS Silva, 102.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 14 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 2.86 |
| SM Curran | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
| MJ Leach | 29 | 5 | 70 | 3 | 2.41 |
| MM Ali | 25 | 1 | 85 | 2 | 3.40 |
| AU Rashid | 22 | 2 | 75 | 3 | 3.41 |
| JE Root | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.25 |
| BA Stokes | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
England second innings
346 (80.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Leachlbw b MDK Perera | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| RJ Burnslbw b PM Pushpakumara | 59 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 89.4 |
| KK Jenningsc DM de Silva b A Dananjaya | 26 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 48.1 |
| JE Rootlbw b A Dananjaya | 124 | 146 | 10 | 2 | 84.9 |
| BA Stokeslbw b MDK Perera | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JC Buttlerb A Dananjaya | 34 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 75.6 |
| MM Alilbw b A Dananjaya | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 71.4 |
| BT Foakesnot out | 65 | 119 | 4 | 2 | 54.6 |
| SM Curranb A Dananjaya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AU Rashidlbw b A Dananjaya | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
| JM Andersonb MDK Perera | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 92.3 |
| Extras | 13 (b 4, lb 9, w 0, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 346 (80.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (MJ Leach, 2.3 ov); 2-77 (KK Jennings, 19.1 ov); 3-108 (RJ Burns, 25.5 ov); 4-109 (BA Stokes, 26.3 ov); 5-183 (JC Buttler, 40.6 ov); 6-219 (MM Ali, 46.3 ov); 7-301 (JE Root, 69.2 ov); 8-301 (SM Curran, 69.3 ov); 9-305 (AU Rashid, 71.6 ov); 10-346 (JM Anderson, 80.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDK Perera | 20.4 | 2 | 96 | 3 | 4.65 |
| PM Pushpakumara | 27 | 1 | 101 | 1 | 3.74 |
| A Dananjaya | 25 | 0 | 115 | 6 | 4.60 |
| DM de Silva | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 |
| RAS Lakmal | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 |
Sri Lanka second innings
243 (74 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratnec BT Foakes b AU Rashid | 57 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 59.4 |
| JK Silvast BT Foakes b MJ Leach | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| DM de Silvac KK Jennings b MJ Leach | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| BKG Mendislbw b MJ Leach | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| AD Mathewslbw b MM Ali | 88 | 137 | 6 | 0 | 64.2 |
| ARS Silvac JE Root b MM Ali | 37 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 38.9 |
| N Dickwellac BA Stokes b MM Ali | 35 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 81.4 |
| MDK Pereralbw b MJ Leach | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 |
| A Dananjayanot out | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| RAS Lakmalb MM Ali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PM Pushpakumarac & b MJ Leach | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| Extras | 9 (b 5, lb 4, w 0, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 243 (74 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (JK Silva, 3.3 ov); 2-16 (DM de Silva, 5.3 ov); 3-26 (BKG Mendis, 7.5 ov); 4-103 (FDM Karunaratne, 27.6 ov); 5-176 (ARS Silva, 54.3 ov); 6-221 (AD Mathews, 62.3 ov); 7-226 (MDK Perera, 65.2 ov); 8-240 (N Dickwella, 70.1 ov); 9-240 (RAS Lakmal, 70.3 ov); 10-243 (PM Pushpakumara, 73.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2.40 |
| MJ Leach | 28 | 2 | 83 | 5 | 2.96 |
| MM Ali | 19 | 2 | 72 | 4 | 3.79 |
| AU Rashid | 17 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 3.06 |
| JE Root | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 |
Match summary
England played Sri Lanka in a men's Test match at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on 14 November 2018 (to 18 November 2018), part of England tour of Sri Lanka. England won by 57 runs.
England won the toss and chose to bat.
JE Root was named player of the match.
On 14 November 2018 the on-field umpires were M Erasmus and S Ravi, with AJ Pycroft as match referee.
How the innings went
England made 285 in 75.4 overs. SM Curran top-scored with 64 from 119 balls, including 1 fours and 6 sixes. MDK Perera took 4 for 61. The biggest stand before a wicket was 60 runs between SM Curran and JM Anderson.
Sri Lanka made 336 in 103 overs. ARS Silva top-scored with 85 from 174 balls, including 4 fours and 1 sixes. MJ Leach took 3 for 70. The biggest stand before a wicket was 96 runs between FDM Karunaratne and DM de Silva.
In their second innings, England scored 346 in 80.4 overs. JE Root top-scored with 124 from 146 balls, including 10 fours and 2 sixes. A Dananjaya took 6 for 115. The biggest stand before a wicket was 82 runs between JE Root and BT Foakes.
In their second innings, Sri Lanka scored 243 in 74 overs. AD Mathews top-scored with 88 from 137 balls, including 6 fours and 0 sixes. MJ Leach took 5 for 83. The biggest stand before a wicket was 77 runs between FDM Karunaratne and AD Mathews.
Extras
England's innings of 285 in 75.4 overs included 7 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 4 byes and 3 leg byes. Sri Lanka's innings of 336 in 103 overs included 12 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 6 byes and 6 leg byes. England's innings of 346 in 80.4 overs included 13 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 4 byes and 9 leg byes. Sri Lanka's innings of 243 in 74 overs included 9 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 5 byes and 4 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won England v Sri Lanka on 14 November 2018?
England won by 57 runs.
Who top-scored in England v Sri Lanka?
JE Root scored 124 from 146 balls for England, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in England v Sri Lanka?
A Dananjaya, with 6 for 115.
What was the highest partnership?
96 runs between FDM Karunaratne and DM de Silva for Sri Lanka.
Who won the toss?
England, who chose to bat.
Where was England v Sri Lanka played?
At Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, on 14 November 2018.