• Hosts will start final day 75 runs from levelling series
England withstood a gutsy Sri Lankan fightback as seven wickets of spin and two magical moments from Keaton Jennings brought them within sight of a series-clinching victory in Kandy.
Rain prevented the second Test reaching a conclusion on day four but with the home side 226 for seven and needing 75 runs to force a decider in Colombo, England will resume as firm favourites. If they finish the job, and not out batsman Niroshan Dickwella will do his best to ensure they do not, it will be just reward for Jennings’s inspired work at short-leg and a second consecutive triumph for their trio of tweakers – Jack Leach, Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid.
Written by Press Association
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/17/england-sri-lanka-report-day-four-second-test under the title “England spin their way to within three wickets of series win in Sri Lanka”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
