The first two games of the six test series between Sri Lanka and England concluded on Friday(6) at the Austasia Indoor Cricket Stadium in Thalawathugoda.
Sri Lanka lived up to expectations in both games as they recorded comprehensive wins against the touring Englishmen who looked an unsettled side in both matches.
England in Sri Lanka for 6 Test series
The English Indoor cricket team will be on Sri Lankan shores, during the next few days as they will play 6 Tests…
In the opening game, Sri Lanka made a challenging total of 90 runs in their allotted 16 overs with the pair of Tharindu Mendis and Chrishantha Peiris contributing a useful 30 runs during the last set of overs. The Englishmen were never in the hunt of reaching their target, eventually falling short by 22 runs.
The islanders were more ruthless in the second game as they thrashed England by a massive 71 runs. Their batting set up the game beautifully once again with the final pair of Tharindu Mendis and Andy Solomons doing the bulk of the damage.
The Sri Lanka Development team recorded a thrilling one run win over the England Development team while the Sri Lankan Masters were impressive against the English Masters as Sri Lanka completed a clean sweep on the opening day of the tournament.
Chief Scores
1st Test – SL MEN 90 vs ENG MEN 68
2nd Test – SL MEN 123 vs ENG MEN 52Development – ENG 44 vs SL 45
Masters – SL 98 vs ENG 57
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