Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Shameful Batting By England In The Second Innings Leads To Deserved Defeat!

 Well done Sri Lanka to have taken advantage of some appalling second innings batting by England.

The Sri Lankans, in their drive for victory showed just how to bat properly on the Oval pitch.

Even Lawrence and Smith got themselves out!

Batsman

RunsBalls4s6sMinutesStrike Rate
Duckett,caught MVT Fernando, bowled AM Fernando
7
8
1
0
13
87.50
Lawrence,caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara
35
35
3
1
51
100.00
Pope,bowled Kumara
7
16
1
0
21
43.75
Root,leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando
12
18
2
0
34
66.67
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando
3
14
0
0
27
21.43
Smith,caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando
67
50
10
1
84
134.00
Woakes,caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara
0
5
0
0
5
0.00
Atkinson,leg before wicket, bowled Rathnayake
1
14
0
0
29
7.14
Stone,caught substitute, bowled Kumara
10
31
1
0
42
32.26
Hull,not out
7
6
0
1
15
116.67
Bashir,caught substitute, bowled AM Fernando
4
6
1
0
7
66.67
Extras,
no balls 0,wides 0,byes 0,leg byes 3,total 3
Total,156 all out
34.0 overs

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