England v Sri Lanka: Test scorecard, 23 Nov 2018

England won by 42 runs. 23 Nov 2018, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo.

Result

Runs per over

23 Nov 2018 · Test · England tour of Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

England 336(92.5 ov) Sri Lanka 240(65.5 ov) England 230(69.5 ov) Sri Lanka 284(86.4 ov)
England won by 42 runs

England first innings

336 (92.5 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
RJ Burnsb MDK Perera	14	34	2	0	41.2
KK Jenningsc ARS Silva b PM Pushpakumara	13	24	1	0	54.2
JM Bairstowb PADLR Sandakan	110	186	9	1	59.1
JE Rootc MD Gunathilaka b PADLR Sandakan	46	79	4	0	58.2
BA Stokesc DM de Silva b PADLR Sandakan	57	88	5	2	64.8
JC Buttlerc & b PADLR Sandakan	16	26	2	0	61.5
MM Alic AD Mathews b MDK Perera	33	55	4	0	60.0
BT Foakesc N Dickwella b PM Pushpakumara	13	26	2	0	50.0
AU Rashidnot out	21	31	2	0	67.7
SCJ Broadb PADLR Sandakan	0	2	0	0	0.0
MJ Leachc AD Mathews b MDK Perera	2	7	0	0	28.6
Extras	11 (b 7, lb 3, w 0, nb 1)
Total	336 (92.5 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-22 (RJ Burns, 7.5 ov); 2-36 (KK Jennings, 10.5 ov); 3-136 (JE Root, 38.1 ov); 4-235 (BA Stokes, 64.5 ov); 5-254 (JM Bairstow, 70.4 ov); 6-265 (JC Buttler, 74.4 ov); 7-294 (BT Foakes, 83.1 ov); 8-328 (MM Ali, 90.5 ov); 9-329 (SCJ Broad, 91.2 ov); 10-336 (MJ Leach, 92.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
RAS Lakmal	11	2	33	0	3.00
MDK Perera	32.5	1	113	3	3.44
PM Pushpakumara	20	3	64	2	3.20
PADLR Sandakan	22	0	95	5	4.32
DM de Silva	5	0	16	0	3.20
MD Gunathilaka	2	0	5	0	2.50

Sri Lanka first innings

240 (65.5 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
MD Gunathilakac KK Jennings b MJ Leach	18	41	3	0	43.9
FDM Karunaratnec KK Jennings b AU Rashid	83	125	9	0	66.4
DM de Silvac KK Jennings b AU Rashid	73	129	8	0	56.6
BKG Mendisc BA Stokes b AU Rashid	27	36	4	0	75.0
AD Mathewsc BT Foakes b BA Stokes	5	7	1	0	71.4
ARS Silvac KK Jennings b AU Rashid	3	9	0	0	33.3
N Dickwellac BT Foakes b BA Stokes	5	16	0	0	31.3
MDK Pererac BT Foakes b BA Stokes	0	5	0	0	0.0
RAS Lakmalnot out	3	9	0	0	33.3
PADLR Sandakanrun out	2	4	0	0	50.0
PM Pushpakumaralbw b AU Rashid	13	14	3	0	92.9
Extras	8 (b 0, lb 7, w 1, nb 0)
Total	240 (65.5 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-31 (MD Gunathilaka, 11.4 ov); 2-173 (DM de Silva, 47.3 ov); 3-187 (FDM Karunaratne, 51.6 ov); 4-200 (AD Mathews, 54.1 ov); 5-205 (ARS Silva, 55.6 ov); 6-222 (N Dickwella, 60.2 ov); 7-222 (BKG Mendis, 61.1 ov); 8-222 (MDK Perera, 62.1 ov); 9-224 (PADLR Sandakan, 62.5 ov); 10-240 (PM Pushpakumara, 65.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
SCJ Broad	9	2	36	0	4.00
MJ Leach	18	2	59	1	3.28
MM Ali	13	2	55	0	4.23
AU Rashid	13.5	2	49	5	3.54
JE Root	2	0	4	0	2.00
BA Stokes	10	1	30	3	3.00

England second innings

230 (69.5 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
RJ Burnslbw b MDK Perera	7	27	0	0	25.9
KK Jenningslbw b MDK Perera	1	12	0	0	8.3
JM Bairstowc JK Silva b MDK Perera	15	31	1	0	48.4
JE Rootc & b PM Pushpakumara	7	9	0	0	77.8
BA Stokesc PM Pushpakumara b MDK Perera	42	63	4	0	66.7
JC Buttlerst N Dickwella b PADLR Sandakan	64	79	3	0	81.0
MM Alic DM de Silva b PADLR Sandakan	22	53	1	0	41.5
BT Foakesnot out	36	82	1	0	43.9
AU Rashidc N Dickwella b PM Pushpakumara	24	48	1	0	50.0
SCJ Broadc BKG Mendis b PM Pushpakumara	1	5	0	0	20.0
MJ Leachc N Dickwella b MDK Perera	0	13	0	0	0.0
Extras	11 (b 3, lb 4, w 1, nb 3)
Total	230 (69.5 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (KK Jennings, 4.1 ov); 2-20 (RJ Burns, 10.1 ov); 3-35 (JM Bairstow, 12.3 ov); 4-39 (JE Root, 13.6 ov); 5-128 (BA Stokes, 31.5 ov); 6-168 (JC Buttler, 44.1 ov); 7-171 (MM Ali, 46.2 ov); 8-215 (AU Rashid, 60.6 ov); 9-217 (SCJ Broad, 62.4 ov); 10-230 (MJ Leach, 69.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
MDK Perera	29.5	3	88	5	2.95
PM Pushpakumara	12	2	28	3	2.33
DM de Silva	9	1	24	0	2.67
RAS Lakmal	3	1	7	0	2.33
PADLR Sandakan	16	1	76	2	4.75

