England v Sri Lanka 1st Investec Test
Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland - 2016 (2016) · Headingley, Leeds · 19 May 2016
England won by an innings and 88 runs
England won by an innings and 88 runs. Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 140 for England. James Anderson took 5/16.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland - 2016 (2016)
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Dates
- 19 May 2016 to 21 May 2016
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- England won by an innings and 88 runs
- Player of the match
- Jonny Bairstow
- Captains
- Alastair Cook (England), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- James Vince (England), Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. James Vince and Dasun Shanaka played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 298 all out. Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 140 off 183 balls, and Alex Hales made 86. Dasun Shanaka took 3 for 46 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the sixth wicket between Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow, 47% of the total.
Sri Lanka replied with 91 all out. Angelo Mathews top-scored with 34 off 62 balls. James Anderson took 5 for 16 for England. From 77 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 14 runs, to 91 for 10. England led by 207 on first innings. Sri Lanka followed on.
Sri Lanka made 119 all out in their second innings. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 53 off 68 balls. James Anderson took 5 for 29 for England. From 93 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 26 runs, to 119 for 10.
England won by an innings and 88 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 298 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | c Dinesh Chandimal b Dasun Shanaka | 16 | 52 |
| Alex Hales | c Dushmantha Chameera b Rangana Herath | 86 | 206 |
| Nick Compton | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Dasun Shanaka | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Root | c Kusal Mendis b Dasun Shanaka | 0 | 7 |
| James Vince | c Kusal Mendis b Shaminda Eranga | 9 | 27 |
| Ben Stokes | c Angelo Mathews b Nuwan Pradeep | 12 | 9 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c Nuwan Pradeep b Dushmantha Chameera | 140 | 183 |
| Moeen Ali | c Kusal Mendis b Dushmantha Chameera | 0 | 8 |
| Stuart Broad | b Dushmantha Chameera | 2 | 4 |
| Steven Finn | st Dinesh Chandimal b Rangana Herath | 17 | 46 |
| James Anderson | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 15 · Total 298 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaminda Eranga | 19 | 4 | 68 | 1 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 19 | 7 | 56 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 11 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 17 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 13 | 3 | 46 | 3 |
| Rangana Herath | 11.3 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-49 (Alastair Cook, 20.1 ov), 2-49 (Nick Compton, 20.4 ov), 3-51 (Joe Root, 22.2 ov), 4-70 (James Vince, 30.2 ov), 5-83 (Ben Stokes, 31.6 ov), 6-224 (Alex Hales, 72.3 ov), 7-231 (Moeen Ali, 75.2 ov), 8-233 (Stuart Broad, 75.6 ov), 9-289 (Jonny Bairstow, 89.3 ov), 10-298 (Steven Finn, 90.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (16) and Alex Hales (31) | 49 | 122 |
| second | Nick Compton (0) and Alex Hales (0) | 0 | 3 |
| third | Alex Hales (2) and Joe Root (0) | 2 | 10 |
| fourth | Alex Hales (9) and James Vince (9) | 19 | 48 |
| fifth | Alex Hales (1) and Ben Stokes (12) | 13 | 10 |
| sixth | Alex Hales (43) and Jonny Bairstow (91) | 141 | 244 |
| seventh | Moeen Ali (0) and Jonny Bairstow (6) | 7 | 17 |
| eighth | Stuart Broad (2) and Jonny Bairstow (0) | 2 | 4 |
| ninth | Steven Finn (9) and Jonny Bairstow (43) | 56 | 82 |
| tenth | James Anderson (1) and Steven Finn (8) | 9 | 6 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 91 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad | 0 | 12 |
| Kaushal Silva | c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson | 11 | 17 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad | 0 | 2 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c James Vince b Ben Stokes | 15 | 38 |
