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NatWest SeriesMatch 2 · ODI

Sri Lanka beat England by 69 runs

Headingley, Leeds, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.

England24045.5 ov
Sri Lanka309/550 ov
Sri Lanka won by 69 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bowl. Sri Lanka made 309 for 5 in 50 overs, Mahela Jayawardene 144 from 150 balls and Kumar Sangakkara 69 from 85 balls. Graeme Swann took 2 for 42.

England were bowled out for 240, Eoin Morgan 52 from 40 balls and Alastair Cook 48 from 52 balls. Suranga Lakmal took 3 for 43.

Sri Lanka won by 69 runs.

Key performers

Sri Lanka innings

309/5(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Mahela Jayawardenest †C Kieswetter b GP Swannst †C Kieswetter b GP Swann14415014096.00
Tillakaratne Dilshanrun out (SCJ Broad)run out (SCJ Broad)9920100.00
Dinesh Chandimalrun out (JM Anderson)run out (JM Anderson)570071.43
Kumar Sangakkara †st †C Kieswetter b GP Swannst †C Kieswetter b GP Swann69855081.18
Angelo Mathewsnot outnot out46*3070153.33
Nuwan Kulasekarac KP Pietersen b TT Bresnanc KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan13151086.67
Jeevan Mendisnot outnot out7*401175.00
Extras(lb 5, w 11)(lb 5, w 11)16
Total50 Ov (RR 6.18)50 Ov (RR 6.18)309/5
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (TM Dilshan, 4.3 ov), 45-2 (LD Chandimal, 9.1 ov), 204-3 (KC Sangakkara, 38.2 ov), 271-4 (DPMD Jayawardene, 45.1 ov), 296-5 (KMDN Kulasekara, 48.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson1004404.40344030
Tim Bresnan907017.782110000
Stuart Broad1007007.00247120
Jade Dernbach906307.00177040
Graeme Swann1004224.20270000
Kevin Pietersen201507.5041010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDPMD Jayawardene 6(18) & TM Dilshan 9(9)1527
2ndDPMD Jayawardene 25(21) & LD Chandimal 5(7)3028
3rdDPMD Jayawardene 86(90) & KC Sangakkara 69(85)159175
4thAD Mathews 31(20) & DPMD Jayawardene 27(21)6741
5thKMDN Kulasekara 13(15) & AD Mathews 10(7)2522
6thAD Mathews 5(3) & BMAJ Mendis 7(4)13*7

England innings

240(45.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cookc AD Mathews b S Randivc AD Mathews b S Randiv48525092.31
Craig Kieswetter †c KMDN Kulasekara b RAS Lakmalc KMDN Kulasekara b RAS Lakmal25302183.33
Jonathan Trottb RAS Lakmalb RAS Lakmal39543072.22
Kevin Pietersenc SL Malinga b BMAJ Mendisc SL Malinga b BMAJ Mendis13160181.25
Eoin Morganst †KC Sangakkara b S Randivst †KC Sangakkara b S Randiv524032130.00
Ian Bellc RAS Lakmal b KMDN Kulasekarac RAS Lakmal b KMDN Kulasekara35472074.47
Tim Bresnanc LD Chandimal b S Randivc LD Chandimal b S Randiv2120016.67
Stuart Broadst †KC Sangakkara b BMAJ Mendisst †KC Sangakkara b BMAJ Mendis130033.33
Graeme Swannnot outnot out13*1210108.33
James Andersonb SL Malingab SL Malinga02000.00
Jade Dernbachc KMDN Kulasekara b RAS Lakmalc KMDN Kulasekara b RAS Lakmal571071.43
Extras(lb 1, w 6)(lb 1, w 6)7
Total45.5 Ov (RR 5.24)45.5 Ov (RR 5.24) · Target 310 from 50 ov240
Fall of wickets: 53-1 (C Kieswetter, 10.2 ov), 85-2 (AN Cook, 17.4 ov), 113-3 (KP Pietersen, 23 ov), 144-4 (IJL Trott, 27.5 ov), 201-5 (EJG Morgan, 36.3 ov), 204-6 (TT Bresnan, 38.3 ov), 206-7 (SCJ Broad, 39.2 ov), 232-8 (IR Bell, 43.5 ov), 233-9 (JM Anderson, 44.2 ov), 240-10 (JW Dernbach, 45.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tillakaratne Dilshan402907.2581110
Nuwan Kulasekara903914.33304000
Lasith Malinga804115.13275020
Suranga Lakmal7.504335.49214010
Suraj Randiv904334.78262110
Jeevan Mendis603125.17191210
Angelo Mathews201306.5020000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 26(32) & C Kieswetter 25(30)5362
2ndIJL Trott 10(24) & AN Cook 22(20)3244
3rdIJL Trott 15(16) & KP Pietersen 13(16)2832
4thIJL Trott 14(14) & EJG Morgan 16(15)3129
5thIR Bell 20(27) & EJG Morgan 36(25)5752
6thTT Bresnan 2(12) & IR Bell 0(0)312
7thIR Bell 1(2) & SCJ Broad 1(3)25
8thGP Swann 11(9) & IR Bell 14(18)2627
9thJM Anderson 0(2) & GP Swann 1(1)13
10thJW Dernbach 5(7) & GP Swann 1(2)79

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 240 (45.5 ov)
45.5W
RAS Lakmal to JW Dernbach, OUT
JW Dernbach c KMDN Kulasekara b RAS Lakmal 5(7) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 240/10 (45.5 ov)
45.41
RAS Lakmal to GP Swann, 1 run
45.31
RAS Lakmal to JW Dernbach, 1 run
45.24
RAS Lakmal to JW Dernbach, FOUR
45.11Lb
RAS Lakmal to GP Swann, 1 leg bye
End of over 451 run, 1 wktENG 233/91W0000
JW Dernbach 0(4)GP Swann 12(10)SL Malinga 8-0-41-1
44.60
SL Malinga to JW Dernbach, no run
44.50
SL Malinga to JW Dernbach, no run
44.40
SL Malinga to JW Dernbach, no run
44.30
SL Malinga to JW Dernbach, no run
44.2W
SL Malinga to JM Anderson, OUT
JM Anderson b SL Malinga 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 233/9 (44.2 ov)
44.11
SL Malinga to GP Swann, 1 run
End of over 444 runs, 1 wktENG 232/81111W0
JM Anderson 0(1)GP Swann 11(9)KMDN Kulasekara 9-0-39-1
43.60
KMDN Kulasekara to JM Anderson, no run
43.5W
KMDN Kulasekara to IR Bell, OUT
IR Bell c RAS Lakmal b KMDN Kulasekara 35(47) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 232/8 (43.5 ov)
43.41
KMDN Kulasekara to GP Swann, 1 run
43.31
KMDN Kulasekara to IR Bell, 1 run
43.21
KMDN Kulasekara to GP Swann, 1 run
43.11
KMDN Kulasekara to IR Bell, 1 run
End of over 4310 runsENG 228/7004Wd140
GP Swann 9(7)IR Bell 33(44)SL Malinga 7-0-40-0
42.60
SL Malinga to GP Swann, no run
42.54
SL Malinga to GP Swann, FOUR
42.41
SL Malinga to IR Bell, 1 run
42.4Wd
SL Malinga to IR Bell, wide
42.34
SL Malinga to IR Bell, FOUR
42.20
SL Malinga to IR Bell, no run
42.10
SL Malinga to IR Bell, no run
End of over 428 runsENG 218/7214010
GP Swann 5(5)IR Bell 28(40)KMDN Kulasekara 8-0-35-0
41.60
KMDN Kulasekara to GP Swann, no run