Rain forces draw at Lord's
Rain ensured England and Sri Lanka drew the third Test at Lord's on Monday, a result that saw England win the three-match series 2-0.
Sri Lanka set 362 to win, finished on 78 for one after rain, which had prevented any play before lunch on the final day, finally saw the umpires abandon the match as a draw at 5:12 pm local time (1612 GMT).
Dimuth Karunaratne was 37 not out and Kusal Mendis 17 not out.
Monday's result left Sri Lanka still searching for their first Test win at Lord's, having now drawn six and lost two of their longest-format clashes at the 'home of cricket'.
Only 22 balls were possible between lunch and tea after rain washed out Monday's first session, but that was long enough for Sri Lanka to lose opener Kaushal Silva.
Sri Lanka resumed Monday on 32 without loss. Karunaratne was 19 not out and Silva unbeaten on 12.
In overcast conditions, staying at the crease against the England new-ball duo of Stuart Broad and James Anderson was going to be a tough task for Sri Lanka's opening pair, let alone reaching a target that would set a new record for the highest fourth-innings total to win a Test at Lord's, surpassing the West Indies' 344 for one against England in 1984.
Monday's first over saw Silva edge Broad just short of England captain Alastair Cook at first slip. But Anderson, England's all-time leading Test-wicket taker, struck when Silva, padding up after failing to pick an inswinger going against the Lord's slipe, was lbw for 16.
Silva reviewed but to no avail, with Sri Lanka 45 for one.
No sooner had Silva been dismissed than the umpires took the players off the field after just 18 minutes' play.
SCORES IN BRIEF
ENGLAND: First innings 416
SRI LANKA: First innings 288
ENGLAND: Second innings 233 for 7 decl
SRI LANKA: Second innings 78 for 1 (Karunaratne 37 not out, Silva 16, Mendis 17 not out; Anderson 1-11)
Result: Match drawn.
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