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3rd T20I
Sri Lanka vs England, 1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka, 2021 - Scorecard
Series:
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2021
Venue:
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Date & Time:
Thu, Jan 14, 10:00 AM LOCAL
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England won by 7 wkts
SL 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
135-10
(46.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Thirimanne
c Bairstow b Broad
4
22
0
0
18.18
Kusal Perera
c Root b Dom Bess
20
28
2
0
71.43
Kusal Mendis
c Jos Buttler b Broad
0
2
0
0
0.00
Mathews
c Root b Broad
27
54
1
1
50.00
Chandimal (c)
c Sam Curran b Jack Leach
28
71
1
0
39.44
Dickwella (wk)
c D Sibley b Dom Bess
12
21
1
0
57.14
Shanaka
c Jos Buttler b Dom Bess
23
48
3
0
47.92
Wanindu Hasaranga
b Dom Bess
19
22
2
0
86.36
Dilruwan Perera
b Dom Bess
0
2
0
0
0.00
Embuldeniya
run out (Jack Leach)
0
1
0
0
0.00
Asitha Fernando
not out
0
7
0
0
0.00
Extras
2
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
135-10
(46.1 Overs, RR: 2.92)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Broad
9
3
20
3
0
0
2.20
Sam Curran
4
2
8
0
0
0
2.00
Mark Wood
6
1
21
0
0
0
3.50
Dom Bess
10.1
3
30
5
0
0
3.00
Jack Leach
17
2
55
1
1
0
3.20
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Thirimanne
16-1
6.3
Kusal Mendis
16-2
6.5
Kusal Perera
25-3
10.2
Mathews
81-4
28.6
Chandimal
81-5
29.2
Dickwella
105-6
38.1
Shanaka
126-7
42.3
Dilruwan Perera
126-8
42.5
Embuldeniya
130-9
43.5
Wanindu Hasaranga
135-10
46.1
Partnerships
Thirimanne
4(0)
16(39)
Kusal Perera
12(0)
Kusal Mendis
0(0)
0(2)
Kusal Perera
0(0)
Mathews
1(0)
9(21)
Kusal Perera
8(0)
Mathews
26(0)
56(113)
Chandimal
28(0)
Dickwella
0(0)
0(2)
Chandimal
0(0)
Dickwella
12(0)
24(53)
Shanaka
12(0)
Hasaranga
10(0)
21(26)
Shanaka
11(0)
Hasaranga
0(0)
0(2)
Dilruwan Perera
0(0)
Hasaranga
4(0)
4(6)
Embuldeniya
0(0)
Hasaranga
5(0)
5(14)
Asitha Fernando
0(0)
ENG 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
421-10
(117.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Zak Crawley
c Wanindu Hasaranga b Embuldeniya
9
26
1
0
34.62
D Sibley
c Thirimanne b Embuldeniya
4
15
0
0
26.67
Bairstow
c Kusal Mendis b Embuldeniya
47
93
2
0
50.54
Root (c)
c Embuldeniya b Dilruwan Perera
228
321
18
1
71.03
Daniel Lawrence
c Kusal Mendis b Dilruwan Perera
73
150
6
1
48.67
Jos Buttler (wk)
c Dickwella b Asitha Fernando
30
57
3
0
52.63
Sam Curran
b Asitha Fernando
0
1
0
0
0.00
Dom Bess
run out ((sub)M Bhanuka/Dickwella)
0
4
0
0
0.00
Jack Leach
lbw b Dilruwan Perera
4
20
1
0
20.00
Mark Wood
c Dickwella b Dilruwan Perera
2
9
0
0
22.22
Broad
not out
11
13
2
0
84.62
Extras
13
(b 7, lb 0, w 0, nb 6, p 0)
Total
421-10
(117.1 Overs, RR: 3.59)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Embuldeniya
45
4
176
3
2
0
3.90
Asitha Fernando
14
1
44
2
0
0
3.10
Wanindu Hasaranga
15
1
63
0
2
0
4.20
Dilruwan Perera
36.1
2
109
4
2
0
3.00
Shanaka
7
1
22
0
0
0
3.10
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
D Sibley
10-1
4.2
Zak Crawley
17-2
8.4
Bairstow
131-3
42.2
Daniel Lawrence
304-4
85.3
Jos Buttler
372-5
104.1
Sam Curran
372-6
104.2
Dom Bess
382-7
106
Jack Leach
398-8
111.2
Mark Wood
406-9
113.4
Root
421-10
117.1
Partnerships
Zak Crawley
5(0)
10(27)
Sibley
4(0)
Zak Crawley
4(0)
7(26)
