- England win second Test by 57 runs – as it happened
- Sri Lanka collapse from 221-5 to 243 all out
The mercurial Moeen Ali, world-class all-rounder one day, wayward talent the next, yet a rock-solid team man every day of the week, took the vital wickets on the final morning to enable his side to win the most beguiling of Test matches.
England won by 57 runs and therefore secured the series with one match to play in Colombo; it was the first time they have won a Test without a pace bowler taking a wicket since the Old Trafford match against Australia in 1956, when the wickets were shared by Tony Lock (1) and Jim Laker (19). In all, 38 of the 40 wickets fell to spinners in Pallekele, which has never happened before in a Test match.
Written by Vic Marks at Pallekele International Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/18/england-sri-lanka-test-series-cricket under the title “Moeen Ali strikes as England wrap up Test series victory against Sri Lanka”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
