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.
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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.
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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.
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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
| 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 | |
