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England vs Sri Lanka, 1st QF at Faisalabad, Mar 09 1996 - Match Result

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1st QF, Faisalabad, March 09, 1996, Wills World Cup

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England

235/8

Sri Lanka

(40.4/50 ov, T:236) 236/5

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Sanath Jayasuriya

, SL

82 (44) & 2/46

Dermot Reeve and Darren Gough's 62-run partnership is ENG's highest for the 8th wicket in ODIs, breaking the record of 55 between Derek Randall and Robin Jackman

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Scorecard summary

England • 235/8(50 overs)

67 (64)

2/30 (10)

35 (34)

2/37 (10)

Sri Lanka • 236/5(40.4 overs)

82 (44)

1/14 (4)

45 (63)

1/36 (10)

Match details

Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	Wills World Cup Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan
Season	1995/96
Player Of The Match	Sanath Jayasuriya
Series result	Sri Lanka advanced
Match number	ODI no. 1077
Match days	day (50-over match)
Umpires	Ian Robinson Mahboob Shah
TV Umpire	V.K.Ramaswamy
Match Referee	Nasim-ul-Ghani

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
ST Jayasuriya	stumped	82	44
RS Kaluwitharana	bowled	8	3
AP Gurusinha	run out	45	63
PA de Silva	caught	31	30
A Ranatunga	lbw	25	17
HP Tillakaratne	not out	19	50
RS Mahanama	not out	22	38
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 2)
Total	236(5 wkts; 40.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
PJ Martin	9	1	41	0	4.55
RK Illingworth	10	1	72	1	7.2
D Gough	10	1	36	1	3.6
PAJ DeFreitas	3.4	0	38	0	10.36
DA Reeve	4	1	14	1	3.5 (1 nb)
GA Hick	4	0	34	1	8.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	12	Sanath Jayasuriya	Romesh Kaluwitharana
2nd	101	Asanka Gurusinha	Sanath Jayasuriya
3rd	52	Aravinda de Silva	Asanka Gurusinha
4th	29	Arjuna Ranatunga	Asanka Gurusinha
5th	4	Asanka Gurusinha	Hashan Tillakaratne
6th	38	Roshan Mahanama	Hashan Tillakaratne

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Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	5	5	0	10	1.607
AUS	5	3	2	6	0.903
IND	5	3	2	6	0.452
WI	5	2	3	4	-0.134
ZIM	5	1	4	2	-0.939
KENYA	5	1	4	2	-1.007

Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	5	5	0	10	2.043
PAK	5	4	1	8	0.961
NZ	5	3	2	6	0.552
ENG	5	2	3	4	0.079
UAE	5	1	4	2	-1.830
NED	5	0	5	0	-1.923

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