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England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test scorecard, Gus Atkinson five-wicket payload as well as century at God's, video clip, highlights

.Gus Atkinson proceeded his God's romantic affair through taking 5 arches as England thrashed Sri Lanka through 190 jogs in the 2nd Exam to take an undisputable 2-0 top in a three-match series.Sri Lanka, placed what will have been a brand-new Test report fourth-innings gaining total amount of 483, were actually disregarded for 292 after tea on the 4th time even with fifties coming from Dinesh Chandimal (58 ), Dimuth Karunaratne (55) as well as captain Dhananjaya de Silva (50 ). Fast bowler Atkinson, that scored his maiden superior hundred in England's first-innings 427, led the attack with 5-62. Player-of-the-match Atkinson got a fifth reference on the clothing room honours panels in merely his 2nd Test at God's after taking 12 openings on England launching versus the West Indies in July.He additionally became only the 3rd England cricketer after Tony Greig as well as Ian Botham to rack up a century as well as take 5 gates in an innings of the same Test.Watch every ball of the England v Sri Lanka Exam series LIVE &amp unique to Fox Cricket, offered on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge trial today &gt Atkinson observed India's Vinoo Mankad (versus England in 1952) and also Botham (versus Pakistan in 1978) as the only males to have actually attained that dual at God's. The 26-year-old Surrey paceman's most up-to-date impressive profit aided England seal off a 7th succeeding sway Sri Lanka observing their five-wicket results in recently's initial Examination at Old Trafford." To jump on each honours panels is actually amazing," Atkinson informed Skies Athletics." It will take a while to sink in." This game was actually additionally an individual triumph for Joe Origin. For the very first time in 145 suits at this degree, Root created hundreds in both innings-- 143 and also 103-- to set a new record of 34 Test centuries by an England batsman.Sri Lanka possess little time to regroup before the 3rd Exam at The Oval beginnings on Friday.De Silva confessed he had actually been incorrect in opting to area on an excellent batting slope after succeeding the throw." Most definitely. I acquired it inappropriate," he said to the BBC, before incorporating: "We have actually got to improve the very first innings whether our company bat or dish to begin with, that's what I will definitely be actually telling my young boys is actually that our experts have actually come to start far better." Gus Atkinson of England commemorates putting away Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka. Image by Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesSri Lanka resumed Sunday on 2-53, with the odds stacked against them offered the highest gaining fourth-innings overall in any sort of Test is the West Indies' 7-418 against Australia at St John's in 2002/03. But Origin-- who on Saturday had taken his 200th Exam catch-- reprieved Karunaratne when dropping a challenging one-handed slip opportunity coming from the opener's edged trimmed Atkinson.Karunaratne, 36, steered as well as pulled Atkinson for fours off subsequent shippings on his technique to a 98-ball fifty featuring seven boundaries.The left-hander, having said that, was out soon prior to lunch when injury-plagued swift bowler Olly Stone, in his 1st Exam for three years, created a rising 87 mph (140 kmh) shipment that Karunaratne can merely glove down the legside to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.Chandimal counter-attacked early in the mid-day on his technique to a scurrying 42-ball fifty featuring 40 runs in borders prior to Atkinson had him caught at short leg off bat and also pad.Kamindu Mendis, flaunting a huge Exam batting standard of 92 following his third hundred in 4 Examinations at Old Trafford, had actually created 74 in Sri Lanka's small first-innings 196. Yet the 25-year-old left-hander, once more hitting reduced down the order, fell for just four on Sunday when recorded in the slips off Atkinson.Mendis's exit left behind Sri Lanka, who have right now certainly not gained some of their 9 Tests at God's, sliding towards defeat at 200-7. De Silva kept England hanging around prior to using to Atkinson, who at that point had Milan Rathnayake recorded responsible for to complete his five-wicket haul.Chris Woakes possessed the final say when Lahiru Kumara holed bent on Stone at mid-on. Later on, England alternate leader Ollie Pope mentioned was actually stunned by the minimal participation at God's on Sunday as his side finished up a persuading collection success over Sri Lanka.While the opening up 3 times of the match saw the ground near its own 31,000 ability, merely some 9000 spectators appeared as England accomplished a 190-run win after tea on the 4th time of the second Examination to take an undisputable 2-0 lead in a three-match contest.Large groups for Examinations have long been actually taken for approved at God's, which types itself as the 'Home of Cricket'. The cost of tickets may have been actually a concern, having said that, with the most affordable cost for adults on Sunday morning beginning at u20a4 95 (AU$ 185)-- although Under-16s were confessed for $30. England's experience along with the West Indies at God's in July, part of a 3-0 whitewash of the Caribbean side, was all over inside 3 times which may have had an influence on innovation fourth-day purchases as well.The lack of fans was actually definitely discovered through Pope." It was actually sort of bizarre," he claimed." I believe a few people have been actually wandering in per day and it was actually similar to 'jeez, it seems to be peaceful today'. I'm uncertain if people counted on the game to become performed by day four or not.".