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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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.33 innings wickets is 0
probing away on a very full length, that's the right approach in these conditions, and Sri Lanka have plenty to think about as this one is fenced to the leg side
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kaushal Silva over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.15 innings wickets is 0
outside off, and through to the keeper
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kaushal Silva over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.0 innings wickets is 0
better line from Curran, shaping across the right hander, very tight to the top of off. No stroke offered
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play type description is out batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Sam Curran batsman name is Kaushal Silva over runs is 4 dismissal is True dismissal type is leg before wicket dismissal text is 2.85 innings wickets is 0
<B>huge appeal, and that's plumb!</b> That's what Curran can do when he gets his line right. Curling back into a planted front dog, the classic left-armer's lbw, and Sri Lanka are in serious bother now!
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.72 innings wickets is 0
through to the keeper as this one shapes across the right hander on a tight line. Well bowled...
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.6 innings wickets is 0
left alone once more, Curran is keeping it tight now that he's found his range
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.5 innings wickets is 0
<B>attempted leave, and so nearly steered to third slip!</b> It's fizzed away to the rope instead, but Sri Lanka are living dangerously out there ...
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.36 innings wickets is 0
full ball, gets an inside edge on the drive
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.46 innings wickets is 0
tucked towards square leg with soft hands to get the 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 James Anderson batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.33 innings wickets is 0
blocked right under his eyes
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.21 innings wickets is 0
nice and solid in defence, gets a stride out and a straight bat coming down
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.1 innings wickets is 0
gets it in the corridor and whistling past the outside edge, he stayed inside the line
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.8 innings wickets is 0
<b>edged between second and third slip</b> He poked at it with static feet and frustration for the bowler as it bisects the two men at slip and runs down to the fence
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.87 innings wickets is 0
pushed to extra cover
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.75 innings wickets is 0
angling away from the right-hander from over the stumps, and he's happy to let it go through
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.63 innings wickets is 0
back of a length and defended from the crease
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.52 innings wickets is 0
sticks to the outside off channel, slightly back of a length. Mendis shoulders arms comfortably
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.11 innings wickets is 0
too full, and Mendis pounced on it, sending it screaming past wide mid-off for a boundary
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.66 innings wickets is 0
<b>oooh peachy</b> Curran altered his line slightly but the length stayed the same, and Mendis takes a nice stride out to stroke this to the mid-off boundary
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.54 innings wickets is 0
very full again, they're probably searching for swing with the new ball. Driven off his toes to mid-off
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.73 innings wickets is 0
not off the middle of the bat, but he squirts it past point for a couple. Big gap between mid-off and point, intended to entice the mis-timed drive
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.61 innings wickets is 0
length ball on off, defended solidly
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.5 innings wickets is 0
full ball again, driven into the off side
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.39 innings wickets is 0
short and some room outside off, he goes for the slap, but doesn't make good contact enough to pierce the gap past point
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.28 innings wickets is 0
blocked into the off side off the front foot
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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 Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.18 innings wickets is 0
<b>starts with a beauty</b> pitched on a length, drew him forward and beat him with the turn
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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 Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.09 innings wickets is 0
that one is slides back in almost, and he defends it at the last moment
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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 Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.13 innings wickets is 0
goes a bit fuller, and allows Mendis to come forward and drive to long-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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.04 innings wickets is 0
nicely flighted again, De Silva comes forward and gets close to the pitch of the ball to defend
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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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.95 innings wickets is 0
stays on the back foot to push it to cover
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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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.87 innings wickets is 0
flatter and shorter, slapped off the back foot, but a good stop at extra cover prevents the 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 James Anderson batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.79 innings wickets is 0
some carry from back of a length, but it is safely shouldered arms to
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.72 innings wickets is 0
ooh, some movement back in. On a length and he takes a stride out to cover the stumps and lets it go
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.76 innings wickets is 0
nudged to square leg's left. Anderson's getting a bit of movement into the right-hander
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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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.69 innings wickets is 0
hangs back again and tries to slap it past point, but only gets an under 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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.62 innings wickets is 0
watches that go past him, well outside 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 James Anderson batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.55 innings wickets is 0
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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 Kusal Mendis over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.49 innings wickets is 0
nicely tossed up, but defended with a straight bat with a big stride
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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 Kusal Mendis over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.42 innings wickets is 0
takes a half-step forward and drives it off the bottom part of the bat back to the bowler
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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 Kusal Mendis over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.36 innings wickets is 0
blocked into the offside
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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 Kusal Mendis over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.31 innings wickets is 0
squirted to backward point off a thickish outside 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 Kusal Mendis over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.25 innings wickets is 0
tossed up on off, and driven firmly, but straight to cover
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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 Kusal Mendis over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.2 innings wickets is 0
stays back, and works this away from deep inside his crease, but only as far as the forward 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 Sam Curran batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.14 innings wickets is 0
back of a length on the stumps, stodgily blocked
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.09 innings wickets is 0
dabbed down to point's right, and they briefly think about a single but there was never any run there
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.04 innings wickets is 0
keeps it back of a length and on the stumps, flicked to midwicket
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.0 innings wickets is 0
goes fuller that time, flicked to square 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 Sam Curran batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.04 innings wickets is 0
digs it in short, but doesn't get it to rise high enough, pulled to midwicket, but there is a fielder there
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.0 innings wickets is 0
back of a length on the stumps, 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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.95 innings wickets is 0
good length, drawing him forward to defend
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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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.91 innings wickets is 0
hangs back that time to try and punch it through the offside, but cover intercepts
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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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.86 innings wickets is 0
defended off the front foot again
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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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.82 innings wickets is 0
tried to angle that in a bit more, but defended solidly 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 Jack Leach batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.78 innings wickets is 0
skips down the track, but can't quite get to the pitch of the ball, defended back to the bowler
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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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.75 innings wickets is 0
stays put this time, and brings that front-foot stride out again to defend
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.71 innings wickets is 0
