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
Milan Priyanath Rathnayake 43(56)
85.3
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! Century and fifer in the same Test for Atkinson! He raises the ball as the Lord's crowd applauds. 135kph, short of length outside off, Rathnayake looks to pull and all he manages is a faint under-edge that's been pouched by the keeper. Milan Rathnayake c Jamie Smith b Atkinson 43(56) [4s-7]
85.2
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, four more! 136kph, banged in short, decent lift but Rathnayake stands tall, fetches it from outside off and pulls through backward square leg. He was in total control of his shot
85.1
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, overpitched just outside off and Rathnayake - with hardly any feet movement - drives crisply through cover-point
83.5
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, 133kph, back of a length, guided towards backward point for a quick single
83.4
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 136kph, short of a good length ball, defended into off
82.6
Woakes to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 129kph, fuller and around off, Rathnayake solidly blocks off the front foot. Maiden over
82.5
Woakes to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 130kph, length ball down the leg-side, Rathnayake shoulders arms
82.4
Woakes to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 135kph, length ball just outside off, Rathnayake punches to point
82.3
Woakes to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 127kph, back of a length, defended off the back foot
82.2
Woakes to Milan Rathnayake, no run, back of a length, defended towards gully off the back foot
82.1
Woakes to Milan Rathnayake, no run, tapped with soft hands towards gully
81.4
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, 135kph, edged and dropped! It's Root again. Atkinson pulls his length back by a fraction, goes away with the angle, Rathnayake drives away from his body. Gets a thick outside edge and it's regulation catch at first slip. Put down!
81.3
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, 129kph, full again, closer to off and Milan Rathnayake drives beautifully through mid-off. Exquisite timing
81.2
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 131kph, full delivery bowled wide of off, Rathnayake throws his arms at it to get beaten on the outside edge
80.3
Woakes to Milan Rathnayake, 3 runs, 132kph, full delivery, Rathnayake neatly push-drives straight of the wide mid-off fielder
79.6
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, full on middle, Rathnayake offers a solid forward defence again and that will be tea
79.5
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, full on leg, defended forward
79.3
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, slightly short outside off, Rathnayake cuts hard but fails to beat the diving fielder at cover
79.2
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, full outside off, Rathnayake goes for the drive and crunches it to short cover
79.1
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, tossed up on off, smothered on the front foto
78.6
Lawrence to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, overpitched outside off, driven to sweeper cover
77.6
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, tossed up around off, driven to short cover
77.5
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, overpitched on off, squeezed into the off-side
77.4
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, England review for LBW! Tossed up, drifts in on middle and slides past the inside edge as Rathnayake gets forward to defend. It's missing leg stump comfortably. The ball didn't straighten much and just slid on with the arm
77.3
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, 2 runs, nicely drifting in on middle and leg, Rathnayake gets forward to defend but it goes off a thick inside edge behind square. There's a race on between Root and Brook to get to it first. Root wins that contest
77.2
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, tossed up and drifting in on leg, Rathnayake looks to defend but is hit on the pad
76.6
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short of length on off, pulled to midwicket
76.5
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, 139kph, full and wide outside off, urging Rathnayake to go for the drive and he smokes it through the covers. Hardly a fielder on the off-side. Goes racing away to the boundary
75.6
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 80kph, tossed up outside off, Rathnayake goes back to cut but it stops on him. Ends up dragging it in front of mid-on
74.6
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, no run, dug in short around leg, 136kph, Rathnayake ducks under it
74.5
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short ball down leg, Rathnayake looks to pull but is beaten
74.4
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short of length across off, stays a bit low as Rathnayake looks to punch off the back foot and it sneaks through to the keeper
73.6
Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 141kph, fuller than a length just outside off, Rathnayake defends forward
73.5
Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, overpitched on middle, trying the bluff after the field change, but Rathnayake keeps it out
73.4
Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 131kph, fuller than a length on off, defended forward
73.3
Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, pitched up on off, defended forward
73.2
Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease
73.1
Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, good length ball in the channel, Rathnayake defends with soft hands to gully
72.6
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, back of a length down leg, Rathnayake clips it down to fine leg
72.5
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short ball from over the wicket, Rathnayake ducks under it
72.4
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, short of length into the body, Rathnayake gets on top of it this time and pulls it behind square. Went all along the floor and beat Duckett to his right
72.3
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short ball on of, Rathnayake fends it down awkwardly
72.2
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, short and wide, Rathnayake cuts nicely and it runs away through point
72.1
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, pulled in the air, and it goes over the fielder at backward square. Duckett was stationed around three-fourths on the way to the boundary. Good short ball from round the wicket, Rathnayake takes it on but isn't in control. But he just about clears Duckett
70.4
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, 137kph bouncer outside off, Rathnayake takes it on and hooks to deep backward square
70.1
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, 135kph, short of length into the body, around the chest, Rathnayake swivels across and pulls to deep backward square
69.3
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, 139kph, short on off, Rathnayake pulls firmly but deep square leg cuts it off
68.6
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, no run, oh he gets clonked on the helmet. Short of length delivery slanted in, Rathnayake looks to get out of the way but ducks right into it as it hits him on the side of the helmet
68.5
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Rathnayake gets on top of the bounce and punches nicely through the covers
68.4
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, no run, full on off, Rathnayake gets half-forward and defends
68.3
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 130kph, bouncer again, Rathnayake ducks this time
68.2
Olly Stone to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short ball slanted in, Rathnayake looks to pull but is beaten
67.6
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, no run, slower ball on middle and leg, Rathnayake defends easily
67.5
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short of length outside off, Rathnayake cuts in the air and it falls just short of cover
67.4
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short of length outside off, Rathnayake cuts awkwardly to cover
67.3
Atkinson to Milan Rathnayake, no run, back of a length outside off, Rathnayake mistimes the punch to point
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