England Vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 3, Highlights: Angelo Matthews, Kamindu Mendis Put SL 82 Runs Ahead At Stumps

Follow the highlights of the third day of the 1st Test of England Vs Sri Lanka

Updated on: 23 August 2024 1:57 pm

Sri Lankas Dinesh Chandimal, centre, celebrates catching out Englands Joe Root. AP Photo

Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal, centre, celebrates catching out England's Joe Root on day two of the First Test match between England and Sri Lanka at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Photo: Nick Potts/PA via AP

Welcome to the highlights of Day 3 action of the 1st Test match between England and Sri Lanka being played at Old Trafford, Manchester. (Streaming | More Cricket News)

On Day 3, Jamie Smith completed his maiden Test century to help England push their lead further and further. Eventually, England were bowled out for 358, getting a 122-run first innings advantage.

Sri Lanka lost regular wickets and at the close of the day, were 82 runs ahead with four wickets in hand. Kamindu Mendis was still batting after raising a half-century while Angelo Matthews had provided early resistance through his fifty.

What Happened On Day 2

England's new wicket-keeper batter Jamie Smith was unbeaten 72 off 97 balls and is eyeing his maiden international hundred. Sri Lanka will try to take four more wickets and bat again as soon as possible.

ENG Vs SL, 1st Test Playing XIs

England: Daniel Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope(c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir.

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake.