Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, no run, dabs the flighted delivery into the off side

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, no run, spinning away sharply outside off, Dananjaya plays inside the line, lets the keeper do the rest

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, no run, defends this one into the off side

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, no run, that almost was the game. Dananjaya was way down the wicket to play this one but the flight and huge spin took it almost to the first slip. By the time Foakes gathers the ball and takes off the bails, Dananjaya gets back in

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, no run, flatter in trajectory on off, Dananjaya blocks it

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, no run, flighted delivery, spinning away from the batsman outside off, Dananjaya attempts a sweep and misses by some distance

Moeen Ali to Malinda Pushpakumara, no run, played with soft hands towards the man at short leg

Moeen Ali to Malinda Pushpakumara, no run, very full outside off, almost an yorker and Malinda Pushpakumara digs it out into the off side

Moeen Ali to Malinda Pushpakumara, no run, tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Malinda Pushpakumara looks to play across the line, gets struck on the pads instead

Moeen Ali to Lakmal, out Bowled! That's a peach by Mo! He does know how to bowl against a new batsman. Pitches this one on off and gives it a bit of flight too. Lakmal who was drawn on to his front foot goes for a drive but the ball escapes through his defence and strikes timber. Only 1 wicket more now. Lakmal b Moeen Ali 0(2)

Moeen Ali to Lakmal, no run, the offbreak around off, comes in sharply and Lakmal is pinned on the back foot as he tries to defend. Appeal for an lbw, turned down. The impact was a touch too high

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, out Caught by Stokes!! That's the first wicket of the day and it's the big one. The flighted delivery on off, offbreak and dipping in to an extent. Dickwella with lack of footwork goes for a drive and the outside edge carries straight to Stokes at slip. As easy as it gets. Moeen has his third and England need only 2 wickets more to take an unassailable lead in the series. Dickwella c Stokes b Moeen Ali 35(43) [4s-3]

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, no run, flatter and fuller on middle and leg, Dickwella blocks it down

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, 1 run, whips the overpitched delivery to mid-on and moves over to the other end

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, 2 runs, in the air and it just eludes the diving fielder at covers. Was a touch short and wide outside off, Dananjaya slaps at it and the ball comes off the cue-end to clear covers, two runs taken eventually

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, no run, a nice loopy delivery outside off, spinning away from the batsman who feels for it and gets beaten. Was a lot of bounce hence it went well past his blade

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, no run, flighted ball around off, Dananjaya squeezes it towards mid-off

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 1 run, nice tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Dickwella plays an aerial reverse sweep but finds Rory Burns at deep point, only a single

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, no run, flatter and turning away sharply in the channel outside off, Dananjaya stays back in his crease and knocks it in front of cover

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, no run, tossed up delivery around off and it's been driven back to the bowler by Dananjaya

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 1 run, on middle and leg, Dickwella sweeps it aerially to deep square leg and gets off the strike

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, no run, overpitched delivery on leg, Dickwella tries to sweep but it comes off the glove. Moeen thought it was off the pad, hence went up in a mild appeal

Moeen Ali to Dananjaya, 1 run, spinning away sharply outside off, Dananjaya taps it in front of cover-point and gets a run

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Dickwella gets down on his knee when the bowler in his delivery stride and reverse sweeps it to deep point

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, no run, Moeen tosses one on the leg-stump line, Dickwella gets half-forward and blocks

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 2 runs, Dickwella brings out the reverse sweep now, gets hold of it and it rols backward of square on the off-side, scampers back for the second run

Moeen Ali to Dilruwan Perera, 1 run, tad shorter and on Dilruwan's pads, worked backward of square on the on-side for a single

Moeen Ali to Dilruwan Perera, no run, appeal for a catch at FSL, but this went straight off Dilruwan's pad, he was lunging forward on the defensive push and was beaten on the inside edge, not an LBW either, was only clipping the leg-stump. It was the off-break and Dilruwan didn't read it

Moeen Ali to Dilruwan Perera, no run, slower and just outside off, defended to the off-side

Moeen Ali to Dilruwan Perera, no run, Stokes is claiming a catch, England are celebrating and the third umpire will have a look. The soft signal is OUT. It's a fair delivery, no doubts about the inside edge, The third umpire reckons it has bounced and the decision is NOT OUT. Fair play, replays suggested that Stokes took it on the half-volley, the off-break from Moeen, Dilruwan was lunging forward in defence, doesn't cover for the turn and gets an inside edge towards leg slip

Moeen Ali to Dilruwan Perera, no run, Moeen tosses one on off, Dilruwan leans well forward on the defensive push

Moeen Ali to Dilruwan Perera, no run, slower and on off, Dilruwan prods across and blocks it

