On behalf of England, Chris Woakes, Shoaib Basheer took 3 wickets each and Atkinson took 2 wickets.
The Sri Lankan cricket team is touring England to play a 3-match Test series. It is considered a crucial series for both the teams as it is part of the World Test Championship series. Meanwhile, Ollie Pope has been appointed as the new captain of the England team as the regular Test captain Ben Stokes is out due to injury. The Sri Lankan team will be led by Dhananjaya de Silva. In this case, the first test match between these two teams started yesterday at Old Trafford in Manchester. The toss was cast for this match. Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and chose to bat.
Accordingly, the Sri Lankan team batted first. In the beginning, the Sri Lankan team stumbled by losing successive wickets. The team’s Karunaratne scored 2 runs, Nishan Madushka scored 4 runs and Mathews scored no runs. Subsequently, Kusal Mendis scored 24 runs and Chandimal scored 17 runs.
Both Dhananjaya de Silva and Ratnanayake played well. Both of them who played steady scored half centuries and were amazing. Dhananjaya de Silva scored 74 runs and Ratnanayake scored 72 runs and were dismissed.
In the end Sri Lanka lost 10 wickets for 236 runs in the first innings. On behalf of England, Chris Woakes, Shoaib Basheer took 3 wickets each and Atkinson took 2 wickets. The England team, who played the first innings continuously, scored 22 runs without losing a wicket at the end of the first over.
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