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The second match of the three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka is being played at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground. While the first day of this match was in the name of England’s batsmen, the second day saw the brilliance of England’s bowlers. Sri Lanka’s team was all out for 196 runs in their first innings on the second day itself, giving England a big lead over their first innings score of 427 runs. At the end of the second day’s play, host England had scored 25 runs at the loss of one wicket in their second innings, due to which their lead has now reached 256 runs.
The fast bowlers of the England team showed their prowess
On the second day of the Lord’s Test match, when England’s first innings ended at a score of 427 runs, everyone expected a better batting performance from Sri Lanka. However, the exact opposite was seen in which they lost their first wicket in the form of Nishan Madushanka at a score of 18. After this, the Sri Lankan team saw wickets falling at regular intervals. By the score of 83, half of the Sri Lankan team had returned to the pavilion. In such a situation, once again Kamindu Mendis handled the innings from one end and played an innings of 74 runs in 120 balls, on the basis of which the Sri Lankan team was able to reach a score of 196 in their first innings. In this innings for England, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Ollie Stone and Matthew Potts took 2-2 wickets each, while spinner Shoaib Bashir took one wicket.
After Root, Gus scored a historic century
In the second day’s play, Gus Atkinson was the biggest hero for England, who scored a historic century in the first session of the day. Apart from Joe Root, Atkinson also scored a century in England’s first innings. At the end of the day’s play, England had scored 25 runs at the loss of one wicket in their second innings, in which Ben Duket was playing after scoring 15 runs and captain Ollie Pope was playing after scoring 2 runs. The team lost one wicket in the form of Dan Lawrence, who became the victim of Lahiru Kumara after scoring 7 runs.
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