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NatWest SeriesMatch 1 · ODI

England beat Sri Lanka by 44 runs

Trent Bridge, Nottingham, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England293/650 ov
Sri Lanka249/950 ov
England won by 44 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England made 293 for 6 in 50 overs, Alec Stewart 83 from 103 balls and Andrew Flintoff 50 not out from 28 balls. Dilhara Fernando took 2 for 46.

Sri Lanka made 249 for 9 in 50 overs, Romesh Kaluwitharana 52 from 64 balls and Marvan Atapattu 47 from 58 balls. Andrew Flintoff took 3 for 49.

England won by 44 runs.

Key performers

England innings

293/6(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marcus Trescothickc †KC Sangakkara b WPUJC Vaasc †KC Sangakkara b WPUJC Vaas262540104.00
Nick Knightlbw b DNT Zoysalbw b DNT Zoysa201830111.11
Nasser Hussainb CRD Fernandob CRD Fernando32413078.05
Graham Thorpeb CRD Fernandob CRD Fernando18311058.06
Alec Stewart †b WPUJC Vaasb WPUJC Vaas831038080.58
Ronnie Iranic DPMD Jayawardene b RP Arnoldc DPMD Jayawardene b RP Arnold39551070.91
Andrew Flintoffnot outnot out50*2852178.57
Paul Collingwoodnot outnot out10*320333.33
Extras(b 4, lb 4, w 3, nb 4)(b 4, lb 4, w 3, nb 4)15
Total50 Ov (RR 5.86)50 Ov (RR 5.86)293/6
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (NV Knight, 5.5 ov), 47-2 (ME Trescothick, 8.1 ov), 103-3 (N Hussain, 18.3 ov), 104-4 (GP Thorpe, 19 ov), 199-5 (RC Irani, 39.1 ov), 283-6 (AJ Stewart, 49.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
WPUJC Vaas905826.44286100
Nuwan Zoysa704616.57236003
Dilhara Fernando804625.75233111
Upul Chandana1004304.30302010
Sanath Jayasuriya1005105.10285010
Russel Arnold604116.83115000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stME Trescothick 18(18) & NV Knight 20(18)3935
2ndN Hussain 0(7) & ME Trescothick 8(7)814
3rdN Hussain 32(34) & GP Thorpe 18(30)5662
4thAJ Stewart 1(2) & GP Thorpe 0(1)13
5thAJ Stewart 52(67) & RC Irani 39(55)95121
6thAJ Stewart 30(34) & A Flintoff 50(28)8462
7thPD Collingwood 10(3) & A Flintoff 0(0)10*3

