Welcome to the highlights of England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test - 2024 Sri Lanka tour of England 3-match Test series - The third and final Test cricket match between England and Sri Lanka was played at Kennington Oval, London on September 06th to September 09, 2024.
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| Pathum Nissanka and Angelo Mathews embrace © Getty Images |
Match Overview:
Sri Lanka consolation win against England by a emphatic eight-wickets and avoid the series whitewash in the third & final Test match.
Match Stats:
- Sri Lanka chased 220 was their highest successful run-chase against England in Tests, previous highest chase was 140 at Colombo (SSC) in 1993.
- This is the Ollie Pope's seventh century in Test matches. Interestingly, each of his first seven centuries came against different opponents - a first in the 147-year of Test cricket history.
- England's 325 was their second highest score against Sri Lanka at The Oval in Tests after their 445 in 1998.
- England's 156 was their lowest score against Sri Lanka at The Oval in Tests, previous lowest was 181 in 1998.
- Sri Lanka's 263 was their second highest score against England at The Oval in Tests after their 591 in 1998.
- Dimuth Karunaratne became the fourth Sri Lankan player to reach 7000 Test runs after Kumar Sangakkara (12400) Mahela Jayawardene (11814) and Angelo Mathews (7766).
Short Summary:
- Day 1 - Bad light forces Stumps after Stand-in captain Ollie Pope's unbeaten blazing century and Ben Duckett's sparkling 86 on the opening day of the third & final Test match.
- Day 2 - Bad light brings another early close after Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis' fifties as Sri Lanka recovery on the day two of the third & final Test match.
- Day 3 - Sri Lanka charge toward The Oval victory after fightback from pace bowlers Lahiru Kumara's four-for and Vishwa Fernando's three-for on the 16-wicket day three of the third & final Test match.
- Day 4 - Opener Pathum Nissanka's unbeaten 127 leads to Sri Lanka fourth Test win in England on the day four of the third & final Test match.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
England 1st Innings scored 325 for all-out in 69.1 overs at Stumps - with top scorer by Ollie Pope hammered a 154 off 156-balls - which was his 7th Test hundred and his first century against Sri Lanka in Tests - including 19-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 98.71.
Ben Duckett blasted a 86 off 79-balls including 9-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 108.86, Jamie Smith scored 16 off 31-balls contained two boundaries and Olly Stone hit a unbeaten 15 off 12-balls included one-six & a four with strike-rate of 125.
1st Innings Sri Lanka best bowler by Milan Rathnayake picked up 3-wickets, Dhananjaya de Silva, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara each took 2-wickets and one for Asitha Fernando.
Sri Lanka 1st Innings scored 263 for all-out in 61.3 overs with top scorer by Dhananjaya de Silva cracked a 69 off 111-balls including 11-fours.
Pathum Nissanka hammered a 64 off 51-balls including 9-fours with strike rate of 125.49, Kamindu Mendis blasted a 64 off 91-balls included 7-fours with strike rate of 70.32 and Kusal Mendis hit 14 off 13-balls contained three-fours and Asitha Fernando 11.
1st Innings England best bowler by Olly Stone picked up 3-wickets for 35-runs in 9-overs including three maidens, Debutant Josh Hull - who took 3-wickets on his debut Test match and Chris Woakes captured 2-wickest and one for Shoaib Bashir.
England 2nd Innings scored 156 for all-out in 34 overs with top scorer by Jamie Smith hammered a 67 off 50-balls including 10-fours & a six with strike rate of 134.
Dan Lawrence hit a run-a-ball 35-runs including 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 100, Joe Root scored 12 off 18-balls contained 2-fours and Olly Stone 10.
2nd Innings Sri Lanka best bowler by Lahiru Kumara claimed a 4-wickets for 21-runs in 7-overs including a maiden, Vishwa Fernando picked up 3-wickets for 40-runs in 8-overs included a boundary, Asitha Fernando took 2-wickets and one for Milan Rathnayake.
Sri Lanka chased 219-2 in 40.3 overs with top scorer by Pathum Nissanka hammered a unbeaten 127 off 124 balls - which was his 2nd Test hundred and his first century against England in Tests - including 13-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 102.41.
Kusal Mendis blasted a 39 off 37-balls including 7-fours with strike rate of 105.40 and Angelo Mathews hit a unbeaten 32 off 61-balls contained three-fours.
2nd Innings England best bowler by Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes both took one-wickets.
Pathum Nissanka named Player of the match for his match-winning superb unbeaten 127 off 124-balls in the fourth innings.
Joe Root earned player of the series for contributing 375 runs in the three-match series.
Day 4 Highlights
Day 3 Highlights
Day 2 Highlights
Day 1 Highlights
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