English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2020–21
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The England cricket team toured Sri Lanka in January 2021 to play two Test matches.[1][2] The Test series formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[3][4] Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in March 2020, but the series was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In December 2020, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the dates for the tour,[6] with both Test matches played in Galle.[7]
English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2020–21 | |||
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Sri Lanka | England | ||
Dates | 14 – 26 January 2021 | ||
Captains | Dinesh Chandimal | Joe Root | |
Test series | |||
Result | England won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Angelo Mathews (213) | Joe Root (426) | |
Most wickets | Lasith Embuldeniya (15) | Dom Bess (12) | |
Player of the series | Joe Root (Eng) |
England won the first Test match by seven wickets to take a 1–0 lead in the series.[8] England won the second Test by six wickets to win the series 2–0.[9] The win was England's fifth successive victory overseas,[10] their best away streak since touring South Africa in 1914.[11]