Sri Lanka were beaten by six wickets on the fourth day of the second and final Test at the Galle International Stadium to lose the series 2-0 and suffering a sixth successive home Test defeat to England. England captain Root was the man of the series after scoring 228 in the first test and 186 in the second. “We were outplayed today,” admitted Chandimal, who was stand-in captain after Dimuth Karunaratne broke his thumb earlier this month in the 2-0 series loss in South Africa. In the first Test, Sri Lanka also won the toss, always an advantage in Galle, but scored only 135 runs in their first innings and went on to lose by seven wickets. “We have to learn how to bat like Root.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2021 13:52 UTC