A new low for Sri Lanka
Stats highlights from Sri Lanka's remarkable collapse on the final day of the first Test
Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan
30-May-2011

Graeme Swann picked up 4 for 16 to bowl Sri Lanka out for 82 • Getty Images
In an extraordinary finish to a rain-affected game, England pulled off an innings victory when it seemed that a draw was a foregone conclusion. When Sri Lanka started their second innings trailing England by 96 runs, only 51 overs were left in the game. Incredibly, they didn't even survive half that many, losing six wickets for 19 at one stage to slump to an utterly demoralising defeat. The stats highlights from their innings won't make pleasant reading for their fans.
- Sri Lanka faced only 24.4 overs in their second innings and were bowled out for 82 to lose by an innings and 14 runs. It is the lowest number of deliveries faced by Sri Lanka in a completed innings in Tests. Their previous lowest was 24.5 overs against Pakistan in 2006, when they were bowled out 73.