England wins Sri Lanka series with Atkinson strike on Sunday. They lead the three-match series 2-0. Gus Atkinson took 5 wickets. Even though Dinesh Chandimal (58), Dimuth Karunaratne (55), and captain Dhananjaya de Silva (50) scored fifty, Sri Lanka was bowled out for 292 after tea on the fourth day. After winning 483 in the fourth innings, a Test record was achieved.
England wins Sri Lanka series with Atkinson strike
English scored 427 runs in their first innings, led by fast bowler Atkinson’s first first-class century and 5-62.
Best Player of Game Atkinson won his sixth dressing room championship in his second Test at the “Home of Cricket.” He grabbed 12 wickets in his England debut against the West Indies at Lord’s last month.
After Tony Greig and Ian Botham, he was the third English player to score 100 and take five wickets in a Test match.
Only Atkinson, Vinoo Mankad (1952 vs. England), and Botham (1978 vs. Pakistan) have scored two century at Lord’s.
Last Friday
England won the first Test against Sri Lanka by five wickets, their sixth straight triumph. The 26-year-old Surrey paceman excelled again.
In this game, Root won individually. Root had 34 Test hundreds, more than any other English hitter. Root scored 143 and 103 in both innings for the first time in 145 games.
The third Test at the Oval, where Atkinson resides, will feature England stand-in captain Ollie Pope on Friday while Ben Stokes is out. Lanka has little time to recover. De Silva regretted fielding on a good-hitting ball after winning the toss.
“Certainly.” He told BBC, “I made a mistake.” We must improve in the first whether we bat or bowl first. My players will hear that.
In 2002/03, the West Indies defeated Australia 418–7 at St. John’s. It was the highest Test fourth-inning winning score. Sri Lanka resumed Sunday with 53-2 odds.
Saturday saw Root’s 200th Test catch. After the opener’s edged cut off Atkinson provided a near one-handed slip chance, he saved Karunaratne. Driving and pulling, 36-year-old Karunaratne struck seven fours off Atkinson’s deliveries. His 98 runs came off 98 balls.
In his first Test match in three years, injured fast bowler Olly Stone threw a rising 87 mph (140 km/h) delivery that Karunaratne gloved down the legside to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith. This eliminated the left-hander before midday. Chandimal scored a fast fifty with 40 fours off 42 balls before Atkinson caught him off bat and pad at short leg. He attacked earlier in the afternoon.
Sri Lanka’s first innings scored 196 with Kamindu Mendis’ 74. He had just got his third hundred in four Old Trafford Tests. Sunday’s low shot by the 25-year-old left-hander was collected by Atkinson. Out for four.
Sri Lanka led 200–7 after Mendis exited. They lost all nine Lord’s Tests. England had to wait for De Silva to pass to Atkinson. who caught Milan Rathnayake behind for five wickets. Chris Woakes won after Lahiru Kumara struck Stone mid-on.
