ENG Vs SL: It's called bang! What did England not improve; Kusal Mendis hits a century in the dugout and…

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  • England continue ODI series in Sri Lanka
  • A resounding victory for Sri Lanka in the second match
  • Kushal Mendis hits a dignified century

England Vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Updates: Currently, a three-match ODI series is being played between the England cricket team and the Sri Lankan cricket team. Two matches in this series have been completed. England teams have lost in the second match. Sri Lanka beat England by 16 runs. Sri Lanka's in this match Kushal Mendishas scored a century in the dugout. Both teams have won one match each in this series. The team that wins the last match will bag the series.

The Sri Lankan team, which is on the tour of England, defeated the hosts England by 16 runs in the second ODI and tied the three-match series 1-1. After the defeat in the first match, Sri Lanka made a strong comeback and achieved this victory on the ground. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 321 runs in 50 overs. Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Mendis scored a century in this match.

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Kusal Mendis showed excellent batting and played a brilliant century of 121 runs in just 100 balls. On the strength of this century, Kusal Mendis has created his place in a special record club in ODI cricket. As a wicket-keeper-batsman for Sri Lanka, he has joined the list of few players who have achieved the best in international cricket. Chasing the challenge of 322 runs, England's batsmen put up a tough fight. But they failed.

Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Mendis played a vital role in Sri Lanka's thrilling 16-run win with a blistering 100-ball 121-run century in the second ODI against England. Kusal Mendis has become the 8th wicket-keeper in the world to score a century in an ODI against England on English soil.

World wicketkeeper-batsman who scored an ODI century against England in England

  1. Adam Gilchrist (Australia) – 2005 (The Oval)
  2. Tim Paine (Australia) – 2009 (Nottingham)
  3. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 2013 (The Oval)
  4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 2014 (Lord's)
  5. Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan) – 2016 (Lord's)
  6. Alex Carey (Australia) – 2020 (Manchester)
  7. Rishabh Pant (India) – 2022 (Manchester)
  8. Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 2026 (Leeds)

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