• Pathum Nissanka hospitalised after being hit on helmet by ball• Sri Lanka Board XI 392-9 dec: England 365-7. Match drawnThese contests – to use a euphemism for the cricket on show at the Nondescripts ground – are always messy, disjointed affairs and that was most certainly the case on Wednesday. With each side playing a minimum of 14 players there is no meaningful outcome to a match that is denied any status. So Joe Root did not hit his 24th first-class century here even though he effortlessly reached three figures.Just before tea the tepid nature of the cricket was utterly overshadowed by concern for the 20-year-old Pathum Nissanka, a young batsman from Galle. Nissanka was fielding at forward short leg when Jos Buttler pulled a long hop from off-spinner, Nishan Peiris. From the meat of the bat the ball thudded into the helmet of Nissanka, who fell to the ground. Continue reading…
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