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VB SeriesMatch 10 · ODI

England beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs

Adelaide Oval, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England279/750 ov
Sri Lanka26049.2 ov
England won by 19 runs
Australia won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England made 279 for 7 in 50 overs, Nick Knight 88 from 110 balls and Alec Stewart 51 from 59 balls. MKGCP Lakshitha took 2 for 42.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 260, Sanath Jayasuriya 99 from 83 balls and Kumar Sangakkara 56 from 66 balls. Andrew Caddick took 4 for 35.

England won by 19 runs.

Key performers

England innings

279/7(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marcus Trescothickb MKGCP Lakshithab MKGCP Lakshitha39426092.86
Nick Knightc †KC Sangakkara b WPUJC Vaasc †KC Sangakkara b WPUJC Vaas881102180.00
Michael Vaughanc WPUJC Vaas b CRD Fernandoc WPUJC Vaas b CRD Fernando28353080.00
Nasser Hussainb ST Jayasuriyab ST Jayasuriya18360050.00
Alec Stewart †b MKGCP Lakshithab MKGCP Lakshitha51593086.44
Ian Blackwelllbw b WPUJC Vaaslbw b WPUJC Vaas01000.00
Paul Collingwoodc HP Tillakaratne b CRD Fernandoc HP Tillakaratne b CRD Fernando181611112.50
Ronnie Iraninot outnot out13*810162.50
Andrew Caddicknot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 11, w 4, nb 8)(lb 11, w 4, nb 8)23
Total50 Ov (RR 5.58)50 Ov (RR 5.58)279/7
Fall of wickets: 56-1 (ME Trescothick, 10 ov), 114-2 (MP Vaughan, 20.4 ov), 155-3 (N Hussain, 31.1 ov), 206-4 (NV Knight, 40.5 ov), 206-5 (ID Blackwell, 41 ov), 260-6 (PD Collingwood, 48.1 ov), 272-7 (AJ Stewart, 49.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
WPUJC Vaas1005425.40355021
Charitha Buddhika402706.75134012
MKGCP Lakshitha904224.67262000
Aravinda de Silva804505.63162100
Dilhara Fernando905225.78272115
Sanath Jayasuriya1004814.80241000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stME Trescothick 39(42) & NV Knight 12(20)5660
2ndNV Knight 27(31) & MP Vaughan 28(35)5864
3rdN Hussain 18(36) & NV Knight 22(27)4163
4thAJ Stewart 22(26) & NV Knight 27(32)5158
5thID Blackwell 0(1) & AJ Stewart 0(0)01
6thAJ Stewart 26(30) & PD Collingwood 18(16)5443
7thAJ Stewart 3(3) & RC Irani 7(5)127
8thAR Caddick 1(1) & RC Irani 6(3)7*4

Sri Lanka innings

260(49.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marvan Atapattub AR Caddickb AR Caddick12142085.71
Sanath Jayasuriyarun out (N Hussain)run out (N Hussain)998392119.28
Hashan Tillakaratnec †AJ Stewart b AR Caddickc †AJ Stewart b AR Caddick9172052.94
Aravinda de Silvac †AJ Stewart b PD Collingwoodc †AJ Stewart b PD Collingwood15272055.56
Mahela Jayawardenec MP Vaughan b RC Iranic MP Vaughan b RC Irani13231056.52
Kumar Sangakkara †c ID Blackwell b AR Caddickc ID Blackwell b AR Caddick56663084.85
Russel Arnoldc ID Blackwell b AR Caddickc ID Blackwell b AR Caddick35561162.50
WPUJC Vaasc PD Collingwood b MP Vaughanc PD Collingwood b MP Vaughan130033.33
MKGCP Lakshithac ME Trescothick b JM Andersonc ME Trescothick b JM Anderson460066.67
Charitha Buddhikanot outnot out1*100100.00
Dilhara Fernandob JM Andersonb JM Anderson01000.00
Extras(b 2, lb 4, w 8, nb 1)(b 2, lb 4, w 8, nb 1)15
Total49.2 Ov (RR 5.27)49.2 Ov (RR 5.27) · Target 280 from 50 ov260
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (MS Atapattu, 3 ov), 53-2 (HP Tillakaratne, 8.3 ov), 119-3 (PA de Silva, 18.3 ov), 150-4 (DPMD Jayawardene, 25.5 ov), 158-5 (ST Jayasuriya, 27.5 ov), 251-6 (KC Sangakkara, 46.3 ov), 254-7 (WPUJC Vaas, 47.3 ov), 257-8 (RP Arnold, 48.2 ov), 260-9 (MKGCP Lakshitha, 49.1 ov), 260-10 (CRD Fernando, 49.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Andrew Caddick1003543.50413010
James Anderson7.205427.36296240
Steve Harmison2027013.5044031
Ronnie Irani1003613.60393000
Paul Collingwood302317.6761100
Ian Blackwell1004404.40313000
Michael Vaughan703515.00160000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMS Atapattu 12(14) & ST Jayasuriya 6(4)1918
2ndST Jayasuriya 25(16) & HP Tillakaratne 9(17)3433
3rdPA de Silva 15(27) & ST Jayasuriya 47(34)6660
4thDPMD Jayawardene 13(23) & ST Jayasuriya 17(21)3144
5thST Jayasuriya 4(8) & KC Sangakkara 2(4)812
6thKC Sangakkara 54(62) & RP Arnold 33(50)93112
7thWPUJC Vaas 1(3) & RP Arnold 1(3)36
8thRP Arnold 1(3) & MKGCP Lakshitha 2(2)35
9thMKGCP Lakshitha 2(4) & TCB Fernando 1(1)35
10thCRD Fernando 0(1) & TCB Fernando 0(0)01

