Twitter Reactions: Gus Atkinson's ton up-five-wicket haul double propels England to wrap series against Sri Lanka at Lord's

Three Sri Lankan half-centuries in the fourth innings proved insufficient as the visitors fell short by 190 runs.

By Rathnam Nayak

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It was yet another dominant display by England as they notched up yet another Test victory against Sri Lanka, with their 190-run win bringing the three-match series to a close with a game in the bank. The touring side were put forth a target of 483, which was improbable, to say the least.

Despite the magnitude of the target, the Lankans put on a dogged resistance. Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, and Dhananjaya de Silva put on respective half-centuries. But none of them could capitalize on their scores to register a big one as a splendid performance courtesy of Gus Atkinson with the ball carried the hosts along. 

It was Atkinson's third five-for in four innings at Lord's which stole the show as he complemented his batting performance in the first innings, perfectly capping off a near-perfect Test match for him. The fourth innings saw a total of nine out of the ten Lankan wickets falling to catches, with the Sri Lankan skipper being the only one to get dismissed via another mode of dismissal.

Meanwhile, here's how X reacted to England's win over Sri Lanka:

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