England 25/1 in 7.0 Overs | England vs Sri Lanka, Highlights 2nd Test Day 1: Ton-up Joe Root, Gus Atkinson take England to 358/7 at stumps - The Times of India (2024)

Milan Rathnayake to Ollie Pope, Negotiates the last ball as well. This one stays low! On middle. Pope keeps it out.

Milan Rathnayake to Ollie Pope, On off. Good line and length. Making the batter play but Pope negotiates it.

Milan Rathnayake to Ben Duckett, On the pads. Duckett works it through square leg for one.

Milan Rathnayake to Ben Duckett, On middle. Kept out.

Milan Rathnayake to Ollie Pope, Quick run! On middle. This is worked on the leg side. Pope gets to the other end.

Milan Rathnayake to Ollie Pope, Well bowled! Good start. This lands on middle and holds its line. Pope looks to defend but misses to get high on the pads.

Lahiru Kumara to Ben Duckett, Beaten! Good use of the angle! Length and on off. This lands and moves away. Duckett is beaten as he tries to defend.

Lahiru Kumara to Ben Duckett, Good length again and on off. Duckett pushes it to cover.

Lahiru Kumara to Ben Duckett, On middle. Blocked.

Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, Takes one! On middle. This is nudged around the corner for one.

Lahiru Kumara to Ollie Pope, Around off. Kept out.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, A loud shout but not given! It is for caught behind! The review is taken. OUT! There is an inside edge! Excellent review. Sri Lanka have an early wicket. Length and around off. This lands and jags back in. Lawrence looks to defend. It takes the inside edge, hits the pad and Nishan Madushkatakes it with a dive to his right.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Timed well but no runs! Shorter and outside off. Duckett pushes it but finds cover again.

Asitha Fernando to Dan Lawrence, On the pads. Lawrence looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Gets it past point this time! There is a fielder in the deep so only one.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Well bowled! Yet again no feet movement! This lands around off and shapes away. Duckett just flashes at it and misses.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Missed out! He went after one without any foot movement. Ends up chopping it to cover.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, FOUR! That is too easy for Duckett. Short and on middle. The length is picked early and it is hammered through mid-wicket.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, He put in some extra effort there! It lands on a length and then takes off after landing. DL takes his hands out of the way and lets it go to the keeper.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, Yet another harmless nut as this is again bowled wide outside off. Lawrence watches it go to the keeper.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, Length again but not on the stumps. Not played at again.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, Around off. Length. Lawrence pushes it to covers.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, Just outside off again. Not played at.

Lahiru Kumara to Ben Duckett, On middle. Duckett works it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, A single to end! On the pads. Duckett works it fine on the leg side. Takes two.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Another dot! On off. Length. Duckett defends it right under his eyes.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Top effort! Shorter and outside off. This is slapped hard but the fielder at cover dives and stops it.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Flicks this one off the middle but finds mid-wicket for another dot.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, On middle. Back of a length. Kept out.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Around off. Duckett pushes it to cover.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, FOUR! That is a poor ball and Lawrence puts it away. This is short and outside off. It is flayed over point. England have started quickly here.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, Outside off. Length. Left alone.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, Excellent running! On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket. One is taken quickly which makes the second possible.

Lahiru Kumara to Ben Duckett, Another run! On middle. This stays very low. Duckett looks to flick. It hits the bottom and rolls on the leg side for one.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, Takes one! Back of a length and around off. Lawrence pushes it towards cover.

Lahiru Kumara to Dan Lawrence, Outside off. Length. Left alone.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Full-length delivery outside off. Ben Duckettpushes it towards the front of mid off.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Pitched up, on middle and off. Ben Duckettdrives it towards mid on and shouts 'wait on' to his partner.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Short of a length on middle and off. Ben Ducketthangs back and dabs it down.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Hard-length delivery on off. Ben Duckettrocks back and pulls it towards the left of the mid-wicket fielder. The ball races away towards the deep mid-wicket fence to get the boundary of the inning.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Brilliant running between the wickets! Touch fuller on middle, swinging it in. Ben Duckettflicks it through square leg and gets scoots for a couple of runs.

Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Asitha Fernandocomes from 'over the wicket and bowls on a length just outside off and nips it back to the batter. Ben Duckettstands tall and dabs it towards his off side.