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Sri Lanka\u2019s Triumph at The Oval Analysed & Weighed-by Nick Brookes<\/span><\/h2>\n

Source:<\/span><\/strong>Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

in his MURALI END site with this title\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cEnglish Summer gives Sri Lanka Something to Build Upon\u201d\u2026\u2026 reproduced here with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The scene couldn\u2019t have been any less Sri Lankan. The skies were ashen and the clouds heavy; the harsh gusts of wind warned that winter was on its way.\u00a0Sri Lanka\u2019s support staff wore hoodies and woolly hats; even the English fielders clung to handwarmers<\/strong>.\u00a0Yet, the awful weather couldn\u2019t keep Sri Lanka\u2019s fans away. Nor could it keep Pathum Nissanka quiet.<\/strong>\u00a0As he nudged the ball past backward point \u2013 declaring Sri Lanka emphatic winners of the third Test \u2013 smiles lit up South London and lion flags fluttered all around The Oval.\u00a0Sri Lanka had their fourth victory on English soil.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Unexpected? Undoubtedly. Yet it\u2019s hard to say that it wasn\u2019t deserved. Of course, the enduring image from the Test will be of\u00a0Nissanka celebrating that famous hundred<\/strong>. The diminutive opener stood tall, arms outstretched, staring up towards the heavens.\u00a0His expression spoke of vindication rather than ecstasy; his stance oozed as much confidence as his crisp straight drives<\/strong>. There was almost something messianic about the scene. That felt fitting, for Pathum Nissanka might just be the man to save Sri Lankan cricket. Nissanka has achieved a lot this year. He\u2019s overhauled his T20 strike rate and become the island\u2019s first ODI double-centurion, while averaging north of 74 in that format. But, all runs aren\u2019t created equal \u2013 and this proved Pathum\u2019s crowning glory.\u00a0A Test hundred in England makes the cricket world stand up and take notice;<\/strong>\u00a0on a grim September morning, Nissanka etched his name into the history books. He became the first visiting batter to score twin 50s at faster than a run-a-ball in England.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The shot that got Pathum Nissanka his century at The Oval<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Equally, his magnificent match-winning 127* off 124 put him on a very short list alongside Bradman, Greenidge and Graeme Smith<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0just the seventh opposition batter to score a century in a successful Test run-chase in England. Of course, to reduce Nissanka\u2019s batting to statistics would be to do him \u2013 and cricket \u2013 a great disservice. Following a quiet return to the Test side at Lord\u2019s, many assumed it would take him time to readjust to the demands of red-ball cricket. Yet, here he was, a week later, batting with the confidence and clarity which have seen him dubbed the great Lankan hope. Rightly so.\u00a0Nissanka\u2019s batting was imperious: his dashing stroke-play turned a potentially awkward chase into a walk in the park<\/strong>.\u00a0There were textbook drives early, and scything hooks into the stands once he reached three figures. This was a new Nissanka, combining the technical solidity of his early red-ball career with the prodigious growth he\u2019s shown in white-ball cricket.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sri Lankan fans should be very excited about his future: surely, their days will be brightened by many more hundreds from his bat. Of course,\u00a0he didn\u2019t do it alone.<\/strong>\u00a0For much of the series,\u00a0Sri Lanka\u2019s quicks bowled with heart and soul<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0fittingly, it was the four horsemen who laid the foundations for the team\u2019s success. Many felt a Lankan side without a spinner was as strange as cricket played under a sunless sky; yet the Fernandos, Milan Rathnayake and Lahiru Kumara reminded the world that the island is in the midst of a seam-bowling revolution. After a poor first day, they were magnificent \u2013 consistently putting balls in good areas and finding movement through the air and off the pitch.\u00a0Asitha Fernando has threatened all summer long, and ended up the series\u2019 leading wicket-taker with 17 at 24.64<\/strong>.\u00a0Lahiru Kumara showcased surprising discipline and durability. Milan Rathnayake grew into his work, while providing gritty runs and proving a livewire in the field. And Vishwa, so disappointing at Old Trafford, returned to pick up the crucial wickets of Joe Root and Harry Brook with a pair of searing inswingers. Clearly, the quicks have been working hard behind the scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n

By series\u2019 end, England\u2019s seamers looked out on their feet. Asitha, who played all three Tests and got through 99 overs, was still raring to go. That\u2019s no small thing: Sri Lankan fast bowlers have often been derided as brittle;\u00a0it\u2019s no exaggeration to suggest that the island\u2019s seam stocks have never been deeper.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rarely has the team been in a better position to compete in Tests outside of Asia: Asitha and co. should be licking their lips at the prospect of two matches in South Africa at the end of the year. Equally,\u00a0special praise must go to Kamindu Mendis \u2013 who passed 50 in all three Tests and was rightly named Sri Lanka\u2019s player of the series<\/strong>. His hundred at Old Trafford gave the team hope when all looked lost \u2013 his flashing blade lighting up the Manchester gloom. Had he not run out of partners, he may well have struck another at Lord\u2019s. And again, at the Oval, he was central to Sri Lanka\u2019s fightback: mounting a crucial partnership with his captain when the team looked to be sliding towards another inevitable defeat.\u00a0Like Nissanka, Kamindu has the ability to rebuff the good balls and punish bowlers when they stray into his areas<\/strong>.\u00a0These two young batters are clearly technically sound, yet they have equally impressed with their temperament over the past few weeks. Sri Lanka must build their batting around Nissanka and Mendis moving forward; plainly, Kamindu cannot continue to languish at number seven. Others played their part too. Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal and captain Dhananjaya made important runs; across the first two Tests, Prabath Jayasuriya bore a heavy load.\u00a0The fielding was superb throughout \u2013 with Sri Lanka taking outstanding catches in all three Tests<\/strong>. Recently at least, it\u2019s hard to remember the team battling with so much spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

There have been times over the past few years when Sri Lanka have seemingly buckled under pressure.\u00a0Here, whenever the chips were down, they found deep reserves of strength. Credit for that must go to Sanath Jayasuriya, who has clearly inspired the players, and spoke with passion and intensity at the series\u2019 conclusion<\/strong>.\u00a0Jayasuriya may have tactical shortcomings, but so much of coaching is about intangibles: for now at least, it feels undeniable that he has connected with this side in a way that no foreign coach could. And his results are hard to question: a first Test win against England in a decade, off the back of a first ODI series victory over India since 1997. In my eyes, he has earned the right to remain at the helm in the short term. Equally, this team now has a platform to work with. Over the next three months, they will play four Tests against New Zealand and South Africa. Each of those matches presents a huge opportunity; if Sri Lanka can build on their current momentum, they will continue to earn plaudits \u2013 and upset the perceived order of things. Given the game\u2019s current state, the tour of England felt especially important.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nick, Mark, Manoj and Ruwan (Sri Lanka fans who we met at Lord\u2019s and the Three Falcons)<\/span><\/p>\n

A poor performance from Dhananjaya\u2019s men would have been a fillip for those elitists who reckon Test cricket has no future beyond the \u2018Big Three\u2019. Instead, the skill, spirit and resilience Sri Lanka showed \u2013 often in the face of adversity \u2013 and reminded fans across the world that this team can still produce dynamic cricket. If they keep fighting like they did over the past few weeks, and keep playing with so much style, they will continue to climb up the World Test Championship standings. And they might not have to wait eight years to be invited back to England.<\/span><\/p>\n

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