Bairstow
3(0)
Root
70(0)
114(202)
Bairstow
44(0)
Root
90(0)
173(263)
Daniel Lawrence
73(0)
Root
36(0)
68(113)
Buttler
30(0)
Root
0(0)
0(1)
Sam Curran
0(0)
Root
10(0)
10(10)
Dom Bess
0(0)
Root
12(0)
16(32)
Jack Leach
4(0)
Root
6(0)
8(14)
Mark Wood
2(0)
Root
4(0)
15(21)
Broad
11(0)
SL 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
359-10
(136.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Kusal Perera
c Jack Leach b Sam Curran
62
109
5
1
56.88
Thirimanne
c Jos Buttler b Sam Curran
111
251
12
0
44.22
Kusal Mendis
c Jos Buttler b Jack Leach
15
65
1
0
23.08
Embuldeniya
c D Sibley b Dom Bess
0
11
0
0
0.00
Mathews
c Root b Jack Leach
71
219
4
0
32.42
Chandimal (c)
c Root b Dom Bess
20
28
3
0
71.43
Dickwella (wk)
c Jos Buttler b Dom Bess
29
74
1
0
39.19
Shanaka
b Jack Leach
4
5
0
0
80.00
Wanindu Hasaranga
c Root b Jack Leach
12
18
2
0
66.67
Dilruwan Perera
st Jos Buttler b Jack Leach
24
38
5
0
63.16
Asitha Fernando
not out
0
6
0
0
0.00
Extras
11
(b 7, lb 1, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
359-10
(136.5 Overs, RR: 2.62)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Broad
17
11
14
0
0
0
0.80
Sam Curran
11
1
37
2
1
0
3.40
Dom Bess
33
4
100
3
0
0
3.00
Mark Wood
21
5
49
0
0
0
2.30
Jack Leach
41.5
6
122
5
1
0
2.90
Root (c)
11
1
19
0
0
0
1.70
Daniel Lawrence
2
0
10
0
1
0
5.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Kusal Perera
101-1
37.4
Kusal Mendis
155-2
59.5
Embuldeniya
158-3
62.6
Thirimanne
210-4
82.1
Chandimal
243-5
91.3
Dickwella
291-6
115.1
Shanaka
296-7
116.2
Wanindu Hasaranga
314-8
122.2
Dilruwan Perera
352-9
132.5
Mathews
359-10
136.5
Partnerships
Kusal Perera
62(0)
101(226)
Thirimanne
38(0)
Kusal Mendis
15(0)
54(135)
Thirimanne
37(0)
Embuldeniya
0(0)
3(19)
Thirimanne
3(0)
Mathews
18(0)
52(116)
Thirimanne
33(0)
Mathews
13(0)
33(56)
Chandimal
20(0)
Mathews
16(0)
48(142)
Dickwella
29(0)
Mathews
1(0)
5(7)
Shanaka
4(0)
Mathews
6(0)
18(36)
Hasaranga
12(0)
Mathews
10(0)
38(63)
Dilruwan Perera
24(0)
Mathews
7(0)
7(24)
Asitha Fernando
0(0)
ENG 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
76-3
(24.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Zak Crawley
c Kusal Mendis b Embuldeniya
8
21
1
0
38.10
Dominic Sibley
b Embuldeniya
2
5
0
0
40.00
Jonny Bairstow
not out
35
65
2
0
53.85
Joe Root (c)
run out (Dickwella)
1
3
0
0
33.33
Daniel Lawrence
not out
21
52
0
0
40.38
Extras
9
(b 4, lb 5, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
76-3
(24.2 Overs, RR: 3.12)
Did not Bat
Jos Buttler (wk),
Sam Curran,
Dominic Bess,
Jack Leach,
Mark Wood,
Stuart Broad
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lasith Embuldeniya
12
3
29
2
0
0
2.40
Dilruwan Perera
11.2
2
34
0
0
0
3.00
Wanindu Hasaranga
1
0
4
0
0
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Dominic Sibley
3-1
0.6
Zak Crawley
12-2
4.6
Joe Root
14-3
6
Partnerships
Zak Crawley
1(1)
3(6)
Sibley
2(5)
Zak Crawley
7(20)
9(24)
Bairstow
2(4)
Root
1(3)
2(6)
Bairstow
1(3)
Daniel Lawrence
21(52)
62(110)
Bairstow
32(58)
SL 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
135-10
(46.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Thirimanne
c Bairstow b Broad
4
22
0
0
18.18
Kusal Perera
c Root b Dom Bess
20
28
2
0
71.43
Kusal Mendis
c Jos Buttler b Broad
0
2
0
0
0.00
Mathews
c Root b Broad
27
54
1
1
50.00
Chandimal (c)
c Sam Curran b Jack Leach
28
71
1
0
39.44
