• Adil Rashid (5-49) helped dismiss Sri Lanka for 240
Just before tea the inescapable conclusion was that England were experiencing their worst day of the tour; they had been profligate with the bat and unusually clumsy in the field with their captain Joe Root spilling two slip catches off a perspiring Stuart Broad.
But by the close this qualified as their best day. They contrived a U-turn of a dimension beyond any of our leaders back home. Good sides seize their chances and here England contrived a staggering collapse. From 173-1 Sri Lanka subsided to 240 all out, which means that they lost their last nine wickets for 67 runs when once they seemed destined for a sizeable first innings lead. In part the home side contributed to their own downfall but there was something awesome in the way that Joe Root and his team ruthlessly upturned the match when the door was ajar.
Written by Vic Marks at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/24/england-sri-lanka-third-test-day-two-adil-rashid under the title “Adil Rashid magic puts England in control of third Test against Sri Lanka”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
