Captain Joe Root Missed Out On A Double Century
Captain Joe Root missed out on a double century but strengthened England against hosts Sri Lanka: SL vs Eng.
Captain Joe Root (186) scored the 19th Test century of his career, helping England to 339 for nine till the end of the third day’s game here on Sunday, the third day of the second Test cricket match against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka scored 381 runs in their first innings and thus England is 42 runs behind them. Root stepped to the crease when both England openers returned to the pavilion and the score was five for two.
England started playing on 98 for two on the third day and Root soon reached his century on 68 not out. He shared a 97-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Jose Butler (55).
Butler was sent to the pavilion by Mendes. Sam Curran (13) was then dismissed. Root then shared an important 81-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Dom Bas (32). In terms of the ICC World Test Championship, it is an important match for the England team.
The last wicket of the day fell to Root, who scored 186 runs in 309 balls with the help of 18 fours. However, before that he became the first foreign captain to score three centuries in Test cricket on Sri Lankan soil.
At the same time, after losing the first Test, the Sri Lankan team, which is looking forward to return to the second Test, has faced difficulties, because now only two days of play are left.
In such a situation, the Sri Lankan team would like to bat at least on the fourth day and score more than 300 runs on the score board. The England team is scheduled to visit India after this match, where the first four-match Test series will be played.
Sri Lankan great praised Joe Root, said – should learn from this innings
SL vs Eng: The last match of the two match Test series between Sri Lanka and England is going on. In this match, England team captain Joe Root has scored a century.
However, he missed a double century. For the same innings, Sri Lankan team great Kumar Sangakkara has praised Joe Root. Joe Root, who scored a double century in the first Test, contributed 186 runs in the first innings of the second Test.
