Sri Lanka beat England by 8 wickets in third Test, their fourth in England

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Sri Lanka earned their only fourth Test victory on English soil after an unbeaten century by opener Pathum Nissanka helped the visitors secure an eight-wicket win in the third and final match of the series against England at The Oval here on Monday.

England won the series 2-1 but missed out on a second clean sweep of its international summer, having defeated the West Indies 3-0 in July.

The platform was built on Sunday when they skittled England for 156 in just 34 overs and were given a victory target of 219.

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