Sri Lanka beat England by 75 runs

29 March 2012 09:45 am

Sri Lanka beat England by 75 runs on the fourth day of the first test on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Scores: Sri Lanka 318 (M Jayawardene 180; J Anderson 5-72) and 214 (P Jayawardene 61 not out; G Swann 6-82) v England 193 (I Bell 52; R Herath 6-74) and 264 (J Trott 112; R Herath 6-97, S Randiv 4-74). (Reuters)