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England vs Sri Lanka second Exam scorecard, Gus Atkinson five-wicket payload and century at God's, video recording, highlights

.Gus Atkinson proceeded his God's romance through taking 5 gates as England thrashed Sri Lanka by 190 jogs in the second Examination to take an undisputable 2-0 lead in a three-match series.Sri Lanka, set what would possess been a new Exam report fourth-innings succeeding total of 483, were actually dismissed for 292 after tea on the 4th time regardless of fifties coming from Dinesh Chandimal (58 ), Dimuth Karunaratne (55) and also captain Dhananjaya de Silva (50 ). Prompt bowler Atkinson, that scored his maiden excellent hundred in England's first-innings 427, led the assault along with 5-62. Player-of-the-match Atkinson protected a fifth acknowledgment on the clothing room honours panels in simply his second Test at God's after taking 12 openings on England debut against the West Indies in July.He likewise came to be merely the 3rd England cricketer after Tony Greig and Ian Botham to score a century and take five wickets in an innings of the very same Test.Watch every sphere of the England v Sri Lanka Examination collection LIVE &amp exclusive to Fox Cricket, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free test today &gt Atkinson followed India's Vinoo Mankad (versus England in 1952) and Botham (against Pakistan in 1978) as the only men to have obtained that dual at God's. The 26-year-old Surrey paceman's most current exceptional gain aided England secure a seventh subsequent gain Sri Lanka observing their five-wicket results in recently's initial Test at Old Trafford." To climb on both honours boards is extraordinary," Atkinson said to Skies Sports." It is going to take a while to penetrate." This video game was also a private conquest for Joe Root. For the very first time in 145 matches at this level, Root created hundreds in each innings-- 143 as well as 103-- to prepare a brand-new document of 34 Examination centuries by an England batsman.Sri Lanka possess little time to collect yourself prior to the third Examination at The Egg-shaped begins on Friday.De Silva acknowledged he had actually erred in opting to field on a great batting incline after succeeding the pitch." Most definitely. I obtained it wrong," he said to the BBC, just before adding: "Our company have got to enhance the very first innings whether our team bat or even dish to begin with, that's what I am going to be actually informing my kids is that we have actually come to begin much better." Gus Atkinson of England commemorates dismissing Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka. Photograph by Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesSri Lanka returned to Sunday on 2-53, along with the probabilities stacked against all of them provided the highest winning fourth-innings total in any type of Exam is actually the West Indies' 7-418 against Australia at Street John's in 2002/03. But Root-- who on Saturday had taken his 200th Test catch-- reprieved Karunaratne when dropping a tough one-handed lapse odds from the opener's edged removed Atkinson.Karunaratne, 36, drove and also drew Atkinson for fours off succeeding deliveries on his method to a 98-ball fifty consisting of seven boundaries.The left-hander, nonetheless, was actually out soon before lunch time when injury-plagued fast bowler Olly Stone, in his initial Test for 3 years, created a climbing 87 mph (140 kmh) distribution that Karunaratne might simply glove down the legside to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.Chandimal counter-attacked early in the mid-day on his method to a scurrying 42-ball fifty including 40 runs in limits before Atkinson had him recorded at quick leg off bat as well as pad.Kamindu Mendis, flaunting a stupendous Test batting average of 92 observing his third hundred in 4 Examinations at Old Trafford, had created 74 in Sri Lanka's small first-innings 196. But the 25-year-old left-hander, once more hitting low down the order, succumbed to just four on Sunday when captured in the doffs Atkinson.Mendis's leave left behind Sri Lanka, that have actually now certainly not succeeded any of their 9 Exams at Lord's, sliding towards loss at 200-7. De Silva always kept England hanging around prior to using to Atkinson, that after that possessed Milan Rathnayake captured behind to accomplish his five-wicket haul.Chris Woakes possessed the final say when Lahiru Kumara holed out to Rock at mid-on. Later, England alternate leader Ollie Pope claimed was actually stunned due to the meagre attendance at Lord's on Sunday as his side completed a prodding series victory over Sri Lanka.While the opening up three days of the match saw the ground close to its 31,000 capacity, just some 9000 spectators appeared as England accomplished a 190-run win after tea on the 4th time of the 2nd Examination to take an undisputable 2-0 top in a three-match contest.Large groups for Exams have long been taken for given at Lord's, which styles on its own as the 'Home of Cricket'. The price of tickets might have been an issue, however, with the most affordable rate for grownups on Sunday morning beginning at u20a4 95 (AU$ 185)-- although Under-16s were admitted for $30. England's encounter along with the West Indies at Lord's in July, component of a 3-0 whitewash of the Caribbean edge, was all over inside 3 days and also may have possessed an influence on breakthrough fourth-day purchases as well.The lack of fans was actually certainly noticed by Pope." It was type of unusual," he said." I think a few of us have been walking in per day and it was actually similar to 'jeez, it seems peaceful today'. I am actually uncertain if folks anticipated the game to be done through time four or not.".