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England v Sri Lanka 2nd Investec Test

Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland - 2016 (2016) · Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street · 27 May 2016

England won by 9 wickets

England won by 9 wickets. Moeen Ali top-scored with 155* for England. James Anderson took 5/58.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland - 2016 (2016)
Ground
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Dates
27 May 2016 to 30 May 2016
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 9 wickets
Player of the match
James Anderson
Captains
Alastair Cook (England), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
Aleem Dar and S Ravi
Match referee
AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 498 for 9 declared. Moeen Ali top-scored with 155 not out off 207 balls, and Alex Hales made 83. Nuwan Pradeep took 4 for 107 for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka replied with 101 all out. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 35 off 62 balls. Stuart Broad took 4 for 40 for England. From 44 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 67 for 6. England led by 397 on first innings. Sri Lanka followed on.

Sri Lanka made 475 all out in their second innings. Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 126 off 207 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 80. James Anderson took 5 for 58 for England. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the seventh wicket between Rangana Herath and Dinesh Chandimal.

Set 79 to win, England made 80 for 1. Alastair Cook top-scored with 47 not out off 65 balls.

England won by 9 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 498 FOR 9 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Alastair Cookc Dimuth Karunaratne b Suranga Lakmal1542
Alex Halesc Angelo Mathews b Milinda Siriwardana83145
Nick Comptonc Suranga Lakmal b Nuwan Pradeep934
Joe Rootc Kaushal Silva b Nuwan Pradeep80119
James Vincec Lahiru Thirimanne b Milinda Siriwardana3559
Jonny Bairstowc Dinesh Chandimal b Nuwan Pradeep4857
Moeen Alinot out155207
Chris Woakesc Kusal Mendis b Suranga Lakmal3976
Stuart Broadc Kusal Mendis b Nuwan Pradeep79
Steven Finnc & b Rangana Herath1037
James Andersonnot out87

Extras 9 · Total 498 for 9 declared

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Shaminda Eranga2731000
Suranga Lakmal2941152
Nuwan Pradeep3351074
Rangana Herath2911161
Angelo Mathews62160
Milinda Siriwardana80352

FALL OF WICKETS

1-39 (Alastair Cook, 13.6 ov), 2-64 (Nick Compton, 26.1 ov), 3-160 (Alex Hales, 48.5 ov), 4-219 (Joe Root, 64.5 ov), 5-227 (James Vince, 67.4 ov), 6-297 (Jonny Bairstow, 86.2 ov), 7-389 (Chris Woakes, 108.6 ov), 8-400 (Stuart Broad, 111.2 ov), 9-472 (Steven Finn, 125.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (15) and Alex Hales (24)3984
secondNick Compton (9) and Alex Hales (14)2573
thirdAlex Hales (45) and Joe Root (51)96136
fourthJames Vince (30) and Joe Root (29)5996
fifthJames Vince (5) and Jonny Bairstow (3)817
sixthMoeen Ali (23) and Jonny Bairstow (45)70112
seventhMoeen Ali (53) and Chris Woakes (39)92136
eighthMoeen Ali (4) and Stuart Broad (7)1114
ninthMoeen Ali (57) and Steven Finn (10)7285
tenthJames Anderson (8) and Moeen Ali (18)2639
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 101 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dimuth Karunaratneb James Anderson914
Kaushal Silvac Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad1322
Kusal Mendisc James Anderson b Chris Woakes3562
Dinesh Chandimalc Alastair Cook b James Anderson411
Angelo Mathewsc Jonny Bairstow b Chris Woakes38
Lahiru Thirimannec Nick Compton b James Anderson1980
Milinda Siriwardanac Jonny Bairstow b Chris Woakes05
Rangana Herathc James Anderson b Stuart Broad1246
Shaminda Erangac Joe Root b Stuart Broad23
Suranga Lakmalc Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad05
Nuwan Pradeepnot out26

