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RESULT

1st Test, Kandy, December 01 - 05, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

188 & 442/8d

(T:350) 281 & 261

Sri Lanka won by 88 runs

Player Of The Match

Kumar Sangakkara

, SL

92 & 152

Sri Lanka take series lead

Sri Lanka take series lead

Rain delays Murali's parade

Rain delays Murali's parade

Sri Lanka build lead as Jayasuriya calls time

Sri Lanka build lead as Jayasuriya calls time

Hoggard burst puts England in control

Hoggard burst puts England in control

Match Coverage

Sri Lanka v England 2007-07

Wisden's match report for the first Test between Sri Lanka and England, 2007-08

Sri Lanka v England 2007-07

The great entertainer

Jayasuriya's free-spirited, electrifying talent will be sorely missed. So long, Sanath

The great entertainer

Inspiring a generation of cricketers

Sri Lanka's captain and vice-captain, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, paid tribute to their team-mate and former leader, Sanath Jayasuriya

Inspiring a generation of cricketers

'We need to press this advantage' - Jayawardene

Patience, Mahela Jayawardene said, was the key to Sri Lanka winning the first Test against England at Kandy and going 1-up in the three-Test series

'We need to press this advantage' - Jayawardene

England undone by straight-faced Murali

England did astonishingly well to repel Murali for as long as they did. For 32 overs he toiled without reward. But then the wickets flooded in

England undone by straight-faced Murali

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
AN Cook	caught	4	4
MP Vaughan	caught	5	25
JM Anderson	bowled	11	36
IR Bell	bowled	74	209
KP Pietersen	bowled	18	33
PD Collingwood	caught	16	27
RS Bopara	lbw	34	42
MJ Prior	bowled	63	147
RJ Sidebottom	lbw	1	15
MJ Hoggard	bowled	8	28
MS Panesar	not out	2	9
Extras	(b 5, lb 9, nb 11)
Total	261(10 wkts; 94 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	Michael Vaughan	Alastair Cook
2nd	18	Michael Vaughan	James Anderson
3rd	5	Ian Bell	James Anderson
4th	28	Ian Bell	Kevin Pietersen
5th	35	Paul Collingwood	Ian Bell
6th	49	Ian Bell	Ravi Bopara
7th	109	Ian Bell	Matt Prior
8th	1	Ryan Sidebottom	Ian Bell
9th	4	Ryan Sidebottom	Matthew Hoggard
10th	8	Matthew Hoggard	Monty Panesar

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