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England v Sri Lanka 1st Investec Test

Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland - 2014 (2014) · Lord's, London · 12 June 2014

Match drawn

Match drawn. Joe Root top-scored with 200* for England. James Anderson took 4/25.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland - 2014 (2014)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
12 June 2014 to 16 June 2014
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Joe Root
Captains
Alastair Cook (England), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
Debuts
Sam Robson (England), Moeen Ali (England), Chris Jordan (England)
Umpires
BF Bowden and PR Reiffel
Match referee
AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Sam Robson, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 575 for 9 declared. Joe Root top-scored with 200 not out off 298 balls, and Matt Prior made 86. Nuwan Pradeep took 4 for 123 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 171-run stand for the sixth wicket between Matt Prior and Joe Root. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Lord's, 338 across 21 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 453 all out. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 147 off 258 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 102. James Anderson took 3 for 93 for England. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. England led by 122 on first innings.

England made 267 for 8 declared in their second innings. Gary Ballance top-scored with 104 not out off 188 balls. Rangana Herath took 4 for 95 for Sri Lanka.

Set 390 to win, Sri Lanka made 201 for 9. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 61 off 168 balls, and Kaushal Silva made 57. James Anderson took 4 for 25 for England.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 575 FOR 9 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Alastair Cookb Nuwan Kulasekara1726
Sam Robsonc Prasanna Jayawardene b Nuwan Pradeep17
Gary Ballancec Prasanna Jayawardene b Nuwan Pradeep2340
Ian Belllbw b Shaminda Eranga5675
Joe Rootnot out200298
Moeen Alic Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath4898
Matt Priorc Kaushal Silva b Shaminda Eranga86131
Chris Jordanc Prasanna Jayawardene b Shaminda Eranga1919
Stuart Broadc Dimuth Karunaratne b Nuwan Pradeep4738
Liam Plunkettc Kaushal Silva b Nuwan Pradeep3942
James Andersonnot out915

Extras 30 · Total 575 for 9 declared

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Nuwan Kulasekara223831
Nuwan Pradeep2921234
Shaminda Eranga3031633
Angelo Mathews112390
Rangana Herath37.321361
Lahiru Thirimanne1070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Sam Robson, 3.6 ov), 2-22 (Alastair Cook, 6.1 ov), 3-74 (Gary Ballance, 18.5 ov), 4-120 (Ian Bell, 28.2 ov), 5-209 (Moeen Ali, 58.2 ov), 6-380 (Matt Prior, 97.6 ov), 7-402 (Chris Jordan, 101.6 ov), 8-466 (Stuart Broad, 111.3 ov), 9-547 (Liam Plunkett, 125.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (10) and Sam Robson (1)1424
secondAlastair Cook (7) and Gary Ballance (1)813
thirdIan Bell (24) and Gary Ballance (22)5277
fourthIan Bell (32) and Joe Root (12)4658
fifthMoeen Ali (48) and Joe Root (40)89181
sixthMatt Prior (86) and Joe Root (76)171240
seventhChris Jordan (19) and Joe Root (3)2224
eighthStuart Broad (47) and Joe Root (16)6457
ninthLiam Plunkett (39) and Joe Root (34)8185
tenthJames Anderson (9) and Joe Root (19)2830
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 453 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dimuth Karunaratnec Matt Prior b Chris Jordan3838
Kaushal Silvac Matt Prior b James Anderson63160
Kumar Sangakkarac Matt Prior b Moeen Ali147258
Mahela Jayawardenelbw b Stuart Broad55105
Lahiru Thirimannec Sam Robson b James Anderson217
Angelo Mathewslbw b Liam Plunkett102172
Prasanna Jayawardenec Ian Bell b Liam Plunkett616
Nuwan Kulasekarac Matt Prior b Chris Jordan923
Rangana Herathb James Anderson217
Shaminda Eranganot out522
Nuwan Pradeephit wicket b Chris Jordan46

