England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of England, 2024 Venue: Lord's, London Date & Time: Aug 29-Sep 01, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Lahiru Kumara 3-53(12.3 ov)
54.3
Lahiru Kumara to Root, out Caught by Kamindu Mendis!! Very good catch in the deep! Root goes for the pull against this waist-high short ball. More height than distance, Kamindu moves to his left from deep backward square leg and dives across to snaffle it with both hands. Root c Kamindu Mendis b Lahiru Kumara 103(121) [4s-10]
54.2
Lahiru Kumara to Bashir, 1 run, 132kph, walks across a long way to pull and gets inside-edges past the keeper. The ball dribbles to fine leg
54.1
Lahiru Kumara to Bashir, no run, 133kph, appeal for a strangle down leg. Paul Reiffel shakes his head in denial and Sri Lanka review it. Banged in short from round the wicket, Bashir fends awkwardly, past his bat and it might have brushed the armpit before going into the keeper's gloves. Sri Lanka burn a review
52.6
Lahiru Kumara to Olly Stone, out Caught by Nissanka!! 129kph, short ball, Olly Stone pulls and the ball pops up in the air off a thick top-edge. Nissanka, at fine leg, waits for it and settles before reverse-cupping and tumbling into the ground in front of the boundary rope. Olly Stone c Nissanka b Lahiru Kumara 7(16) [4s-1]
52.5
Lahiru Kumara to Root, 1 run, full delivery, flicked to deep backward square leg
52.4
Lahiru Kumara to Root, no run
52.3
Lahiru Kumara to Root, no run, Kumara continues to bowl short, Root pulls just over the leaping square leg fielder
52.2
Lahiru Kumara to Root, FOUR, here it is! Test hundred number 34 - most by an English batter as he surpasses Sir Alastair Cook. Take a bow, Joe Root! The Lord's crowd goes "Rooooooooot" and the 33-year-old star batsman jumps in delight as he punches the air. Raises the bat and then off comes the helmet as he gets a superb reception from the crowd and his team-mates. Second hundred in this match for him. Backs away a long way and slaps this short ball through the covers to get to the milestone
52.1
Lahiru Kumara to Root, no run, short ball from over the wicket, Root looks to pull and the ball balloons up off the glove. Fortunately, it falls short of Chandimal
32.6
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, no run, 130kph, punched to cover
32.5
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, no run, 130kph, length ball, defended towards mid-on
32.4
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, no run, good-looking drive off the front foot but straight to cover
32.3
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, FOUR, 132kph, harmless short ball, Smith stands tall and pulls it handsomely well in front of square on the leg-side. No chance for deep square leg to cut it off
32.2
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, no run, pitched up delivery, driven straight to mid-off
32.1
Lahiru Kumara to Root, 1 run, short of length ball, punched to deep point
30.6
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, no run, 136kph, length ball, pushed to cover
30.5
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, 130kph, fuller ball and Smith opens the bat-face a bit to drive it into the gap through the covers
30.4
Lahiru Kumara to Root, 1 run, 134kph, wide of the crease, length ball on middle, Root uses the bowler's angle to clip it away in front of square on the on-side
30.3
Lahiru Kumara to Root, no run, 132kph, Root is on the move to force this length ball through the off-side but gets an inside edge to midwicket
30.2
Lahiru Kumara to Root, no run, 130kph, on a good length, tapped to cover
30.1
Lahiru Kumara to Root, no run, short of a good length ball, Root covers the line to block it out
28.6
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, no run, punched firmly but straight to cover
28.5
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, 132kph, fuller than a length, chipped straight of mid-on for a couple more
28.4
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, FOUR, back of a length, rib-lined, Smith hops and tickles it fine. The man in the deep dives to his right after running across but to no avail
28.3
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, no run, 131kph, punch-drives this short of length ball to short extra cover
28.2
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, no run, 132kph, hurled fuller by Kumara and that's been defended to mid-off
28.1
Lahiru Kumara to Jamie Smith, no run, 137kph, back of a length, Jamie Smith stands tall and punches solidly but straight to mid-off
26.6
Lahiru Kumara to Harry Brook, no run, 131kph, wide of the crease, back of a length ball, Brook nudges it into the leg-side
26.5
Lahiru Kumara to Harry Brook, no run, fullish ball, blocked
26.4
Lahiru Kumara to Harry Brook, 2 runs, 130kph, in-angling short ball, pulled through backward square leg. Kusal Mendis covers a lot of distance running to his left and dives before flicking the ball towards the converging fielder (Karunaratne)
26.3
Lahiru Kumara to Harry Brook, no run, 129kph, comes down the track, moves leg-side in the process to slap it through the covers, ends up chopping it towards mid-off off the inner half of the bat
26.2
Lahiru Kumara to Harry Brook, no run, 133kph, fuller than a length, angled in, a defensive push to cover follows
26.1
Lahiru Kumara to Harry Brook, FOUR, 134kph, Brook greets Kumara with a boundary. Touch too full from Kumara and the right-hander batters it over extra cover. Poses for the photographs
13.6
Lahiru Kumara to Root, no run, 130kph, good length ball straying down leg, Root lets it go
13.5
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, 1 run, 132kph, short ball slanted in around shoulder height, Pope takes it on and pulls to fine leg
13.4
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, Pope dances down the pitch and gets a bouncer slanted in on leg. He decides to let it go
13.3
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, 131kph, short of length on off, Pope looks to pull but is hit on the right forearm as he's through the shot early. The ball held up in the pitch there
13.2
Lahiru Kumara to Root, 1 run, fuller than a length outside off, Root gets forward and knocks it through point
13.1
Lahiru Kumara to Root, no run, 130kph, back of a length outside off, left alone