Dickwella (wk)
c D Sibley b Dom Bess
12
21
1
0
57.14
Shanaka
c Jos Buttler b Dom Bess
23
48
3
0
47.92
Wanindu Hasaranga
b Dom Bess
19
22
2
0
86.36
Dilruwan Perera
b Dom Bess
0
2
0
0
0.00
Embuldeniya
run out (Jack Leach)
0
1
0
0
0.00
Asitha Fernando
not out
0
7
0
0
0.00
Extras
2
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
135-10
(46.1 Overs, RR: 2.92)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Broad
9
3
20
3
0
0
2.20
Sam Curran
4
2
8
0
0
0
2.00
Mark Wood
6
1
21
0
0
0
3.50
Dom Bess
10.1
3
30
5
0
0
3.00
Jack Leach
17
2
55
1
1
0
3.20
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Thirimanne
16-1
6.3
Kusal Mendis
16-2
6.5
Kusal Perera
25-3
10.2
Mathews
81-4
28.6
Chandimal
81-5
29.2
Dickwella
105-6
38.1
Shanaka
126-7
42.3
Dilruwan Perera
126-8
42.5
Embuldeniya
130-9
43.5
Wanindu Hasaranga
135-10
46.1
Partnerships
Thirimanne
4(0)
16(39)
Kusal Perera
12(0)
Kusal Mendis
0(0)
0(2)
Kusal Perera
0(0)
Mathews
1(0)
9(21)
Kusal Perera
8(0)
Mathews
26(0)
56(113)
Chandimal
28(0)
Dickwella
0(0)
0(2)
Chandimal
0(0)
Dickwella
12(0)
24(53)
Shanaka
12(0)
Hasaranga
10(0)
21(26)
Shanaka
11(0)
Hasaranga
0(0)
0(2)
Dilruwan Perera
0(0)
Hasaranga
4(0)
4(6)
Embuldeniya
0(0)
Hasaranga
5(0)
5(14)
Asitha Fernando
0(0)
ENG 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
421-10
(117.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Zak Crawley
c Wanindu Hasaranga b Embuldeniya
9
26
1
0
34.62
D Sibley
c Thirimanne b Embuldeniya
4
15
0
0
26.67
Bairstow
c Kusal Mendis b Embuldeniya
47
93
2
0
50.54
Root (c)
c Embuldeniya b Dilruwan Perera
228
321
18
1
71.03
Daniel Lawrence
c Kusal Mendis b Dilruwan Perera
73
150
6
1
48.67
Jos Buttler (wk)
c Dickwella b Asitha Fernando
30
57
3
0
52.63
Sam Curran
b Asitha Fernando
0
1
0
0
0.00
Dom Bess
run out ((sub)M Bhanuka/Dickwella)
0
4
0
0
0.00
Jack Leach
lbw b Dilruwan Perera
4
20
1
0
20.00
Mark Wood
c Dickwella b Dilruwan Perera
2
9
0
0
22.22
Broad
not out
11
13
2
0
84.62
Extras
13
(b 7, lb 0, w 0, nb 6, p 0)
Total
421-10
(117.1 Overs, RR: 3.59)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Embuldeniya
45
4
176
3
2
0
3.90
Asitha Fernando
14
1
44
2
0
0
3.10
Wanindu Hasaranga
15
1
63
0
2
0
4.20
Dilruwan Perera
36.1
2
109
4
2
0
3.00
Shanaka
7
1
22
0
0
0
3.10
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
D Sibley
10-1
4.2
Zak Crawley
17-2
8.4
Bairstow
131-3
42.2
Daniel Lawrence
304-4
85.3
Jos Buttler
372-5
104.1
Sam Curran
372-6
104.2
Dom Bess
382-7
106
Jack Leach
398-8
111.2
Mark Wood
406-9
113.4
Root
421-10
117.1
Partnerships
Zak Crawley
5(0)
10(27)
Sibley
4(0)
Zak Crawley
4(0)
7(26)
Bairstow
3(0)
Root
70(0)
114(202)
Bairstow
44(0)
Root
90(0)
173(263)
Daniel Lawrence
73(0)
Root
36(0)
68(113)
Buttler
30(0)
Root
0(0)
0(1)
Sam Curran
0(0)
Root
10(0)
10(10)
Dom Bess
0(0)
Root
12(0)
16(32)
Jack Leach
4(0)
Root
6(0)
8(14)
Mark Wood
2(0)
Root
4(0)
15(21)
Broad
11(0)
SL 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
359-10
(136.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Kusal Perera
c Jack Leach b Sam Curran
62
109
5
1
56.88
Thirimanne
c Jos Buttler b Sam Curran
111
251
12
0
44.22
Kusal Mendis
c Jos Buttler b Jack Leach
15
65
1
0
23.08
Embuldeniya
c D Sibley b Dom Bess
0
11
0
0
0.00
Mathews
c Root b Jack Leach
71
219
4
0
32.42
Chandimal (c)
c Root b Dom Bess
20
28
3
0
71.43
Dickwella (wk)
c Jos Buttler b Dom Bess
29
74
1
