It was yet another dominant display by England as they notched up yet another Test victory against Sri Lanka, with their 190-run win bringing the three-match series to a close with a game in the bank. The touring side were put forth a target of 483, which was improbable, to say the least.
Despite the magnitude of the target, the Lankans put on a dogged resistance. Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, and Dhananjaya de Silva put on respective half-centuries. But none of them could capitalize on their scores to register a big one as a splendid performance courtesy of Gus Atkinson with the ball carried the hosts along.
It was Atkinson’s third five-for in four innings at Lord’s which stole the show as he complemented his batting performance in the first innings, perfectly capping off a near-perfect Test match for him. The fourth innings saw a total of nine out of the ten Lankan wickets falling to catches, with the Sri Lankan skipper being the only one to get dismissed via another mode of dismissal.
Meanwhile, here’s how X reacted to England’s win over Sri Lanka:
Gus Atkinson looks a player 🏴
— Stephen (@Hudson26Stephen) September 1, 2024
Test century in the last 21 months🏏
– Batsman Babar Azam- 0
– Bowler Gus Atkinson- 1
Pakistan biggest brand 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/rQymd3dXne
— Brendon Mishra 🇮🇳🔥 (@KKRKaFan) September 1, 2024
BANG BANG
Gus Atkinson with two massive and quick wickets, get in🔥🙌
— Mustafa (@Mustafa_H7861) September 1, 2024
List of Asian nations to win a Test series in England against England in the last 17 years, since 1st September 2007. #Cricket
01. Sri Lanka (2014) 🇱🇰
End of list.
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) September 1, 2024
HISTORIC MOMENT AT LORD’S.
– England secures their first Test victory over Sri Lanka in London in 33 years. 🤯 #ENGvsSL pic.twitter.com/GiZD5yMxaV
— Shamim Sports. (@ShamimSports) September 1, 2024
England Won The 2nd Test Match Against Sri Lanka by 190 Runs and took 2-0 Lead in 3 Match Test Series…
Joe Root Hundred in Both Innings and Gus Atkinson Hundred and Cider in Same Test 🔥🔥 #ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/VOcsYAuqoO
— Sagar Mhatre (@MhatreGang) September 1, 2024
England has defeated Sri Lanka for the first time in a Test at London after 33 years.
— Iswar Chandra Naik (@i_am_icn) September 1, 2024
– ENG beat SL in 1st Test by 5 wickets.
– ENG beat SL in 2nd Test by 190 runs.
– ENGLAND WON THE TEST SERIES BY 2-0 AGAINST SRI LANKA…!!!! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/AnQn2yPsnk
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) September 1, 2024
Well done England on another Test series win this summer. Five matches on the bounce now after beating Sri Lanka by 190 runs. Just a shame the ticket prices were so high today otherwise I would have been there…
— Layth (@laythy29) September 1, 2024