Josh Hull claims three-fer on Test debut for England: Stats
England cricket team pacer Josh Hull picked up three wickets on Test debut. Hull attained the feat against Sri Lanka in the ongoing 3rd and final Test at the Kennington Oval. Hull, who dismissed Pathum Nissanka on Day 2, got the key wicket of Dhananjaya de Silva on Day 3 before dismissing Vishwa Fernando for a duck. Here we present the key details.
Three wickets for Hull
In the 16th over of the Lankan innings, Hull got the wicket of Nissanka, who smashed a ferocious 51-ball 64. Hull pushed the ball into the fuller length zone and got the ball to move in late just outside off which saw Nissanka get tempted for a drive before being caught. He derived a top-edge to dismiss Dhananjaya next before trapping Fernando LBW.
Hull is a raw pacer: Decoding his stats
Before his debut Test, Hull featured in 10 First-Class matches, claiming 16 wickets at 62.75. His economy rate was 4.91. He has now raced to 19 FC wickets. Hull bowled 11 overs and took 3/53. His economy rate was 4.80.
Hull replaced Matthew Potts in 3rd Test
Hull, a promising 20-year-old seamer from Leicestershire, stepped in as a replacement for Matthew Potts. Earlier, Hull was included in the England squad ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka, following an injury to Mark Wood.
Summary of the match
The visitors bounced back to bowl out England for 325 in the latter's first innings. England resumed Day 2 at an overnight score of 221/3. The hosts experienced a significant batting collapse, losing seven wickets for just 64 runs. Skipper Ollie Pope (154) was England's stand-out performer. Milan Rathnayake (3/56) was the pick of the SL bowlers. England bowled SL out for 263 thereafter.
