Atkinson scored his first-ever century in professional cricket and secured his third five-wicket haul at Lord's to help England secure a 190-run series win against Sri Lanka, winning the three-match series 2-0.
Following Sri Lanka's disappointing loss against England in the second Test match, skipper Dhananjaya de Silva said that the visitors tried to control the match but it was not enough.
Atkinson continued his rise in international cricket, getting a fine match-winning century and a five-wicket haul to accomplish a rare double at the iconic venue. This also helped England secure a 190 run win over Sri Lanka and win the three-match series 2-0.
Joe Root and Gus Atkinson were the standouts as England secured a 190 run win over Sri Lanka to take the three-match series 2-0. While Root continued getting closer to Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar's run tally with twin centuries, that helped him surpass former skipper Alastair Cook's century
With this win, they have 81 WTC points in their pocket and have improved their WTC point percentage to 45. They remain at the fourth place behind India, Australia, and New Zealand, as per the ICC.
After surpassing Alastair Cook's record of most Test centuries for England, star batter Joe Root said that there's "no better feeling" to achieve the landmark.
Atkinson scored a memorable 118 runs in 115 balls, with 14 fours and four sixes to guide England to a 231-run lead in the first innings. This was his first-ever century in any form of professional cricket.
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