Moeen Ali 155 not out

Moeen Ali 155 not out and Chris wakes 3-9 dominate Sri Lanka on day 2

Chris Woakes 3-9
Chris Woakes 3-9
Moeen Ali 155 not out
Moeen Ali 155 not out

Day 2

Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, 2nd Investec Test: England v Sri Lanka at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, May 27-31, 2016

England 498/9 d (132 ov) AD Hales 83 off 145, 9 fours, 1 six, JE Root 80 off 119, 5 fours, JM Vince 35 off 59, 4 fours, JM Bairstow 48 off 57, 5 fours, MM Ali 155 not out off 207, 17 fours, 2 sixes, RAS Lakmal 115-2, N Pradeep 107-4, TAM Siriwardana 35-2, HMRKB Herath 116-1

 

Sri Lanka 91/8 (40 overs) BKG Mendis 35 off 62, 3 fours, JK Silva 13 off 22, 2 fours, HDRL Thirimanne 12 off 66, JMAnderson 31-2, SCJ Broad 35-3, CR Woakes 9-3.

Sri Lanka trail by 407 runs with 2 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Day two was dominated by England in both batting as Moeen Ali hit 155 not out and Chris Woakes took 3-9. This is Moeen Ali’s second century batting at 7, the first also was against Sri Lanka in 2014 at Leeds.