wtc168 f62321 t2546	England v Sri Lanka
	ICC World Test Championship 2023 to 2025 Sri Lanka in England 2024 (2nd Test)
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 29th, 30th, 31st August, 1st September 2024 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
Result	England won by 190 runs
Points	England 12; Sri Lanka 0
Umpires	PR Reiffel (Australia), JS Wilson (West Indies)
TV umpire	CB Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Referee	DC Boon (Australia)
Scorers	ND Smith, H Stiffin
Reserve Umpire	MJ Saggers
Close of play day 1	England (1) 358/7 (Atkinson 74*, Potts 20*; 88 overs)
Close of play day 2	England (2) 25/1 (BM Duckett 15*, Pope 2*; 7 overs)
Close of play day 3	Sri Lanka (2) 53/2 (Karunaratne 23*, Jayasuriya 3*; 20 overs)
Player of the Match	AAP Atkinson
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BM Duckett	c Kumara b Jayasuriya	40	47	92	4	-	27
DW Lawrence	c KNM Fernando b Kumara	9	22	32	2	-	19
*OJD Pope	c de Silva b AM Fernando	1	10	11	-	-	9
JE Root	c PN Silva b Rathnayake	143	206	283	18	-	130
HC Brook	lbw b AM Fernando	33	45	92	5	-	29
+JL Smith	c KNM Fernando b Rathnayake	21	57	67	4	-	50
CR Woakes	c AM Fernando b Kumara	6	27	37	1	-	25
AAP Atkinson	c Rathnayake b AM Fernando	118	115	174	14	4	66
MJ Potts	c KNM Fernando b AM Fernando	21	43	72	4	-	34
OP Stone	c Mendis b AM Fernando	15	31	35	1	-	22
S Bashir	not out	7	10	9	1	-	6
Extras	(8 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 102 overs)	427
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Lawrence, 6.5 ov), 2-42 (Pope, 9.2 ov), 3-82 (Duckett, 18.4 ov), 4-130 (Brook, 30.5 ov), 5-192 (Smith, 48.6 ov), 6-216 (Woakes, 58.6 ov), 7-308 (Root, 77.3 ov), 8-393 (Potts, 93.3 ov), 9-420 (Atkinson, 99.3 ov), 10-427 (Stone, 101.6 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
AM Fernando	24	2	102	5	-	-	92	15	-
Rathnayake	23	2	89	2	-	1	100	12	-
Kumara	23	2	101	2	-	-	93	15	1
Jayasuriya	29	2	96	1	-	-	124	9	2
Mendis	3	0	27	0	-	-	8	3	1

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Sri Lanka first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
+KNM Fernando	b Woakes	7	15	27	1	-	11
FDM Karunaratne	b Stone	7	26	41	1	-	23
PN Silva	c Potts b Stone	12	18	15	1	-	13
AD Mathews	b Potts	22	36	50	3	-	23
LD Chandimal	c Lawrence b Atkinson	23	33	61	3	-	23
*DM de Silva	c Brook b Potts	0	3	2	-	-	3
PHKD Mendis	c Woakes b Atkinson	74	120	161	8	3	89
RMMP Rathnayake	c Smith b Woakes	19	14	30	4	-	8
NGRP Jayasuriya	b Bashir	8	46	60	-	-	40
CBRLS Kumara	run out (Pope)	0	22	50	-	-	22
AM Fernando	not out	1	1	2	-	-	0
Extras	(8 b, 13 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	23
Total	(all out, 55.3 overs)	196
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (KNM Fernando, 6.2 ov), 2-32 (Karunaratne, 9.1 ov), 3-35 (PN Silva, 9.6 ov), 4-83 (Mathews, 20.1 ov), 5-83 (de Silva, 20.4 ov), 6-87 (Chandimal, 23.1 ov), 7-118 (Rathnayake, 28.6 ov), 8-153 (Jayasuriya, 43.6 ov), 9-195 (Kumara, 54.6 ov), 10-196 (Mendis, 55.3 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Woakes	13	4	21	2	1	-	68	2	-
Atkinson	8.3	2	40	2	-	-	34	7	-
Stone	13	0	70	2	-	1	49	6	3
Potts	11	4	19	2	-	-	56	3	-
Bashir	7	1	21	1	-	-	32	3	-
Root	3	0	4	0	-	-	15	-	-

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England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BM Duckett	c Mathews b Rathnayake	24	38	54	2	-	25
DW Lawrence	c KNM Fernando b Kumara	7	12	27	1	-	9
*OJD Pope	c Jayasuriya b AM Fernando	17	38	63	1	-	28
JE Root	c Mendis b Kumara	103	121	192	10	-	59
HC Brook	c KNM Fernando b Jayasuriya	37	36	39	4	1	20
+JL Smith	lbw b Jayasuriya	26	34	36	3	-	20
CR Woakes	c PN Silva b Rathnayake	5	10	14	1	-	8
AAP Atkinson	c Kumara b AM Fernando	14	12	16	2	-	4
MJ Potts	c Chandimal b AM Fernando	2	9	10	-	-	7
OP Stone	c PN Silva b Kumara	7	16	24	1	-	13
S Bashir	not out	1	2	6	-	-	1
Extras	(5 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	8
Total	(all out, 54.3 overs)	251
Fall of wickets:
