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England vs Sri Lanka 1st match and 2nd day England are 259 runs and have lost 6 with it. From England, Ben Duckett scored 18 runs in 20 balls and Daniel Lawrence made 30 runs in 39 balls. England captain Ollie Pope did not perform well as he made 6 in just 8 balls.
After that both Joe Root and Harry Brook played well. Joe Root scored 42 off 57 balls and Harry Brook scored 56 off 73 balls. Jamie Smith scored 72 runs in 97 balls and was not out. He is the highest run scorer from England in this innings.
Asitha Fernando has taken 3 wickets while bowling for Sri Lanka. Asitha Fernando’s 3 wickets included Ben Duckett, Olli Pope and Joe Root. Prabath Jayasuriya in his variations of off snipe got him the wicket of England set batsman Harry Brook. And got the wicket of Chris Walker too and got 2 wickets. Vishwa Fernando also got the wicket of Daniel Lawrence.
Due to the rain in the match, 18 overs were lost in the match and the day was ended due to the rain not stopping. At the end of the day, England took a lead of 23 runs and still had 4 wickets in hand.