Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test, Highlights: England beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to sweep series 2-0
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 25, 2021, 18:10:38 IST
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Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test, Highlights: England beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to sweep series 2-0

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14:42 (IST) Jan 25

Another good session of play. England may have lost Crawley early but with just one wicket lost, they have their noses well ahead in this game. They would certainly be looking for a second win here in Galle and will look to sweep the series 2-0.

14:41 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs11.6
Score46 - 1

Dilruwan Perera to Dom Sibley, Spin and bounce from around off, Sibley is hurried up as he tries to work it around. Seems to be hit near the thigh area. That will be it for this session, TEA ON DAY 4!

14:40 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs11.5
Score46 - 1

Dilruwan Perera to Dom Sibley, Presses forward to a full ball and defends it with the spin to the leg side.

14:39 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs11.4
Score46 - 1

Dilruwan Perera to Dom Sibley, The batsman has just blocked that from his crease.

14:39 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs11.3
Score46 - 1

Dilruwan Perera to Dom Sibley, NOT OUT! Umpire's call. Perera dishes out an off spinner around off and it turns back in with some extra bounce. Sibley is on the back foot as he tries to defend. Fails to keep it out and is hit high on the front pad. They put in an unsuccessful appeal for an lbw and then Chandimal opts for the DRS on the request of Perera. The Ultra Edge finds nothing but the Ball Tracker shows it to be clipping the top of the stumps. Review retained for Sri Lanka.

14:38 (IST) Jan 25

Appeal for an lbw, the umpire shakes his head. Dinesh Chandimal gets convinced by Dilruwan Perera and goes for the referral. Is it too high?

14:37 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs11.2
Score46 - 1

Dilruwan Perera to Dom Sibley, Full and flighted on off, Sibley lunges and defends it with a dead bat.

14:37 (IST) Jan 25
1
Overs11.1
Score46 - 1

Dilruwan Perera to Jonny Bairstow, Flatter and shorter delivery on middle, Bairstow gets back and tickles it in front of square leg for a run.

14:36 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs10.4
Score45 - 1

Lasith Embuldeniya to Dom Sibley, NOT OUT! No bat and for the LBW, it was just about clipping the leg pole - Umpire's call. Fernando though looked convinced that Dom Sibley had some bat there. Flatter and on the leg pole line, Sibley camps onto the back foot to work it on the leg side. To the naked eye, he seems to have missed and it hits his pads. There is an appeal, it is for a catch, as Fernando, at the slip region, had taken it on the rebound. The umpire though is unmoved. Sri Lanka opt to have a look at that. Ultra Edge comes in and buries hopes of a catch as there was no bat there. LBW? Wickets are umpire's call.

14:36 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs10.6
Score45 - 1

Lasith Embuldeniya to Dom Sibley, This time he strides forward and defends it back on the track.

14:36 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs10.5
Score45 - 1

Lasith Embuldeniya to Dom Sibley, Fuller in length, outside the off pole, defended behind square on the off side, with soft hands.

14:36 (IST) Jan 25

Review time! Looks to be for a catch there. Dom Sibley is the man in question. Ultra Edge is in first, no bat there. Moving onto LBW now, Ball Tracker comes in, WICKETS ARE UMPIRE'S CALL. 

14:32 (IST) Jan 25
1
Overs10.2
Score44 - 1

Lasith Embuldeniya to Dom Sibley, Flatter delivery, outside the off pole, Dom Sibley goes onto the back foot, deep inside his crease and strokes it through cover-point for a single.

14:31 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs10.1
Score43 - 1

Lasith Embuldeniya to Dom Sibley, Fuller in length ball, outside off, nicely played there by Sibley. Gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it.

14:31 (IST) Jan 25
1
Overs9.6
Score43 - 1

Ramesh Mendis to Dom Sibley, Allows the ball to spin back in and since the length is on the shorter side, it's eased behind square leg for another run in that region.

14:30 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs9.5
Score42 - 1

Ramesh Mendis to Dom Sibley, Turning down the leg side, Sibley tries to flick but misses.

14:30 (IST) Jan 25
1
Overs9.4
Score42 - 1

Ramesh Mendis to Jonny Bairstow, The length goes full and Jonny sweeps it firmly behind square leg for a run.

14:29 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs9.3
Score41 - 1

Ramesh Mendis to Jonny Bairstow, Sharp turn but the length is on the shorter side. It lands on off and turns down the leg side, Bairstow watches the ball go behind to the keeper.

14:29 (IST) Jan 25
0
Overs9.2
Score41 - 1

Ramesh Mendis to Jonny Bairstow, Loopy off spinner on off, Jonny gets forward and defends it close to his front pad.

14:29 (IST) Jan 25

Wow! What happened there? The ball has gone into the bucket of paint. It has turned white. The way England are batting at the moment, they won't mind switching to the shorter formats. Jokes apart, the reserve umpire is out now with a box of balls. The replacement ball is being picked.