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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Malinda Pushpakumara batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.51 innings wickets is 0
fuller on the stumps, uses his feet and pushes it towards the left of the bowler, who moves across to make a tumbling stop
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Malinda Pushpakumara batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.52 innings wickets is 0
down the track but not the pitch of the ball, works it towards midwicket
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.52 innings wickets is 0
length ball, keeps coming in with the arm, Moeen waits on the back foot before patting it towards wide long-on
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.52 innings wickets is 0
a touch fuller around off, Rashid comes forward and blocks
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.51 innings wickets is 0
length ball, comes forward and defends, the ball hits the glove on its way to the pads
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.51 innings wickets is 0
uses his feet and works it towards square leg
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.52 innings wickets is 0
this one angles in with the arm as well, takes the inner half and rolls toward square leg
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.51 innings wickets is 0
<b>beats the outside egde</b>. Length ball outside off, Rashid was looking for the spin and gets beaten as the ball goes straight on
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Malinda Pushpakumara batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.52 innings wickets is 0
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Malinda Pushpakumara batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.51 innings wickets is 0
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Malinda Pushpakumara batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.53 innings wickets is 0
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Malinda Pushpakumara batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.54 innings wickets is 0
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Malinda Pushpakumara batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.54 innings wickets is 0
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Malinda Pushpakumara batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.53 innings wickets is 0
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play type description is leg bye batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.53 innings wickets is 1
drifting leg side and tickled around the corner for one
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.53 innings wickets is 0
flaoted up, spinning on the line of the stumps, Rashid gets some glove on it in defence
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.52 innings wickets is 0
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.53 innings wickets is 0
pushed through outside off and glided for a single
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.52 innings wickets is 0
floated up and spinning through past the outside edge as Moeen pokes at it
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.51 innings wickets is 0
lobbed up full, defended towards backward point
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.51 innings wickets is 0
steams in and hits a length, 83mph outside off, tight leave but Rashid judges it well
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.5 innings wickets is 0
full in the channel, driven firmly but can't get it past cover
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.49 innings wickets is 0
good length, threatening to come back a touch, no stroke... and Lakmal jangles his wristbands in frustration
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.49 innings wickets is 0
good length, still a touch wide, Rashid shoulders arms
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play type description is four batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.52 innings wickets is 0
full, on the pads and Rashid whips like he's a member of Devo, all bottom-handed insouciance for four through midwicket!
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.54 innings wickets is 0
back of a length, worked away through backward square for a couple
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.53 innings wickets is 0
skidding on past the bat, hits the front pad - given by umpire Ravi! But Moeen <b>reviews</b> again! This is close to a front-foot no-ball, before we even get into the mechanics of the dismissal; Marais Erasmus gives Dilruwan the benefit of the doubt, so on to the lbw... Looks like a chunk of inside edge on this, which...
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.54 innings wickets is 0
<strong>Moeen immediately goes dancing!</strong> Down the pitch and pushes to long on
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.53 innings wickets is 0
round the wicket to Rashid, solidly defended off the back foot outside off
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.53 innings wickets is 0
fuller from Dilruwan. Rashid prods forward
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.52 innings wickets is 0
more on middle, defended to short leg
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play type description is four batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.56 innings wickets is 0
swept over leg slip as Rashid hits the ball into the ground. Away for four. All runs will be precious here
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.55 innings wickets is 0
outside off, and Moeen is not interested
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play type description is four batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.59 innings wickets is 0
lovely flowing push through the covers. It was there to be hit, and Moeen's not the sort to miss out on a caress through the covers!
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.59 innings wickets is 0
punched off the back foot to deep point. Trots through for a single
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.59 innings wickets is 0
on a fullish length on off. Defended
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.59 innings wickets is 0
defended through point and they take the single on offer
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play type description is four batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.63 innings wickets is 0
in the air, but flitted through extra cover. Moeen looks in the mood to get on with this
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.63 innings wickets is 0
on leg stump and worked through backward short leg for a single
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.63 innings wickets is 0
short of a length and Moeen defends to short leg
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.62 innings wickets is 0
a shimmy down and defended. When will Moeen launch this over, if at all?
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.61 innings wickets is 0
back of a length, defended through cover and no run taken
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play type description is out batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Moeen Ali over runs is 1 dismissal is True dismissal type is caught dismissal text is 3.61 innings wickets is 0
<strong>here he goes, and there he goes!</strong> Not the greatest shot from Moeen, as he dances down the pitch. Was looking to get on with the game, but hits it straight to long off. And by straight to long off, I mean that Mathews has had to move about one and a half steps
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Stuart Broad over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.6 innings wickets is 0
hint of turn and Broad defends back
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.6 innings wickets is 0
tossed up outside off, Rashid pushes to deep mid off for an easy single
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play type description is out batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Stuart Broad over runs is 4 dismissal is True dismissal type is bowled dismissal text is 3.6 innings wickets is 0
who can take a five-fer? The Sandakan can, that's who! Broad bowled round his legs! Immediately tries to sweep to a very full ball and beaten. This is so full it should have been a full toss. England collapsing quickly, and no Sammy Gunnar Solskjaer to bail them out this time
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Jack Leach over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.6 innings wickets is 0
pushes forward outside off, thick inside edge through square leg for a single
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.61 innings wickets is 0
back of a length, worked through the covers and it's an easy single
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play type description is run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Jack Leach over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.61 innings wickets is 0
another thick inside edge, squirmed down to fine leg and away for a single. No leg slip...
