Ben Duckett slams 86 versus Sri Lanka in 3rd Test
England batter Ben Duckett hammered a solid 79-ball 86 against Sri Lanka on Day 1 of the third Test at the Kennington Oval on Friday. Duckett looked solid during his stay and handed his side a positive start. He shared 45 runs for the first wicket alongside Zak Lawrence (5) before adding another 95 runs with Ollie Pope. Here are further details.
An aggressive knock from Duckett's blade
Early lunch was taken after just 15 overs due to bad conditions and England were 76/1 with Duckett on 51 from 48 balls. Duckett was beaten a few times but the short length offered him the freedom to play his shots. After play resumed, Duckett continued in similar fashion and built a solid stand. An aggressive scoop off Milan Rathnayake resulted in his wicket.
19th fifty for Duckett
Duckett's 86 was laced with nine fours and two sixes. He has raced to 1,821 runs from 26 matches (48 innings) at 40.46. Duckett slammed his 10th fifty in Tests. He owns three centuries. As per ESPNcricinfo, in three matches versus Sri Lanka, he owns 179 runs at 35.80. In 12 home matches, Duckett has 860 runs at 45.26 (50s: 5, 100s: 1).
