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RESULT
1st Test, Galle, January 14 - 18, 2021, England tour of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
135 & 359
England FlagEngland
(T:74) 421 & 76/3

England won by 7 wickets

Player Of The Match
228 & 5 catches
joe-root
Summary
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Best performances - Batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
JE Root
228 runs (321)
18 fours1 six
Productive shot
sweep shot
48 runs
6 fours0 six
Control
90%
HDRL Thirimanne
111 runs (251)
12 fours0 six
Productive shot
flick
39 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
88%
Best performances - Bowlers
MJ Leach
O
41.5
M
6
R
122
W
5
ECO
2.91
Full TossYorkerFull LengthGood LengthShort of good lengthShort Length
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
3W
LEGOFF
LHB
DM Bess
O
10.1
M
3
R
30
W
5
ECO
2.95
Full TossYorkerFull LengthGood LengthShort of good lengthShort Length
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
Partnerships
First innings
Team ImageSri Lanka
MDKJ PereraHDRL Thirimanne
12 (17)
16 (39)
4 (22)
MDKJ PereraBKG Mendis
0 (0)
0 (2)
0 (2)
AD MathewsMDKJ Perera
1 (10)
9 (21)
8 (11)
AD MathewsLD Chandimal
26 (44)
56 (113)
28 (69)
LD ChandimalN Dickwella
0 (2)
0 (2)
0 (0)
N DickwellaMD Shanaka
12 (21)
24 (53)
12 (32)
MD ShanakaPWH de Silva
11 (16)
21 (26)
10 (10)
MDK PereraPWH de Silva
0 (2)
0 (2)
0 (0)
PWH de SilvaL Embuldeniya
4 (5)
4 (6)
0 (1)
PWH de SilvaAM Fernando
5 (7)
5 (14)
0 (7)
Team ImageEngland
DP SibleyZ Crawley
4 (15)
10 (27)
5 (12)
JM BairstowZ Crawley
3 (12)
7 (26)
4 (14)
JM BairstowJE Root
44 (81)
114 (202)
70 (121)
JE RootDW Lawrence
90 (113)
173 (263)
73 (150)
JE RootJC Buttler
36 (56)
68 (113)
30 (57)
JE RootSM Curran
0 (0)
0 (1)
0 (1)
JE RootDM Bess
10 (6)
10 (10)
0 (4)
JE RootMJ Leach
12 (12)
16 (32)
4 (20)
JE RootMA Wood
6 (5)
8 (14)
2 (9)
SCJ BroadJE Root
11 (13)
15 (21)
4 (8)
Second innings
Team ImageSri Lanka
MDKJ PereraHDRL Thirimanne
62 (109)
101 (226)
38 (117)
HDRL ThirimanneBKG Mendis
37 (70)
54 (135)
15 (65)
HDRL ThirimanneL Embuldeniya
3 (8)
3 (19)
0 (11)
AD MathewsHDRL Thirimanne
18 (60)
52 (116)
33 (56)
AD MathewsLD Chandimal
13 (28)
33 (56)
20 (28)
AD MathewsN Dickwella
16 (68)
48 (142)
29 (74)
AD MathewsMD Shanaka
1 (2)
5 (7)
4 (5)
AD MathewsPWH de Silva
6 (18)
18 (36)
12 (18)
MDK PereraAD Mathews
24 (38)
38 (63)
10 (25)
AD MathewsAM Fernando
7 (18)
7 (24)
0 (6)
Team ImageEngland
DP SibleyZ Crawley
2 (5)
3 (6)
1 (1)
JM BairstowZ Crawley
2 (4)
9 (24)
7 (20)
JM BairstowJE Root
1 (3)
2 (6)
1 (3)
JM BairstowDW Lawrence
32 (58)
62* (110)
21 (52)
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England Innings
PLAYER NAMERB
Z Crawley
caught821
DP Sibley
bowled25
JM Bairstow
not out3565
JE Root
run out13
DW Lawrence
not out2152
Extras(b 4, lb 5)
Total76(3 wkts; 24.2 ovs)
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ICC World Test Championship
TEAMMWLDPTRPWR
IND1712415201.577
ENG2111734421.12
NZ117404201.281
AUS148423321.392
PAK124532860.822
SA135802640.787
SL122642000.729
WI133821940.661
BAN7061200.601
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