ENG vs SL: England won the first Test, defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

ENG vs SL 1st Test: England has won the first Test match against Sri Lanka by 5 wickets. They won this match on the fourth day itself. With this, England has taken a 1-0 lead in this series.

ENG vs SL: England won the first Test, defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

A three-match Test series is being played between England and Sri Lanka. The England team has won the first match of this series. England won the first Test match by 5 wickets. England has given an all-round performance in this match. England won this match on the fourth day of the match. Along with this, they have also benefited in the points table of the World Test Championship. This match between the two teams was held at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. However, Sri Lanka has also given a good fight to England in this match.

How was the match

In this match played between England and Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan captain Dhananjay de Silva won the toss and decided to bat first. Where he was all out for a score of 236 in the first innings of the match. Captain Dhananjay de Silva scored the highest 74 runs in the first innings. At the same time, Milan Rathnayake played an innings of 72 runs in his debut match.

After Sri Lanka was all out in the first innings, the England team came out to bat. He scored 358 runs in his first innings. During this, wicketkeeper Jamie Smith played an innings of 111 runs for England. This was the first century of this match. Due to which England took a lead of 122 runs in this match. Here the England team came in a very strong position. After England was all out, the Sri Lankan team came out to bat again and scored 326 runs to take a lead of 204 runs.

With this, Sri Lanka gave England a target of 205 runs to win this match. England achieved this target by scoring 205 runs losing only 5 wickets. Joe Root scored 62 runs in the last innings of the match for England. Jamie Smith scored 39 runs. Root remained unbeaten in this match. With this win, England's team has reached the sixth position in the WTC points table.