After Joe Root, Gus Atkinson also scored a century,
Gus Atkinson Century: The test match being played between England and Sri Lanka has now reached the second day. On the first day of the match, former captain Joe Root scored a century, while on the second day when the match started, Gus Atkinson, who plays as a bowler in the team, also scored a century. It is only the second day and the England team has strengthened its hold on the match. The England team has taken the lead by winning the first match of the series. This is Gus Atkinson’s first Test century and it has come on the historic ground of Lord’s, so it becomes even more special.
Gus Atkinson showed his attitude as soon as he came to the crease
By the first day of the England vs Sri Lanka Lord’s Test, England had scored 358 runs for the loss of seven wickets. By the end of the first day’s play, Gus Atkinson returned unbeaten after scoring 74 runs. Matthew Pott was playing after scoring 20 runs. That means the biggest highlight of the second day was to be Atkinson’s century. Atkinson had made his intentions clear by hitting fours on the first two balls of the second day’s play.
Atkinson scored his first Test century
He was almost out on the third ball of the first over on the second day. But he took the help of review and was not out. He faced only 103 balls to complete his century and achieved this milestone with a four consecutive times. This is not only Gus Atkinson’s first Test century, but also his first century in first class cricket. However, England suffered a setback when Matthew Pott was out shortly after Atkinson’s century. He could only score 21 runs in 43 balls. Madhushanka made him his victim.
England’s score crosses 400
England has lost eight wickets so far, but the team has scored more than 400 runs. This means that the team still has a chance to score more runs. England has already won the first match of the three-Test series. To save the series, Sri Lanka will have to win this match at all costs. The special thing is that the series is being played under the World Test Championship, so the victory or defeat in this match will also affect the WTC points table. Currently, England’s team is fourth in the points table with 41.07 PCT and Sri Lanka’s team is at fifth place with 40.0 PCT.
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