Extras 2 · Total 101 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson12.32363
Stuart Broad132404
Chris Woakes7493
Steven Finn73150
Moeen Ali4400

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 2.4 ov), 2-44 (Kaushal Silva, 11.6 ov), 3-53 (Dinesh Chandimal, 14.6 ov), 4-58 (Angelo Mathews, 17.6 ov), 5-67 (Kusal Mendis, 21.1 ov), 6-67 (Milinda Siriwardana, 21.6 ov), 7-88 (Rangana Herath, 38.2 ov), 8-90 (Shaminda Eranga, 38.5 ov), 9-93 (Suranga Lakmal, 40.3 ov), 10-101 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 43.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstKaushal Silva (1) and Dimuth Karunaratne (9)1016
secondKaushal Silva (12) and Kusal Mendis (22)3456
thirdDinesh Chandimal (4) and Kusal Mendis (5)918
fourthAngelo Mathews (3) and Kusal Mendis (1)518
fifthLahiru Thirimanne (2) and Kusal Mendis (7)919
sixthMilinda Siriwardana (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0)05
seventhRangana Herath (12) and Lahiru Thirimanne (9)2198
eighthShaminda Eranga (2) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0)23
ninthSuranga Lakmal (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (2)311
tenthLahiru Thirimanne (6) and Nuwan Pradeep (2)818
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 475 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dimuth Karunaratnec Joe Root b Chris Woakes2655
Kaushal Silvac Jonny Bairstow b Steven Finn60145
Kusal Mendisc Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson2622
Lahiru Thirimanneb Moeen Ali1327
Angelo Mathewsc Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson80105
Dinesh Chandimalb Stuart Broad126207
Milinda Siriwardanac Alex Hales b James Anderson3572
Rangana Herathlbw b James Anderson6199
Shaminda Erangab James Anderson118
Suranga Lakmalc Stuart Broad b Chris Woakes1115
Nuwan Pradeepnot out1311

Extras 23 · Total 475 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson279585
Stuart Broad246711
Chris Woakes27.281032
Steven Finn190781
Moeen Ali2851361
James Vince1100
Joe Root20130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-38 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 16.3 ov), 2-79 (Kusal Mendis, 21.6 ov), 3-100 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 30.4 ov), 4-182 (Kaushal Silva, 51.6 ov), 5-222 (Angelo Mathews, 63.4 ov), 6-314 (Milinda Siriwardana, 88.6 ov), 7-430 (Rangana Herath, 117.1 ov), 8-442 (Shaminda Eranga, 121.5 ov), 9-453 (Dinesh Chandimal, 125.5 ov), 10-475 (Suranga Lakmal, 128.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstKaushal Silva (11) and Dimuth Karunaratne (26)3899
secondKaushal Silva (15) and Kusal Mendis (26)4133
thirdKaushal Silva (8) and Lahiru Thirimanne (13)2152
fourthKaushal Silva (26) and Angelo Mathews (52)82129
fifthAngelo Mathews (28) and Dinesh Chandimal (11)4071
sixthMilinda Siriwardana (35) and Dinesh Chandimal (47)92155
seventhRangana Herath (61) and Dinesh Chandimal (53)116170
eighthShaminda Eranga (1) and Dinesh Chandimal (11)1228
ninthSuranga Lakmal (6) and Dinesh Chandimal (4)1124
tenthSuranga Lakmal (5) and Nuwan Pradeep (13)2215
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 80 FOR 1
BatterHow outRB
Alastair Cooknot out4765
Alex Halesb Milinda Siriwardana1137
Nick Comptonnot out2238

Did not bat: Joe Root, James Vince, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson

Extras 0 · Total 80 for 1

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Rangana Herath103180
Nuwan Pradeep20120
Milinda Siriwardana7.20371
Suranga Lakmal3090
Shaminda Eranga1040

FALL OF WICKETS

1-35 (Alex Hales, 10.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (24) and Alex Hales (11)3566
secondNick Compton (22) and Alastair Cook (23)4574
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