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NatWest SeriesMatch 2 · ODI

Sri Lanka beat England by 46 runs

Kennington Oval, London, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

England27346.4 ov
Sri Lanka319/850 ov
Sri Lanka won by 46 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Sri Lanka made 319 for 8 in 50 overs, Sanath Jayasuriya 122 from 136 balls and Mahela Jayawardene 66 from 62 balls. Steve Harmison took 3 for 31.

England were bowled out for 273, Kevin Pietersen 73 from 77 balls and Paul Collingwood 56 from 61 balls. Sanath Jayasuriya took 3 for 51.

Sri Lanka won by 46 runs.

Key performers

Sri Lanka innings

319/8(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Upul Tharangac ME Trescothick b SJ Harmisonc ME Trescothick b SJ Harmison17302056.67
Sanath Jayasuriyac TT Bresnan b SJ Harmisonc TT Bresnan b SJ Harmison12213615289.71
Mahela Jayawardenerun out (IR Bell/JWM Dalrymple)run out (IR Bell/JWM Dalrymple)666251106.45
Kumar Sangakkara †c KP Pietersen b SI Mahmoodc KP Pietersen b SI Mahmood514151124.39
Tillakaratne Dilshanb TT Bresnanb TT Bresnan9111081.82
Russel Arnoldc AJ Strauss b SJ Harmisonc AJ Strauss b SJ Harmison580062.50
Farveez Maharoofrun out (PD Collingwood)run out (PD Collingwood)0000-
WPUJC Vaasc †GO Jones b SI Mahmoodc †GO Jones b SI Mahmood13920144.44
Lasith Malinganot outnot out2*30066.67
Muttiah Muralitharannot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(b 4, lb 7, w 21, nb 1)(b 4, lb 7, w 21, nb 1)33
Total50 Ov (RR 6.38)50 Ov (RR 6.38)319/8
Did not bat: Ruchira Perera
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (WU Tharanga, 9 ov), 194-2 (DPMD Jayawardene, 32.1 ov), 259-3 (ST Jayasuriya, 42.3 ov), 283-4 (TM Dilshan, 45.4 ov), 298-5 (KC Sangakkara, 47.2 ov), 298-6 (MF Maharoof, 47.3 ov), 304-7 (RP Arnold, 48.1 ov), 317-8 (WPUJC Vaas, 49.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Steve Harmison1023133.10422020
Liam Plunkett805807.25218020
Tim Bresnan603816.33195040
Sajid Mahmood7080211.43149341
Paul Collingwood503006.00112010
Jamie Dalrymple1004504.50332140
Kevin Pietersen402606.5092030
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWU Tharanga 17(30) & ST Jayasuriya 17(24)3454
2ndST Jayasuriya 71(78) & DPMD Jayawardene 66(62)160139
3rdST Jayasuriya 34(34) & KC Sangakkara 28(28)6562
4thKC Sangakkara 14(8) & TM Dilshan 9(11)2419
5thRP Arnold 4(5) & KC Sangakkara 9(5)1510
6thRP Arnold 0(1) & MF Maharoof 0(0)01
7thWPUJC Vaas 5(2) & RP Arnold 1(2)64
8thSL Malinga 1(2) & WPUJC Vaas 8(7)139
9thM Muralitharan 1(1) & SL Malinga 1(1)2*2

