DTVHINDIThe third day of the first test match was in the name of the host, they performed brilliantly against New Zealand
By the end of the third day’s play, Sri Lanka has scored 237 runs for the loss of four wickets in its second innings. Srilanka Team (Pic Source-X) The first test match is currently being played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle. The third day of the first test match has ended. By the end of the third day’s play, Sri Lanka has scored 237 runs after losing four wickets in its second innings. The host has a lead of 202 runs. Let us tell you that in this match, Sri Lanka scored 305 runs in their first innings. Kamindu Mendis scored 114 runs in the first innings for the team while Kusal Mendis contributed 50 runs. Angelo Mathews played an innings of 36 runs while Dinesh Chandimal scored 30 runs. Pathum Nissanka contributed 27 runs. William O’Rooke took 5 wickets for New Zealand while Ejaz Patel and Glenn Phillips took two wickets each. In reply, New Zealand scored 340 runs after losing all wickets in their first innings. Tom Latham played a valuable innings of 70 runs for the team while Kane Williamson contributed 55 runs. Daryl Mitchell scored 57 runs while Glenn Phillips played an innings of 49* runs. For Sri Lanka, Ramesh Mendis took three wickets while Prabath Jayasuriya took four wickets. Dhananjay de Silva took two wickets. Sri Lankan batsmen batted very well in the second innings In the second innings, Pathum Nissanka failed to score big for Sri Lanka and was dismissed after scoring two runs. Dimuth Karunaratne scored 83 runs and put his team in a strong position. Apart from Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal contributed 61 runs. These two batsmen did not spare any New Zealand bowler and hit hard against everyone. At the end of the second day’s play, Angelo Mathews is batting on 34* runs while captain Dhananjay de Silva has scored 34* runs. For New Zealand, William O’Rooke has taken three wickets in the second innings so far while Ajaz Patel has taken 1 wicket. The 1st Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle will have a rest day on September 21 for the Presidential Election.Play will resume on Sunday, September 22 with new president-elect.#SriLankaElections #cricket #LKA #Sri Lanka #SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/NX7pG1YXlG — Sri Lanka Tweet 🇱🇰 (@SriLankaTweet) September 20, 2024 If SL somehow sets a target of 375+ we are in for a great test match at Galle!!Go well,Lankan Boys!!#CricketTwitter #SLvNZ — Nandan Halagalimath (@iamngh1) September 20, 2024 New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2024 | 1st Test – Day 3#SLvNZ Coverage Powered by Black Knight Full Album 👉 pic.twitter.com/REn4aAI3Wc —ThePapare (@ThePapareSports) September 20, 2024 #SLvNZ🇳🇿 1st Test, Day 3 Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne forged a 147-run partnership to propel hosts Sri Lanka to a lead of 202 on day three of the first Test against New Zealand on Friday.https://t.co/WMvNT8nalA#SLvsNZ #Sri Lanka #NewZealand #cricket pic.twitter.com/GnOLWbPYFe — Cricket World (@Cricket_World) September 20, 2024 Sri Lanka 237/4 Stumps on Day 3 in Second innings. Sri Lanka lead by 202 Runs. Brilliant knock D Karunaratne 83 and Dinesh Chandimal…
Cricket Records: 12 players who retired from international cricket after scoring a century in the last match of their career
In this article, we will look at those players who retired from international cricket after scoring a century in their last match. Cricketers Scoring a Century in Their Farewell International Game (Source Cricketers Who Ended Their International Career with a Century: Just as players expect to perform well on their debut in international cricket, they also expect to leave with a great record when they retire from cricket. But not many players have had such a privilege. Some players did not even get the chance to have a farewell match. In such a situation, we are currently looking at those players who retired after scoring a century in their last match in international cricket. List of players who retired from international cricket after scoring a century in their final match 1. Alastair Cook (England) Alastair Cook of England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England’s legendary player Alastair Cook scored 147 runs in his last Test and retired from cricket with this brilliant innings. 2. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) Jacques Kallis of South Africa celebrates his 45th century. (Photo by Duif du Toit/Gallo Images/Getty Images) Kallis played a crucial innings of 115 runs in his last Test and after that bid farewell to cricket. 