Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2001 (2000/01) · Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy · 7 March 2001
England won by 3 wickets
England won by 3 wickets. Nasser Hussain top-scored with 109 for England. Chaminda Vaas took 4/39.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of Sri Lanka - 2001 (2000/01)
- Ground
- Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
- Dates
- 7 March 2001 to 11 March 2001
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 3 wickets
- Player of the match
- Darren Gough
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Nasser Hussain (England)
- Umpires
- BC Cooray and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 297 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 101 off 165 balls, and Russel Arnold made 65. Andy Caddick took 4 for 55 for England. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the fifth wicket between Russel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene, 47% of the total.
England replied with 387 all out. Nasser Hussain top-scored with 109 off 255 balls, and Graham Thorpe made 59. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 127 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 167-run stand for the third wicket between Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe, 43% of the total. England led by 90 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 250 all out in their second innings. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 95 off 184 balls, and Kumar Dharmasena made 54. Darren Gough took 4 for 50 for England.
Set 161 to win, England made 161 for 7. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 46 off 58 balls. Chaminda Vaas took 4 for 39 for Sri Lanka.
England won by 3 wickets.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 297 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | bowled | 16 | 25 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ashley Giles | 9 | 26 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Marcus Trescothick | 17 | 24 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Craig White | 29 | 33 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Graham Thorpe | 101 | 165 |
| Russel Arnold | c Craig White | 65 | 165 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Mike Atherton | 36 | 59 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Graham Thorpe | 1 | 8 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Graham Thorpe | 2 | 6 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | c Alec Stewart | 0 | 6 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 10 | 6 |
Extras 11 · Total 297 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 14 | 1 | 73 | 4 |
| Andy Caddick | 20 | 3 | 55 | 4 |
| Ashley Giles | 15 | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Craig White | 17 | 3 | 70 | 2 |
| Robert Croft | 20 | 2 | 48 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Marvan Atapattu, 6.5 ov), 2-29 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 9.5 ov), 3-69 (Kumar Sangakkara, 15.3 ov), 4-80 (Aravinda de Silva, 19.4 ov), 5-221 (Mahela Jayawardene, 60.6 ov), 6-277 (Russel Arnold, 80.2 ov), 7-279 (Kumar Dharmasena, 82.3 ov), 8-282 (Chaminda Vaas, 83.5 ov), 9-286 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 84.2 ov), 10-297 (Nuwan Zoysa, 85.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 21 | 41 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara | 8 | 18 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Kumar Sangakkara | 40 | 34 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene | 11 | 25 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene | 141 | 248 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold and Tillakaratne Dilshan | 56 | 116 |
| seventh | Kumar Dharmasena and Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 13 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas and Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 8 |
| ninth | Nuwan Zoysa and Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4 | 3 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Nuwan Zoysa | 11 | 10 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 387 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | lbw | 7 | 20 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Kumar Sangakkara | 23 | 49 |
| Nasser Hussain | bowled | 109 | 255 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Tillakaratne Dilshan | 59 | 153 |
| Alec Stewart | c Tillakaratne Dilshan | 54 | 159 |
| Graeme Hick | lbw | 0 | 11 |
| Craig White | st Kumar Sangakkara | 39 | 113 |
| Ashley Giles | bowled | 5 | 37 |
| Robert Croft | not out | 33 | 78 |
| Andy Caddick | bowled | 7 | 23 |
| Darren Gough | lbw | 10 | 48 |
