England go 1-0 up in three-match series - match report
Root anchors run-chase with unbeaten 62 off 128 balls
Smith adds impetus with 39 (48)
Mendis makes sparkling 113 & Chandimal adds 79
Woakes and Potts both finish with three wickets
Wood does not bowl on day four because of injury - full story
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Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
There have been 29 threes in this match, the most for any Test in England since the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand in Southampton, back in 2021.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Sri Lanka have shown great application and they hung in there. They adapted and scored runs. England bowled way too straight. The approach from Kamindu and Chandimal fighting the pain barrier and digging in was really good to see. They've shown a lot of heart hanging on in this Test match.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
It's a good time to break for England knowing they will take the new ball when they get back.
A decent 3/4 of a session for Sri Lanka - they've scored 71 runs from just under 18 overs, a run-rate of 3.94.
Dinesh Chandimal is on 57, while Kamindu Mendis is sitting pretty on 90.
Their partnership is now worth 85, and England will be desperate for the new ball - due in two overs time - to break it.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
What a morning for Sri Lanka. A very determined effort by Chandimal with his badly injured thumb.
And there we are - the rain is suddenly bucketing down and the players come off with one ball to go of Potts' over.
I suspect we'll be having an early lunch.
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Vineet: Mendis is really impressive, doesn't have any obvious weaknesses. His intent is good and fully commits to a shot, whether in attack or defence. Should bat higher in the future, I think!
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
The clouds are looking a bit menacing and the flood lights have come on.
Image source, Getty ImagesChandimal drives Bashir for three to take the Sri Lankan lead past 150.
Meanwhile it's raining where we are, a mile or so from the ground. They have been preparing the hover cover to move on.
Mendis moves into the nineties with a two to point off Potts.
The players will take drinks under some rapidly darkening skies.
Mendis cuts Bashir away through third for two, taking their lead to 146.
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
Impressive first hour from Sri Lanka, putting on 60 unbeaten runs, and they've come at 4.6rpo - the fastest the visitors have scored in any session this Test. Their chances of victory according to WinViz have risen from 17% to 36% - a crucial partnership that's brought them right back into the contest.
Chandimal's single to mid-on is the only run from Potts' over.
We've just had sight of the dark cloud over the top of the Point building - looks ominous.
But it's still sunny at the moment.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
England will be desperate for the new ball and know just one wicket could bring two or three more.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Sri Lanka are playing some really good cricket. They're scoring quickly and I'm surprised England haven't used Root yet in the bowling.
Fifty up for Dinesh Chandimal!
He knocks Bashir's first ball into the off side to reach the landmark - he's recovered well after sustaining that hand injury yesterday.
In fact, more than recovered, he sends the following delivery flying to the mid-wicket ropes after Bashir dragged the ball down.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Sri Lanka have battled hard and haven't folded. They've been under pressure at times and have managed to battle out of it.
Five runs from this second Potts over, all looking fairly comfortable out there.
We've been looking at the rain radar - Old Trafford is currently the sunniest it's been all Test, but there might a brief flurry of rain passing over in the next hour.
Image source, Getty ImagesKamindu Mendis has had quite the start to his Test career - his scores are 61, 102, 164, 92*, 9, 12 and now 80*.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando,caught Root, bowled Woakes Fernando, caught Root, bowled Woakes | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25.00 |
Karunaratne,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Karunaratne, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11.11 |
Mendis,caught Brook, bowled Wood Mendis, caught Brook, bowled Wood | 24 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 70.59 |
Mathews,leg before wicket, bowled Woakes Mathews, leg before wicket, bowled Woakes | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Chandimal,leg before wicket, bowled Bashir Chandimal, leg before wicket, bowled Bashir | 17 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 42.50 |
de Silva,caught Lawrence, bowled Bashir de Silva, caught Lawrence, bowled Bashir | 74 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 155 | 88.10 |
Mendis,caught Smith, bowled Woakes Mendis, caught Smith, bowled Woakes | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 48.00 |
Jayasuriya,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Jayasuriya, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 50.00 |
Rathnayake,caught Woakes, bowled Bashir Rathnayake, caught Woakes, bowled Bashir | 72 | 135 | 6 | 2 | 144 | 53.33 |
Fernando,run out Pope Fernando, run out Pope | 13 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 20.97 |
Fernando,not out Fernando, not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 8 Extras, no balls 1, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 8 | ||||||
Total,236 all out 74.0 overs Total,236 all out 74.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 11.0 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2.90 |
Atkinson | 16.0 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 3.00 |
Potts | 9.0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 5.33 |
Wood | 8.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3.87 |
Bashir | 23.0 | 4 | 55 | 3 | 2.39 |
Root | 7.0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
6 for 1 (5.3 overs) | Karunaratne |
6 for 2 (6.1 overs) | Fernando |
6 for 3 (6.6 overs) | Mathews |
40 for 4 (15.1 overs) | Mendis |
72 for 5 (22.3 overs) | Chandimal |
92 for 6 (28.6 overs) | Mendis |
113 for 7 (33.6 overs) | Jayasuriya |