3. Mohammad Azharuddin (India) Mohammad Azharuddin Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin scored 102 in his last Test against South Africa. 4. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) (Photo Source: Getty Images) In 2016, New Zealand’s aggressive batsman Brendon McCullum retired after scoring 145 runs in his last Test. 5. Greg Chappell (Australia) The Australian cricketer Greg Chappell. (Photo by Mike Stephens/Central Press/Getty Images) Chappell scored 182 runs in his last Test against Pakistan and after that retired from cricket. 6. Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) Aravinda de Silva (Source X) De Silva retired on a grand note, scoring 206 in his last match against Bangladesh. 7. Nasser Hussain (England) Nasser Hussain. (Photo by Richard Sellers/Getty Images) England’s Nasser Hussain bid farewell by scoring a century in his last Test against New Zealand in 2004. 8. Jason Gillespie (Australia) Jason Gillespie. (Source – Twitter/X) Gillespie retired after scoring a double century (201*) in his last Test against Bangladesh. 9. Phil Jacques (Australia) Phil Jack’s (Source X) Phil retired after scoring a century against West Indies in 2008. 10. Bill Ponsford (Australia) Bill Ponsford (Source X) Ponsford retired in 1934 after scoring 266 against England. 11. Seymour Nurse (West Indies) Seymour Nurse. (Photo by Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Getty Images) Seymour Nurse scored 258 against New Zealand in 1969 and announced his retirement. 12. Reginald Alexander Duff (Australia) Reggie Duff (Source X) Reginald Alexander Duff scored 146 against England in 1905 and retired from cricket.
Pathum Nissanka made a big jump in the ICC Test batting rankings after playing a match-winning innings for Sri Lanka at The Oval
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka has jumped 42 places to 39th position in the latest ICC Test batting rankings. Pathum Nissanka. (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images) Sri Lanka’s brilliant opening batsman Pathum Nissanka played a key role in his team’s victory by batting brilliantly in the third Test against England. He scored 64 runs in the first innings of the third Test played at The Oval, while in the second innings, this brilliant batsman played an unbeaten innings of 127 runs. Pathum Nissanka did not spare any England bowler in this match and batted brilliantly against all of them. In the latest ICC Test batting rankings, Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka has jumped 42 places and has now reached the 39th position. Not only in the third Test, Pathum Nissanka batted very well in the first two Tests as well. Sri Lankan captain Dhananjay de Silva scored 69 runs in the first innings and has now reached the 13th position in the ICC Test batting rankings. Not only this, Sri Lanka’s Player of the Series Kamindu Mendis has jumped 6 places to reach the 25th position. Pathum Nissanka jumps 42 spots to become 39th Ranked Test batter. – A dream Oval Test for Nissanka! pic.twitter.com/qGsjb5Vvit — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 11, 2024 Joe Root is in first place Even though England’s experienced batsman Joe Root failed to bat well in the third Test, he has retained the top spot in the Test rankings. Kane Williamson is at the second spot in this list. Harry Brook also failed to score big in the third Test against Sri Lanka and has now fallen to the 12th position. Jamie Smith performed very well against Sri Lanka. He scored an important half-century for his team in the second innings of the third Test and has now reached the 30th ranking. Let us tell you, even though Sri Lanka won the third Test, England won the 3-match Test series 2-1. Batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in the death overs of T20I Batsmen who scored the fastest T20 century for Australia- Mushir Khan broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 33 year old record Wicketkeepers with most Man of the Match awards for India 7 expensive watches of Hardik Pandya and their prices, know here- Virat Kohli has earned more than 8 billion rupees in the last 12 months List of teams scoring the most runs in the power play of T20- Rahul Dravid became rich after becoming the head coach of Rajasthan Royals These 5 Indian cricketers pay the highest tax, you will be shocked to know the amount Haris Rauf’s wife is extremely beautiful, even Bollywood actresses fail
Sanath Jayasuriya is very happy with Sri Lanka’s win against England, the legend made a big comparison with the 1998 The Oval Test win
