Middlesex vs Sri Lankans, Tour Match at Uxbridge, May 14 2011 - Cricket Photos

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Tour Match, Uxbridge, May 14 - 16, 2011, Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland

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360/8 & 161

(T:213) 309/2d & 216/6

Sri Lankans won by 4 wickets

Tillakaratne Dilshan bowls, Middlesex v Sri Lankans, Tour match, Uxbridge, May 14, 2011

Tillakaratne Dilshan bowls•May 15, 2011•Getty Images

Andrew Strauss was soon into his stride against the Sri Lankans, Middlesex v Sri Lankans, Tour match, Uxbridge, May 14, 2011

Andrew Strauss was soon into his stride against the Sri Lankans•May 14, 2011•Getty Images

Andrew Strauss was given plenty of opportunity to cut, Middlesex v Sri Lankans, Tour match, Uxbridge, May 14, 2011

Andrew Strauss was given plenty of opportunity to cut•May 14, 2011•Getty Images

Match Coverage

Law lays down England challenge

Stuart Law, Sri Lanka's interim coach, has labelled England the "best Test team in the world" but promises his team won't take a backward step during the upcoming series

Law lays down England challenge

Welegedara sets up Sri Lanka win

Sri Lanka made slightly hard work of chasing 213 at Uxbridge but opened their tour with a four-wicket victory as they reached the target with five overs to spare having bowled Middlesex out for 161

Welegedara sets up Sri Lanka win

Dilshan thrills amid the chills

The weather wasn't too hot, nor was the bowling, but the Sri Lankan batsmen gave the fans something to shout about

Dilshan thrills amid the chills

Dilshan and Paranavitana hit hundreds

On the first day at Uxbridge it was the England captain reacquainting himself with first-class cricket and on the second it was the turn of Sri Lanka's

Dilshan and Paranavitana hit hundreds

Strauss shows form on return to action

Andrew Strauss's last innings was the World Cup quarter-final against Sri Lanka and seven weeks on from that poor display in Colombo he returned to the middle with a breezy 151

Strauss shows form on return to action

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Sri Lankans Innings

Player Name		R	B
HAPW Jayawardene	run out	5	13
HDRL Thirimanne	caught	33	45
TT Samaraweera	caught	49	63
LD Chandimal	lbw	39	52
NT Paranavitana	caught	28	34
TM Dilshan	caught	22	23
MF Maharoof	not out	17	17
HMRKB Herath	not out	11	17
Extras	(b 8, lb 4)
Total	216(6 wkts; 44 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	Prasanna Jayawardene	Lahiru Thirimanne
2nd	55	Thilan Samaraweera	Lahiru Thirimanne
3rd	45	Thilan Samaraweera	Dinesh Chandimal
4th	32	Tharanga Paranavitana	Dinesh Chandimal
5th	44	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Tharanga Paranavitana
6th	0	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Farveez Maharoof
7th	35	Rangana Herath	Farveez Maharoof

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