Sri Lanka second innings

284 (86.4 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
MD Gunathilakac BA Stokes b MM Ali	6	20	0	0	30.0
FDM Karunaratneb MM Ali	23	36	3	0	63.9
DM de Silvalbw b MJ Leach	0	7	0	0	0.0
BKG Mendisrun out	86	129	8	1	66.7
AD Mathewsc SCJ Broad b BA Stokes	5	9	0	0	55.6
PADLR Sandakanc BA Stokes b MJ Leach	7	41	1	0	17.1
ARS Silvalbw b MM Ali	65	161	4	0	40.4
N Dickwellac KK Jennings b MJ Leach	19	19	2	0	100.0
MDK Pererac KK Jennings b MM Ali	5	22	1	0	22.7
RAS Lakmallbw b MJ Leach	11	38	1	0	28.9
PM Pushpakumaranot out	42	40	6	1	105.0
Extras	15 (b 8, lb 0, w 5, nb 2)
Total	284 (86.4 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-15 (MD Gunathilaka, 5.5 ov); 2-24 (DM de Silva, 8.3 ov); 3-34 (FDM Karunaratne, 11.6 ov); 4-52 (AD Mathews, 16.1 ov); 5-82 (PADLR Sandakan, 26.6 ov); 6-184 (BKG Mendis, 57.4 ov); 7-214 (N Dickwella, 65.2 ov); 8-225 (MDK Perera, 72.3 ov); 9-226 (ARS Silva, 74.1 ov); 10-284 (RAS Lakmal, 86.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
SCJ Broad	5	0	14	0	2.80
MM Ali	26	3	92	4	3.54
MJ Leach	28.4	4	72	4	2.51
BA Stokes	8	1	25	1	3.13
AU Rashid	19	1	73	0	3.84

Match summary

England played Sri Lanka in a men's Test match at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on 23 November 2018 (to 26 November 2018), part of England tour of Sri Lanka. England won by 42 runs.

England won the toss and chose to bat.

JM Bairstow was named player of the match.

On 23 November 2018 the on-field umpires were CB Gaffaney and S Ravi, with AJ Pycroft as match referee.

How the innings went

England made 336 in 92.5 overs. JM Bairstow top-scored with 110 from 186 balls, including 9 fours and 1 sixes. PADLR Sandakan took 5 for 95. The biggest stand before a wicket was 100 runs between JE Root and JM Bairstow.

Sri Lanka made 240 in 65.5 overs. FDM Karunaratne top-scored with 83 from 125 balls, including 9 fours and 0 sixes. AU Rashid took 5 for 49. The biggest stand before a wicket was 142 runs between DM de Silva and FDM Karunaratne.

In their second innings, England scored 230 in 69.5 overs. JC Buttler top-scored with 64 from 79 balls, including 3 fours and 0 sixes. MDK Perera took 5 for 88. The biggest stand before a wicket was 89 runs between BA Stokes and JC Buttler.

In their second innings, Sri Lanka scored 284 in 86.4 overs. BKG Mendis top-scored with 86 from 129 balls, including 8 fours and 1 sixes. MJ Leach took 4 for 72. The biggest stand before a wicket was 102 runs between BKG Mendis and ARS Silva.

Extras

England's innings of 336 in 92.5 overs included 11 extras: 0 wides, 1 no-balls, 7 byes and 3 leg byes. Sri Lanka's innings of 240 in 65.5 overs included 8 extras: 1 wides, 0 no-balls, 0 byes and 7 leg byes. England's innings of 230 in 69.5 overs included 11 extras: 1 wides, 3 no-balls, 3 byes and 4 leg byes. Sri Lanka's innings of 284 in 86.4 overs included 15 extras: 5 wides, 2 no-balls, 8 byes and 0 leg byes.

Questions and answers

Who won England v Sri Lanka on 23 November 2018?

England won by 42 runs.

Who top-scored in England v Sri Lanka?

JM Bairstow scored 110 from 186 balls for England, the highest score of the match.

Who took the most wickets in England v Sri Lanka?

AU Rashid, with 5 for 49.

What was the highest partnership?

142 runs between DM de Silva and FDM Karunaratne for Sri Lanka.

Who won the toss?

England, who chose to bat.

Where was England v Sri Lanka played?

At Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, on 23 November 2018.

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