Commentary

End of innings: SL 260 (49.2 ov)
49.2W
JM Anderson to CRD Fernando, OUT
CRD Fernando b JM Anderson 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 260/10 (49.2 ov)
49.1W
JM Anderson to MKGCP Lakshitha, OUT
MKGCP Lakshitha c ME Trescothick b JM Anderson 4(6) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 260/9 (49.1 ov)
End of over 493 runs, 1 wktSL 260/80W0111
MKGCP Lakshitha 4(5)TCB Fernando 1(1)AR Caddick 10-0-35-4
48.61
AR Caddick to MKGCP Lakshitha, 1 run
48.51
AR Caddick to TCB Fernando, 1 run
48.41
AR Caddick to MKGCP Lakshitha, 1 run
48.30
AR Caddick to MKGCP Lakshitha, no run
48.2W
AR Caddick to RP Arnold, OUT
RP Arnold c ID Blackwell b AR Caddick 35(56) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 257/8 (48.2 ov)
48.10
AR Caddick to RP Arnold, no run
End of over 484 runs, 1 wktSL 257/701W102
MKGCP Lakshitha 2(2)RP Arnold 35(54)MP Vaughan 7-0-35-1
47.62
MP Vaughan to MKGCP Lakshitha, 2 runs
47.50
MP Vaughan to MKGCP Lakshitha, no run
47.41
MP Vaughan to RP Arnold, 1 run
47.3W
MP Vaughan to WPUJC Vaas, OUT
WPUJC Vaas c PD Collingwood b MP Vaughan 1(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 254/7 (47.3 ov)
47.21
MP Vaughan to RP Arnold, 1 run
47.10
MP Vaughan to RP Arnold, no run
End of over 475 runs, 1 wktSL 253/611LbWdW011Lb
RP Arnold 33(51)WPUJC Vaas 1(2)AR Caddick 9-0-32-3
46.61Lb
AR Caddick to RP Arnold, 1 leg bye
46.51
AR Caddick to WPUJC Vaas, 1 run
46.40
AR Caddick to WPUJC Vaas, no run
46.3W
AR Caddick to KC Sangakkara, OUT
KC Sangakkara c ID Blackwell b AR Caddick 56(66) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 251/6 (46.3 ov)
46.3Wd
AR Caddick to KC Sangakkara, wide
46.21Lb
AR Caddick to RP Arnold, 1 leg bye
46.11
AR Caddick to KC Sangakkara, 1 run
End of over 465 runsSL 248/5101111
KC Sangakkara 55(64)RP Arnold 33(49)MP Vaughan 6-0-31-0
45.61
MP Vaughan to KC Sangakkara, 1 run
45.51
MP Vaughan to RP Arnold, 1 run
45.41
MP Vaughan to KC Sangakkara, 1 run
45.31
MP Vaughan to RP Arnold, 1 run