"Joe Root's England whitewashed Sri Lanka before coming to India".
Joe Root's England whitewashed Sri Lanka before coming to India
26.01.2021
England's opponent in the Test match, Sri Lanka, has been ashamed. Not only has England won the series against Sri Lanka, they have absolutely whitewashed Sri Lanka. As a result, England won the match by 6 wickets today.
At the start of the fourth day, the Sri Lankan team got a 37-run lead by bowling out England for 344 runs. Sri Lanka's Lasith Ambuldenia took 7 wickets for England alone. But despite taking 7 wickets, Dinesh Chandimal's Sri Lankan team could not use the lead they got.
From the start of the game, the Sri Lankan batsmen have shown one failure after another, as a result of which the Sri Lankan innings was reduced to 126 runs. This became England's winning advantage. England stood in front of the target of only 164 runs.
Dom Bess and Jack Leach took 4 wickets for England. England captain Joe Root took two wickets without a run in 1.5 overs. This Joe Root again scored a hundred runs with the bat in the first innings.
England lost 4 wickets for just 164 runs but reached the target before the fifth day. Dom Sidley and Joe Root left the field to ensure victory despite England taking the 4th wicket for 89 runs.
Dom Sidley remained unbeaten on 56 and Joe Root on 46. After whitewashing Sri Lanka, they are now preparing to play India, as they know they will have to fight hard to win.