1-22 (Lawrence, 5.1 ov), 2-36 (Duckett, 10.3 ov), 3-69 (Pope, 18.1 ov), 4-127 (Brook, 27.4 ov), 5-171 (Smith, 37.1 ov), 6-196 (Woakes, 40.5 ov), 7-221 (Atkinson, 44.4 ov), 8-227 (Potts, 46.6 ov), 9-250 (Stone, 52.6 ov), 10-251 (Root, 54.3 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
AM Fernando	13	0	52	3	2	1	49	5	-
Kumara	12.3	0	53	3	-	-	49	6	-
Rathnayake	9	1	36	2	-	-	37	5	-
Jayasuriya	20	2	105	2	-	-	58	9	1

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Sri Lanka second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
+KNM Fernando	c Root b Atkinson	13	25	29	1	-	17
FDM Karunaratne	c Smith b Stone	55	129	201	7	-	101
PN Silva	c Root b Stone	14	24	31	3	-	19
NGRP Jayasuriya	c Brook b Woakes	4	41	50	-	-	38
AD Mathews	c Woakes b Bashir	36	91	135	3	-	68
LD Chandimal	c Lawrence b Atkinson	58	62	76	11	-	41
*DM de Silva	b Atkinson	50	71	109	7	-	47
PHKD Mendis	c Duckett b Atkinson	4	5	7	-	-	3
RMMP Rathnayake	c Smith b Atkinson	43	56	83	7	-	38
CBRLS Kumara	c Stone b Woakes	10	13	16	2	-	9
AM Fernando	not out	0	3	4	-	-	3
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 86.4 overs)	292
Fall of wickets:
1-19 (KNM Fernando, 7.1 ov), 2-43 (PN Silva, 13.6 ov), 3-60 (Jayasuriya, 26.2 ov), 4-115 (Karunaratne, 46.4 ov), 5-174 (Mathews, 58.5 ov), 6-192 (Chandimal, 65.1 ov), 7-200 (Mendis, 67.2 ov), 8-273 (de Silva, 83.1 ov), 9-288 (Rathnayake, 85.3 ov), 10-292 (Kumara, 86.4 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Woakes	19.4	8	46	2	-	-	98	7	-
Atkinson	16	4	62	5	-	-	67	9	-
Bashir	23	1	78	1	-	-	101	10	-
Root	4	1	9	0	-	-	21	2	-
Potts	11	2	34	0	-	-	50	5	-
Stone	12	0	56	2	-	-	43	8	-
Lawrence	1	0	2	0	-	-	4	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: England (1) 97/3 (Root 29*, Brook 9*; 24 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: England (1) 200/5 (Root 81*, Woakes 6*; 53 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 32/2 (PN Silva 10*; 9.1 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 129/7 (PHKD Mendis 26*, Jayasuriya 0*; 33 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: England (2) 159/4 (Root 46*, Smith 22*; 34 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: England (2) 251 all out
--> Day 4 Lunch: Sri Lanka (2) 136/4 (Mathews 34*, Chandimal 15*; 50 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 260/7 (de Silva 45*, Rathnayake 26*; 80 overs)
--> England first innings: 50 in 10.5 overs
--> England first innings: 100 in 25.1 overs
--> England first innings: 150 in 38.3 overs
--> England first innings: 200 in 52.2 overs
--> England first innings: 250 in 66.2 overs
--> England first innings: 300 in 74.4 overs
--> England first innings: 350 in 85.5 overs
--> England first innings: 400 in 95.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 13.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 23.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 38.4 overs
--> England second innings: 50 in 14.2 overs
--> England second innings: 100 in 22.6 overs
--> England second innings: 150 in 32.1 overs
--> England second innings: 200 in 40.6 overs
--> England second innings: 250 in 52.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 17.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 100 in 39.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 150 in 52.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 200 in 66.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 250 in 77.1 overs
--> MJ Potts made his last appearance in Test matches
--> KNM Fernando made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> KNM Fernando made his last appearance in Test matches
--> JE Root (1) 50 in 84 balls with 6 fours
--> JE Root (1) 100 in 162 balls with 13 fours
--> AAP Atkinson (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Test matches
--> AAP Atkinson (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> AAP Atkinson (1) 50 in 61 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes
--> AAP Atkinson (1) passed his previous highest score of 91 in First-Class matches
--> AAP Atkinson (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> AAP Atkinson (1) 100 in 103 balls with 11 fours and 4 sixes
