Dilshan finally falls as rain stops play at Lord’s

Tillakaratne Dilshan fell seven runs short of his double century Sunday as Sri Lanka reached 372-3 at tea to close in on England’s first-innings 486 in the second test.

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Published: Sun 5 Jun 2011, 8:25 PM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 7:26 AM

England returned from lunch on day three with greater urgency in the field and Steven Finn and Chris Tremlett finding a more consistent line. Dilshan took another bad blow to the thumb he damaged Saturday and was out six balls later.

Having beaten the previous best of 190 by a Sri Lankan at Lord’s, the captain was struck on the bottom hand by a rising ball from Tremlett. He added just one more run before a full-length delivery from Finn cut in and took a slight edge onto his leg stump.

But rain halted play 10½ overs after lunch, and the umpires called for an early tea interval with Mahela Jayawardene on 40 and Thilan Samaraweera 1 not out.


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