Cricket - England v Sri Lanka, Second Test - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - November 15, 2018. Sri Lanka's Roshen Silva (R) plays a shot next to England's wicketkeeper Ben Foakes (L). REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Roshen Silva struck a combative fifty and expertly guided Sri Lanka's lower order to help the hosts gain a first-innings lead of 46 against England on the second day of the second test on Thursday.
The hosts were handed a five-run penalty in a bizarre incident during the final session, after the match officials ruled Sri Lanka's batsmen to have breached the law governing deliberate short runs. It took England's total to 290.
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