Cricket and Sports History
Sri Lankan cricket receives attention for historical Test match achievements, including commemoration of a memorable 2014 victory against England at Headingley. Sports nostalgia and cricket highlights are featured in posts.
England really said "we'll give you 11 days and all our best batsmen" and still managed to lose to a country that's mainly famous for tea and not having a stable opening partnership. Shaminda Eranga literally had to do it himself because apparently waiting for England to collapse naturally takes too long.
On This Day in 2014, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 won a Test with a ball to spare in Headingley against England. Shaminda Eranga dismissed James Anderson with penultimate ball of a gripping final day at Headingley https://t.co/nwH8xatsGJ