England achieved a rare feat in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle after the pacers picked all the wickets in the first innings while spinners scalped all the ten wickets in the second innings.
Dominic Bess and Jack Leach bagged a four-for each while captain Joe Root picked up a couple of wickets during the course. Leach gave the visitors the first breakthrough after trapping Kusal Perera in front of the stumps. His scalps included the dismissals of Lahiru Thirimane, Dinesh Chandimal and Ramesh Mendis while Bess removed Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews who scored a century in the first innings, wicket-keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella and Dilruwan Perera.
England had put 344, courtesy Root’s second ton of the series on the trot I reply to Sri Lanka’s 381 in the first innings.
Lasith Embuldeniya scalped a seven-for the hosts.
Later, Sri Lanka began the proceedings in a dismal fashion in the second innings and were left tottering at 78/8 when Embuldeniya and Suranga Lakmal chipped in with a partnership of 38 for the ninth wicket.
Embuldeniya scored 40 off 42 including six boundaries and a maximum. They were eventually bundled out for 126 to hand England a target of 164.
England lead the series 1-0.
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