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England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test scorecard, Gus Atkinson five-wicket loot and also century at God's, video clip, highlights

.Gus Atkinson continued his Lord's romantic affair by taking five openings as England thrashed Sri Lanka through 190 jogs in the second Examination to take an undisputable 2-0 top in a three-match series.Sri Lanka, placed what will have been actually a new Examination record fourth-innings succeeding total of 483, were disregarded for 292 after herbal tea on the fourth time despite fifties coming from Dinesh Chandimal (58 ), Dimuth Karunaratne (55) and also captain Dhananjaya de Silva (fifty ). Fast bowler Atkinson, that scored his initial first-rate hundred in England's first-innings 427, led the strike with 5-62. Player-of-the-match Atkinson protected a fifth reference on the dressing area honours boards in just his second Exam at God's after taking 12 gates on England launching against the West Indies in July.He additionally came to be simply the third England cricketer after Tony Greig and also Ian Botham to score a century and also take five arches in an innings of the very same Test.Watch every round of the England v Sri Lanka Exam set LIVE &amp exclusive to Fox Cricket, offered on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free test today &gt Atkinson complied with India's Vinoo Mankad (versus England in 1952) and Botham (versus Pakistan in 1978) as the only males to have accomplished that dual at Lord's. The 26-year-old Surrey paceman's most current outstanding gain assisted England seal a 7th succeeding get Sri Lanka observing their five-wicket excellence in last week's 1st Exam at Old Trafford." To climb on each honours panels is extraordinary," Atkinson told Heavens Sports." It will definitely take an although to penetrate." This activity was actually likewise an individual triumph for Joe Origin. For the very first time in 145 matches at this degree, Root made hundreds in each innings-- 143 and also 103-- to set a brand-new file of 34 Test centuries through an England batsman.Sri Lanka have little bit of opportunity to regroup before the 3rd Test at The Oblong begins on Friday.De Silva accepted he had been incorrect in opting to area on a great batting pitch after succeeding the chuck." Most definitely. I acquired it inappropriate," he told the BBC, just before adding: "Our team have actually got to enhance the 1st innings whether our experts bat or dish first, that's what I will certainly be actually telling my kids is that we've come to start better." Gus Atkinson of England celebrates putting away Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka. Picture through Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesSri Lanka resumed Sunday on 2-53, with the odds piled against them given the greatest succeeding fourth-innings total amount in any type of Test is actually the West Indies' 7-418 versus Australia at St John's in 2002/03. Yet Origin-- who on Sunday had actually taken his 200th Exam catch-- reprieved Karunaratne when dropping a hard one-handed slip chance from the opener's edged cut off Atkinson.Karunaratne, 36, drove and also drew Atkinson for fours off succeeding deliveries on his technique to a 98-ball fifty featuring 7 boundaries.The left-hander, however, was out shortly prior to lunch time when injury-plagued swift bowler Olly Rock, in his initial Test for 3 years, produced a rising 87 miles per hour (140 kmh) delivery that Karunaratne could only handwear cover down the legside to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.Chandimal counter-attacked early in the mid-day on his way to a scurrying 42-ball fifty including 40 operates in perimeters before Atkinson had him recorded at brief lower leg off bat and pad.Kamindu Mendis, boasting a stupendous Exam hitting standard of 92 following his third hundred in four Examinations at Old Trafford, had actually created 74 in Sri Lanka's small first-innings 196. But the 25-year-old left-hander, again batting reduced down the purchase, fell for only 4 on Sunday when caught in the slips off Atkinson.Mendis's exit left Sri Lanka, that have now not gained any one of their 9 Exams at Lord's, slipping in the direction of loss at 200-7. De Silva kept England waiting just before using to Atkinson, that then had Milan Rathnayake captured 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 stand-in captain Ollie Pope stated was actually stunned due to the meagre presence at Lord's on Sunday as his side completed an effective set triumph over Sri Lanka.While the opening up three times of the match saw the ground close to its 31,000 ability, merely some 9000 fans existed as England accomplished a 190-run gain after tea on the fourth time of the 2nd Test to take an undisputable 2-0 top in a three-match contest.Large crowds for Examinations have actually long been considered approved at God's, which designs on its own as the 'Home of Cricket'. The cost of tickets may have been a problem, having said that, along with the most inexpensive rate for adults on Sunday early morning beginning at u20a4 95 (AU$ 185)-- although Under-16s were admitted for $30. England's experience with the West Indies at God's in July, portion of a 3-0 whitewash of the Caribbean edge, was actually all over inside three days which might have had an impact on advance fourth-day purchases as well.The lack of viewers was actually surely discovered by Pope." It was actually type of unusual," he said." I believe a few people have actually been actually wandering in daily and it was actually just like 'jeez, it seems to be quiet today'. I'm unsure if people expected the video game to become carried out by day four or not.".