Moeen Ali to Dilruwan Perera, no run, tossed up well outside off, Dilruwan wasn't close to the ball as he drove, was in the air for a while before bouncing in front of the bowler

Moeen Ali to Mathews, out Lbw!! Mathews has been given out LBW, he wants a review. Big moment in the match, it's a fair delivery, there's no bat on that and UltraEdge confirms it. Onto Hawk-Eye now, umpire's call on hitting and Mathews is OUT. Is this the game-changer for England? Fresh off a break, a slight lapse in concentration and Mathews has been dismissed, superb knock - but will it be enough to save the series for his team? Lovely off-break, pitched on middle and spun back into the right-hander, Mathews got a decent stride forward as he looked to work it to the on-side, beaten on the inside edge and the impact was in front of middle and leg, was going on and clipping the leg-stump, enough for umpire Erasmus's original call to stand. Mathews lbw b Moeen Ali 88(137) [4s-6]

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 1 run, tossed up well outside off and spinning further, Dickwella bends down low, rolls his wrists over and gets it backward of square on the on-side for a single

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, tad too short from Moeen, Mathews goes back and clips it in front of square on the on-side for a single

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, widish and fullish outside off, jammed into covers by Mathews

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, around off, loopy delivery and Mathews blocks it down

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 1 run, eases this one to long leg with a sweep

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 5 runs, overthrows, bonus runs for Sri Lanka! This was worked towards short fine leg and a rocket throw by Root kicks off the turf and almost takes off the keeper's head. There was a fielder backing up but it was such a powerful throw. Nothing could be done

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 1 run, brooms the flighted delivery down to deep mid-wicket

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, full and flighted on off, Mathews sweeps it down to deep mid-wicket

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, no run, guides this flighted ball, back to the bowler

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 2 runs, another floater on middle and leg, Dickwella goes down and sweeps it away to deep square leg, two runs taken by the time the throw comes in

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, FOUR, less than 100 needed now! Can hear a few whistles and plently of claps in the crowd. Dickwella was down on his knee and he smoked it over mid-wicket with a slog sweep. Very positive batting

Moeen Ali to Mathews, leg byes, 1 run, looks to play the reverse sweep but the ball kicks of the turf and hits him on the chest. Stokes was again moving to his left, hence he couldn't stop it

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, spinning down the leg side and Mathews tickles it in front of short fine leg, so is the shout by the non-striker

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery on off, Mathews plays with soft hands and the ball ricochets of the bottom edge towards the keeper

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, overpitched delivery outside off, dipping into the batsman Mathews squeezes it out

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 1 run, the mirror replica of the previous shot. Same shot, just that the batsman is different

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, sweeps this one away to deep square leg and takes a single

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 1 run, this could have gone anywhere. Dickwella being Dickwella. Goes inside out and almost chips it to covers. Was an uppish loft and gives him a single

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Dickwella defends it off the front foot

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, no run, down the leg side and it's been swept to the fielder at short fine leg

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, FOUR, aggressive approach by Dickwella. That's how he plays. Goes down on his knee and executes the reverse sweep perfectly. Beats the man at short third man and finds the fence with ease

Moeen Ali to Dickwella, 2 runs, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Dickwella gets off the mark with a brace, swept down to deep square leg

Moeen Ali to Roshen Silva, out Caught by Root!! Gem of a review by England. They didn't opt for the review against Silva a couple of overs ago but they decide to go for it this time around. And they'd be glad with the decision. Was a tossed up delivery on off and spinning in sharply. Roshen Silva was looking to play a flick but got a thin inside edge. The ball comes off the pads and lobs straight to Root at first slip. Just the wicket the visitors were looking for. Roshen Silva c Root b Moeen Ali 37(95) [4s-4]

Moeen Ali to Roshen Silva, no run, playing with the spin, in front of short leg

Moeen Ali to Roshen Silva, no run, eases the offbreak in front of covers and sets off for a single but his partner sends him back

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, reverse sweeps the loopy delivery to backward point

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, NOT OUT is the decision. Was spinning down the leg side and the keeper collected it almost near leg slip. Mathews was about to lose control and the keeper flicked it on to the stumps. The back foot was well inside the crease though, safe is the batsman

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, shimmies down the wicket and plays it with soft hands

Moeen Ali to Roshen Silva, 1 run, down the wicket in a jiffy to whip the fullish delivery towards mid-wicket

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, flicked off the inside edge past the diving fielder at short leg

Moeen Ali to Mathews, FOUR, nicely done. Premeditates and puts this overpitched delivery away to the third man fence with a powerfully reverse sweep. Short third man chased it but came second in the race

Moeen Ali to Roshen Silva, 1 run, turning down the leg side and it's been clipped away to deep square leg

