ENG vs SL: Sri Lanka’s De Silva and Kamindu Mendis defy England in day two of third Test
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva and the in-form Kamindu Mendis frustrated England with a unbroken century partnership on the second day of the third Test at the Oval on Saturday.
The tourists collapsed to 93-5 before tea, but had recovered to 211-5 when bad light forced an early close.
That left Sri Lanka 114 runs adrift of an England first-innings total of 325 built on Ollie Pope’s 154 —…
Francis Vilalva , Mourad Agada , Alioune Cisse , Lamine Diouf , Karoung Mendy, Daniel Christian, Molibo Sow by Kasia Bielska for Lofficiel Malaysia Magazine November 2022
ENG vs SL 3rd Test: Kamindu Mendis to continue batting at No. 7 as Sri Lanka seeks to avoid England whitewash
Sri Lanka’s in-form Kamindu Mendis is set to stay at number seven in the batting order as his side tries to avoid a 3-0 series whitewash by England.
The visitor heads into the third Test at The Oval starting Friday already 2-0 down in the series after last week’s 190-run loss to England at Lord’s, which followed a five-wicket defeat at Old Trafford.
The 25-year-old Kamindu, however, has been a…