England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test at Colombo, 25 Nov, 2018

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 336/10 (92.5)  &  230/10 (69.5)
Sri Lanka 240/10 (65.5)  &  284/10 (86.4)
England won by 42 runs
Man of the Match: Jonny Bairstow
  • Malinda Pushpakumara 42 * (40)

Over 47.4Adil Rashid bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 47.5Adil Rashid bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 47.6Adil Rashid bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointSingle

Over 48.1Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 48.2Ben Stokes bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 48.2Ben Stokes bowls wideball to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.Wide ball

Over 48.3Ben Stokes bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 48.4Ben Stokes bowls short and wide to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 48.5Ben Stokes bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 48.6Ben Stokes bowls short and wide to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 49.3Adil Rashid bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Kusal Mendis, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.Single

Over 49.5Adil Rashid bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 49.6Adil Rashid bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 50.4Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 50.5Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 50.6Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 51.2Adil Rashid bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and defends it towards point.Single

Over 51.4Adil Rashid bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and drives it wide of mid off.Single

Over 52.1Ben Stokes bowls short of length delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and across to play a square cut past backward point.Boundary!

Over 52.2Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 52.3Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 52.4Ben Stokes bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and works it to squarelegSingle

Over 53.1Adil Rashid bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Two leg byes

Over 53.2Adil Rashid bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and works it towards short fine legOne leg bye

Over 53.6Adil Rashid bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Kusal Mendis, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 55.1Adil Rashid bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past covers.Single

Over 55.5Adil Rashid bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past covers.Single

Over 56.1Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 56.3Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, flicks it off his pads towards the backward squareleg regionSingle

Over 56.6Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

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