Sri Lanka vs England – 2nd Test – Match Update – England march on - Live Cricket Scores and Update
A master class from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, ending the second session on 352 for 4 at the P Sara Oval, Colombo, April 5, 2012.
KP’s knock was uncharacteristic from his teammates, who remained watchful in their approach despite achieving the desired outcome. With Sri Lankan bowlers failing to get assistance from the pitch, it was a matter of containing the tourist’s batters, who finally managed to reproduce the form, which had brought them success in the past couple of years.
After a strong opening session, which saw the batting side collect 85 for the loss of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026, the post lunch interval was all about Pietersen, who completed a sublime century – with a strike rate remaining in the high 80s.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397’s easy catch at first slip.
However, his partner was in no mood to defend, making full use of his feet to hit Suraj Randiv for two boundaries before finding the second tier with a spectacular long-on six. KP then brought up his fifty with another majestic hit as England leap http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dean-Warren-Headley-c53407 the Sri Lankan’s first innings total.
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The dual of the afternoon, arguably, remained between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 and KP. The English power hitter never allowed the spinner to settle, orchestrating some well executed reverse sweeps before racing into the nineties with a flurry of boundaries. He duly completed his ton of the bowling off Dilshan, again changing the grip to get himself to the three-figure mark.
His partner departed shortly after that, following his crisply timed pull-shot finding Randiv at mid-wicket, who took an excellent catch diving to his right. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 walked back for tea on a commanding 352 for 4.
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