All-round England thrash Sri Lanka in Lord's Test: Key stats
What's the story
An all-round England side hammered Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test match held at Lord's, London.
England showed character to post 427 in their first innings. Joe Root and Gus Atkinson hammered respective tons.
The Lankans were bowled out for 196 thereafter. In their 2nd innings, England saw Root smash another ton in their score of 251.
SL perished in a mammoth run-chase.
Summary
Summary of the Test match
England were 216/6 at one stage before Root and Atkinson guided them to a solid total.
For SL, pacer Asitha Fernando claimed a fifer (5/102). The visitors perished for 196 with Kamindu Mendis being the lone fighter (74).
England then got to 251 with the help of Root's 103. Fernando and Lahiru Kumara took three-fers.
England's bowlers then bowled SL out in the run-chase.
Root
Root becomes England's highest centurion in Tests
Root scored his 33rd century in England's first innings. His 143 was laced with 18 fours.
This was followed by a record 34th Test ton in the 2nd innings. He scored 103 runs from 121 balls.
By racing to 34 tons, Root is now England's highest centurion in Tests. He surpassed former England ace Alastair Cook, who hammered 33 tons in his career.
Feats
Root attains these feats with twin tons
With his 34th Test ton, Root equalled the likes of Brian Lara, Mahela Jayawardene, Sunil Gavaskar and Younis Khan in terms of centuries (34 each).
Root has raced to 7 Test centuries at Lord's. It's now the most by a batter at this venue.
He surpassed England stalwarts Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan, who hit six tons each at Lord's.
Lord's
4th batter with this unique record at Lord's
As per ESPNcricinfo, Root became just the 4th player in the history of Test cricket to slam hundreds in both innings at Lord's.
106 & 107 - George Headley (WI) vs ENG, 1939
333 & 123 - Graham Gooch (ENG) vs IND, 1990
103 & 101* - Michael Vaughan (ENG) vs WI, 2004
143 & 103 - Joe Root (ENG) vs SL, 2024*
Elite list
Root enters elite list with 50th century in international cricket
Root slammed his 50th century in international cricket across formats. In addition to 34 Test tons, he has 16 ODI hundreds.
Batters with 50-plus hundreds in international cricket: 100 - Sachin Tendulkar; 80 - Virat Kohli; 71 - Ricky Ponting; 63 - Kumar Sangakkara; 62 - Jacques Kallis; 55 - Hashim Amla; 54 - Mahela Jayawardene; 53 - Brian Lara and 50 - Root.
Root vs SL
Root owns joint-3rd-highest centuries against Sri Lanka
Root now owns the joint-3rd-highest centuries against Sri Lanka in Tests. He has equalled former Pakistan batter Azhar Ali (6). Sachin Tendulkar (9) and Younis (8) are above Root at this moment.
In 12 matches versus the Lankans, Root has raced to a tally of 1,351 runs at 67.55.
He owns six centuries against Sri Lanka (50s: 2).
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12,377 Test runs for Root
Root now owns 12,377 Test runs at an average of 50.93. In addition to 34 Test tons, he owns 64 fifties. In First-Class cricket, Root has 48 centuries and 85 fifties under his belt. He is closing in on 17,500 FC runs (17,432).
Brook
Brook surpasses 1,500 Test runs
England's batting sensation Harry Brook completed 1,500 runs in Test cricket. The right-handed dasher reached the milestone on Day 3.
Brook, who scored 33 in the first innings, needed one run to get to the landmark in the 2nd innings. He was dismissed for 37 runs eventually.
In 17 matches (28 innings), Brook has raced past 1,500 runs (1,536) at 56.88.
Asitha
Fernando continues to impress with the ball for Sri Lanka
Fernando claimed eight wickets in the Lord's Test. He entered the honors board with his 2nd five-wicket haul in the first innings.
He bowled 24 overs and claimed 5/102 (2 maidens).
In England's 2nd innings, he too figures worth 3/52 from 13 overs.
In 16 matches, he owns 59 scalps at 25.06. He has taken 14 wickets in this series so far.
Atkinson
England pacer Gus Atkinson hammers his maiden Test century
Atkinson got to his maiden Test ton on Day 2 of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka. He was unbeaten on 74 at stumps on Day 1.
He stitched a crucial 92-run stand alongside Root before adding another 85-run stand with Matthew Potts.
Atkinson managed 118 from 115 balls, striking at 102.61. He smashed 14 fours and four sixes.
He scored 14 runs thereafter.
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Lahiru Kumara claims 5 scalps in the match
Sri Lankan pacer Lahiru took five wickets in this Test match. He managed 2/101 from 23 overs in England's 1st innings. In the 2nd innings, he clocked figures worth 3/53 from 12.3 overs. In 29 Tests, Lahiru owns 90 scalps at 36.53.
Kamindu
Kamindu Mendis shines with solid 74 versus England
Mendis came to bat when the visitors were 83/5 after 20.4 overs in the 1st innings. He held his fort from one end.
Mendis' 74 was laced with eight fours and three sixes. He consumed 120 deliveries. He faltered in the 2nd innings, scoring four runs.
Playing his 5th Test, Mendis has raced to 631 runs at 78.87.
Karunaratne
Dimuth Karunaratne slams his 38th fifty in Tests
Sri Lanka cricket team opener Dimuth Karunaratne hit a knock of 55 in his side's 2nd innings.
Karunaratne was looking settled before Olly Stone dismissed him in the 47th over.
Karunaratne hammered 55 from 129 balls with the help of 7 fours. Karunaratne owns 6,990 runs at 40.87. He hit his 38th fifty (100s: 16).
Versus England, he has scored 603 runs at 31.73.
Duo
Fifties for Chandimal and Dhananjaya
Dinesh Chandimal hit a clutch 62-ball 58 in Sri Lanka's 2nd innings. He scored 23 in the first innings.
Playing his 81st Test, Chandimal has raced to 5,656 runs at 43.17. He slammed his 28th fifty, including third versus England. He owns 602 runs against England at 31.68.
Dhananjaya de Silva scored 0 and 50. He registetered his 16th half-century, racing to 3,717 runs.
Atkinson
Atkinson claims his 3rd five-wicket haul
Atkinson claimed 5/62 in Sri Lanka's chase. He bowled 16 overs (4 maidens). Atkinson, who managed 2/40 in SL's first innings, has raced to 33 wickets at 18.06. He picked up his third five-wicket haul.
As per Cricbuzz, Atkinson is just the third Englishman after Tony Greig and Ian Botham (5 times) to notch a hundred and a fifer in a Test for England.
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Another record for Atkinson
Atkinson has equalled the likes of Fred Trueman and Thomas Richardson in terms of joint-second-most scalps after 5 Test matches for England. Nicholas Cook (34 wickets) leads the way.
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Atkinson played his second Test match at Lord's. In two matches, the pacer has bagged 19 wickets at an average of 10.94. All of his three Test fifers have come at this venue. He played his first match here versus West Indies.
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Woakes races to 170 Test wickets
Chris Woakes claimed four wickets in this Test match. Woakes has raced to 170 scalps at 27.84. Against the Lankans, he owns 18 scalps at 17.05.