Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
James Bracey	c Broad b Bess	16	38	49	2	0	42.10
Zak Crawley	c †Buttler b Crane	46	79	125	5	0	58.22
Joe Root (c)	not out	74	117	217	6	0	63.24
Dan Lawrence	not out	46	66	140	7	0	69.69
Extras	(lb 2)	2
Total	50 Ov (RR: 3.68, 266 Mins)	184/2d
Did not bat: Ben Foakes †, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Matt Parkinson
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (James Bracey, 10.5 ov), 2-89 (Zak Crawley, 28.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Sam Curran	8	1	24	0	3.00	-	-	-
Stuart Broad	8	3	20	0	2.50	-	-	-
Dom Bess	16	1	59	1	3.68	-	-	-
Olly Stone	7	2	18	0	2.57	-	-	-
Saqib Mahmood	6	0	24	0	4.00	-	-	-
Mason Crane	5	0	37	1	7.40	-	-	-

Team Buttler 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dom Sibley	c Crawley b Robinson	1	3	6	0	0	33.33
Ben Foakes	b Leach	21	33	56	4	0	63.63
Jonny Bairstow	c Bracey b Anderson	5	7	7	1	0	71.42
Jos Buttler (c)†	b Anderson	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Sam Curran	b Robinson	10	16	23	2	0	62.50
Dom Bess	lbw b Leach	3	14	31	0	0	21.42
Ollie Pope	not out	58	91	-	5	1	63.73
Dom Sibley	not out	18	64	-	2	0	28.12
Extras	(lb 4)	4
Total	38 Ov (RR: 3.15)	120/6
Did not bat: Olly Stone, Stuart Broad, Saqib Mahmood, Mason Crane, Amar Virdi
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Dom Sibley, 1.2 ov), 2-12 (Jonny Bairstow, 2.4 ov), 3-12 (Jos Buttler, 2.5 ov), 4-31 (Sam Curran, 7.6 ov), 5-37 (Ben Foakes, 10.6 ov), 6-48 (Dom Bess, 14.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
James Anderson	8	3	21	2	2.62	-	-	-
Ollie Robinson	4	1	15	2	3.75	-	-	-
Mark Wood	8	2	25	0	3.12	-	-	-
Jack Leach	8	0	27	2	3.37	-	-	-
Matt Parkinson	5	1	16	0	3.20	-	-	-
Craig Overton	4	1	6	0	1.50	-	-	-
Dan Lawrence	1	0	6	0	6.00	-	-	-

Close of Play

Fri, 08 Jan - day 1 - Team Buttler 1st innings 120/6 (Ollie Pope 58*, Dom Sibley 18*, 38 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Match Details

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota
Toss	no toss
Series	England tour of Sri Lanka
Season	2020/21
Players per side	Team Root 13 (11 batting, 11 fielding); Team Buttler 13 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
Match days	8,9 January 2021 - day (2-day match)

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Team Buttler Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	8	3	21	2	2.62
OE Robinson	4	1	15	2	3.75
MA Wood	8	2	25	0	3.12
MJ Leach	8	0	27	2	3.37
MW Parkinson	5	1	16	0	3.2
C Overton	4	1	6	0	1.5
DW Lawrence	1	0	6	0	6

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