ENG vs SL 1st Test: The first match of the Test series between Sri Lanka and England is being played in Manchester. The Sri Lankan team collapsed at a score of 236 runs in the first innings. Its start was very bad. However, Dhananjay de Silva saved the team’s honor by playing a captaincy innings. Dhananjay scored a half-century. Milan Ratnayake also scored a half-century. Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir bowled lethally for England. Both of them took 3-3 wickets.
Nishan Madushanka and Karunaratne came to open for Sri Lanka. During this, Karunaratne was out after scoring just 2 runs. While Madushanka returned to the pavilion after scoring 4 runs. Kusal Mendis scored 24 runs facing 34 balls. He hit 4 fours. Experienced player Angelo Mathews could not do anything special. He was out on zero. Chandimal returned to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs. In this way, Kamindu Mendis was out after scoring 12 runs in 25 balls.
Dhananjay de Silva and Milan played important innings. De Silva scored 74 runs in 84 balls. He hit 8 fours. While Milan faced 135 balls and scored 72 runs. He hit 6 fours and 2 sixes. Prabath Jayasuriya contributed 10 runs. Vishwa Fernando was out after scoring 13 runs.
Chris Woakes bowled well for England. He took 3 wickets for just 32 runs in 11 overs. He also bowled 3 maiden overs. Gus Atkinson took 2 wickets for 48 runs in 16 overs. Shoaib Bashir took 3 wickets for 55 runs in 23 overs. He also bowled 4 maiden overs. Mark Wood took 1 wicket for 31 runs in 8 overs. Matthew Potts did not get any success. He gave 48 runs in 9 overs. Root bowled 2 maidens for 18 runs in 7 overs.
Let us tell you that a three-match Test series is being played between Sri Lanka and England. The first match of the Test series is being played in Manchester. The second match will be played at Lord’s in London. The third match will be held at Kennington Oval.
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