11.6
Lahiru Kumara to Root, FOUR, the edge is found but it goes between first slip and gully. Pitched up just outside off, invites the drive from Root and flies off the edge. Went at catch-able height but there was no one there
11.5
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, 1 run, back of a length delivery slanted in on middle, Pope hangs back and glances it to fine leg
11.4
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Pope waits and late-cuts it to gully who misfields. He then picks it up and makes a direct-hit at the striker's end but the batter is well in. England take another run off the deflection
11.3
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, 133kph, good length just outside off, Pope gets forward and defends to cover
11.2
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, back of a length just outside off, 135kph, Pope blocks from the crease
11.1
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, 133kph, fuller than a length just outside off, defended forward
9.6
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, 2 runs, 137kph, good length delivery that's quite wide outside off, Pope goes after it and slaps it through point. Fielder does well in the deep to cut it off
9.5
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, good length ball slanted in on off, 131kph, Pope defends forward
9.4
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, Pope is down the pitch again. Has done it a couple of times. Back of a length delivery nipping in around off, rushes onto Pope as he looks to work across the line and he gets beaten on the inside edge. Seems to have struck him on the box as he's down on his haunces
9.3
Lahiru Kumara to Duckett, 3 runs, back of a length outside off, not a whole lot of width but enough for Duckett as he cuts firmly in front of square. Goes quickly to the left of deep point who slides across but doesn't make a clean stop, giving away a third run
9.2
Lahiru Kumara to Duckett, 2 runs, 133kph, slanted in around middle and off, and Duckett manages to work it behind square. He pushes hard and comes back for two as fine leg gets across
9.1
Lahiru Kumara to Duckett, no run, 134kph, fuller than a length on off, Duckett defends down the pitch
7.6
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, 135kph, pitched up just outside off, Pope shimmies down and flicks it to mid-on
7.5
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, big appeal for caught-behind but the umpire says not out. Sri Lanka don't go for the review. Length ball slanted in just outside off, Pope gets forward to defend but it jags in and goes right through the gate. There was a noise as it flicked the flap of the pad on the way through. Importantly, there was no edge
7.4
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, good length ball slanted in outside off, Pope gets forward to defend but it takes an inside edge onto pad as it nips back a touch
7.3
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, 136kph, hard length on off, Pope defends forward to mid-on
7.2
Lahiru Kumara to Duckett, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, 133kph, Duckett hangs back and bunts it wide of cover
7.1
Lahiru Kumara to Duckett, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease
5.6
Lahiru Kumara to Duckett, no run, 133kph, fuller than a length across off, Duckett is tentative in defence and gets beaten on the edge
5.5
Lahiru Kumara to Duckett, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease
5.4
Lahiru Kumara to Duckett, no run, good length across off, defended into the off-side
5.3
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, 1 run, 137kph, pitched right up outside off, Pope drives nicely but short cover gets a hand on it
5.2
Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, no run, length ball on off, defended from the crease
5.1
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, out Caught by Madushka!! Full ball outside off, nips back in, Lawrence gets forward to defend but is beaten on the inside edge. It goes off his pad to the keeper who takes the catch and appeals for caught-behind. Was there a little inside edge on it? The umpire says not out and Sri Lanka go for the review. Oh there's a spike next to the inside edge. The decision will be overturned and Lawrence can't believe it, nor can Stokes on the balcony as he has his hand on his mouth. Lawrence shakes his head repeatedly as he walks off. Lawrence c Madushka b Lahiru Kumara 7(12) [4s-1]
3.6
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, no run, sharp bounce off a good length in the channel just outside off, Lawrence watches it closely and leaves. The keeper takes it above his head
3.5
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, no run, good length outside off, Lawrence lets it go again
3.4
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, no run, 131kph, back of a length outside off, left alone
3.3
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, no run, 136kph, good length just outside off, Lawrence gets a good stride in and defends
3.2
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, no run, good length just outside off, Lawrence lifts his bat and lets it go. Good leave!
3.1
Lahiru Kumara to Duckett, 1 run, 136kph, fuller than a length on middle and leg, Duckett works it through midwicket
1.6
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, FOUR, short and wide, Lawrence goes after it and slaps it away in front of point. No chance for the fielder in the deep
1.5
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, no run, 138kph, back of a length outside off, left alone
1.4
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, 2 runs, 133kph, short of length on off, Lawrence tucks it into the midwicket region and comes back for two
1.3
Lahiru Kumara to Duckett, 1 run, stays a bit low! Back of a length on off, only gets up around the shin and Duckett does well to keep it out as he knocks it into the on-side
1.2
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, 1 run, short of length outside off, Lawrence rides the bounce and steers it to deep backward point
1.1
Lahiru Kumara to Lawrence, no run, good length delivery well outside off, loosener from Kumara, left alone
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