Sanath Jayasuriya 9 off 26 Balls 46 Mins 1 Fours Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test at Kandy in March 2001

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00:00Croft at mid-off, takes some of the pace off that ball but they'll get back for a

00:10second run. I think Caddick's operating off a shorter run-up, David.

00:17Oh, he's come across a long way.

00:24Very well worth the shout.

00:35Ball full of length again. Trumb lines are in. Where does the ball pitch?

00:40I think she's just outside Leg Stump.

00:47Well, that's outside Off Stump and he always has a go there. He's smashed it away. They've stayed

00:51away from that area. Jayasurya has managed to get that one away for his first boundary of this

00:57innings. I'll tell you what, he'll be relieved. He's been hanging in there for one that's just

01:02wide outside Off Stump, but boy, doesn't he have a smash at it? Look at this.

01:06That's the area where Jayasurya likes to play and as soon as he sees it in the slot, he's very quickly

01:12onto it. Hits it with all the power he could and with no protection at all, as always runs.

01:27No outside Off Stump again.

01:28Got him, he's out, caught the gully, caught in the gully, going for a drive, almost the identical delivery.

01:35Kadika Strutt, the Sri Lankan captain, who they depend so much on, has played a loose shot there

01:46and England are right in this game. He'll be very disappointed with this.

01:53That really is a big wicket for England. Jayasurya just shot of length, not pitched up enough and a

01:59rather loose shot straight to gully and aren't England delighted. Giles the catcher.

02:07Yes, there we are. Giles taking the catch, no trouble at all.

02:11Up she goes. England know how important this is.