Needing 125 runs to win with nine wickets and a couple of days in hand, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis were not shy to attack on the looseners. In the process the wicketkeeper-batter found himself strolling back to the dressing room in the 20th over. Angelo Mathews survived a few close nicks before getting used to the moderate swinging conditions.
England were late to bring in Shoaib Bashir for one odd over before Drinks, falling prey to Mathews’ audacious strokes. The fifty runs partnership came up in just 68 balls with Sri Lanka reaching 161/2 in 31 overs. Soon after, Nissanka got off to his second Test ton, marking a solid comeback in the Test format. As the visitors inched closer to the target, both Nissanka and Mathews intended aerial strokes to curtail it down to five runs at the stroke of Lunch. A single followed off Bashir before Nissanka rocked back to cut a widish length ball towards the third man and save their pride with a victory by eight wickets.
Congratulations team srilanka#TommyHilfigerNYFWxPPGF #शुभ_संध्या #FELIXxTommyHilfigerSS25
— Tr.Sunil Bishnoi (@sunilbishnoi69) September 9, 2024
That’s a high quality 💯from Nissanka, he bettered his very good 50 in 1st I, in 4th I.
4th inning 💯 not many batsman have, that too in a win, away from home, that’s even more rare but NISSANKA has achieved that.
SL missed a chance to win a series in Eng#ENGvsSL pic.twitter.com/H1RBGevlc9— StrangelyAmusing (@Weirdgripping84) September 9, 2024
Ready to roar
Sri Lanka is ready to roar in oval
They are playing different under sanat Jayasuria.
The rise of Sri Lankan cricket after Dilshan and co#ENGvsSL— Newton (@lagginggene) September 9, 2024
Famous win
Excellent hundred from Pathum Nissanka- this lad can play! And this will be a famous win for them…#ENGvsSL
— Ajay Kamath (@ajay43) September 9, 2024
Some England fans are heading out of the stadium, knowing that our team won’t be winning this time. #ENGvsSL pic.twitter.com/UmuRauz778
— SILME (@silme47) September 9, 2024
Not buzzing
Class act
Pathum Nissanka is a class act. 🥵
– He becomes the First Sri Lankan player to scored a Test hundred in a run chase against England in England. #ENGvsSL #WTC25 pic.twitter.com/pel8kDEbU9— Nawaz 🇵🇰 (@Rnawaz31888) September 9, 2024
Only Pakistan would lose from this position.. #ENGvsSL
— Aqib (@AqibMemon32) September 9, 2024
Raoring
Sri Lanka is ready to roar in oval
They are playing different under sanat Jayasuria.
The rise of Sri Lankan cricket after Dilshan and co#ENGvsSL— Newton (@lagginggene) September 9, 2024
To keep test alive
IND AUS ENG need to play other nations frequently to not just keep the Test cricket alive but Growing #ENGvSL #ENGvsSL #CricketTwitter #INDvsBAN
— Debasish Sahoo (@Debasis87228263) September 9, 2024
