Pathum Nissanka’s sensational unbeaten century guided Sri Lanka to a consolation win in the third Test at The Oval, ending England’s 2024 tour on a high note.
>>Seamers, Nissanka shine as Sri Lanka eye famous win
Resuming their 2nd innings on 94/1, Sri Lanka needed 125 more to win. England found a breakthrough early when Bashir took a stunning catch to dismiss Kusal Mendis for 39, with just 14 runs added to the total.
However, Nissanka remained calm and composed, steering Sri Lanka back on top. After scoring a fifty in the first innings, he went on to register a magnificent century in the chase.
>>Dhananjaya and Kamindu salvage Sri Lanka’s position
The opener, along with veteran Angelo Mathews, put together an unbroken 111-run partnership, securing an 8-wicket victory on English soil.
Nissanka, who struck the winning runs, finished with an unbeaten 127 off 124 balls, including 13 fours and 2 sixes. Mathews played a solid supporting role, remaining not out on 35.
>>Pope century headlines on rain-hit first day
Pathum Nissanka, who amassed 191 runs in the match, was named Player of the Match. Despite Sri Lanka’s victory in the final Test, England won the series 2-1.
Joe Root and Kamindu Mendis were awarded Player of the Series for their respective teams.
325/10 (69.1) & 156/10 (34)
263/10 (61.2) & 219/2 (40.3)
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Ben Duckett
c Dinesh Chandimal b Milan Rathnayake
86
79
9
2
108.86
Dan Lawrence
c Pathum Nissanka b Lahiru Kumara
5
21
0
0
23.81
Ollie Pope
c Dimuth Karunaratne b Vishwa Fernando
154
156
19
2
98.72
Joe Root
c Vishwa Fernando b Lahiru Kumara
13
48
1
0
27.08
Harry Brook
c Kusal Mendis b Milan Rathnayake
19
39
1
0
48.72
Jamie Smith
c Kusal Mendis b Vishwa Fernando
16
31
2
0
51.61
Chris Woakes
c Milan Rathnayake b Dhananjaya de Silva
2
4
0
0
50.00
Gus Atkinson
c Milan Rathnayake b Dhananjaya de Silva
5
12
0
0
41.67
Olly Stone
not out
15
12
1
1
125.00
Josh Hul
c Dhananjaya de Silva b Asitha Fernando
2
10
0
0
20.00
Shoaib Bashir
c Lahiru Kumara b Milan Rathnayake
1
3
0
0
33.33
Extras
7 (b 4 , lb 2 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0)
Total
325/10 (69.1 Overs, RR: 4.7)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Asitha Fernando
20
0
88
1
4.40
Vishwa Fernando
13
0
46
2
3.54
Lahiru Kumara
16
1
97
2
6.06
Milan Rathnayake
13.1
2
56
2
4.27
Angelo Mathews
3
0
14
0
4.67
Dhananjaya de Silva
4
0
18
2
4.50
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Pathum Nissanka
c Chris Woakes b Josh Hull
64
51
9
0
125.49
Dimuth Karunaratne
run out (Olly Stone)
9
16
1
0
56.25
Kusal Mendis
c Harry Brook b Chris Woakes
14
13
3
0
107.69
Angelo Mathews
c Ollie Pope b Olly Stone
3
11
0
0
27.27
Dinesh Chandimal
lbw b Olly Stone
0
4
0
0
0.00
Dhananjaya de Silva
c Shoaib Bashir b Josh Hull
69
111
11
0
62.16
Kamindu Mendis
c Joe Root b Chris Woakes
64
91
7
0
70.33
Milan Rathnayake
c Jamie Smith b Olly Stone
7
21
1
0
33.33
Vishwa Fernando
lbw b Josh Hull
0
8
0
0
0.00
Lahiru Kumara
not out
5
29
0
0
17.24
Asitha Fernando
c Jamie Smith b Shoaib Bashir
11
14
2
0
78.57
Extras
17 (b 8 , lb 2 , nb 1, w 6, pen 0)
Total
263/10 (61.2 Overs, RR: 4.29)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Chris Woakes
13
0
42
2
3.23
Gus Atkinson
9
0
46
0
5.11
Josh Hull
11
0
53
3
4.82
Olly Stone
9
0
35
3
3.89
Shoaib Bashir
11.2
0
37
1
3.30
Dan Lawrence
6
0
29
0
4.83
Joe Root
2
0
11
0
5.50
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Ben Duckett
c Vishwa Fernando b Asitha Fernando
7
8
1
0
87.50
Dan Lawrence
c Dinesh Chandimal b Lahiru Kumara
35
35
3
1
100.00
Ollie Pope
b Lahiru Kumara
7
16
1
0
43.75
Joe Root
lbw b Vishwa Fernando
12
18
2
0
66.67
Harry Brook
lbw b Vishwa Fernando
3
14
0
0
21.43
Jamie Smith
c Kusal Mendis b Vishwa Fernando
67
50
10
0
134.00
Chris Woakes
c Dinesh Chandimal b Lahiru Kumara
0
6
0
0
0.00
Gus Atkinson
lbw b Milan Rathnayake
1
14
0
0
7.14
Olly Stone
c Nishan Madushka b Lahiru Kumara
10
31
1
0
32.26
Josh Hull
not out
7
6
0
1
116.67
Shoaib Bashir
c Nishan Madushka b Asitha Fernando
4
6
1
0
66.67
Extras
3 (b 0 , lb 3 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0)
Total
156/10 (34 Overs, RR: 4.59)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Asitha Fernando
12
2
49
2
4.08
Milan Rathnayake
7
0
43
1
6.14
Lahiru Kumara
7
1
21
4
3.00
Vishwa Fernando
8
1
40
3
5.00
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Pathum Nissanka
not out
127
124
3
2
102.42
Dimuth Karunaratne
c & b Chris Woakes
8
21
1
0
38.10
Kusal Mendis
c Shoaib Bashir b Gus Atkinson
39
37
7
0
105.41
Angelo Mathews
not out
32
61
3
0
52.46
Extras
13 (b 4 , lb 8 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0)
Total
219/2 (40.3 Overs, RR: 5.41)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Chris Woakes
12
0
52
1
4.33
Gus Atkinson
11
1
44
1
4.00
Josh Hull
6
0
38
0
6.33
Olly Stone
8
0
45
0
5.62
Shoaib Bashir
3.3
0
28
0
8.48
