Sri Lanka Register Fourth Test Victory On England Soil
The Sri Lankan Cricket Team registered their fourth test win on England soil. Under the captaincy of Dhananjaya de Silva, Sri Lanka stunned with a dominating 8-wicket win over hosts England in the 3 rd test match at Kennington Oval, London on 9 th September 2024. Here we look at Sri Lanka's Four Test Wins On England Soil. Sri Lanka First Test Win (1998) Their performances in Test matches on England soil have been disappointing. Under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka registered a dominating 10-wicket win at Kennington Oval, London from 27 th -31 st August 1998. It was an impressive performance by the Lankan team. England scored 445 runs in their first innings as Muttiah Muralitharan picked 7 for 155 in 59.3. In reply, Sri Lankan batters made a superb impression scoring 591 on the board. Sanath Jayasuriya scored 213, Aravinda de Silva 153 &Suresh Perera scored 43 which helped the visitors post a mammoth total. Muralitharan rattled the England inning...