Extras 20 · Total 453 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson317933
Stuart Broad298671
Chris Jordan27.441023
Liam Plunkett3221162
Moeen Ali162561
Joe Root3170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-54 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 12.3 ov), 2-151 (Kaushal Silva, 48.2 ov), 3-277 (Mahela Jayawardene, 81.4 ov), 4-289 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 86.6 ov), 5-385 (Kumar Sangakkara, 109.6 ov), 6-400 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 116.1 ov), 7-413 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 121.6 ov), 8-430 (Rangana Herath, 130.5 ov), 9-442 (Angelo Mathews, 135.4 ov), 10-453 (Nuwan Pradeep, 138.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstKaushal Silva (16) and Dimuth Karunaratne (38)5475
secondKumar Sangakkara (42) and Kaushal Silva (47)97215
thirdMahela Jayawardene (55) and Kumar Sangakkara (64)126202
fourthKumar Sangakkara (9) and Lahiru Thirimanne (2)1232
fifthKumar Sangakkara (32) and Angelo Mathews (64)96138
sixthPrasanna Jayawardene (6) and Angelo Mathews (9)1537
seventhNuwan Kulasekara (9) and Angelo Mathews (4)1335
eighthRangana Herath (2) and Angelo Mathews (15)1753
ninthAngelo Mathews (10) and Shaminda Eranga (2)1229
tenthShaminda Eranga (3) and Nuwan Pradeep (4)1118
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 267 FOR 8 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Sam Robsonb Shaminda Eranga1950
Alastair Cookc Prasanna Jayawardene b Shaminda Eranga2840
Gary Ballancenot out104188
Ian Bellb Shaminda Eranga917
Joe Rootlbw b Rangana Herath1518
Moeen Alib Rangana Herath42
Matt Priorc Lahiru Thirimanne b Nuwan Kulasekara1626
Chris Jordanc Kumar Sangakkara b Rangana Herath3550
Stuart Broadc & b Rangana Herath2418
Liam Plunkettnot out27

Did not bat: James Anderson

Extras 11 · Total 267 for 8 declared

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Nuwan Kulasekara152651
Nuwan Pradeep133370
Shaminda Eranga187633
Rangana Herath232954

FALL OF WICKETS

1-46 (Alastair Cook, 13.2 ov), 2-51 (Sam Robson, 15.5 ov), 3-69 (Ian Bell, 19.4 ov), 4-98 (Joe Root, 26.6 ov), 5-102 (Moeen Ali, 28.2 ov), 6-121 (Matt Prior, 37.2 ov), 7-199 (Chris Jordan, 59.2 ov), 8-256 (Stuart Broad, 66.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (28) and Sam Robson (15)4681
secondGary Ballance (1) and Sam Robson (4)515
thirdIan Bell (9) and Gary Ballance (8)1823
fourthGary Ballance (14) and Joe Root (15)2944
fifthMoeen Ali (4) and Gary Ballance (0)48
sixthMatt Prior (16) and Gary Ballance (3)1954
seventhGary Ballance (37) and Chris Jordan (35)78133
eighthStuart Broad (24) and Gary Ballance (32)5744
ninthLiam Plunkett (2) and Gary Ballance (9)1114
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 201 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Dimuth Karunaratnec Sam Robson b Stuart Broad1624
Kaushal Silvac Matt Prior b Chris Jordan57105
Kumar Sangakkarab James Anderson61168
Mahela Jayawardenec Matt Prior b James Anderson1845
Lahiru Thirimannec Chris Jordan b James Anderson211
Angelo Mathewsc Alastair Cook b James Anderson1890
Prasanna Jayawardenelbw b Chris Jordan862
Nuwan Kulasekaralbw b Stuart Broad111
Rangana Herathc Matt Prior b Stuart Broad114
Shaminda Eranganot out06
Nuwan Pradeepnot out05

Extras 19 · Total 201 for 9

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson1910254
Stuart Broad219433
Chris Jordan1810342
Liam Plunkett165390
Moeen Ali122350
Joe Root4370

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 7.1 ov), 2-123 (Kaushal Silva, 42.1 ov), 3-159 (Mahela Jayawardene, 54.4 ov), 4-169 (Kumar Sangakkara, 58.1 ov), 5-170 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 58.5 ov), 6-194 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 78.6 ov), 7-199 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 83.2 ov), 8-201 (Angelo Mathews, 86.6 ov), 9-201 (Rangana Herath, 89.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstKaushal Silva (5) and Dimuth Karunaratne (16)2543
secondKumar Sangakkara (43) and Kaushal Silva (52)98210
thirdMahela Jayawardene (18) and Kumar Sangakkara (11)3675
fourthKumar Sangakkara (7) and Lahiru Thirimanne (2)1022
fifthAngelo Mathews (1) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0)14
sixthPrasanna Jayawardene (8) and Angelo Mathews (12)24121
seventhNuwan Kulasekara (1) and Angelo Mathews (4)526
eighthRangana Herath (1) and Angelo Mathews (1)222
ninthRangana Herath (0) and Shaminda Eranga (0)013
tenthShaminda Eranga (0) and Nuwan Pradeep (0)05
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