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Adil Rashid over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.6 innings wickets is 0
Rashid much calmer in defence, as he pushes this to point
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Jack Leach over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.6 innings wickets is 0
<strong>turn baby turn, disco inferno!</strong> Leach beaten as he pushes forward
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Jack Leach over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.59 innings wickets is 0
outside off, no turn this time and Leach defends
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play type description is no run batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Jack Leach over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.58 innings wickets is 0
dances down and defends back. Leach keen to settle in to a long blockathon spell
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play type description is bye batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Jack Leach over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.62 innings wickets is 0
misses everything! Fired outside leg, Leach tries to Mr Tickle this round the corner, beats everyone and awy for four byes
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play type description is out batting team is England bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Jack Leach over runs is 4 dismissal is True dismissal type is caught dismissal text is 3.61 innings wickets is 0
oh hello matron! <strong>What on earth was Leach doing?!</strong> I did not expect that! Dances down the track looking to go over long off. Miscues it and that's a terrific catch from Mathews. Running South East, he keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a great catch
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 0.0 innings wickets is 0
very wide from Broad first up, left well alone
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 0.0 innings wickets is 0
left alone once more. Athers comments that Broad is running off a shorter run
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 0.0 innings wickets is 0
finally goes straighter, on the pads, and defended. Broad definitely off a shorter run up
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 0.0 innings wickets is 0
tight line outside off, left alone
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play type description is four batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.8 innings wickets is 0
in the air, but no extra cover with width on offer, and spanked through the covers for four. Sri Lanka up and running
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.0 innings wickets is 0
tighter line on off. Gunathilaka defends
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.42 innings wickets is 0
smothered by Karunaratne as Leach starts round the wicket on leg
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.0 innings wickets is 0
defended to short mid-wicket. Karunaratne has no intentions early doors of doing a Leach
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.33 innings wickets is 0
full on off, Karunaratne pushes it to mid on and they take a quick single
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.0 innings wickets is 0
on leg again from back of a length, worked to short leg
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.27 innings wickets is 0
<strong>lucky for Gunathilaka!</strong> Goes for the sweep but doesn't connect at all well. Top edge, but lands at 2/3rds fine leg. True no man's land
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.5 innings wickets is 0
shortish from Leach, worked out to deep square leg
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.23 innings wickets is 0
Broad dangles this carrot outside off, but Karunaratne's not interested in a nibble
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.0 innings wickets is 0
again kept outside off, again DK says no thank you
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.8 innings wickets is 0
full this time, a bit wider and it's left alone
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.62 innings wickets is 0
hint of movement away, and left alone once more
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.47 innings wickets is 0
on the thigh guard and worked to square leg
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.33 innings wickets is 0
Broad goes back to the outside off line, and it's left comfortably alone
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.21 innings wickets is 0
round the wicket on a length to off. Defended
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.1 innings wickets is 0
solid defence off the back foot. Leach keeping things tight
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.0 innings wickets is 0
Gunathilaka pushes forward and defends to short leg
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.9 innings wickets is 0
outside off this time, and it's another solid prod
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.82 innings wickets is 0
very, very full. Defended back to Leach
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.75 innings wickets is 0
on leg this time, defended with as much fuss as Mrs Doyle making a cup of tea, and it's a maiden
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.68 innings wickets is 0
encouragement for Broad. Bit of extra bounce outside off and Karunaratne fiddles at this. Carries through to Foakes
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play type description is four batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.53 innings wickets is 0
<strong>dropped!</strong> Flew to Root at slip, he moves to his right and he can't hold on. Worse for England, it's away for four. Root din't get a hand on it, as that hit him on the wrist. That flew quickly
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.44 innings wickets is 0
on middle and Karunaratne is back to being solid
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.35 innings wickets is 0
Broad into one of <em>those</em> spells. Beats the outside edge once more
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.27 innings wickets is 0
on off and defended this time. A great contest between these two
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.2 innings wickets is 0
solid defence this time, but that's a great over from Broad
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.12 innings wickets is 0
stifled appeal for LBW as Leach goes full, but two sounds, so probably an inside edge. Indeed, a big olde edge
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.06 innings wickets is 0
back of a length, Gunathilaka doesn't play a shot and they try to sneak a couple of leg byes. No shot offered, so dead ball called
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.0 innings wickets is 0
full on middle. Defended back
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.11 innings wickets is 0
full toss as Gunathilaka wanders down the track. Worked down to long on for a single
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.05 innings wickets is 0
lovely, lovely bowling. Beats the inside edge and hits Karunaratne on the pad, but outside the line of off
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.0 innings wickets is 0
left alone outside leg, a probing over nonetheless
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.94 innings wickets is 0
back of a length, defended to short mid-wicket
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.89 innings wickets is 0
outside off, Gunathilaka leaves well alone
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.84 innings wickets is 0
back of a good length, defended
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.8 innings wickets is 0
good line outside off, forward defence from Gunathilaka
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.75 innings wickets is 0
again in that corridor. Just a smidgen too short for Gunathilaka to worry about playing
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Stuart Broad batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.71 innings wickets is 0
on off and there's a moment's hesitation as this is driven to mid on. Fortunately for Sri Lanka, no definitive call of a single taken
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.81 innings wickets is 0
back of a length, pushed into the off side and they take a single
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Danushka Gunathilaka over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.9 innings wickets is 0
again, good strike rotation as it's pushed through the covers and they take a single
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 1.86 innings wickets is 0
forward push from Karunaratne, defended to short mid-wicket
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