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SL vs ENG: England Dominance On Day First Over Sri Lanka, Dom Bess Bags A Fifer
England's Dom Bess bagged five wickets for 30, his career-best figures in a Test innings, as the visitors dominated the first day of their first Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. England ended the day on 127/2 with captain Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow at the crease, trailing Sri Lanka by eight runs after the hosts were dismissed for 135. See Full Scorecard
Bess took full advantage of the spin-friendly conditions in Galle to end with figures of 5/30, his second five-wicket haul in the longest format of the game. Fellow spinner Jack Leach took the solitary wicket of Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, who was also the hosts' highest run scorer with 28 runs, while fast bowler Stuart Broad took three scalps.
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