2024-08-31 14:16:08
England batsman Joe Root is having a good time with the bat. Fountain of runs running with the bat at home against Sri Lanka. He brought the continuity of the first test to the second test as well. Root holds the record for most Test centuries by an English cricketer at Lord’s. England took the first day.
On Thursday (August 29), Ollie Pope was dismissed for 1 run at Lord’s. Following the captain’s route, two others left before lunch. Daniel Lawrence and Ben Duckett departed alongside Pope. Root resisted after that.
When Root came to the wicket, England were 42 for 2. At the end of the first day, their run was 358 for 7 wickets. Root got out by scoring 143 runs. Root played an innings of 143 runs off 206 balls, hitting 18 fours. Root’s century was the 33rd of his Test career, sixth at Lord’s. Alastair Cook’s record has been touched.
In addition to Root, Duckett contributed. This opener scored 40 runs. At the end of the day, Gus Atkinson came down to bat at number eight and is unbeaten on 74 runs. He saw his first fifty in the fifth Test of his career. Asita Fernando, Milan Ratnanayake and Lahiru Kumara took two wickets each for Sri Lanka.
Short score
England 1st Innings: 358/7 in 88 overs (Root 143, Atkinson 74*, Duckett 40, Brooke 33, Smith 21, Potts 20*; Asita Fernando 2/84, Ratnanayake 2/80, Lahiru 2/75, Jayasuriya 1/81).