Sri Lanka innings

249/9(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sanath Jayasuriyac N Hussain b MJ Hoggardc N Hussain b MJ Hoggard12172070.59
Romesh Kaluwitharanac GP Thorpe b PD Collingwoodc GP Thorpe b PD Collingwood52645181.25
Marvan Atapattuc RC Irani b A Flintoffc RC Irani b A Flintoff47587081.03
Mahela Jayawardeneb PD Collingwoodb PD Collingwood29373078.38
Russel Arnoldrun out (MJ Hoggard)run out (MJ Hoggard)29462063.04
Kumar Sangakkara †c RJ Kirtley b A Flintoffc RJ Kirtley b A Flintoff22282078.57
Upul Chandanac GP Thorpe b A Flintoffc GP Thorpe b A Flintoff140025.00
Naveed Nawaznot outnot out15*220068.18
WPUJC Vaasb RJ Kirtleyb RJ Kirtley10141071.43
Nuwan Zoysab RJ Kirtleyb RJ Kirtley01000.00
Dilhara Fernandonot outnot out5*130038.46
Extras(b 3, lb 10, w 10, nb 4)(b 3, lb 10, w 10, nb 4)27
Total50 Ov (RR 4.98)50 Ov (RR 4.98) · Target 294 from 50 ov249/9
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (ST Jayasuriya, 4.2 ov), 91-2 (MS Atapattu, 18.5 ov), 149-3 (RS Kaluwitharana, 28 ov), 152-4 (DPMD Jayawardene, 30 ov), 214-5 (RP Arnold, 41 ov), 215-6 (KC Sangakkara, 41.3 ov), 215-7 (UDU Chandana, 41.5 ov), 238-8 (WPUJC Vaas, 46.4 ov), 238-9 (DNT Zoysa, 46.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Matthew Hoggard1004714.70344023
James Kirtley1004024.00384021
Ronnie Irani1003903.90353100
Andrew Flintoff1004934.90295010
Ashley Giles503006.00134000
Paul Collingwood503126.20122010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stST Jayasuriya 12(17) & RS Kaluwitharana 3(9)1926
2ndMS Atapattu 47(58) & RS Kaluwitharana 22(30)7287
3rdDPMD Jayawardene 28(30) & RS Kaluwitharana 27(25)5855
4thDPMD Jayawardene 1(7) & RP Arnold 2(5)312
5thRP Arnold 27(41) & KC Sangakkara 22(27)6266
6thUDU Chandana 1(2) & KC Sangakkara 0(1)13
7thUDU Chandana 0(2) & MN Nawaz 0(0)02
8thWPUJC Vaas 10(14) & MN Nawaz 9(16)2329
9thDNT Zoysa 0(1) & MN Nawaz 0(0)01
10thCRD Fernando 5(13) & MN Nawaz 6(6)11*19

Commentary

End of innings: SL 249/9 (50 ov)
End of over 505 runsSL 249/9101111
MN Nawaz 15(22)CRD Fernando 5(13)A Flintoff 10-0-49-3
49.61
A Flintoff to MN Nawaz, 1 run
49.51
A Flintoff to CRD Fernando, 1 run
49.41
A Flintoff to MN Nawaz, 1 run
49.31
A Flintoff to CRD Fernando, 1 run
49.20
A Flintoff to CRD Fernando, no run
49.11
A Flintoff to MN Nawaz, 1 run
End of over 493 runsSL 244/9120000
CRD Fernando 3(10)MN Nawaz 12(19)RJ Kirtley 10-0-40-2
48.60
RJ Kirtley to CRD Fernando, no run
48.50
RJ Kirtley to CRD Fernando, no run
48.40
RJ Kirtley to CRD Fernando, no run
48.30
RJ Kirtley to CRD Fernando, no run
48.22
RJ Kirtley to CRD Fernando, 2 runs
48.11
RJ Kirtley to MN Nawaz, 1 run
End of over 483 runsSL 241/9101100
CRD Fernando 1(5)MN Nawaz 11(18)A Flintoff 9-0-44-3
47.60
A Flintoff to CRD Fernando, no run
47.50
A Flintoff to CRD Fernando, no run
47.41
A Flintoff to MN Nawaz, 1 run
47.31
A Flintoff to CRD Fernando, 1 run
47.20
A Flintoff to CRD Fernando, no run
47.11
A Flintoff to MN Nawaz, 1 run
End of over 473 runs, 2 wktsSL 238/911Lb1WW0
CRD Fernando 0(1)MN Nawaz 9(16)RJ Kirtley 9-0-37-2
46.60
RJ Kirtley to CRD Fernando, no run
46.5W
RJ Kirtley to DNT Zoysa, OUT
DNT Zoysa b RJ Kirtley 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 238/9 (46.5 ov)
46.4W
RJ Kirtley to WPUJC Vaas, OUT
WPUJC Vaas b RJ Kirtley 10(14) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 238/8 (46.4 ov)
46.31
RJ Kirtley to MN Nawaz, 1 run
46.21Lb
RJ Kirtley to WPUJC Vaas, 1 leg bye
46.11
RJ Kirtley to MN Nawaz, 1 run
End of over 467 runsSL 235/7110014
WPUJC Vaas 10(12)MN Nawaz 7(14)A Flintoff 8-0-41-3