England has started the three-match Test series with a win against Sri Lanka. The first match of the Test series between the two teams was played at Old Trafford in Manchester. England won this match on the fourth day itself. However, Sri Lanka also gave a great fight in this match. Let us tell you, England's victory has given a big blow to Pakistan, which is currently playing a two-match Test series at home against Bangladesh.

England won the first test match by 5 wickets

Sri Lanka had given England a target of 205 runs to win the match. Chasing this target, England lost three wickets in scoring 82 runs till tea time during the fourth day's play. In such a situation, it was believed that the last session would be very important for both the teams. But in the last session of the fourth day, an amazing game was seen from England. Joe Root once again stood for the team and managed to score a half-century. Apart from him, the rest of the players also contributed a little, due to which England won this match by 5 wickets.

Sri Lanka was lagging behind in the first innings itself

The Sri Lankan team scored only 236 runs in the first innings of this match. In response, England scored 358 runs in their first innings, this is where England came into a strong position. On the third day of the game, a brilliant century was seen from the bat of England's young wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith. Jamie Smith scored a total of 111 runs in this innings, due to which his team was able to score this big score in the first innings and gained a lead of 122 runs. However, a strong game was also seen from Sri Lanka in the second innings. They tried to make a comeback in the match by scoring 326 runs, which was not enough, because England easily achieved the target of 205 runs.

Pakistan team suffered a big setback

With this win, the England team has gained tremendously in the points table of the World Test Championship. It was earlier at the 7th position, but now the England team has overtaken Pakistan. Let us tell you, before this victory of England, Pakistan was at number six. But now it has come down. On the other hand, Pakistan is currently playing against Bangladesh. Now it is very difficult for them to win in the first match of the series. In such a situation, they may have to face further loss in the points table.