Twitter Reactions: England continues to dominate Sri Lanka at Lord’s on Day 2

On the second day of the ongoing second Test match between Sri Lanka and England, England significantly solidified their position in the game. With Gus Atkinson and Matthew Potts at the crease, England finished the first day with a total of 358 runs. Atkinson gave a great performance that cemented his team’s lead in the match.

Atkinson was instrumental in helping England post a 427-run total in the first innings, scoring 118 runs in 115 deliveries. With five wickets under his belt, Asitha Fernando led Sri Lanka in wicket-taking. Milan Rathnayake and Lahiru Kumara both claimed two wickets, while Prabath Jayasuriya scored one.

Nishan Madushka and Dimuth Karunaratne, the openers, both left the game for seven runs when Sri Lanka entered the first session to bat. Moreover, the intermediate order of the side could not be very substantial either. Angelo Mathews and Pathum Nissanka each scored 12 and 22 runs, while Dinesh Chandimal added 23 runs to the score.

With two wickets apiece, Olly Stone, Matthew Potts, Chris Woakes, and Gus Atkinson were England’s top wicket takers; Shoaib Bashir also claimed one wicket.

Even though team captain Dhananjaya de Silva was dismissed for a duck, Kamindu Mendis made an effort to steady his team’s innings. Mendis led Sri Lanka to a first-inning total of 196 runs with a tenacious effort of 74 runs in 120 deliveries.

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Day 2 of the second Test ended with England batting on a score of 25 runs after having lost one wicket, despite holding a commanding lead going into the second innings. The team’s goal is to score a lot of runs and set a lofty goal for the opposition to pursue.

Here’s how X reacted to day 2 of the second ENG-SL Test:

A moment Gus Atkinson will remember forever 😍

A century at Lord’s from number 8!#ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/KVKgejXTPu

— England’s Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) August 30, 2024

Gus Atkinson scored 118 runs at a strike-rate of 103 at Lord’s today. He was playing a Test match 🥶#ENGvSL #CPL24 #PAKvBAN #BCCI #ECB pic.twitter.com/tdmPpEgnQ9

— jitkamal Fallewalia🇮🇳 (@imjitkamal) August 31, 2024

Sri Lanka 196 All Out in First innings. Fantastic Knock Kamindu Mendis 74.
Kamindu Mendis average in Tests ➡️ 89.57
Kamindu Mendis First-Class Avg ➡️ 64.16@OfficialSLC #ENGvSL

— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) August 31, 2024

Most Hundreds in International cricket among active players:

1) Virat Kohli – 80
2) Joe Root – 49*
3) Rohit Sharma – 48
4) Kane Williamson – 45
5) Steve Smith – 44#ENGvSL #ViratKohli #joeRoot #RohitSharma #ICC pic.twitter.com/DIx2rxCkws

— T Sports RYK (@TSportsRYK) August 31, 2024

So much to like and admire about the batting of Kamindu Mendis.

— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) August 30, 2024