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England v Sri Lanka 1st Test

Sri Lanka tour of England - 2006 (2006) · Lord's, London · 11 May 2006

Match drawn

Match drawn. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 158 for England. Matthew Hoggard took 4/27.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of England - 2006 (2006)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
11 May 2006 to 15 May 2006
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Mahela Jayawardene
Captains
Andrew Flintoff (England), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
Debuts
Sajid Mahmood (England), Chamara Kapugedera (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
Aleem Dar and RE Koertzen
Match referee
AG Hurst

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Sajid Mahmood and Chamara Kapugedera played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 551 for 6 declared. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 158 off 205 balls, and Marcus Trescothick made 106. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 158 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 173-run stand for the fifth wicket between Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Lord's, 374 across 20 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 192 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 61 off 118 balls. Matthew Hoggard took 4 for 27 for England. England led by 359 on first innings. Sri Lanka followed on.

Sri Lanka made 537 for 9 in their second innings. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 119 off 220 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 69. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Farveez Maharoof.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 551 FOR 6 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Marcus Trescothickc Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran106180
Andrew Straussc Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran4897
Alastair Cookc Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof89184
Kevin Pietersenlbw b Chaminda Vaas158205
Matthew Hoggardb Chaminda Vaas737
Paul Collingwoodb Muthiah Muralidaran57119
Andrew Flintoffnot out3329
Geraint Jonesnot out1122

Did not bat: Liam Plunkett, Monty Panesar, Sajid Mahmood

Extras 42 · Total 551 for 6 declared

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas3621242
Farveez Maharoof2841251
Nuwan Kulasekara253890
Muthiah Muralidaran48101583
Tillakaratne Dilshan60320

FALL OF WICKETS

1-86 (Andrew Strauss, 28.1 ov), 2-213 (Marcus Trescothick, 62.5 ov), 3-312 (Alastair Cook, 85.3 ov), 4-329 (Matthew Hoggard, 94.6 ov), 5-502 (Kevin Pietersen, 133.5 ov), 6-502 (Paul Collingwood, 134.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarcus Trescothick (30) and Andrew Strauss (48)86175
secondMarcus Trescothick (76) and Alastair Cook (47)127212
thirdKevin Pietersen (52) and Alastair Cook (42)99138
fourthMatthew Hoggard (7) and Kevin Pietersen (8)1758
fifthPaul Collingwood (57) and Kevin Pietersen (98)173235
sixthPaul Collingwood (0) and Andrew Flintoff (0)05
seventhAndrew Flintoff (33) and Geraint Jones (11)4950
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 192 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Jehan Mubaraklbw b Matthew Hoggard07
Upul Tharangalbw b Matthew Hoggard1021
Kumar Sangakkarac Marcus Trescothick b Sajid Mahmood2164
Mahela Jayawardenec Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff61118
Thilan Samaraweeralbw b Sajid Mahmood04
Tillakaratne Dilshanrun out (Matthew Hoggard, Geraint Jones)03
Chamara Kapugederalbw b Sajid Mahmood01
Farveez Maharoofc & b Matthew Hoggard2237
Chaminda Vaasc Marcus Trescothick b Matthew Hoggard3136
Nuwan Kulasekarac Andrew Strauss b Andrew Flintoff2952
Muthiah Muralidarannot out0–

Extras 18 · Total 192 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Matthew Hoggard144274
Andrew Flintoff17.32552
Liam Plunkett110520
Sajid Mahmood132503

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Jehan Mubarak, 2.1 ov), 2-21 (Upul Tharanga, 6.6 ov), 3-81 (Kumar Sangakkara, 22.6 ov), 4-81 (Thilan Samaraweera, 24.4 ov), 5-85 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 26.1 ov), 6-85 (Chamara Kapugedera, 26.2 ov), 7-129 (Farveez Maharoof, 40.3 ov), 8-131 (Mahela Jayawardene, 41.5 ov), 9-192 (Chaminda Vaas, 54.6 ov), 10-192 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 55.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstJehan Mubarak (0) and Upul Tharanga (0)013
secondKumar Sangakkara (7) and Upul Tharanga (10)2129
thirdMahela Jayawardene (36) and Kumar Sangakkara (14)60103
fourthMahela Jayawardene (0) and Thilan Samaraweera (0)010
fifthMahela Jayawardene (4) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0)48
sixthMahela Jayawardene (0) and Chamara Kapugedera (0)01
seventhMahela Jayawardene (21) and Farveez Maharoof (22)4485
eighthChaminda Vaas (2) and Mahela Jayawardene (0)28
ninthChaminda Vaas (29) and Nuwan Kulasekara (29)6182
tenthMuthiah Muralidaran (0) and Nuwan Kulasekara (0)03
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 537 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Jehan Mubarakb Matthew Hoggard614
Upul Tharangac Geraint Jones b Monty Panesar52126
Kumar Sangakkarac Geraint Jones b Monty Panesar65156
Mahela Jayawardenec Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff119220
Farveez Maharoofc Kevin Pietersen b Sajid Mahmood59145
Thilan Samaraweerac Geraint Jones b Sajid Mahmood612
Tillakaratne Dilshanc Marcus Trescothick b Liam Plunkett69145
Chamara Kapugederac Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff1044
Chaminda Vaasnot out50188
Nuwan Kulasekarac Kevin Pietersen b Matthew Hoggard64133
Muthiah Muralidarannot out116

Extras 36 · Total 537 for 9

Bowler (England)OMRW
Matthew Hoggard46111102
Andrew Flintoff51111312
Sajid Mahmood3551182
Liam Plunkett3110851
Paul Collingwood92160
Monty Panesar2710492

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Jehan Mubarak, 4.3 ov), 2-119 (Upul Tharanga, 39.6 ov), 3-178 (Kumar Sangakkara, 59.2 ov), 4-291 (Farveez Maharoof, 99.5 ov), 5-303 (Thilan Samaraweera, 103.5 ov), 6-371 (Mahela Jayawardene, 125.1 ov), 7-405 (Chamara Kapugedera, 139.1 ov), 8-421 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 146.6 ov), 9-526 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 192.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstJehan Mubarak (6) and Upul Tharanga (4)1027
secondKumar Sangakkara (45) and Upul Tharanga (48)109214
thirdMahela Jayawardene (35) and Kumar Sangakkara (20)59116
fourthMahela Jayawardene (46) and Farveez Maharoof (59)113246
fifthMahela Jayawardene (6) and Thilan Samaraweera (6)1224
sixthMahela Jayawardene (32) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (34)68128
seventhTillakaratne Dilshan (21) and Chamara Kapugedera (10)3484
eighthChaminda Vaas (2) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (14)1647
ninthChaminda Vaas (39) and Nuwan Kulasekara (64)105273
tenthMuthiah Muralidaran (1) and Chaminda Vaas (9)1140
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