06/09Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England at London, Sep 6-9 2024
Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Pathum NissankaSri Lanka
06/09Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England at London, Sep 6-9 2024
Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Pathum NissankaSri Lanka

1.02pm: Well, well. A fine comeback from Sri Lanka this morning - but is it a case of, "Here's what you could of won"? England slumped from 221 for 3 overnight to 325 all out in swinging conditions; Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope were the only two batters to cross 20, but they made sure their innings counted by scoring more than two thirds of the total. Sri Lanka's four-man seam attack shared eight wickets between them. Can the batters dig in and post something competitive? Don't go anywhere

Here's Phil: "So a collapse of 64/7. Ah Sri Lanka: had you bowled more a bit more consistently, and had fielders in the right place to back it up, you might have done that from the off yesterday."

69.1
W
Rathnayake to Shoaib Bashir, OUT, make that 6 for 37, as Bashir flubs to mid-off! Rathnayake wraps things up with his first ball back and the England collapse is complete. So terminal was their tailspin, that Sri Lanka's openers will have to buckle up and face an over before lunch!

Shoaib Bashir c Kumara b Rathnayake 1 (4m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Milan Rathnayake returns. England have lost 5 for 37 since the drinks break

END OF OVER:
69 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 325/9

  • Olly Stone15 (12b)
  • Shoaib Bashir1 (2b)
  • Asitha Fernando20-0-88-1
  • Vishwa Fernando13-1-46-2
68.6
0
AM Fernando to Stone, no run, steps outside leg, Asitha bangs it in short at the body, blocked
68.5
6
AM Fernando to Stone, SIX, short ball, top-edged for six! Deep third was very straight but this flew all the way, much to the delight of the crowd
68.4
1
AM Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, 1 run, bumper on the stumps, swatted uppishly into the leg side, bounces out to deep backward square
68.3
0
AM Fernando to Shoaib Bashir, no run, round the wicket, another short ball, Bashir swings unsuccessfully

Shoaib Bashir is last ma

68.2
W
AM Fernando to Hull, OUT, banged in, spliced to square leg! The plan comes together for SL and Hull's maiden Test innings is as short as he is tall. Asitha is a fast bowler right at the opposite end of the height spectrum, and he probably only got this up around Hull's hip - but he wasn't in control as he paddled leg side and picked out the fielder for a simple catch

J Hull c de Silva b AM Fernando 2 (12m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00

Three men out on the hook here. Chin music for the new boy?

68.1
1
AM Fernando to Stone, 1 run, over the wicket, back of a length outside off, 81mph/131kph. Stone jabs one through point

Dhananjaya's work is done, Asitha Fernando back. Wicketless so far, despite his excellent showing this series

END OF OVER:
68 | 3 Runs | ENG: 317/8

  • Josh Hull2 (9b)
  • Olly Stone8 (9b)
  • Vishwa Fernando13-1-46-2
  • Dhananjaya de Silva4-0-18-2
67.6
0
MVT Fernando to Hull, no run, wide line, 82mph/132kph and Hull has a wild swipe, misses completely
67.5
0
MVT Fernando to Hull, no run, slightly back of a length, tapped down

"Are England assuming rain and playing to the weather? If so, yet another Baz innovation." The forecast is a bit patchy, Alan. But I think this England usually work to tee times rather than weather reports

67.4
0
MVT Fernando to Hull, no run, length in fifth stump, punched into the covers
67.3
2
MVT Fernando to Hull, 2 runs, pitched up, 82mph/132kph in the channel, Hull leans into a drive for two past cover. First runs in Test cricket for the big fella
67.2
1
MVT Fernando to Stone, 1 run, length on the pads, Stone swishes and gets an inside edge into the leg side
67.1
0
MVT Fernando to Stone, no run, length ball, swerving sharply down the leg side

END OF OVER:
67 | 7 Runs | ENG: 314/8

  • Olly Stone7 (7b)
  • Josh Hull0 (5b)
  • Dhananjaya de Silva4-0-18-2
  • Vishwa Fernando12-1-43-2

Up on the team balcony, Chris Woakes is already picking out the ball he'll use for the start of the SL innings...

66.6
1
de Silva to Stone, 1 run, chipped down the ground, shouts of "catch!" but long-on won't get there running around
66.5
0
de Silva to Stone, no run, tossed up and defended on the front foot
66.4
2
de Silva to Stone, 2 runs, nurdled behind square on the leg side, Stone wants a second. The throw goes to the non-striker's but Hull has hustled back

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WktRunsPlayers
1st39FDM KarunaratneP Nissanka
2nd69BKG MendisP Nissanka
3rd111AD MathewsP Nissanka