Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test: Stats Preview - England Tour Of Sri Lanka 2021
Updated - 21 Jan 2021, 06:01 PM
The second and last game of the Test series between the hosts Sri Lanka and the visitors England will begin on Friday (22nd January). Like the first Test, Galle International Stadium will again host this Test.
The visitors England are currently leading this Test series by 1-0. In the first game of this Test series at Galle, England won by 7 wickets.
Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test: Stats Preview
Venue Stats (Galle International Stadium)
Average totals in overall and each Test innings
Overall |
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Overall | 1st innings | 2nd innings | 3rd innings | 4th innings |
278.17 | 368.79 | 304.91 | 242.13 | 153.26 |
In last 5 Tests |
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Overall | 1st innings | 2nd innings | 3rd innings | 4th innings |
261.45 | 322.60 | 261.60 | 279.20 | 182.40 |
Test records at this venue
Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | Win% |
Sri Lanka | 34 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 55.88 |
England | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
Teams’ Stats
Sri Lanka vs England: Head-to-Head Test records
Stats | Total Tests | Sri Lanka Won | England Won | Tied | Draw |
Overall | 35 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
In the last 10 Tests | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
In Sri Lanka | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
In last 5 Tests in Sri Lanka | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
At Galle International Stadium (Galle) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
- In their last five Test meetings in Sri Lanka, the visitors England won all those matches. Last time, the hosts beat England in a Test match in March 2012 during Galle Test where the home team won by 75 runs.
- In their head-to-head clash in Test cricket, England remained unbeaten in the last seven Tests (6 wins and 1 draw). Last time, the Lions claimed a Test victory against England in June 2014 at Leeds where the visitors won by 100 runs.
Forms in last five Tests
Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Players’ Stats
(England)
Stuart Broad – 6th most wicket-taker in Test cricket history
– 9th most international wicket-taker
i) Surpassing the former Lankan left-arm pacer Chaminda Vaas (761 wickets), Stuart Broad (760 wickets) will become the 9th most international wicket-taker by taking two more wickets.
Joe Root – 15000 international runs
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