A spirited Sri Lanka beat England in second test match to clinch the two test match series by 1-0. With this win, Sri Lanka registered their first test series win in England.
After Fourth day it was quiet clear that Sri Lanka’s victory was inevitable but England fought back and loses the game only one ball before the final delivery. Mooen Ali came to the rescue of England Team but he alone couldn’t save them from the humiliating defeat.
James Anderson played his part brilliantly but fell on penultimate ball of the game which ensured Sri Lanka’s historic victory on English turf. We have to give credit to England for showing the courage after losing five early wickets and don’t give away the match easily to Lankan’s. What seemed like a match of one or at most two session, they drag that to the penultimate ball.
In the First test match too, both team fought till the last to get some result but in that game it was Lankan’s who struggled to save the match which at the end they did and keep their hope of winning the series alive.
Skipper Angelo Mathews (Sri Lankan Man of the Match) had leaded their team to the historic victory by not only scoring century but also taking some critical decisions at right time. In Third innings he played the innings of his life which taken the match away from England.
England had the haunted task to chase the target of 350 runs in fourth innings which if they could achieve would be the highest chase on headingly.
Dhamika Prasad ensures that England couldn’t even think about going for the counter by picking four early wickets in the last session of the fourth day. He finished his spell with five wicket haul.
Rangana Hearth was played the vital part from both bat and ball to help Lankan’s to achieve this victory.
At the end, it was Sri Lanka who won the series but in broader prospect it was test cricket which won the heart of all cricket spectators.
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James Anderson played his part brilliantly but fell on penultimate ball of the game which ensured Sri Lanka’s historic victory on English turf. We have to give credit to England for showing the courage after losing five early wickets and don’t give away the match easily to Lankan’s. What seemed like a match of one or at most two session, they drag that to the penultimate ball.
In the First test match too, both team fought till the last to get some result but in that game it was Lankan’s who struggled to save the match which at the end they did and keep their hope of winning the series alive.
Skipper Angelo Mathews (Sri Lankan Man of the Match) had leaded their team to the historic victory by not only scoring century but also taking some critical decisions at right time. In Third innings he played the innings of his life which taken the match away from England.
England had the haunted task to chase the target of 350 runs in fourth innings which if they could achieve would be the highest chase on headingly.
Dhamika Prasad ensures that England couldn’t even think about going for the counter by picking four early wickets in the last session of the fourth day. He finished his spell with five wicket haul.
Rangana Hearth was played the vital part from both bat and ball to help Lankan’s to achieve this victory.
At the end, it was Sri Lanka who won the series but in broader prospect it was test cricket which won the heart of all cricket spectators.
classvsCricket (CvC) © 2014
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