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Fabulous Nissanka steers Sri Lanka to memorable win

Sri Lanka tour of England 2024

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Sri Lanka tour of England 2024

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.

Result


England
325/10 (69.1) & 156/10 (34)

Sri Lanka
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