At the end of the first day, the England team managed to collect 358 runs. Considering the pitch, it can be called a large collection. Because the average run of this pitch in the first innings is 309. England has already collected 358 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. So there is a chance for England to collect 400+ in the first innings.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Although the bowlers were able to bowl well enough at the beginning of the innings, the Sri Lankan bowlers did not do well against Joe Root. ROOT collected 143 runs in the first innings. Also, Atkinson is still at the crease with 74 runs from 81 balls. Matthew Potts also scored 20 runs. England may be able to collect 420-430 runs in their first innings.
England team scored more than our prediction and that was their best performance I think they will easily cross 450 runs if their players stay on the wicket but it seems too difficult because they are short of wickets, they already lost 7 wickets and their player Atkinson played like he is on T20 match hah common buddy who can do 74 runs on 81 balls in a test match, he is near to the century but they way he is playing makes it difficult to complete his century in this match. If he completes his century then they can easily cross 450 targets and they will give a target near to it but here the question is whether the Srilankan batsman has the potential to chase that target, their bowlers did good bowling, and they out many players with a little score but what their batsmen can win the match?
Prophecy is just a lie and they do it to comfort themselves. The essence has to be what the team has to perform. It has both good and bad performance. And the way he estimated his target would have been underestimated. Because England sometimes perform badly but the real situation is their strong team. Because they improve themselves while playing the game. And his goal has been good in this match too. Yes, if they made so many runs, it would have been an advantage for Sun, but they showed the performance they could have seen. Now the game and the win is in the hands of their bowlers whether they pressurize wickets and stop runs or not. If they succeed in this, then they have won. Currently, Sri Lanka is not looking good. Because 2 wickets have been lost in 9 overs and 32 runs have been scored. And if the bowlers of England work a little more, they can win this match after a few overs.