- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.4 Vaas gets his man, picks up Trescothick, excellent delivery, fast and pacy around the off stump, coming in, Trescothick looking to play to the on side, leaves a big gap between bat and pad, the ball strikes the middle stump. 75/212.4 Vaas strikes, that was bit fuller on the off and middle, Strauss looking to play to the on side, playing across the line, strikes the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, Umpire Benson lifts the finger. 62/148.6 RUN OUT! full ball, Bell makes room and drives in the air to deep point, Maharoof quickly picks up the ball and throws it in to the striker's end, Sangakkara collects it and whips off the bails, referred to the third Umpire, OUT flashes on the screen, Bell is just short of the crease. 252/620.5 Big wicket! short delivery outside off stump, Pietersen tries to smash it away off the back-foot, extra-bounce and ball takes the outside edge and straight to Sangakkara, would have been called a wide had Pietersen not nicked it 92/333.1 flighted and full length delivery on the off stump, Collingwood moves forward, drives uppishly and straight to Dilshan at cover, beaten by the flight, a very soft dismissal and yet another English batsman throwing away his wicket after getting a start 145/444.1 Malinga picks up his second wicket, full and straight on the stumps, Dalrymple moves across to the off side and looks to lap it around, misses it completely, the ball knocks back the leg stump. 208/549.1 another RUN OUT! Louden goes, Jones drives to long off, goes for the second run, Dilshan quickly picks up the ball and throws to Fernando, who runs out Louden, he was a long way off the crease. 253/7Extras14 (lb 5, nb 3, w 6)TOTAL261/7 (50 Overs, RR: 5.22)Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Andrew Strauss, 12.4 ov), 2-75 (Marcus Trescothick, 14.4 ov), 3-92 (Kevin Pietersen, 20.5 ov), 4-145 (Paul Collingwood, 33.1 ov), 5-208 (Jamie Dalrymple, 44.1 ov), 6-252 (Ian Bell, 48.6 ov), 7-253 (Alex Loudon, 49.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WPUJC Vaas 9 0 38 2 4.22 34 5 0 0 0 SL Malinga 10 0 50 2 5.00 32 5 0 2 0 CRD Fernando 10 0 68 0 6.80 23 7 0 1 2 MF Maharoof 8 0 38 0 4.75 31 4 0 1 1 HMCM Bandara 8 0 35 1 4.37 24 1 1 1 0 ST Jayasuriya 5 0 27 0 5.40 12 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR16.4 Dalrymple strikes, a much needed wicket, the wicket of Tharanga, who sweeps, gets the top edge to short fine leg, Strauss moves across and takes the catch. 125/25.1 fraction short on the stumps, Tharanga gets an inside edge and ball rolls to short-leg region, Jayasuriya calls for a single but Mahmood was quick to the ball, picks and uproots the stumps, Jayasuriya dives in but is found short, TV Umpire makes the decision 38/1Extras17 (b 1, lb 6, nb 5, w 5)TOTAL265/2 (42.2 Overs, RR: 6.25)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.1 ov), 2-125 (Upul Tharanga, 16.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SJ Harmison 10 0 55 0 5.50 37 9 0 0 2 LE Plunkett 5.2 0 46 0 8.62 15 7 1 1 0 SI Mahmood 5 0 36 0 7.20 17 5 0 1 3 PD Collingwood 6 0 33 0 5.50 19 4 0 0 0 IR Bell 1 0 12 0 12.00 1 2 0 0 0 JWM Dalrymple 9 1 40 1 4.44 29 4 0 2 0 AGR Loudon 6 0 36 0 6.00 14 4 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 5-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.45am start, First Session 10.45am-2.15pm Interval 2.15pm-3.00pm, Second Session 3.00pm-6.30pm
Match days
24 June 2006 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Match Notes
- England innings
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- England: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (66 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (ME Trescothick 22, AJ Strauss 27, Ex 3)
- Drinks: England - 75/2 in 14.4 overs (IR Bell 3)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- England: 100 runs in 22.4 overs (140 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: England - 135/3 in 31.0 overs (IR Bell 26, PD Collingwood 25)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (IR Bell 14, PD Collingwood 31, Ex 5)
- England: 150 runs in 35.1 overs (219 balls), Extras 10
- IR Bell: 50 off 86 balls (2 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (IR Bell 27, JWM Dalrymple 25, Ex 0)
- England: 200 runs in 43.2 overs (268 balls), Extras 10
- England: 250 runs in 48.2 overs (298 balls), Extras 14
- Sri Lanka innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (46 balls), Extras 2
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (WU Tharanga 15, DPMD Jayawardene 32, Ex 3)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (80 balls), Extras 4
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 40 balls (10 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 124/1 in 16.0 overs (WU Tharanga 41, DPMD Jayawardene 55)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 23.1 overs (144 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 27, KC Sangakkara 19, Ex 5)
- Power Play 3: Overs 29.1 - 34.0
- DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 104 balls in 115 mins (16 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 199/2 in 34.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 102, KC Sangakkara 23)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 34.1 overs (211 balls), Extras 11
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 135 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 60, KC Sangakkara 33, Ex 10)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 68 balls (4 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 40.2 overs (250 balls), Extras 15
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