'Bold' England Seal Sri Lanka Series And Root Wants More
Muhammad Rameez Published November 18, 2018 | 02:42 PM
Kandy, Sri Lanka, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Nov, 2018 ) :Captain Joe Root set his sights on taking England to the top of the world rankings after his spin trio finished off Sri Lanka in the second Test on Sunday to seal the series with a match to spare.
England needed just 30 minutes on the fifth day to take the final three Sri Lanka wickets.
Jack Leach got last man Malinda Pushpakumara caught and bowled to claim his first five-wicket Test haul.
Moeen Ali took four wickets and Adil Rashid one as England's three frontline spinners accounted for the whole innings, as well as 18 of Sri Lanka's 20 wickets in the game overall.
Root's 124 in England's second innings also played a key role in the 57-run victory and earned him the man-of-the-match award.
Celebrating England's first away series win since beating South Africa in 2015-16 and his first away triumph as captain, Root sees England -- who are currently ranked third in the world -- challenging India for the top Test team spot.
"It was a brilliant Test match," said Root, whose team had to twice fight back after their top order batsmen gave away cheap wickets.
"It ebbed and flowed throughout, like against India in the summer, and it'spleasing to see another close game go our way.
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