England, replying to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 318, were 57 for three at lunch on the second day of the first cricket Test in Galle on Tuesday.
Published: Mar 27, 2012, 12:58 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 27, 2012, 12:58 PM (IST)
England, replying to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 318, were 57 for three at lunch on the second day of the first cricket Test in Galle © Getty Images
Galle: Mar 27, 2012
England, replying to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 318, were 57 for three at lunch on the second day of the first cricket Test in Galle on Tuesday.
Kevin Pietersen was unbeaten on three and Ian Bell was on 13. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath took two wickets.
Earlier, James Anderson took five wickets to help England end Sri Lanka’s first innings at 318 on Tuesday in the first cricket test.
Skipper Mahela Jayawardene hit a superb 180 and was the last Sri Lankan batsman to be dismissed on day two of the match.
His innings included 22 fours and three sixes and helped Sri Lanka to a competitive total after it had plunged to 15 for three on the first day.
Sri Lanka resumed the day at 289 for8 and Anderson bowled tailender Chanaka Welegedara for 19 to end a frustrating ninth wicket partnership of 54 runs.
He later had Jayawardene caught by wicketkeeper Matt Prior. It was Anderson’s 12th five-wicket haul in test cricket.
He gave a good start to England’s bowling taking two wickets in consecutive deliveries in the third over of the match and his victims included key batsmen Lahiru Thirimanne (3), Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Prasanna Jayawardene (23) besides the Sri Lankan captain.
Jayawardene’s century was 30th in his test career and 13th score of more than 150. (AFP)
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 318 (Mahela Jayawardene 180, Dinesh Chandimal 27; James Anderson 5 for 72, Samit Patel 2 for 27) lead England 57 for 3 (Andrew Strauss 26, Ian Bell 13*; Rangana Herath 2 for 17) by 261 runs
