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English batsman and captain Ollie Pope has done wonders in the match being played between England and Sri Lanka at the Oval. Pope batted like an ODI on the first day against Sri Lanka. He created a stir by scoring a brilliant century. By the end of the first day's play, Pope had scored 103 runs in 103 balls hitting 10 fours and 2 sixes. With this brilliant century, Pope has registered his name in Test history. He has made a big record in Tests.
Ollie Pope became the first player to score a century against 7 different teams
Ollie Pope became the first player in Test history to score his first 7 centuries against 7 different teams. No batsman has done this in Test cricket till date. Pope has scored 7 centuries against South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, Ireland, India, West Indies and Sri Lanka. The 26-year-old talented player has so far scored 7 centuries and 13 half-centuries in 86 innings of 49 matches. His average in Tests is 34.00. Pope is yet to make his debut in ODIs and T20s. It is worth noting that Pope failed miserably in the first two matches against Sri Lanka. He was dismissed for 6 runs in the first innings of the first match and 6 runs in the second, while in the first innings of the second match he was dismissed for 1 run and 17 runs in the second, but in the third match he made a strong comeback and scored a brilliant century.
Captain in place of Ben Stokes
Let us tell you that Ollie Pope is the 82nd player to captain England in Tests. He is captaining England in place of Ben Stokes. Stokes was injured during The Hundred tournament. Due to which he is out of the Test series against Sri Lanka.
What was the status of the match?
As far as the match is concerned, the first day's play was called off due to poor light. England scored 221 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 44.1 overs. Apart from Pope, opener Ben Duckett also played a brilliant innings. He scored 86 runs in 79 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes. However, the in-form Joe Root's bat did not work. Root was dismissed after scoring 13 runs off 48 balls. Dan Lawrence scored 5 runs. Harry Brook is unbeaten on 8 runs.