The first match of the three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka has started at Old Trafford in Manchester.
The first match of the three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka has started at Old Trafford in Manchester. In this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. The team did not have a good start in the first innings of the first Test and they lost their three important wickets for 6 runs. Veteran batsman Dimuth Karunaratne was dismissed after scoring two runs while Nishan Madushka returned to the pavilion after scoring four runs. Not only this, Angelo Mathews could not even open his account.
Sri Lankan team made a very good comeback
However, after this the Sri Lankan team made a very good comeback and scored 236 runs after losing all the wickets in their first innings. Former English player Michael Waugh has praised the comeback of the Sri Lankan team. He also praised the half-century innings of Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Milan Rathnayake. After losing three wickets for 6 runs, at one point Sri Lanka’s score was 7 wickets for 113 runs. However, after this Dhananjaya de Silva scored 74 runs with the help of 8 fours in 84 balls while young player Milan Rathnayake contributed 72 runs.
Regarding the first day’s play of the first Test, Michael Waugh said on BBC Test Match Special, ‘When Sri Lanka lost its 3 wickets for 6 runs, I thought England would be batting in the middle of the afternoon. I thought Sri Lanka would be able to score a maximum of 120 or 130 runs in the first innings and England would take the lead. But Sri Lanka made a very good comeback and their players also performed brilliantly.
Former English player praised Dhananjay de Silva’s innings
Waugh further said, ‘The England team felt that they were far ahead in this match but after that the SL captain played an important innings and he was looking in very good form. He made batting easy against Mark Wood. Then Milan also made an important contribution in his debut match. Whenever he needed a boundary, the ball automatically hit the bat and went there.
The team has made the score but now they have to bowl brilliantly on the second day of the game. They have to take advantage of the opportunity. But nothing can be said about this right now because it can rain anytime in England. However, Sri Lanka will get a lot of help after the rain.
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