--> MJ Potts (1) passed his previous highest score of 19 in Test matches
--> PHKD Mendis (1) 50 in 103 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> JE Root (2) 50 in 65 balls with 4 fours
--> JE Root (2) 100 in 111 balls with 10 fours
--> JE Root (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 20
--> HC Brook (2) passed 1500 runs in Test matches when he reached 1
--> FDM Karunaratne (2) 50 in 98 balls with 7 fours
--> LD Chandimal (2) 50 in 42 balls with 10 fours
--> DM de Silva (2) 50 in 68 balls with 7 fours
--> DM de Silva (2) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 48
--> CBRLS Kumara made his debut in England in Test matches
--> PN Silva made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> PN Silva made his debut in England in Test matches
--> JE Root (34) and JL Smith (17) added 50 in 93 balls for the England 5th wicket in the first innings
--> JE Root (23) and AAP Atkinson (29) added 50 in 62 balls for the England 7th wicket in the first innings
--> AAP Atkinson (29) and MJ Potts (20) added 50 in 60 balls for the England 8th wicket in the first innings
--> JE Root (19) and HC Brook (31) added 50 in 48 balls for the England 4th wicket in the second innings
--> FDM Karunaratne (24) and AD Mathews (25) added 50 in 109 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the second innings
--> AD Mathews (8) and LD Chandimal (43) added 50 in 62 balls for the Sri Lanka 5th wicket in the second innings
--> DM de Silva (28) and RMMP Rathnayake (22) added 50 in 59 balls for the Sri Lanka 8th wicket in the second innings

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JE Root (34) and JL Smith (17) added 50 in 93 balls for the England 5th wicket in the first innings
JE Root (23) and AAP Atkinson (29) added 50 in 62 balls for the England 7th wicket in the first innings
AAP Atkinson (29) and MJ Potts (20) added 50 in 60 balls for the England 8th wicket in the first innings
JE Root (19) and HC Brook (31) added 50 in 48 balls for the England 4th wicket in the second innings
FDM Karunaratne (24) and AD Mathews (25) added 50 in 109 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the second innings
AD Mathews (8) and LD Chandimal (43) added 50 in 62 balls for the Sri Lanka 5th wicket in the second innings
DM de Silva (28) and RMMP Rathnayake (22) added 50 in 59 balls for the Sri Lanka 8th wicket in the second innings
England 1st innings
Over 14.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - JE Root (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 30.5: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - HC Brook (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 88.3: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - AAP Atkinson (decision overturned)
Sri Lanka 1st innings
Over 1.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - FDM Karunaratne (decision upheld)
Over 24.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - PHKD Mendis (decision upheld)
England 2nd innings
Over 5.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - DW Lawrence (decision overturned)
LD Chandimal kept wickets in the England 2nd innings from the start of the 7th over
Over 14.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - OJD Pope (decision upheld)
Over 37.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - JL Smith (decision upheld)
Over 46.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - MJ Potts (decision overturned)
Over 54.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - Shoaib Bashir (decision upheld)
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
Over 2.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - FDM Karunaratne (decision overturned)
Over 20.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - FDM Karunaratne (decision upheld)
Over 25.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - FDM Karunaratne (decision upheld)
Over 59.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - LD Chandimal (decision overturned)
Over 77.4: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - RMMP Rathnayake (decision upheld)