Moeen Ali to Roshen Silva, no run, flighted delivery around middle and leg, blocked off the front foot

Moeen Ali to Roshen Silva, no run, too much spin, is it? That spun in sharply and Roshen Silva got pinned on the front pad. Although he was on the back foot, the spin was taking it down the leg side. Erasmus is probably right and England don't even bother reviewing it. Hang on, that was OUT! Three reds confirm the replays so I take my words back. Erasmus gets it wrong this time. Root watches that on the big screen and kicks the turf in frustration

Moeen Ali to Roshen Silva, no run, flighted one around middle and leg, played in front of short leg

Moeen Ali to Roshen Silva, FOUR, crisply driven. An overpitched juicy half-volley outside off and Roshen Silva creams it through the gap at covers. Everything perfect about that shot

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and Mathews sweeps it down to deep mid-wicket, was in the air for a while but safe

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, short and spinning away from the batsman outside off, Karunaratne chops it to point

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, solid in defence as Moeen pitches this up, guided back to the bowler

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, shorter around off and Mathews flicks it towards deep mid-wicket

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, 1 run, yes, yes, yes is the call by Karunaratne as he dabs it in front of point

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, firmly sweeps the fullish delivery down to deep square leg

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, keeps low outside off, Mathews brings his bat down in time and defends it away

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, tossed up delivery on off and Mathews guides it back to the bowler

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, flighted ball around middle and leg, Mathews plays it with soft hands towards short leg

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, attempts a reverse sweep and gets it off the cue-end towards cover

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, 1 run, full and flighted outside off and Karunaratne drives it down to sweeper cover

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, clears his front leg and pushes this one towards cover

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery on off and it's been driven to covers by Karunaratne

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, straighter, quicker, sharper on off, Karunaratne defends it with the bat angled towards cover-point

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, gets a full toss around off and Mathews sweeps it down to deep mid-wicket

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, forward stride in order to defend this flighted delivery in front of silly point

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, swept firmly but straight to the man at short leg

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, 1 run, full on middle and leg, Karunaratne looks to defend and ends up getting an inside edge. Past the fielder at short leg and he gets a single

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, tempting tossed up ball outside off, Karunaratne goes for a drive and gets an outside edge that drops well short of short third man

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, in his quest to flick this across the line, Karunaratne ends up getting a leading edge towards point, another one that was turning away sharply from the batsman

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, a tossed up delivery outside off and Karunaratne pushes it in front of covers

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Karunaratne eases it in front of covers

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, Karunaratne cuts it away to sweeper cover and manages to come back for two

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, pitches this one up again, bit of loop and Karunaratne guides it back to the bowler

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, full and straight on middle, Karunaratne waits and decides to defend it eventually

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, dropped! That's another tough chance put down. A very full delivery outside off, Mathews looks to squeeze it out but gets an outside edge. The ball flies to the right of Stokes who gets a hand to it but the ball doesn't stick in. Moeen Ali could have got both these batsmen out by now, luck not favoring him

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, 1 run, turning away from the batsman outside off, Karunaratne hangs back and punches it to sweeper cover

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, FOUR, that's a poor delivery, a full toss on the pads and Karunaratne doesn't mind to put it away to the deep mid-wicket fence. Flicks it away nicely and adds four to his account

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, quicker and straighter outside off, Karunaratne dabs it towards gully

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, another floated delivery on middle, Karunaratne looks to flick across the line and gets a leading edge towards point

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, spinning in sharply around middle and leg, Mathews turns it past short leg and takes a run

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, flatter and quicker on off, Karunaratne blocks it down

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, outside off this time around, reverse swept by Karunaratne but straight to the fielder at short third

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, nice toss up around off, swept to deep mid-wicket

Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, spinning down and Mathews doesn't attempt a shot as the ball lobs of in front of short leg, after it hits his pads

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, 1 run, stabs the flatter delivery in front of point, quick single taken too

Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, brings out the sweep as he fetches this loopy delivery from outside off, down to deep square leg

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, FOUR, edged but safe! Was that a catch? Sharp chance. Was flighted in the channel outside off, Karunaratne goes for a drive and gets an outside edge. Between the keeper and first slip as it races away to the third man boundary. Happened too quickly, everything and Stokes hardly had any time to react

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery around off, Karunaratne defends it

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, 2 runs, low full toss down the leg side, Karunaratne has swept it down to fine leg for two runs

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, forward stride in order to push this one in front of covers

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, 2 runs, quicker one outside off, Karunaratne plays it with soft hands past the fielder at slip and takes two runs

Moeen Ali to Karunaratne, no run, gentle tossed up offbreak around off, Karunaratne comes on his front foot and guides it to cover