dilshan's 193 would help sri lanks

Tillakaratne Dilshan fell seven runs short of Sri Lanka's first double century at Lord's before rain wiped out the second half of the third day to leave the visitors 372 for 3, 114 behind England's total. Kumar Sangakkara was the other wicket to fall but Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene added 82 for the third wicket against an England attack that remained inconsistent.

Dilshan started the morning on 127 and took a few overs to play himself in before collecting his first boundary of the day through gully, although England allowed him some easy release shots by having fielders on the rope. The imminent arrival of the new ball brought extra aggression from Dilshan as he took consecutive boundaries off Graeme Swann, reaching his 150 off 192 balls, then passed his previous best of 168, made against Bangladesh, with a pull off Stuart Broad

Overview of day 3

• Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 68.4 overs (413 balls), Extras 27
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (TM Dilshan 22, KC Sangakkara 25, Ex 3)
• TM Dilshan: 150 off 192 balls (15 x 4, 2 x 6)
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 283/1 in 78.0 overs (TM Dilshan 157, KC Sangakkara 26)
• New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 285/1 after 80.1 overs (TM Dilshan 159, KC Sangakkara 26)
• Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 82.2 overs (495 balls), Extras 40
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (TM Dilshan 23, DPMD Jayawardene 23, Ex 5)
• Lunch: Sri Lanka - 344/2 in 91.0 overs (TM Dilshan 187, DPMD Jayawardene 25)
• Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 94.3 overs (568 balls), Extras 46
• Rain: Sri Lanka - 372/3 in 101.3 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 40, TT Samaraweera 1)
• Tea: Sri Lanka - 372/3 in 101.3 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 40, TT Samaraweera 1)
• Rain: Sri Lanka - 372/3 in 102.2 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 40, TT Samaraweera 1)
• End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 372/3 in 102.2 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 40, TT Samaraweera 1)