| Angelo Mathews | lbw b James Anderson | 34 | 62 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Steven Finn b Stuart Broad | 22 | 67 |
| Dasun Shanaka | c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson | 0 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | c Ben Stokes b James Anderson | 1 | 11 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c Steven Finn b Stuart Broad | 2 | 8 |
| Shaminda Eranga | c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson | 1 | 6 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 5 · Total 91 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 11.4 | 6 | 16 | 5 |
| Stuart Broad | 10 | 1 | 21 | 4 |
| Ben Stokes | 7 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| James Vince | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 3.6 ov), 2-12 (Kaushal Silva, 4.4 ov), 3-12 (Kusal Mendis, 5.2 ov), 4-43 (Dinesh Chandimal, 16.1 ov), 5-77 (Angelo Mathews, 26.6 ov), 6-81 (Dasun Shanaka, 28.1 ov), 7-83 (Rangana Herath, 30.4 ov), 8-90 (Dushmantha Chameera, 33.6 ov), 9-91 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 35.5 ov), 10-91 (Shaminda Eranga, 36.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kaushal Silva (9) and Dimuth Karunaratne (0) | 10 | 25 |
| second | Kaushal Silva (2) and Kusal Mendis (0) | 2 | 4 |
| third | Dinesh Chandimal (0) and Kusal Mendis (0) | 0 | 4 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (15) and Dinesh Chandimal (15) | 31 | 66 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (19) and Lahiru Thirimanne (12) | 34 | 68 |
| sixth | Lahiru Thirimanne (4) and Dasun Shanaka (0) | 4 | 7 |
| seventh | Rangana Herath (1) and Lahiru Thirimanne (1) | 2 | 15 |
| eighth | Lahiru Thirimanne (5) and Dushmantha Chameera (2) | 7 | 20 |
| ninth | Shaminda Eranga (1) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 1 | 11 |
| tenth | Shaminda Eranga (0) and Nuwan Pradeep (0) | 0 | 5 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 119 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Pradeep | b James Anderson | 0 | 4 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson | 7 | 9 |
| Kaushal Silva | c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson | 14 | 36 |
| Kusal Mendis | b James Anderson | 53 | 68 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b Moeen Ali | 8 | 17 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad | 5 | 13 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Joe Root b Steven Finn | 16 | 30 |
| Dasun Shanaka | c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson | 4 | 16 |
| Rangana Herath | c Stuart Broad b Steven Finn | 4 | 18 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c Nick Compton b Steven Finn | 0 | 1 |
| Shaminda Eranga | not out | 2 | 2 |
Extras 6 · Total 119 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 13.3 | 5 | 29 | 5 |
| Stuart Broad | 13 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Steven Finn | 8 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Moeen Ali | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 2.2 ov), 2-35 (Kaushal Silva, 10.6 ov), 3-79 (Dinesh Chandimal, 19.4 ov), 4-93 (Angelo Mathews, 23.2 ov), 5-93 (Kusal Mendis, 24.2 ov), 6-101 (Dasun Shanaka, 28.3 ov), 7-111 (Rangana Herath, 32.6 ov), 8-117 (Dushmantha Chameera, 34.2 ov), 9-118 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 34.4 ov), 10-119 (Nuwan Pradeep, 35.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kaushal Silva (2) and Dimuth Karunaratne (7) | 10 | 14 |
| second | Kaushal Silva (12) and Kusal Mendis (13) | 25 | 52 |
| third | Dinesh Chandimal (8) and Kusal Mendis (35) | 44 | 53 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (5) and Kusal Mendis (5) | 14 | 22 |
| fifth | Lahiru Thirimanne (0) and Kusal Mendis (0) | 0 | 6 |
| sixth | Lahiru Thirimanne (4) and Dasun Shanaka (4) | 8 | 25 |
| seventh | Rangana Herath (4) and Lahiru Thirimanne (6) | 10 | 27 |
| eighth | Lahiru Thirimanne (6) and Dushmantha Chameera (0) | 6 | 8 |
| ninth | Shaminda Eranga (1) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 1 | 2 |
| tenth | Shaminda Eranga (1) and Nuwan Pradeep (0) | 1 | 5 |
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