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.
England veteran batter Joe Root surpassed legendary Alastair Cook to register the most centuries by an English batter in the longest format, as he scored his 34th century in Tests against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Root surpassed the legendary cook to register the most centuries by an English batter in the longest format. Root reached this new height in Test cricket during the second Test against Sri Lanka at the iconic Lord's Stadium.
India on Friday signed the Charter and memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the establishment of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) Secretariat along with Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Mauritius.
England batter Joe Root had special praise in store for his fellow compatriot Gus Atkinson after witnessing his classic stroke play straight down the ground on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Lord's.
Jha handed over the payment to Sulakshana Jayawardena, the Secretary of Ministry of Power and Energy and Chairperson of Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA)
Sri Lanka, who will take on England in the second Test at the Lords beginning Thursday, will have high hopes from their left-hand batter Kamindu Mendis, who has an average of 92.16 in the past four Test matches
Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva on Wednesday heaped praise on Pathum Nissanka ahead of their second Test match against England at the iconic Lord's.