LONDON : Sri Lanka battled to 136-4 against England by lunch at Lord's on Sunday as they sought to deny the hosts an unassailable 2-0 lead in the test series after being set an unlikely 483 to win.
Cricket - Second Test - England v Sri Lanka - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - September 1, 2024 Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
Cricket - Second Test - England v Sri Lanka - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - September 1, 2024 England's Shoaib Bashir in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers Karunaratne then struck a positive tone, hitting Gus Atkinson for three fours in one over on his way to the first half-century by an opener in the series.
Spinner Shoaib Bashir went wicketless despite extracting significant turn and bounce from the pitch, as Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal dug in until lunch.
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