The Sri Lankan team won by 8 wickets against England in the third and final match of the three-match Test series. Sanath Jayasuriya (Image Credit- Twitter X) There have been many memorable moments in the history of Sri Lankan cricket which all cricket fans have not been able to forget till date. One of these is the victory of the Sri Lankan team against England at The Oval in 1998. In this match, the explosive opening batsman of the Sri Lankan team at that time, Sanath Jayasuriya, played an important innings of 213 runs in 278 balls in the first innings by batting explosively. Recently, the Sri Lankan team won by 8 wickets against England in the third and final match of the three-match Test series. Sri Lankan team’s interim coach Sanath Jayasuriya, after winning this match, compared the victory of The Oval Test of 1998 and 2024. Let us tell you that the conditions of the match that Sri Lanka won against England at this venue were quite different at that time. However, Sri Lanka won on a green track in cold and cloudy weather. After winning the third and final Test against England in 2024, Sanath Jayasuriya said, according to ESPNcricinfo, ’27 years ago we won there under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga. Muttiah Muralitharan got 16 wickets there and I scored a double century. Aravinda de Silva scored 150 runs. The Oval is a place we can never forget. But the conditions where these players played were completely different.’ Credit for this victory goes to all the players: Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya further said, ‘It was a very difficult situation because the grass was different and the weather was also in the host’s favour. The credit for this victory goes to all the players. The fielders did very good fielding and the batsmen did their job well in the second innings.’ Talking about the match, in the third Test, England scored 325 runs after losing all wickets in their first innings, in response to which Sri Lanka was all out for 263 runs in their first innings. After this, the host failed to bat well in their second innings and were all out for 156 runs. Sri Lanka achieved the target of 219 runs by losing two wickets. Even though Sri Lanka won the third Test, England won this Test series 2-1. Batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in the death overs of T20I Batsmen who scored the fastest T20 century for Australia- Mushir Khan broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 33 year old record Wicketkeepers with most Man of the Match awards for India 7 expensive watches of Hardik Pandya and their prices, know here- Virat Kohli has earned more than 8 billion rupees in the last 12 months List of teams scoring the most runs in the power play of T20- Rahul Dravid became rich after becoming the head coach of Rajasthan Royals These 5 Indian cricketers pay the highest tax, you will be shocked to know the amount Haris Rauf’s wife is extremely beautiful,…
SM Trends: Know about the best tweets of 10 September which are going viral very fast
Hardik Pandya has started practicing ahead of the T20 series against Bangladesh. Social Media Trends Of 10 Sept Sri Lanka won the third and final Test match against England by 8 wickets. In this match, all the players from Sri Lanka performed very well and played an important role in their team’s victory. After the match ended, Sri Lanka’s experienced player Angelo Matthews congratulated his team for the victory in a grand manner. Hardik Pandya has started practicing before the T20 series against Bangladesh. Hardik Pandya shared the pictures of his practice on his official social media account. The second day of the only Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand has also ended. The match could not start even on the second day of the only Test match and the Board of Control for Cricket in India is being heavily criticized on social media regarding the Greater Noida Stadium. Pant’s Comeback or Risky Move? No KL Rahul And Dhruv Jurel In My playing 11. What’s your playing 11?#cricket #INDvBAN #Test pic.twitter.com/9WqjkCAakW — Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) September 10, 2024 Picking up the pace ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/YQXruVJBC9 — hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) September 10, 2024 In this episode we take a look at where each team stands for the WTC Final. We also cover the format of the WTC. Some teams play 20 tests whereas some teams play 10 tests. Is the current WTC format fair? : https://t.co/BRFO4zwzII#WTCFinal #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/1SctVG1dDw — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 10, 2024 — Jaydev Unadkat (@JUnadkat) September 9, 2024 special win today ❤️ pic.twitter.com/X5EYP6Qy45 — Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) September 9, 2024 ⭐ 366 wickets and 6678 runs in 298 matches ⭐ England all-rounder Moeen Ali called time on a remarkable international career. Check out his best performances ➡️ pic.twitter.com/EuWKaQ7kj3 — ICC (@ICC) September 10, 2024 Day 2 of the #AFGvNZ Test has been called off with no play taking place. pic.twitter.com/iglUQ8o0WD — ICC (@ICC) September 10, 2024 England players make merry in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings 📈 Details 👇 — ICC (@ICC) September 10, 2024 Rinku Singh and Suyash Prabhudessai have replaced Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant in the India B squad for Duleep Trophy. pic.twitter.com/RZiZxRNkcD — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 10, 2024 Sarfaraz Khan will play in the 2nd round of the Duleep Trophy from September 12 to 15. – So KL Rahul is all set to start in the Bangladesh Test series. pic.twitter.com/CfAWq4ErB6 — Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) September 10, 2024 Batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in the death overs of T20I Batsmen who scored the fastest T20 century for Australia- Mushir Khan broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 33 year old record Wicketkeepers with most Man of the Match awards for India 7 expensive watches of Hardik Pandya and their prices, know here- Virat Kohli has earned more than 8 billion rupees in the last 12 months List of teams scoring the most runs in the power play of T20- Rahul Dravid became rich after becoming the head coach of Rajasthan Royals These 5 Indian cricketers pay the highest tax, you will be…
Pathum Nissanka scored an unbeaten century at The Oval to give Sri Lanka victory in the third Test against England, the hosts won the series
Sri Lanka defeated England by 8 wickets in the third Test match played at Kennington Oval, London. Srilanka Team (Pic Source-X) Sri Lanka defeated England by 8 wickets in the third Test match played at Kennington Oval in London. In this match, all the players from Sri Lanka performed very well and played an important role in their team’s victory. Even though Sri Lanka won the third Test, England won the three-match Test series 2-1. In the third Test, England scored 325 runs after losing all wickets in their first innings. On behalf of the team, captain Ollie Pope played a valuable innings of 154 runs with the help of 19 fours and 2 sixes in 156 balls. Apart from Pope, Ben Duckett contributed 86 runs. For Sri Lanka, Milan Rathnayake took three wickets while captain Dhananjay de Silva, Lahiru Kumara and Vishwa Fernando took two wickets each. After this, Sri Lanka scored 263 runs after losing all wickets in their first innings. Captain Dhananjay de Silva scored 69 runs for the team while Pathum Nissanka scored 64 runs. Kamindu Mendis played a valuable innings of 64 runs. Ollie Stone and Josh Hull took 3-3 wickets for the hosts. Host England failed to bat well in the second innings and were all out for 156 runs. For the team, Jamie Smith scored 67 runs in 50 balls with the help of 10 fours and 1 six. For Sri Lanka, Lahiru Kumara took 4 wickets while Vishwa Fernando took three wickets. Sri Lanka won the third test In the second innings for Sri Lanka, opener Pathum Nissanka played a match-winning innings of 127* runs in 124 balls with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes. Nissanka did not spare any bowler of England and batted brilliantly against everyone. Apart from Nissanka, Kusal Mendis scored 39 runs while Angelo Mathews contributed 32* runs. Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes took 1-1 wickets for the hosts. Sri Lanka’s 🇱🇰 Men’s Test wins against England in England by 10 wickets at The Oval, 1998by 134 runs at Trent Bridge, 2006by 100 runs at Headingley, 2014by 8 wickets at The Oval, today#ENGvSL — The Stats Kid (@TheStatsKid1523) September 9, 2024 Pathum Nissanka Vs England at the Oval Test: – 64 (51).– 127 (124)* One of the finest overseas knocks for Sri Lanka, the 26 year old scripted history.#ENGvSL #ENGvsSL pic.twitter.com/pqqHmjqwY8 — Rajan Singh (@realrajansingh) September 9, 2024 thats one of @englandcricket WORST Test defeats in Years😡Bowled out in 34 overs in the 2nd Innings… and Let Sri Lanka cruise to their Target of 219 they Won by 8 Wickets😳🏴Played like they Do NOT care about TEST Cricket this Game IMO so poor😡 #ENGvSL — BlueNoseBear⚽️🏏🐻💙 (@YouBearsssssss) September 9, 2024 Sri Lanka wins! 🇱🇰 A wonderful comeback and a thoroughly deserved victory at the Oval.#ENGvSL #BBCCricket pic.twitter.com/rJQnMxpEPb — Test Match Special (@bbctms) September 9, 2024 Historic win for Sri Lanka! They’ve just achieved the highest successful fourth-innings chase by a subcontinental team in England. What a thrilling match! #ENGvSL #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/Os1LKwesC0 — Ahmad Amin Khan…
ENG vs SL 3rd Test: England scored 325 runs in the first innings, Sri Lanka also reached a good position, read the status of the second day’s game
Ollie Pope played a brilliant innings for England England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) ENG vs SL 3rd Test: The last match of the ongoing three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka (ENG vs SL) is being played at Kingston Oval ground in London. Let us tell you that today on Saturday, 7 September, the second day of the match ended. About 30 overs of play were not possible due to poor light. Some overs of play were lost due to this on the first day of the match as well. In reply to England’s first innings score of 325 at stumps, Sri Lanka scored 211 runs for the loss of five wickets after 45 overs at the end of the second day. They are still trailing hosts England by 114 runs. England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test match, Day 2 result: If we tell you about the second day of the game, England started playing ahead from 221/3. Captain Ollie Pope, who remained unbeaten on 103 runs on the first day, continued to bat in a brilliant manner. Pope played a brilliant innings of 154 runs in 156 balls with the help of 19 fours and 2 sixes. However, Harry Brook could add only 11 more runs to his innings and was dismissed for 19 runs. Apart from this, wicketkeeper Jamie Smith could only score 16 runs and got caught by Kusal Mendis against Vishwa Fernando. Apart from this, Joe Root 13, Chris Woakes 2, Gus Atkinson 5, Ollie Stone 15, Josh Hall 2 and Shoaib Bashir got out cheaply after scoring 1 run. At the time of stumps on the second day, Sri Lanka has scored 211 runs at the loss of 5 wickets after 45 overs in the first innings. Captain Dhananjay de Silva is present at the crease with 64* runs and Kamindu Mendis with 54* runs. There has been a partnership of 118 runs between the two for the sixth wicket, due to which Sri Lanka’s innings has recovered a bit. Earlier, opener Pathum Nissanka batted brilliantly for the team and scored 64 runs. But Dimuth Karunaratne (9), Kusal Mendis (14), Angelo Mathews (3) and Dinesh Chandimal (0) disappointed. So far, Ollie Stone has taken 2 wickets and Chris Woakes and Josh Hall have taken 1 wicket each from England. That’s stumps at The Kia Oval. Play has been abandoned due to bad light. pic.twitter.com/WD457QSZGP — England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 7, 2024
ENG vs SL: Chris Woakes seen bowling spin in the third Test match against Sri Lanka, video goes viral
This video of Vox is getting viral on the internet very fast ENG vs SL 3rd Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) ENG vs SL 3rd Test: The third match of the ongoing three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka (ENG vs SL) is being played at Kingston Oval ground in London. Let us tell you that in this match, the second day of the game is going on between the two teams today on 7 September. So in today’s match, a video of England cricket team’s fast bowler Chris Woakes is going viral on social media very fast. Let us tell you that in this video, Woakes, famous for his fast bowling, is seen bowling spin. Fans are seen reacting fast to this video of Woakes. During the match, Woakes was bowling fast, but during this time the umpire said that due to poor light it would not be easy for the batsman to play pace. Because of this Woakes was seen bowling spin in the last four balls of his over. But as soon as Woakes bowled spin, his video went viral. Watch this viral video of Chris Woakes STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING! Bad light means Chris Woakes is bowling spin 😆 pic.twitter.com/TPYSnwXiEN — England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 7, 2024 England scored 325 runs in the first innings On the other hand, if we tell you about this match, then after losing the toss and batting first, England’s first innings was reduced to 325 runs. For the England cricket team, opener Ben Duckett played a brilliant innings of 86 runs, while Ollie Pope, while captaining, played a brilliant innings of 154 runs in 156 balls with the help of 19 fours and 2 sixes. If we talk about Sri Lanka’s bowling, then in the first innings, spinner Milan Rathnayak took 3 wickets for the team, while Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara and Dhananjay de Silva got two wickets each. Apart from this, Asitha Fernando got one wicket.
