Sri Lanka tour of England, 2006 / Commentary

NatWest Series [Sri Lanka in England] - 1st match

England v Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won by 20 runs

40.1

Collingwood to Vaas, 1 run, driven wide of the cover fielder, Vaas off the mark first ball

40.5

Collingwood to Vaas, no run, driven away in the air to the cover region, Strauss there dives forward but the ball falls painfully short

40.6

Collingwood to Vaas, no run, fuller length delivery, defended straight to the man at point&

Sri Lanka 211/6   WPUJC Vaas 1* (3b)

41.3

Bresnan to Vaas, no run, beaten outside the off stump

41.4

Bresnan to Vaas, 1 run, worked away off the pads to the square leg region

41.6

Bresnan to Vaas, 1 run, good length delivery outside the off stump and Vaas strokes it past the fielder at cover

Sri Lanka 215/6   WPUJC Vaas 3* (6b)

42.1

Collingwood to Vaas, 1 run, good length delivery down the leg side and Vaas helps it down to fine leg for an easy single

42.4

Collingwood to Vaas, no run, fuller length delivery, was in the slot but Vaas ends up driving it back to the bowler

42.5

Collingwood to Vaas, 1 run, turned away through the vacant square leg region for a single

Sri Lanka 218/6   WPUJC Vaas 5* (9b)

43.1

Harmison to Vaas, no run, good length delivery, bowled from round the stumps and coming in with the angle, Tharanga is cramped for room and he is made to play straight

43.2

Harmison to Vaas, 1 run, good length delivery, again close to the off stump line, Tharanga goes back and across and glides it down to third man for a single, Harmison looking much better now, finally he is hitting the right line and length.

Sri Lanka 219/6   WPUJC Vaas 6* (11b)

44.2

Plunkett to Vaas, 1 wide, the ghost returns! short of a good length delivery, bowled from round the stumps and angled down the leg side, Vaas has a poke at it but fails to connect

44.2

Plunkett to Vaas, 1 run, on the middle and off stump line, punched well wide of the fielder at mid-on and they scamper through for a single

44.4

Plunkett to Vaas, 1 run, driven wide of the fielder at mid-off, again just a single

Sri Lanka 225/6   WPUJC Vaas 8* (13b)

45.1

Harmison to Vaas, 2 runs, short ball, pitched wide outside the off stump and coming in with the angle, Vaas gets right on top of the bounce and pulls it away to deep midwicket for a brace

45.2

Harmison to Vaas, OUT, Harmison once again drags it short and this time Vaas is trapped - ugly looking pull shot and the ball balloons up towards midwicket, Strauss calls for it and nicely settles under it

WPUJC Vaas c Strauss b Harmison 10 (21m 15b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

Sri Lanka 227/7   WPUJC Vaas 10 (15b)
Series Results
England v Sri Lanka at Leeds - Jul 1, 2006
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 75 balls remaining)
England v Sri Lanka at Manchester - Jun 28, 2006
Sri Lanka won by 33 runs
England v Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street - Jun 24, 2006
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 46 balls remaining)
England v Sri Lanka at The Oval - Jun 20, 2006
Sri Lanka won by 46 runs
England v Sri Lanka at Lord's - Jun 17, 2006
Sri Lanka won by 20 runs
More results »

Photos

Jun 17, 2006

Upul Tharanga poses with his Man-of-the-Match award for his century, England v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Lord's, June 17, 2006

Upul Tharanga poses with his Man-of-the-Match award for his century

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Jun 17, 2006

Lasith Malinga takes a souvenir after bowling the final over, England v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Lord's, June 17, 2006

Lasith Malinga takes a souvenir after bowling the final over

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