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England v Sri Lanka Only Test

Sri Lanka tour of England - 1998 (1998) · Kennington Oval, London · 27 August 1998

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 213 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 9/65.

England ARCHIVESri Lanka ARCHIVE1998 TESTSKennington Oval ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of England - 1998 (1998)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
27 August 1998 to 31 August 1998
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Player of the match
Muthiah Muralidaran
Captains
Alec Stewart (England), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Debut
Suresh Perera (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
DR Shepherd and EA Nicholls
Match referee
AM Ebrahim

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Suresh Perera's first Test.

England batted first and made 445 all out. John Crawley top-scored with 156 not out off 249 balls, and Graeme Hick made 107. Muthiah Muralidaran took 7 for 155 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 128-run stand for the fourth wicket between Graeme Hick and Mark Ramprakash. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 359 across 10 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 591 all out. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 213 off 278 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 152. Angus Fraser took 3 for 95 for England. The innings was built on a 243-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya, 41% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 146 on first innings.

England made 181 all out in their second innings. Mark Ramprakash top-scored with 42 off 220 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 9 for 65 for Sri Lanka.

Set 36 to win, Sri Lanka made 37 for 0. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 24 not out off 17 balls.

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 445 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Mark Butcherc Sanath Jayasuriya1026
Steve Jamesc Muthiah Muralidaran36111
Graeme Hickc Romesh Kaluwitharana107238
Alec Stewartc Hashan Tillakaratne29
Mark Ramprakashc Mahela Jayawardene53149
John Crawleynot out156249
Ben Hollioakec Marvan Atapattu1453
Dominic Corkbowled648
Ian Salisburybowled217
Darren Goughc Romesh Kaluwitharana48
Angus Fraserbowled3252

Extras 23 · Total 445 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Pramodya Wickramasinghe304812
Suresh Perera40101041
Kumar Dharmasena183550
Muthiah Muralidaran59.3141557
Sanath Jayasuriya110380

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Mark Butcher, 6.6 ov), 2-78 (Steve James, 33.2 ov), 3-81 (Alec Stewart, 34.6 ov), 4-209 (Mark Ramprakash, 81.3 ov), 5-230 (Graeme Hick, 94.2 ov), 6-277 (Ben Hollioake, 115.3 ov), 7-333 (Dominic Cork, 134.1 ov), 8-343 (Ian Salisbury, 138.4 ov), 9-356 (Darren Gough, 142.3 ov), 10-445 (Angus Fraser, 158.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSteve James and Mark Butcher1642
secondGraeme Hick and Steve James62158
thirdAlec Stewart and Graeme Hick310
fourthGraeme Hick and Mark Ramprakash128279
fifthGraeme Hick and John Crawley2177
sixthJohn Crawley and Ben Hollioake47127
seventhJohn Crawley and Dominic Cork56112
eighthIan Salisbury and John Crawley1027
ninthDarren Gough and John Crawley1323
tenthAngus Fraser and John Crawley8996
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 591 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyac Alec Stewart213278
Marvan Atapattulbw1526
Mahela Jayawardenec Ben Hollioake940
Aravinda de Silvac Alec Stewart152292
Arjuna Ranatungalbw5199
Hashan Tillakaratnelbw01
Romesh Kaluwitharanac John Crawley2550
Kumar Dharmasenalbw1339
Suresh Pereranot out4377
Pramodya Wickramasinghebowled07
Muthiah Muralidaranc Alec Stewart3036

Extras 40 · Total 591 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Darren Gough3051022
Angus Fraser233953
Ben Hollioake2621052
Dominic Cork3651282
Ian Salisbury25.57861
Mark Ramprakash50240
Mark Butcher112160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-53 (Marvan Atapattu, 12.1 ov), 2-85 (Mahela Jayawardene, 25.2 ov), 3-328 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 79.3 ov), 4-450 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 112.1 ov), 5-450 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 112.2 ov), 6-488 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 125.5 ov), 7-504 (Aravinda de Silva, 132.4 ov), 8-526 (Kumar Dharmasena, 141.1 ov), 9-532 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 143.5 ov), 10-591 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 156.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya5373
secondSanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene3279
thirdAravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya243325
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva122196
fifthAravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne01
sixthAravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana3881
seventhAravinda de Silva and Kumar Dharmasena1641
eighthKumar Dharmasena and Suresh Perera2251
ninthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Suresh Perera616
tenthMuthiah Muralidaran and Suresh Perera5978
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 181 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Mark Butcherst Romesh Kaluwitharana1545
Steve Jamesc Mahela Jayawardene25150
Graeme Hicklbw02
Alec Stewartrun out (Upul Chandana)32145
Mark Ramprakashc Hashan Tillakaratne42220
John Crawleybowled1459
Ben Hollioakelbw01
Dominic Corkc Romesh Kaluwitharana823
Ian Salisburylbw04
Darren Goughbowled15133
Angus Frasernot out06

Extras 30 · Total 181 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Pramodya Wickramasinghe40160
Suresh Perera112220
Muthiah Muralidaran54.227659
Kumar Dharmasena19.313120
Sanath Jayasuriya2814300
Aravinda de Silva10.33160
Mahela Jayawardene2050

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Mark Butcher, 14.6 ov), 2-25 (Graeme Hick, 16.2 ov), 3-78 (Steve James, 52.1 ov), 4-93 (Alec Stewart, 58.6 ov), 5-116 (John Crawley, 77.1 ov), 6-116 (Ben Hollioake, 77.2 ov), 7-127 (Dominic Cork, 85.1 ov), 8-127 (Ian Salisbury, 85.5 ov), 9-180 (Mark Ramprakash, 127.1 ov), 10-181 (Darren Gough, 129.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSteve James and Mark Butcher2590
secondGraeme Hick and Steve James08
thirdAlec Stewart and Steve James53215
fourthAlec Stewart and Mark Ramprakash1541
fifthMark Ramprakash and John Crawley23109
sixthMark Ramprakash and Ben Hollioake01
seventhMark Ramprakash and Dominic Cork1147
eighthMark Ramprakash and Ian Salisbury04
ninthMark Ramprakash and Darren Gough53248
tenthAngus Fraser and Darren Gough113
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 37 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyanot out2417
Marvan Atapattunot out913

Did not bat: Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Muthiah Muralidaran, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Suresh Perera, Kumar Dharmasena

Extras 4 · Total 37 for 0

Bowler (England)OMRW
Angus Fraser20190
Dominic Cork2030
Ben Hollioake10110
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya3730
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