0
39.19
Shanaka
b Jack Leach
4
5
0
0
80.00
Wanindu Hasaranga
c Root b Jack Leach
12
18
2
0
66.67
Dilruwan Perera
st Jos Buttler b Jack Leach
24
38
5
0
63.16
Asitha Fernando
not out
0
6
0
0
0.00
Extras
11
(b 7, lb 1, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
359-10
(136.5 Overs, RR: 2.62)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Broad
17
11
14
0
0
0
0.80
Sam Curran
11
1
37
2
1
0
3.40
Dom Bess
33
4
100
3
0
0
3.00
Mark Wood
21
5
49
0
0
0
2.30
Jack Leach
41.5
6
122
5
1
0
2.90
Root (c)
11
1
19
0
0
0
1.70
Daniel Lawrence
2
0
10
0
1
0
5.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Kusal Perera
101-1
37.4
Kusal Mendis
155-2
59.5
Embuldeniya
158-3
62.6
Thirimanne
210-4
82.1
Chandimal
243-5
91.3
Dickwella
291-6
115.1
Shanaka
296-7
116.2
Wanindu Hasaranga
314-8
122.2
Dilruwan Perera
352-9
132.5
Mathews
359-10
136.5
Partnerships
Kusal Perera
62(0)
101(226)
Thirimanne
38(0)
Kusal Mendis
15(0)
54(135)
Thirimanne
37(0)
Embuldeniya
0(0)
3(19)
Thirimanne
3(0)
Mathews
18(0)
52(116)
Thirimanne
33(0)
Mathews
13(0)
33(56)
Chandimal
20(0)
Mathews
16(0)
48(142)
Dickwella
29(0)
Mathews
1(0)
5(7)
Shanaka
4(0)
Mathews
6(0)
18(36)
Hasaranga
12(0)
Mathews
10(0)
38(63)
Dilruwan Perera
24(0)
Mathews
7(0)
7(24)
Asitha Fernando
0(0)
ENG 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
76-3
(24.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Zak Crawley
c Kusal Mendis b Embuldeniya
8
21
1
0
38.10
Dominic Sibley
b Embuldeniya
2
5
0
0
40.00
Jonny Bairstow
not out
35
65
2
0
53.85
Joe Root (c)
run out (Dickwella)
1
3
0
0
33.33
Daniel Lawrence
not out
21
52
0
0
40.38
Extras
9
(b 4, lb 5, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
76-3
(24.2 Overs, RR: 3.12)
Did not Bat
Jos Buttler (wk),
Sam Curran,
Dominic Bess,
Jack Leach,
Mark Wood,
Stuart Broad
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lasith Embuldeniya
12
3
29
2
0
0
2.40
Dilruwan Perera
11.2
2
34
0
0
0
3.00
Wanindu Hasaranga
1
0
4
0
0
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Dominic Sibley
3-1
0.6
Zak Crawley
12-2
4.6
Joe Root
14-3
6
Partnerships
Zak Crawley
1(1)
3(6)
Sibley
2(5)
Zak Crawley
7(20)
9(24)
Bairstow
2(4)
Root
1(3)
2(6)
Bairstow
1(3)
Daniel Lawrence
21(52)
62(110)
Bairstow
32(58)
INFO
Match
SL vs ENG • 1st Test • England tour of Sri Lanka, 2021
Series
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2021
Date
Thu, Jan 14
Time
10:00 AM LOCAL, 4:30 AM GMT
Venue
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires
Kumar Dharmasena, Ruchira Palliyaguruge
3rd Umpire
Lyndon Hannibal
Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
Sri Lanka squad
Players
Lahiru Thirimanne,
Kusal Perera,
Kusal Mendis,
Dinesh Chandimal (c),
Angelo Mathews,
Niroshan Dickwella (wk),
Dasun Shanaka,
Wanindu Hasaranga,
Dilruwan Perera,
Lasith Embuldeniya,
Asitha Fernando
Bench
Dimuth Karunaratne,
Suranga Lakmal,
Nuwan Pradeep,
Dushmantha Chameera,
Roshen Silva,
Vishwa Fernando,
Minod Bhanuka,
Ramesh Mendis,
Lahiru Kumara,
Oshada Fernando,
Lakshan Sandakan
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Players
Zak Crawley,
Dominic Sibley,
Jonny Bairstow,
Joe Root (c),
Daniel Lawrence,
Jos Buttler (wk),
Sam Curran,
Dominic Bess,
Jack Leach,
Mark Wood,
Stuart Broad
Bench
James Anderson,
Chris Woakes,
Moeen Ali,
Ben Foakes,
Olly Stone
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