SL limp to 53-2 after Root makes 34th Test ton - newsarticle

 SL limp to 53-2 after Root makes 34th Test ton 

Britain's Joe Root accomplished a huge achievement by scoring his 34th Test century during the second Test against Sri Lanka at Ruler's. Root's noteworthy innings, where he scored 103 runs in Britain's subsequent innings, pushed his group to an ordering position. This century moved him past Alastair Cook's record, making Root Britain's driving Test centurion.

In spite of Root's heroics, Britain was at last bowled out for 251, setting Sri Lanka an overwhelming objective of 483 runs. Accordingly, Sri Lanka battled to 53-2 toward the finish of day three, losing both Nishan Madushka and Pathum Nissanka early. Commander Dimuth Karunaratne and Prabath Jayasuriya were at the wrinkle when unfortunate light stopped play.

Sri Lanka faces a daunting task to stay away from a series rout, with the most elevated fruitful pursue in Test history being 418, far underneath their ongoing objective