Pradeep 3-25

England ahead on day 3 at Lords

Pradeep 3-25
Pradeep 3-25

Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, 3rd Investec Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord’s, Jun 9-13, 2016

Day-3

England 416 all out off 128.4 overs, AN Cook 85 off 173, 9 fours, JM Bairstow 167 off 251, 18 fours, CR Woakes 66 off 142, 8 fours, RMS Eranga 94-1, RAS Lakmal 90-3, N Pradeep 104-2, HMRKB Herath 81-4

Sri Lanka 288 all out off 95.1 overs  FDM Karunaratne 50 off 101, 7 fours, JK Silva 79 off 139, 10 fours, BKG Mendis 25 off 54. 3 fours, MDKJ Perera 42 off 73, 7 fours, ST Finn 59-3, CR Woakes 31-3, SCJ Broad 79-2, JM Anderson 61-2

England Second Innings

109/4 (38 Overs) Alex Hales 41 not out off 105, 4 fours, JM Bairstow 32 off 72, 1 four, N Pradeep 25-3, RMS Eranga 25-1

 Chris Woakes took 3-31 as England bowled out Sri Lanka for 288. Alex Hales with a unbeaten 41 stands firm for England as Sri Lanka’s   bowlers fight back. England extend their lead by 237 runs at stumps on day three.