Sri Lanka fell to 126 all out in the second innings before Dom Sibley (56no) and Jos Buttler (46no) led England into a six-wicket win in the second Test; tourists take the 2-0 series; Lasith Embuldeniya’s 10 wikis in the game are coming to naught
Last Updated: 25/01/21 11:54 am
Jack Leach picked up four wickets when England beat Sri Lanka for 126 to establish the win in Galle
Dom Sibley scored a half-century fight to lead England to a six-wicket victory in the second Test after Sri Lanka fell to 126 all-out.
The England opener had made just six runs in three previous innings in the series but made the most of good luck, surviving three tight lbw reviews on an umpire call, and, along with Jos Buttler ( 46no) the Tourists helped a 2-0 series seal their late win on the fourth afternoon.
England were placed 164 to win on a declining field after the guests conceded to Jack Leach (4-59), Dom Bess (4-49) and Joe Root (2-0) in frightening fashion as the 10 wikis fell to spinning each side of a pond.
It was only left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya who gave Sri Lanka any defense, hitting a 40-game best in his career before finishing three second-innings wickets with 10-210 game figures, as the home team their benefit from the first hotel.
Dom Sibley made his third fiftieth try to bring England to victory in Galle
Sri Lanka gave themselves a brief hope of defending a small target when Root (11) and Dan Lawrence (2) fell in quick succession to leave England 89-4, but saw an unbroken stand of 75 between Sibley (56no) and Buttler the visitors to sweep a row and win a fifth away in a row.
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Watch day five of the second Test between Sri Lanka and England from 4.25am on Tuesday on Sky Sports Cricket.