Joe Root hit a magnificent 186 but his dismissal from the final ball of the third day left Sri Lanka with a slight advantage in the second Test in Galle.
Left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya took a remarkable 7-132 for the hosts.
An outstanding innings from @root66 comes to an end just before stumps. The England captain is run-out on 186. 👏Brilliant run out by Oshada Fernando. 👀#SLvENG
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— Sachin Dananjaya98 (@sachinpeiris98) January 24, 2021
During the England innings Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Thirimanne took 5 catches of the bowling of Lasith Embuldeniya which now is a record.
- Lahiru Thirimanne is the 1st fielder to take 5 catches off one bowler (Lasith Embuldeniya) in a Test innings.
- Lahiru Thirimanne is also the first Sri Lanka fielder to take five catches in a Test innings