176 for 8 (50.2 overs) | de Silva |
226 for 9 (70.4 overs) | Rathnayake |
236 for 10 (73.6 overs) | Fernando |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Fernando Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Fernando | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 90.00 |
Lawrence,caught Chandimal, bowled Fernando Lawrence, caught Chandimal, bowled Fernando | 30 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 76.92 |
Pope,bowled Fernando Pope, bowled Fernando | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 75.00 |
Root,caught Chandimal, bowled Fernando Root, caught Chandimal, bowled Fernando | 42 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 73.68 |
Brook,bowled Jayasuriya Brook, bowled Jayasuriya | 56 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 76.71 |
Smith,caught Chandimal, bowled Jayasuriya Smith, caught Chandimal, bowled Jayasuriya | 111 | 148 | 8 | 1 | 225 | 75.00 |
Woakes,bowled Jayasuriya Woakes, bowled Jayasuriya | 25 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 38.46 |
Atkinson,caught Chandimal, bowled Rathnayake Atkinson, caught Chandimal, bowled Rathnayake | 20 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 30.77 |
Potts,caught Mendis, bowled Fernando Potts, caught Mendis, bowled Fernando | 17 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 73.91 |
Wood,bowled Fernando Wood, bowled Fernando | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 169.23 |
Bashir,not out Bashir, not out | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 60.00 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 8 Extras, no balls 3, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 8 | ||||||
Total,358 all out 85.3 overs Total,358 all out 85.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
de Silva | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
Jayasuriya | 31.0 | 5 | 85 | 3 | 2.74 |
Fernando | 18.0 | 0 | 103 | 4 | 5.72 |
Fernando | 19.3 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 3.74 |
Rathnayake | 13.0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 5.07 |
Mendis | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
30 for 1 (6.3 overs) | Duckett |
40 for 2 (8.4 overs) | Pope |
67 for 3 (14.3 overs) | Lawrence |
125 for 4 (25.3 overs) | Root |
187 for 5 (39.1 overs) | Brook |
239 for 6 (57.3 overs) | Woakes |
305 for 7 (76.5 overs) | Atkinson |
315 for 8 (79.4 overs) | Smith |
348 for 9 (82.6 overs) | Wood |
358 for 10 (85.3 overs) | Potts |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando,bowled Woakes Fernando, bowled Woakes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Karunaratne,caught Brook, bowled Wood Karunaratne, caught Brook, bowled Wood | 27 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 84.38 |
Mendis,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Mendis, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Mathews,caught Potts, bowled Woakes Mathews, caught Potts, bowled Woakes | 65 | 145 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 44.83 |
Chandimal,caught substitute, bowled Potts Chandimal, caught substitute, bowled Potts | 79 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 358 | 66.39 |
de Silva,leg before wicket, bowled Potts de Silva, leg before wicket, bowled Potts | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 44.00 |
Mendis,caught Root, bowled Atkinson Mendis, caught Root, bowled Atkinson | 113 | 183 | 15 | 1 | 275 | 61.75 |
Rathnayake,caught Duckett, bowled Root Rathnayake, caught Duckett, bowled Root | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 66.67 |
Jayasuriya,caught Brook, bowled Potts Jayasuriya, caught Brook, bowled Potts | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 50.00 |
Fernando,leg before wicket, bowled Woakes Fernando, leg before wicket, bowled Woakes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Fernando,not out Fernando, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 9, total 16 Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 9, total 16 | ||||||
Total,326 all out 89.3 overs Total,326 all out 89.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 22.0 | 6 | 58 | 3 | 2.63 |
Atkinson | 17.0 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 5.23 |
Bashir | 20.0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 3.85 |
Wood | 10.2 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3.48 |
Potts | 17.3 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 2.68 |
Root | 1.4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.00 |
Lawrence | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.3 overs) | Fernando |
1 for 2 (1.4 overs) | Mendis |
52 for 3 (13.1 overs) | Karunaratne |
95 for 4 (25.3 overs) | de Silva |
173 for 5 (50.4 overs) | Mathews |
190 for 6 (55.4 overs) | Rathnayake |
307 for 7 (85.2 overs) | Mendis |
321 for 8 (87.6 overs) | Jayasuriya |
322 for 9 (88.6 overs) | Fernando |
326 for 10 (89.3 overs) | Chandimal |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,caught Mendis, bowled Fernando Duckett, caught Mendis, bowled Fernando | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 78.57 |
Lawrence,leg before wicket, bowled Rathnayake Lawrence, leg before wicket, bowled Rathnayake | 34 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 62.96 |
Pope,caught de Silva, bowled Jayasuriya Pope, caught de Silva, bowled Jayasuriya | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 35.29 |
Root,not out Root, not out | 62 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 48.44 |
Brook,caught and bowled Jayasuriya Brook, caught and bowled Jayasuriya | 32 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 47.06 |
Smith,bowled Fernando Smith, bowled Fernando | 39 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 81.25 |
Woakes,not out Woakes, not out | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 44.44 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 13 Extras, no balls 3, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 13 | ||||||
Total,205 for 5 57.2 overs Total,205 for 5 57.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando | 8.0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5.75 |
Fernando | 12.0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2.08 |
Jayasuriya | 25.2 | 4 | 98 | 2 | 3.86 |
Rathnayake | 12.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
34 for 1 (5.4 overs) | Duckett |
56 for 2 (12.5 overs) | Pope |
70 for 3 (15.3 overs) | Lawrence |
119 for 4 (34.6 overs) | Brook |
183 for 5 (50.4 overs) | Smith |