Root was out to a direct throw from Oshada Fernando on 186 in the final over of the day as stumps were called with England trailing by 42 runs.
Sri Lanka’s Lasith Embuldeniya claimed seven wickets and broke a key seventh-wicket stand of 81 between Root and Dom Bess, who fell to the left-arm spinner for 32.
Root, who completed his 19th Test ton in 99 matches before lunch, kept pushing in the marathon knock of 309 balls.
The captain, who hit a matchwinning 228 in his team’s opening win, was helped along by wicketkeeperbatsman Jos Buttler in a partnership of 97 runs.
Debutant Ramesh Mendis took his first international wicket when he dismissed Buttler for 55 after the batsman’s reverse sweep hit his boot and the ball lobbed for an easy catch to short leg.
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