ENG vs SL: ‘He is a high quality player’ Stuart Broad was seen praising Ollie Pope’s century
Pope has scored a century for England in the ongoing third Test against Sri Lanka at Kingston Oval. Stuart Broad and Ollie Pope (Image Credit- Twitter The third match of the ongoing Test series between England and Sri Lanka (ENG vs SL) is being played at Kingston Oval, London. Let us tell you that on the first day of this match, England captain Ollie Pope batted brilliantly and scored a century. On the first day of the game, Pope played an unbeaten innings of 103* in 103 balls with a strike rate of 100 and with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes. Now, a big statement has come from former veteran fast bowler of England cricket team Stuart Broad regarding this innings of Pope. Broad says that Pope is a high quality player. Broad was seen praising Ollie Pope Speaking to Sky Sports after the first day’s play between England and Sri Lanka, Stuart Broad said, “I think when you’re struggling to find some form or rhythm, coming back home and batting is the right solution.” If he could have chosen anywhere to bat in these conditions, it would have been the Oval. He is a high-quality player. Once he gets on the field, he always scores against you. England’s first innings were bowled out for 325 runs On the other hand, if we give you information about this match, then England’s first innings was reduced to 325 runs after 69.1 overs. Ollie Pope played a captaincy innings and scored 154 runs in 156 balls. Pope hit 19 fours and 2 sixes during his innings. Apart from Pope, opener Ben Duckett played a brilliant innings of 86 runs. However, Daniel Lawrence (5), Joe Root (13), Harry Brook (19) and Jamie Smith (16) failed to play big innings. Talking about Sri Lanka’s bowling, in the first innings, spinner Milan Rathnayak took the maximum of 3 wickets for the team, while Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara and Dhananjay de Silva got 2-2 wickets each. Apart from this, Asitha Fernando got 1 wicket.
ENG vs SL 3rd Test: Ollie Pope played a century innings for England, read the status of the first day’s game
Joe Root played another century innings for England England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: The last match of the ongoing three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka (ENG vs SL) has started today, Friday, September 6, at Kingston Oval ground in London. On the very first day of the game, captain Ollie Pope played a brilliant innings of 103* runs for host England. Pope played an unbeaten innings of 103* in 103 balls with a strike rate of 100 and with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes. However, he could have scored some more runs but due to poor light, about 30 overs of play could not be completed on the first day. The reaction from the dressing room says it all pic.twitter.com/v4fUiyowTz — England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 6, 2024 England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test, first day’s play status If we tell you about the match in detail, then Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl. While batting first, host England has scored 221 runs at the loss of 3 wickets after 44.1 overs at the end of the first day. Ollie Pope is currently present at the crease with 103* and Harry Brook with 8* runs. Earlier, England openers Ben Duckett and Daniel Lawrence shared a 45-run partnership for the first wicket. Lawrence scored 5 runs and got caught by Pathum Nissanka against Lahiru Kumara. Duckett played a brilliant innings of 86 runs in 79 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes. He had a golden opportunity to score the fourth century of his Test career in the match, but Milan Rathnayak showed him the way to the pavilion by getting him caught out by Dinesh Chandimal. Apart from this, former captain Joe Root, who scored a century in both innings of the second Test match, failed to play a big innings. Root scored just 13 runs and played a wrong shot against Lahiru Kumara and got caught by Vishwa Fernando. Talking about Sri Lanka’s bowling on the first day of the game, so far Lahiru Kumara has got 2 wickets and spinner Milan Rathnayak has got 1 wicket. Bad light means stumps has been called on Day 1 ✅ pic.twitter.com/1fLZC3QiTI — England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 6, 2024