Extras 41 · Total 387 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 23 | 7 | 39 | 2 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 10 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 63 | 21 | 127 | 4 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 27 | 4 | 74 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 34 | 10 | 76 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Mike Atherton, 6.2 ov), 2-37 (Marcus Trescothick, 16.2 ov), 3-204 (Graham Thorpe, 71.3 ov), 4-232 (Nasser Hussain, 84.4 ov), 5-236 (Graeme Hick, 88.3 ov), 6-323 (Craig White, 122.1 ov), 7-330 (Alec Stewart, 130.1 ov), 8-336 (Ashley Giles, 133.6 ov), 9-346 (Andy Caddick, 139.3 ov), 10-387 (Darren Gough, 156.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Marcus Trescothick | 16 | 38 |
| second | Nasser Hussain and Marcus Trescothick | 21 | 60 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe | 167 | 331 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart | 28 | 79 |
| fifth | Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick | 4 | 23 |
| sixth | Alec Stewart and Craig White | 87 | 202 |
| seventh | Alec Stewart and Ashley Giles | 7 | 48 |
| eighth | Robert Croft and Ashley Giles | 6 | 23 |
| ninth | Andy Caddick and Robert Croft | 10 | 33 |
| tenth | Darren Gough and Robert Croft | 41 | 105 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 250 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Alec Stewart | 2 | 4 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Graham Thorpe | 0 | 1 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | st Alec Stewart | 95 | 184 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Craig White | 1 | 4 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | bowled | 18 | 29 |
| Russel Arnold | lbw | 22 | 48 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Graeme Hick | 0 | 3 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Graeme Hick | 54 | 181 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Robert Croft | 36 | 83 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | c Graeme Hick | 0 | 6 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 6 | 3 |
Extras 16 · Total 250 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 22 | 6 | 50 | 4 |
| Andy Caddick | 18 | 5 | 55 | 1 |
| Craig White | 12.1 | 3 | 42 | 2 |
| Robert Croft | 22 | 11 | 40 | 3 |
| Ashley Giles | 15 | 3 | 58 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Marvan Atapattu, 0.4 ov), 2-2 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 1.1 ov), 3-3 (Aravinda de Silva, 2.1 ov), 4-42 (Mahela Jayawardene, 9.5 ov), 5-81 (Russel Arnold, 24.6 ov), 6-88 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 26.3 ov), 7-181 (Kumar Sangakkara, 61.5 ov), 8-234 (Kumar Dharmasena, 86.3 ov), 9-242 (Nuwan Zoysa, 88.3 ov), 10-250 (Chaminda Vaas, 89.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 4 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara | 0 | 3 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Kumar Sangakkara | 1 | 6 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara | 39 | 46 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold and Kumar Sangakkara | 39 | 91 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara | 7 | 9 |
| seventh | Kumar Dharmasena and Kumar Sangakkara | 93 | 212 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas | 53 | 148 |
| ninth | Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa | 8 | 12 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 4 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 161 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | c Kumar Sangakkara | 11 | 18 |
| Marcus Trescothick | lbw | 13 | 21 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Kumar Sangakkara | 15 | 65 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Kumar Sangakkara | 46 | 58 |
| Alec Stewart | lbw | 7 | 37 |
| Robert Croft | lbw | 17 | 89 |
| Graeme Hick | bowled | 16 | 34 |
| Craig White | not out | 21 | 74 |
| Ashley Giles | not out | 4 | 33 |
Did not bat: Darren Gough, Andy Caddick
Extras 11 · Total 161 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 4 | 39 | 4 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 27 | 7 | 50 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 16.1 | 6 | 22 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Mike Atherton, 6.2 ov), 2-25 (Marcus Trescothick, 6.6 ov), 3-86 (Graham Thorpe, 25.1 ov), 4-89 (Nasser Hussain, 28.4 ov), 5-97 (Alec Stewart, 36.6 ov), 6-122 (Graeme Hick, 45.6 ov), 7-142 (Robert Croft, 60.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Marcus Trescothick | 24 | 38 |
| second | Nasser Hussain and Marcus Trescothick | 1 | 4 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe | 61 | 109 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart | 3 | 21 |
| fifth | Alec Stewart and Robert Croft | 8 | 50 |
| sixth | Graeme Hick and Robert Croft | 25 | 54 |
| seventh | Craig White and Robert Croft | 20 | 88 |
| eighth | Craig White and Ashley Giles | 19 | 63 |
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