England XI vs SLC-BP-XI, at Colombo, Feb 08 2001 - Match Result

RESULT

Colombo (PSS), February 08 - 11, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

329 & 261/9d

(T:326) 265 & 160

England XI won by 165 runs

England secure early tour victory

England secure early tour victory

In front of a sprinkling of English spectators being cooled by circular fans in the pavilion and five contented ponies chewing on a grass bank, England completed their first victory of the tour at P

11-Feb-2001•Charile Austin

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Scorecard summary

England XI • 329/10(94.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

81 (163)

Sujeewa de Silva

3/73 (19)

63 (70)

Ravindra Pushpakumara

3/88 (21)

Sri Lanka Board President's XI • 265/10(81.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

Tillakaratne Dilshan

122 (207)

3/78 (19)

30 (36)

Michael Vaughan

2/8 (3.2)

England XI • 261/9(76.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

75 (112)

Dinuka Hettiarachchi

5/84 (30)

47 (80)

Thilan Samaraweera

3/91 (25.3)

Sri Lanka Board President's XI • 160/10(74.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Tillakaratne Dilshan

45 (78)

4/37 (19)

Hashan Tillakaratne

43 (158)

4/47 (17)

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Match details

P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
Toss	England XI, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Sri Lanka
Season	2000/01
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Gamini Silva Nandasena Pathirana

Match Coverage

England secure early tour victory

In front of a sprinkling of English spectators being cooled by circular fans in the pavilion and five contented ponies chewing on a grass bank, England completed their first victory of the tour at P

England secure early tour victory

Hick states his credentials with timely innings

Graeme Hick stated his credentials for a Test place with an authoritative innings against the Sri Lankan board President's spinners at P.Saravanmuttu Stadium today

Hick states his credentials with timely innings

Return to Saravanamuttu bears fruit for England

England's return to the historic P

Return to Saravanamuttu bears fruit for England

Nasser Hussain turns the corner

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Nasser Hussain turns the corner

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SLC-BP-XI Innings

Player Name		R	B
J Mubarak	lbw	1	3
MC Mendis	caught	2	19
MG Vandort	bowled	4	5
TM Dilshan	caught	45	78
HP Tillakaratne	caught	43	158
LPC Silva	caught	0	12
HAPW Jayawardene	caught	14	48
TT Samaraweera	bowled	25	62
KR Pushpakumara	caught	0	13
WRS de Silva	bowled	10	44
D Hettiarachchi	not out	1	9
Extras	(b 5, lb 5, nb 5)
Total	160(10 wkts; 74.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	Chaminda Mendis	Jehan Mubarak
2nd	5	Chaminda Mendis	Michael Vandort
3rd	8	Chaminda Mendis	Tillakaratne Dilshan
4th	58	Hashan Tillakaratne	Tillakaratne Dilshan
5th	6	Hashan Tillakaratne	Chamara Silva
6th	41	Hashan Tillakaratne	Prasanna Jayawardene
7th	9	Hashan Tillakaratne	Thilan Samaraweera
8th	12	Ravindra Pushpakumara	Thilan Samaraweera
9th	15	Thilan Samaraweera	Sujeewa de Silva
10th	5	Dinuka Hettiarachchi	Sujeewa de Silva

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