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Sri Lanka will want to forget the batting in the opening innings of the first Test against England. Otherwise, the result of the losing test would have been different. So in the first inning of the second test, the hosts gave the gift of combative batting. At the end of the first day in Galle, the Lankans collection stood at 229 runs on 4 terrains.
However, the decision to hit after winning the toss was shaken by James Anderson at first. Kushal Perera and Oshada Fernando came back in the same over for 6 runs. Starter Lahiru Thirimanne handled the push, but Anderson hit the Lankans again after lunch. The English fast pitcher returned Thirimanne, who was almost ready.
Experienced Angelo Mathews rescued Sri Lankans who were under pressure. On flat ground, he made a pair of 116 runs with captain Dinesh Chandimal.
Mathews has played in a perfect test mood. Chandimal was eliminated 52 by Mark Wood. Even after that, Mathews played after biting the ground. Century has been at home since 2015. He is undefeated at 227 balls for 107 runs. Niroshan Dikbela is trying to partner with him. He hit for 19 runs.
However, despite the gift of batting, the English bowling did not give the Lankans a chance to score. In particular, instead of Stuart Broad, James Anderson, who earned a spot in this Test, threw 19 overs and gave Maiden 10. He also gave only 24 runs in stingy bowling.
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