ENG vs SL: England had dreamed of defeating the Sri Lankan team 2-0 in the three-Test series on the England tour, but the visiting team showed that they are no ordinary team by defeating the host team by 8 wickets in the last Test. They managed to win the series 2-1 against Sri Lanka, but despite the series loss, Sri Lanka equaled England in the WTC points table by winning the last Test. With this victory, Sri Lanka got 12 points, while the English team did not get any points.
Such a situation even after two consecutive wins
When England won the first two Test matches against Sri Lanka, England took a good lead in the points table. England won the first Test by five wickets, while the host team won the second Test by a huge margin of 190 runs. After these two victories, the England team has reached the fourth position in the points table. And its win percentage also increased from 41% to 45%, while the Lankan team remained at the seventh position with a win percentage of 33.33. But England has suffered a major setback due to Sri Lanka's spectacular victory in the last Test.
Sri Lanka turns the tables!
Sri Lanka got 12 points after winning by 8 wickets in the third Test, while WTC moved from seventh to fifth place in the points table with a win percentage of 42.19%. While the English slipped two places to sixth place. At the same time, the win percentage of the England team has also dropped from 45 to 42.19%. However, Team India remains in first place with 74 points and 68.52% win.