slanted well across, and ends up well outside 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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.67 innings wickets is 0
<b>beaten</b> gets the line perfect then, the angle across draws the poke, but he stays inside the line of the ball, only just, as it shoots past the outside 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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.64 innings wickets is 0
too far outside off, and lets it go through harmlessly
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.6 innings wickets is 0
very full, and flicked from the stumps, but Adil Rashid puts in a tumble at midwicket to save the runs
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.64 innings wickets is 0
defended with soft hands towards points, and the lack of pace on the ball is enough to allow 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 Sam Curran batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.61 innings wickets is 0
length ball on leg stump, beats the attempted flick and hits the thigh pad
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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 Kusal Mendis over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.58 innings wickets is 0
nice length, getting him forward, and the ball turns enough to get the outside edge and trickles into the offside
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play type description is out batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Jack Leach batsman name is Kusal Mendis over runs is 3 dismissal is True dismissal type is caught dismissal text is 2.55 innings wickets is 0
<b>gets him that time!</b> Leach has been rewarded for some good bowling. He was keeping the batsmen on their toes, draws him forward again, but it's turned the perfect amount to get a proper outside edge and go straight to first slip
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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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.59 innings wickets is 0
full ball driven to long-off
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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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.63 innings wickets is 0
full ball, driven wide of long-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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.6 innings wickets is 0
driven off the inside half of the bat into the on side
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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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.64 innings wickets is 0
a bit short and Mathews slaps it to cover 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 Sam Curran batsman name is Angelo Mathews over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.61 innings wickets is 0
bouncer, well directed, he ducks under it
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Angelo Mathews over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.58 innings wickets is 0
back of a length slanting away outside off. 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 Sam Curran batsman name is Angelo Mathews over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.55 innings wickets is 0
closer to the stumps that time, and Mathews punches it straight to cover
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Angelo Mathews over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.52 innings wickets is 0
goes fuller, Mathews transfers weight forward and pats it to mid-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 Sam Curran batsman name is Angelo Mathews over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.49 innings wickets is 0
full again, Mathews drives from the crease, but can't beat Anderson at mid-off, who runs across to his right quickly to cut off the ball
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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 Sam Curran batsman name is Angelo Mathews over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.46 innings wickets is 0
driven again, on the up. This time Anderson goes to his left and fields the ball
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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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.43 innings wickets is 0
tossed up on the stumps, driven back to the bowler
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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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.41 innings wickets is 0
slightly flatter and on the pads, blocked
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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 Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.45 innings wickets is 0
gives himself some room, stepping out to go inside out towards cover
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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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.42 innings wickets is 0
comes forward to turn it with his wrists, but straight 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 Jack Leach batsman name is Angelo Mathews over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.4 innings wickets is 0
nudged into the leg side
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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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.37 innings wickets is 0
gets some turn from a length, pushed to cover
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Moeen Ali batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.47 innings wickets is 0
goes across to take it on the full and paddles it to fine 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 Moeen Ali batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.44 innings wickets is 0
flicked from outside off towards midwicket, where Buttler dives and saves well
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play type description is out batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is England total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Moeen Ali batsman name is Dhananjaya de Silva over runs is 2 dismissal is True dismissal type is bowled dismissal text is 2.42 innings wickets is 0
<b>bowled him</b> moved across again, too far across to try and sweep. Very poor choice of shot with lunch so close by. Beaten by the ball, which crashes into the stumps. Nothing special about the ball, just on a length and spinning into the stumps, just a bad, bad shot.Very similar to how Ben Stokes got out.
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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 Moeen Ali batsman name is Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.4 innings wickets is 0
tapped back to the bowler's right
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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 Moeen Ali batsman name is Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.37 innings wickets is 0
that turned and bounced from a length into the batsman. Beats his attempted tuck, and hits the thigh pad
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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 Moeen Ali batsman name is Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.35 innings wickets is 0
defended into the off side.
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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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.33 innings wickets is 0
great length again, he comes forward to defend.
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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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.3 innings wickets is 0
steered to point
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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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.34 innings wickets is 0
some room outside off allows him to drive it down to the man on the point fence
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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 Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.32 innings wickets is 0
slides on with the angle that time, and Chandimal was almost caught on the crease. Kept the ball out by getting the bat down in time
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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 Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.29 innings wickets is 0
pushed towards point off the front foot
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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 Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.33 innings wickets is 0
stays back again, and punches it down to sweeper cover to get off the mark
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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 Moeen Ali batsman name is Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.31 innings wickets is 0
tossed up, too full. Flicked off his toes, but midwicket does well to dive and stop the ball
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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 Moeen Ali batsman name is Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.29 innings wickets is 0
blocked towards point
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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 Moeen Ali batsman name is Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.27 innings wickets is 0
full ball, flicked from the stumps, but straight to midwicket
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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 Moeen Ali batsman name is Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.25 innings wickets is 0
patted to midwicket
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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 Moeen Ali batsman name is Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.23 innings wickets is 0
blocked into the off-side off the front foot
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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 Moeen Ali batsman name is Dinesh Chandimal over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.21 innings wickets is 0
last ball before lunch and Chandimal is intent on only blocking it. Does so safely.
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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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.19 innings wickets is 0
tossed up from round the wicket and tapped to cover
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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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.17 innings wickets is 0
good areas once more, fractionally shorter and drawing the batsman forward
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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 Angelo Mathews over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.2 innings wickets is 0
hint of width, wafted out to deep cover
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