Sri Lanka beat England by 08 wickets with 05 sessions remaining, England beat Sri Lanka 2 – 1 in the 03 match series

ICC World Test Championship – 03rd Test – Surrey, London, England – concluded on the 04th Day

England put into bat, 325 all out – ( 69.1 Overs ) Skipper Oliver Pope 154 ( 2×6, 19×4, 156 balls ), Ben Duckett 86 ( 2×6, 9×4, 79 balls ) – Ben Duckett / Daniel Lawrence 45 run opening stand, Ben Duckett / Oliver Pope 95 runs for the 02nd wicket, Oliver Pope / Joe Root 51 runs for the 03rd wicket, Oliver Pope / Harry Brook 70 runs for the 04th wicket, Oliver Pope / Jamie Smith 29 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the last 06 wickets for the addition of 35 runs – Milan Rathnayake 3 / 56 & 02 catches, Skipper Dhananjaya De Silva 2 / 18, Vishwa Fernando 2 / 46, Lahiru Kumara 2 / 97 & 156 all out – ( 34 Overs ) Jamie Smith 67, Daniel Lawrence 35 – Ben Duckett / Daniel Lawrence 20 run opening stand, Daniel Lawrence / Joe Root 21 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the next 05 wickets for the addition of 31 runs – Jamie Smith / Oliver Stone 58 runs for the 08th wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 16 runs – Lahiru Kumara 4 / 21, Vishwa Fernando 3 / 40, Asitha Fernando 2 / 49, Dinesh Chandimal 02 victims, ( Substitute ) Nishan Madushka 02 catches.

Sri Lanka in reply, 263 all out – ( 61.2 Overs ) Skipper Dhananjaya De Silva 69, Pathum Nissanka 64, Kamindu Mendis 64, Extras 17 – Pathum Nissanka / Dimuth Karunaratne 34 run opening stand, Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis 36 runs for the 02nd wicket – the next 04 wickets fell for the addition of 23 runs – Dhananjaya De Silva Kamindu Mendis 127 runs for the 06th wicket – lost the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 43 runs – Oliver Stone 3 / 35, Joshua Hull 3 / 53, Christopher Woakes 2 / 42, Jamie Smith 02 victims & 219 / 2 – ( 40.3 Overs ) – Pathum Nissanka 127 no ( 2×6, 13×4, 124 balls ), Kusal Mendis 39, Angelo Mathews 32no, Extras 13 – Pathum Nissanka / Dimuth Karunaratne 39 run opening stand, Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis 69 runs for the 02nd wicket, Pathum Nissanka / Angelo Mathews 111 runs unbroken for the 03rd wicket.

Player of the Match : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
Player of the Series : Joe Root – England

Most Runs
375 : Joe Root – England
280 : Jamie Smith – England
267 : Kamindu Mendis – Sri Lanka
217 : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
204 : Dhananjaya De Silva – Sri Lanka

Best Batting
154 : Oliver Pope – England
143 : Joe Root – England
127no : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
118 : Angus Atkinson – England
113 : Kamindu Mendis – Sri Lanka

Most Wickets
17 : Asitha Fernando – Sri Lanka
13 : Christopher Woakes – England
12 : Angus Atkinson – England
11 : Lahiru Kumara – Sri Lanka
10 : Milan Rathnayake – Sri Lanka

Best Bowling
5 / 62 : Angus Atkinson – England
5 / 102 : Asitha Fernando – Sri Lanka
4 / 21 : Lahiru Kumara – Sri Lanka
4 / 103 : Asitha Fernando – Sri Lanka

Most Catches
06 : Harry Brook – England
05 : Joe Root – England
05 : Christopher Woakes – England
04 : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
04 : Kamindu Mendis – Sri Lanka

Best Fielding
02 ct : Harry Brook – England
02 ct : Joe Root – England
02 ct : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
02 ct : Milan Rathnayake – Sri Lanka

Most Dismissals
09 vic ( 09 ct ) : Jamie Smith – England
08 vic ( 08 ct ) : Dinesh Chandimal – Sri Lanka

Best Wicket Keeping
04 vic ( 04 ct ) : Dinesh Chandimal – Sri Lanka
03 vic ( 03 ct ) : Jamie Smith – England
03 vic ( 03 ct ) : Nishan Madushka – Sri Lanka

Best Allround Performances
118, 14 & 2 / 40, 5 / 62 : Angus Atkinson – England
72, 10 & 1 / 66, 1 / 31 : 2 / 89, 2 / 36 & 19, 43 & 01 catch : Milan Rathnayake – Sri Lanka

Highest Partnerships
127 runs : 06th wicket
Dhananjaya De Silva / Kamindu Mendis – Sri Lanka
117 runs : 07th wicket
Dinesh Chandimal / Kamindu Mendis – Sri Lanka
111 runs unbroken : 03rd wicket
Pathum Nissanka / Angelo Mathews – Sri Lanka

Highest Totals
427 all out – ( 102 Overs ) – England
358 all out – ( 85.3 Overs ) – England
326 all out – ( 89.3 Overs ) – Sri Lanka
325 all out – ( 69.1 Overs ) – England

Lowest Totals
156 all out – ( 34 Overs ) – England
196 all out – ( 55.3 Overs ) – Sri Lanka