Gus Atkinson’s outstanding all-round performance and Joe Root’s twin tons led England to a commanding 190-run victory on day four of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.
With just 7 runs added to the overnight score, Sri Lanka lost their first wicket of the day as nightwatchman Jayasuriya got a thick outside edge while being lured into a drive off Woakes.
The pressure then shifted to the overnight batter Karunaratne and the experienced Mathews. They batted together for 20.2 overs and put on a half-century stand for the fourth wicket.
Karunaratne, who had struggled for runs earlier in the series, finally got some runs under his belt, registering his 38th Test fifty.
However, the extra bounce of Stone proved decisive, as the left-hand opener gloved a delivery to the keeper, departing for 55.
Chandimal, coming in next, displayed aggressive intent from the outset. He struck boundaries regularly and brought up his 28th half century off just 42 deliveries.
A 59-run partnership between the two senior players came to an end when Mathews chipped a flighted full delivery from Bashir towards mid-off, managing to score only 36 runs.
With Sri Lanka at 174/5, Chandimal slowed down his scoring. After a probing spell from Chris Woakes, Atkinson was brought back into the attack and struck twice in two overs.
First, he removed the well-set Chandimal for 58 off 62 balls, then took the edge of the in-form Mendis, who was caught by Duckett at third slip, reducing the visitors to 200/7.
The hosts had to work hard to claim the three remaining wickets as De Silva and Rathnayake stitched together in a 73-run partnership within 89 balls. During this stand, the skipper notched up his 16th fifty.
England took the second new ball, and it took only 6.4 overs to wrap things up. After a superb hundred in the first innings, Atkinson claimed another five-wicket haul, dismissing both set batters.
De Silva was bowled after playing onto his stumps, while Rathnayake managed a faint under-edge to the keeper while attempting a third consecutive boundary.
Kumara was the last man out, holding out to mid-on off Woakes, sealing the series for England with a convincing 190-run victory.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Duckett | c Lahiru Kumara b Prabath Jayasuriya | 40 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 85.11 |
| Dan Lawrence | c Nishan Madushka b Lahiru Kumara | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 40.91 |
| Ollie Pope | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Asitha Fernando | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Joe Root | c Pathum Nissanka b Milan Rathnayake | 143 | 206 | 18 | 0 | 69.42 |
| Harry Brook | lbw b Asitha Fernando | 33 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Jamie Smith | c Nishan Madushka b Milan Rathnayake | 21 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 36.84 |
| Chris Woakes | c Asitha Fernando b Lahiru Kumara | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Gus Atkinson | c Milan Rathnayake b Asitha Fernando | 118 | 115 | 14 | 4 | 102.61 |
| Matthew Potts | c Nishan Madushka b Asitha Fernando | 21 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 48.84 |
| Olly Stone | c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 15 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 48.39 |
| Shoaib Bashir | not out | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Extras | 13 (b 8 , lb 4 , nb 1, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 427/10 (102 Overs, RR: 4.19) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 24 | 2 | 102 | 5 | 4.25 | |
| Milan Rathnayake | 23 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 3.87 | |
| Lahiru Kumara | 23 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 4.39 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 29 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 3.31 | |
| Kamindu Mendis | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Madushka | b Chris Woakes | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b Olly Stone | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 26.92 |
| Pathum Nissanka | c Matthew Potts b Olly Stone | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Angelo Mathews | b Matthew Potts | 22 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Dan Lawrence b Gus Atkinson | 23 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 69.70 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Harry Brook b Matthew Potts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Chris Woakes b Gus Atkinson | 74 | 120 | 8 | 3 | 61.67 |
| Milan Rathnayake | c Jamie Smith b Chris Woakes | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 135.71 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | b Shoaib Bashir | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 17.39 |
| Lahiru Kumara | run out (Ollie Pope) | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 23 (b 8 , lb 13 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 196/10 (55.3 Overs, RR: 3.53) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 13 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1.62 | |
| Gus Atkinson | 8.3 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 4.82 | |
| Olly Stone | 13 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 5.38 | |
| Matthew Potts | 11 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1.73 | |
| Shoaib Bashir | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3.00 | |
| Joe Root | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Duckett | c Angelo Mathews b Milan Rathnayake | 24 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Dan Lawrence | c Nishan Madushka b Lahiru Kumara | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Ollie Pope | c Prabath Jayasuriya b Asitha Fernando | 17 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 44.74 |
| Joe Root | c Kamindu Mendis b Lahiru Kumara | 103 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 85.12 |
| Harry Brook | c Nishan Madushka b Prabath Jayasuriya | 37 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 102.78 |
| Jamie Smith | lbw b Prabath Jayasuriya | 26 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 76.47 |
| Chris Woakes | c Pathum Nissanka b Milan Rathnayake | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Gus Atkinson | c Lahiru Kumara b Asitha Fernando | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Matthew Potts | c Dinesh Chandimal b Asitha Fernando | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Olly Stone | c Pathum Nissanka b Lahiru Kumara | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Shoaib Bashir | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 8 (b 0 , lb 5 , nb 1, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 251/10 (53.3 Overs, RR: 4.69) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 12 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 4.33 | |
| Lahiru Kumara | 12.3 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 4.31 | |
| Milan Rathnayake | 9 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 4.00 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 20 | 2 | 105 | 2 | 5.25 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Madushka | c Joe Root b Gus Atkinson | 13 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 52.00 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Jamie Smith b Olly Stone | 55 | 129 | 7 | 0 | 42.64 |
| Pathum Nissanka | c Joe Root b Olly Stone | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | c Harry Brook b Chris Woakes | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 9.76 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Chris Woakes b Shoaib Bashir | 36 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 39.56 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Dan Lawrence b Gus Atkinson | 58 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 93.55 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Gus Atkinson | 50 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 70.42 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Ben Duckett b Gus Atkinson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Milan Rathnayake | c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson | 43 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 76.79 |
| Lahiru Kumara | c Olly Stone b Chris Woakes | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 5 (b 4 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 292/10 (86.4 Overs, RR: 3.37) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 19.4 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 2.37 | |
| Gus Atkinson | 16 | 4 | 62 | 5 | 3.88 | |
| Shoaib Bashir | 23 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 3.39 | |
| Joe Root | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 | |
| Matthew Potts | 11 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 3.09 | |
| Olly Stone | 12 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 4.67 | |
| Dan Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | |
