Ollie Pope
The third match of the three-match Test series is being played between England and Sri Lanka. The England team has won the first two matches of this series. In the third match too, their team is seen in great form. The England team, playing under the captaincy of Ollie Pope, is batting first in the third match. During this, Ollie Pope has scored a brilliant century. With this century, he has also created a big record. This is Ollie Pope’s 7th century in Test cricket and this is not just any century. With this century, he has also created history.
Why is Ollie Pope’s century unique?
Now you must be wondering how a batsman can create history with 7 centuries. In such a situation, let us tell you why this is a historic century. Actually, he is the first batsman in the world to score his 7 centuries against different countries. No other player has done this before. In this match, he has scored a century in just 102 balls. This is also his first century as captain in Test cricket. Ollie Pope scored his first century against South Africa in the year 2020. After this, he scored centuries against New Zealand, Pakistan, Ireland, India, West Indies and now Sri Lanka.
All Test centuries from Ollie Pope
- 135* vs South Africa (2020)
- 145 vs New Zealand (2022)
- 108 vs Pakistan (2022)
- 205 vs Ireland (2023)
- 196 vs India (2024)
- 121 vs West Indies (2024)
- 103* vs Sri Lanka (2024)
England’s fast batting in the third test too
England’s team is batting very fast in the third Test match against Sri Lanka. They have maintained a run rate of 5.00 or more. Harry Brook is currently batting with Ollie Pope. Till the time of making the news, England’s team has scored 221 runs after losing three wickets in 44.1 overs. England’s team has reached a very strong position on the first day itself. Ollie Pope is playing by scoring 103 runs in 103 balls. He has hit 13 fours and 2 sixes.
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