Sri Lanka steady the ship before bad light ends play early
LONDON :Sri Lanka were on 211 for five in reply to England's first-innings total of 325 when bad light stopped play on the second day of the third test on Saturday at The Oval.
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England subside to 325 all out before lunch
LONDON : England crumbled to 325 all out on the second morning of the third test on an overcast Saturday at The Oval, with captain Ollie Pope underpinning the innings with a knock of 154, peppered with 19 fours and two sixes.
Sri Lanka win toss, England to bat in third test
LONDON : Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first in murky conditions in the third and final test against England at The Oval on Friday.
Sri Lanka slide to 260-7, chasing 483, as England eye series win
LONDON :England reduced a counter-attacking Sri Lanka to 260-7 at Lord's on Sunday, closing in on a victory that would secure the three-test series with one match to go.
Karunaratne drags Sri Lanka to 136-4 against England, chasing 483
LONDON : Sri Lanka battled to 136-4 against England by lunch at Lord's on Sunday as they sought to deny the hosts an unassailable 2-0 lead in the test series after being set an unlikely 483 to win.
Gus Atkinson's Heroics Hurt Sri Lanka Before England Bowlers Strike In 2nd Test
Gus Atkinson scored a dashing maiden century before England strengthened their grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Friday. Atkinson's sparkling 118 helped take England to 427 all out in their first innings after Joe Root had made a masterful 143 on Thursday to equal the England record of 33 Test hundreds held by Alastair Cook. Sri Lanka then collapsed to 87-6 on the second day. But Kamindu Mendis, fresh from a fine 113 in Sri Lanka's five-wicket loss in the first Test at Old Trafford, made an admirable 74 to prevent complete humiliation before he was last man out in a total of 196.
Sri Lanka seven down in pursuit of England's 427 after Atkinson's maiden ton
LONDON :Sri Lanka collapsed to 129-7 at tea on day two of the second test at Lord's on Friday after Gus Atkinson's superb maiden century helped England to post 427 all out.
Atkinson's maiden ton pushes England to 427 on day two v Sri Lanka
LONDON :Gus Atkinson scored a superb maiden century as England posted 427 all out on day two of the second test at Lord's on Friday before Sri Lanka lost both openers to reach lunch on 32-2.