Jack Leach finished with career-best figures of 5-83 off 28 overs
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England spinner Jack Leach completed his maiden five-wicket haul to not only lead his side to a 57-run win over Sri Lanka on the final day in Kandy, but also hand them an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
Jack Leach ended the day with figures of 4-73 off 23.2 overs
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Jack Leach took a four-wicket haul to leave England three wickets away from victory heading into the final day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy.
Joe Root celebrates after scoring his 15th Test century
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England captain Joe Root led by example on the third day in Kandy as he scored a brilliant 124 to give his side a 278-run lead over Sri Lanka.
Roshen Silva scored his fourth Test fifty
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Roshen Silva scored a crucial 85, which gave Sri Lanka a 46-run lead over England on the second day of the second Test in Kandy.
Sam Curran scored his third Test fifty
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Sam Curran and Jos Buttler rescued England with knocks of 64 and 63 respectively after Sri Lanka left the tourists in a spot of bother on the first day of the second Test in Kandy.
Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the second Test against England in Kandy
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Sri Lanka have been dealt a massive blow as captain Dinesh Chandimal has been sidelined for the second Test against England in Kandy with a groin injury.
“It is a moment of great pride and honour to be receiving this award”
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Legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has become the first Sri Lankan player to be inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame.
“I have decided to call it a day on my international career during the second Test of the Indian series”
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has confirmed that he will retire from international cricket after the second Test against India.
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“Both players are vital to our success and fine-tuning their red-ball skills before the West Indies series starting in early December is paramount”
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and flamboyant batsman Ross Taylor have both been ruled out of the upcoming limited overs tour to Sri Lanka, which gets underway on November 10, in order to get some much-needed rest and relaxation ahead of the Black Caps’ home series against the West Indies in December.
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Jayasekara is trying to do everything in his power to get the WICB to postpone the CPL
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have called on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to postpone the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to a later date in order to avoid it clashing with the second edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL).