England innings

273(46.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marcus Trescothickc TM Dilshan b SL Malingac TM Dilshan b SL Malinga9820112.50
Andrew Straussc M Muralitharan b MF Maharoofc M Muralitharan b MF Maharoof18232078.26
Ian Bellc M Muralitharan b SL Malingac M Muralitharan b SL Malinga40504180.00
Kevin Pietersenb ST Jayasuriyab ST Jayasuriya73779194.81
Paul Collingwoodb ST Jayasuriyab ST Jayasuriya56612091.80
Jamie Dalrymplest †KC Sangakkara b ST Jayasuriyast †KC Sangakkara b ST Jayasuriya373421108.82
Geraint Jones †c †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharanc †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan8100180.00
Tim Bresnannot outnot out11*901122.22
Sajid Mahmoodrun out (†KC Sangakkara/M Muralitharan)run out (†KC Sangakkara/M Muralitharan)4410100.00
Liam Plunkettrun out (TM Dilshan)run out (TM Dilshan)3300100.00
Steve Harmisonrun out (†KC Sangakkara/M Muralitharan)run out (†KC Sangakkara/M Muralitharan)230066.67
Extras(lb 5, w 5, nb 2)(lb 5, w 5, nb 2)12
Total46.4 Ov (RR 5.85)46.4 Ov (RR 5.85) · Target 320 from 50 ov273
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (ME Trescothick, 1.2 ov), 48-2 (AJ Strauss, 9.4 ov), 116-3 (IR Bell, 19.4 ov), 176-4 (KP Pietersen, 31.5 ov), 222-5 (PD Collingwood, 39.5 ov), 235-6 (GO Jones, 42.2 ov), 253-7 (JWM Dalrymple, 44 ov), 258-8 (SI Mahmood, 44.5 ov), 263-9 (LE Plunkett, 45.4 ov), 273-10 (SJ Harmison, 46.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
WPUJC Vaas804205.25285100
Lasith Malinga804525.63284120
Farveez Maharoof703915.57226001
Ruchira Perera504008.0092111
Muttiah Muralitharan9.405115.28272210
Sanath Jayasuriya905135.67193010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stME Trescothick 9(8) & AJ Strauss 0(0)108
2ndIR Bell 19(27) & AJ Strauss 18(23)3850
3rdIR Bell 21(23) & KP Pietersen 43(38)6860
4thKP Pietersen 30(39) & PD Collingwood 28(34)6073
5thJWM Dalrymple 17(22) & PD Collingwood 28(27)4648
6thGO Jones 8(10) & JWM Dalrymple 4(5)1315
7thTT Bresnan 1(3) & JWM Dalrymple 16(7)1810
8thTT Bresnan 1(1) & SI Mahmood 4(4)55
9thTT Bresnan 2(2) & LE Plunkett 3(3)55
10thTT Bresnan 7(3) & SJ Harmison 2(3)106

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 273 (46.4 ov)
46.4W
M Muralitharan to SJ Harmison, OUT
SJ Harmison run out (†KC Sangakkara/M Muralitharan) 2(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 273/10 (46.4 ov)
46.31
M Muralitharan to TT Bresnan, 1 run
46.21Lb
M Muralitharan to SJ Harmison, 1 leg bye
46.12
M Muralitharan to SJ Harmison, 2 runs
End of over 4610 runs, 1 wktENG 269/9102W60
TT Bresnan 10(8)SJ Harmison 0(0)SL Malinga 8-0-45-2
45.60
SL Malinga to TT Bresnan, no run
45.56
SL Malinga to TT Bresnan, SIX
45.4W
SL Malinga to LE Plunkett, OUT
LE Plunkett run out (TM Dilshan) 3(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 263/9 (45.4 ov)
45.32
SL Malinga to LE Plunkett, 2 runs
45.20
SL Malinga to LE Plunkett, no run
45.11
SL Malinga to TT Bresnan, 1 run
End of over 456 runs, 1 wktENG 259/81040W1
TT Bresnan 3(5)LE Plunkett 0(0)M Muralitharan 9-0-48-1
44.61
M Muralitharan to TT Bresnan, 1 run
44.5W
M Muralitharan to SI Mahmood, OUT
SI Mahmood run out (†KC Sangakkara/M Muralitharan) 4(4) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 258/8 (44.5 ov)
44.40
M Muralitharan to SI Mahmood, no run
44.34
M Muralitharan to SI Mahmood, FOUR
44.20
M Muralitharan to SI Mahmood, no run
44.11
M Muralitharan to TT Bresnan, 1 run
End of over 4410 runs, 1 wktENG 253/740411W
TT Bresnan 1(3)ST Jayasuriya 9-0-51-3
43.6W
ST Jayasuriya to JWM Dalrymple, OUT
JWM Dalrymple st †KC Sangakkara b ST Jayasuriya 37(34) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 253/7 (44 ov)
43.51
ST Jayasuriya to TT Bresnan, 1 run
43.41
ST Jayasuriya to JWM Dalrymple, 1 run
43.34
ST Jayasuriya to JWM Dalrymple, FOUR
43.20
ST Jayasuriya to JWM Dalrymple, no run
43.14
ST Jayasuriya to JWM Dalrymple, FOUR
End of over 4314 runs, 1 wktENG 243/66W01Lb61
JWM Dalrymple 28(29)TT Bresnan 0(2)M Muralitharan 8-0-42-1
42.61
M Muralitharan to JWM Dalrymple, 1 run
42.56
M Muralitharan to JWM Dalrymple, SIX
42.41Lb
M Muralitharan to TT Bresnan, 1 leg bye