Joe Root and Rory Burns show encouraging form in drawn warm-up game
There was a fifty for Moeen Ali, too, but Joe Denly and Keaton Jennings were less convincing in their stints at the crease
30/10Result
Tour Match, England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 30-31 2018
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![Sri Lanka Board XI]( "Sri Lanka Board XI")
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![England]( "England")
365/7 (90 ov)
30/10Result
Tour Match, England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 30-31 2018
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![Sri Lanka Board XI]( "Sri Lanka Board XI")
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![England]( "England")
365/7 (90 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Players per side
England 16 ( 11 batting, 11 fielding); Sri Lanka Board XI 15 ( 11 batting, 11 fielding)
Toss
Sri Lanka Board XI , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
30.31 October 2018 (2-day match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKA BOARD XI 392/9d (89.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Kaushal Silva62 (82)
- Manoj Sarathchandra*59 (56)
- James Anderson1/37 (12)
- Moeen Ali2/64 (17)
ENGLAND 365/7 (90 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Nishan Peiris3/108 (26)
- Shehan Madushanka1/23 (7)
END OF OVER:90 | 1 Run | ENG: 365/7
- Ben Foakes16 (38b)
- Ollie Pope18 (41b)
- Kamindu Mendis9-0-39-0
- Nishan Peiris26-3-108-3
89.6
0
Mendis to Foakes, no run,
89.5
0
Mendis to Foakes, no run,
89.4
0
Mendis to Foakes, no run,
89.3
0
Mendis to Foakes, no run,
89.2
1
Mendis to Pope, 1 run,
89.1
0
Mendis to Pope, no run,
Match Coverage
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