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England maintain a 2-0 lead in the 3-Test series.
The third match of the Test series between England and Sri Lanka is being played at The Oval ground in London. On the third day of the match, Sri Lanka was all out for 263 runs in the first session. England had scored 325 runs in the first innings, so they got a lead of 62 runs.
Pathum Nissanka scored 64, captain Dhananjay de Silva scored 69 and Kamindu Mendis scored 64 runs in the first innings from Sri Lanka. Josh Hull and Ollie Stone took 3-3 wickets from England. England is leading 2-0 in the 3 Test series.
Sri Lanka had a bad start on the third day Sri Lanka resumed their first innings on the third day with a score of 211/5. De Silva returned unbeaten after scoring 64 runs and Mendis returned unbeaten after scoring 54 runs. Both could not last long, De Silva was out after scoring 69 runs and Mendis was out after scoring 64 runs.
In the end, Milan Ratnayake could score only 7, Lahiru Kumara 5 and Asitha Fernando could score only 11 runs. Vishwa Fernando could not even open his account. Josh Hull and Ollie Stone, who were making their debut from England, took 3-3 wickets. Chris Woakes got 2 and Shoaib Bashir got 1 wicket. One batsman was also run out.
Dhananjaya de Silva was the top scorer for Sri Lanka with 69 runs.
England all out for 325 on day two
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Ollie Pope scored a century on the first day
Ollie Pope scored his first Test century against Sri Lanka.
The match started late due to rain on the first day of the match. England opener Ben Duckett played a quick innings of 86 runs and kept the team’s scoring rate high. Before stumps, captain Ollie Pope scored a century in 102 balls. He remained not out after scoring 103 runs. Read full news…
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