- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR38.4 Jayasuriya strikes! good length ball just outside off stump, turning in a bit, Trescothick moves back and tries to cut late but misses and the ball hits the off stump, end of an excellent innings! 233/416.6 Breakthrough from Maharoof! good length ball just outside off stump, nipping away, Cook moves forward and tries to hit it over cover fielder but ends up giving a catch practice to Jayawardene at extra-cover 82/127.2 Gone! one more slower delivery, this time too short, Bell picks it up and tries to steer to thirdman, takes the outside edge to second slip region, Sangakkara moves and dives in full length and takes a one-handed catch towards his right 157/237.2 Malinga strikes! good length ball on the off stump, nipping away off the wicket, Strauss looks to drive through offside, not much of footwork from the skipper, ball takes the outside edge and straight to Sangakkara 225/346.3 gets it right this time! perfect yorker on the stumps, Dalrymple fails to pick it up and he ends up playing down the wrong line, the ball hits the boot plumb in front of the stumps. Dead as a stone and up goes the finger, England five down 295/548.1 flat and quick, typical Malinga delivery, Jones comes down the track and gets hit on the pad, loud appeal and umpire Benson adjudicates in favour of the bowler, Jones was looking to get outside the line and clip it away towards fine leg but was done in by the extra pace of Malinga 304/648.4 fuller length delivery on the stumps, cutting in with the arm, ball stopped a bit after hitting the deck, Bresnan too departs looking to clip it away towards fine leg, missed the target by miles and the ball crashed into middle and leg, fast and straight - Malinga at his best 308/7Extras26 (lb 9, nb 6, w 11)TOTAL321/7 (50 Overs, RR: 6.42)Fall of wickets: 1-82 (Sir Alastair Cook, 16.6 ov), 2-157 (Ian Bell, 27.2 ov), 3-225 (Andrew Strauss, 37.2 ov), 4-233 (Marcus Trescothick, 38.4 ov), 5-295 (Jamie Dalrymple, 46.3 ov), 6-304 (Geraint Jones, 48.1 ov), 7-308 (Tim Bresnan, 48.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WPUJC Vaas 8 2 41 0 5.12 30 6 0 0 2 SL Malinga 10 0 44 4 4.40 35 3 0 2 1 CRD Fernando 8 0 61 1 7.62 19 7 0 0 3 MF Maharoof 9 0 52 1 5.77 19 4 0 1 0 TM Dilshan 3 0 29 0 9.66 6 3 0 1 0 HMCM Bandara 7 0 50 0 7.14 14 4 1 1 0 ST Jayasuriya 5 0 35 1 7.00 11 3 1 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR31.5 Atlast a wicket! flighted ball on the middle and leg stump line, Tharanga moves forward and tries to on-drive, ball takes off the leading edge and goes straight back to the bowler, end of an amazing record-breaking partnership! 286/132.2 short delivery outside off stump, Jayasuriya rocks back and cuts it in the air to backward point, Strauss brings off a good overhead catch, one of the best one-day innings comes to an end 289/2Extras28 (lb 10, nb 9, w 9)TOTAL324/2 (37.3 Overs, RR: 8.64)Fall of wickets: 1-286 (Upul Tharanga, 31.5 ov), 2-289 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 32.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Kabir Ali 6 0 72 0 12.00 12 9 2 0 5 TT Bresnan 2 0 29 0 14.50 2 6 0 1 0 LE Plunkett 5 0 46 0 9.20 13 7 1 2 0 SJ Harmison 10 0 97 0 9.70 27 12 2 5 3 JWM Dalrymple 10 0 48 1 4.80 27 3 0 1 0 IR Bell 1 0 5 0 5.00 2 0 0 0 1 VS Solanki 3.3 0 17 1 4.85 11 2 0 0 0
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- England innings
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- England: 50 runs in 13.1 overs (82 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (ME Trescothick 32, AN Cook 18, Ex 3)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Drinks: England - 79/0 in 16.0 overs (ME Trescothick 36, AN Cook 40)
- ME Trescothick: 50 off 59 balls (9 x 4)
- England: 100 runs in 19.4 overs (122 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (ME Trescothick 38, IR Bell 11, Ex 2)
- England: 150 runs in 25.6 overs (161 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: England - 174/2 in 31.0 overs (ME Trescothick 93, AJ Strauss 9)
- ME Trescothick: 100 off 102 balls (16 x 4)
- England: 200 runs in 34.1 overs (213 balls), Extras 19
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (ME Trescothick 25, AJ Strauss 20, Ex 8)
- England: 250 runs in 41.4 overs (259 balls), Extras 20
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (VS Solanki 30, JWM Dalrymple 22, Ex 1)
- England: 300 runs in 47.3 overs (294 balls), Extras 23
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 3.4 overs (25 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (WU Tharanga 14, ST Jayasuriya 29, Ex 7)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 7.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 14
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 54 balls (WU Tharanga 40, ST Jayasuriya 46, Ex 14)
- ST Jayasuriya: 50 off 26 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- WU Tharanga: 50 off 35 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 149/0 in 12.0 overs (WU Tharanga 57, ST Jayasuriya 73)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 12.1 overs (84 balls), Extras 19
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 84 balls (WU Tharanga 59, ST Jayasuriya 73, Ex 19)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 21.2 overs (142 balls), Extras 24
- 1st Wicket: 200 runs in 142 balls (WU Tharanga 83, ST Jayasuriya 93, Ex 24)
- Power Play 2: Overs 22.1 - 27.0
- ST Jayasuriya: 100 off 72 balls (13 x 4, 2 x 6)
- WU Tharanga: 100 off 82 balls (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 26.1 overs (172 balls), Extras 25
- 1st Wicket: 250 runs in 172 balls (WU Tharanga 100, ST Jayasuriya 125, Ex 25)
- ST Jayasuriya: 150 off 95 balls (20 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 281/0 in 31.0 overs (WU Tharanga 106, ST Jayasuriya 150)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 35.3 overs (229 balls), Extras 26
Match Coverage
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