England v Sri Lanka 2nd Test

Sri Lanka tour of England - 2006 (2006) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 25 May 2006

England won by 6 wickets

England won by 6 wickets. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 142 for England. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6/86.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Sri Lanka tour of England - 2006 (2006)
Ground: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates: 25 May 2006 to 28 May 2006
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result: England won by 6 wickets
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen
Captains: Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Andrew Flintoff (England)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and DB Hair
Match referee: AG Hurst

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 141 all out. Chaminda Vaas top-scored with 30 not out off 78 balls. Liam Plunkett took 3 for 43 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 25 for 4. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 315 across 9 Tests.

England replied with 295 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 142 off 157 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6 for 86 for Sri Lanka. England led by 154 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 231 all out in their second innings. Michael Vandort top-scored with 105 off 303 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 59. Liam Plunkett took 3 for 17 for England. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the fifth wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Michael Vandort, 54% of the total.

Set 78 to win, England made 81 for 4. Alastair Cook top-scored with 34 not out off 85 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 29 for Sri Lanka.

England won by 6 wickets.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 141 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Vandort	c Paul Collingwood b Liam Plunkett	9	19
Upul Tharanga	b Matthew Hoggard	0	2
Kumar Sangakkara	c Geraint Jones b Liam Plunkett	25	61
Mahela Jayawardene	c Geraint Jones b Liam Plunkett	0	3
Thilan Samaraweera	c Paul Collingwood b Matthew Hoggard	3	16
Tillakaratne Dilshan	c Marcus Trescothick b Andrew Flintoff	27	48
Farveez Maharoof	c Geraint Jones b Sajid Mahmood	5	21
Chaminda Vaas	not out	30	78
Nuwan Kulasekara	c Marcus Trescothick b Sajid Mahmood	3	8
Lasith Malinga	lbw b Monty Panesar	26	54
Muthiah Muralidaran	c Liam Plunkett b Andrew Flintoff	1	4

Extras 12 · Total 141 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	15	4	32	2
Andrew Flintoff	13.2	4	28	2
Liam Plunkett	12	1	43	3
Sajid Mahmood	9	1	25	2
Monty Panesar	2	0	7	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Upul Tharanga, 0.5 ov), 2-16 (Michael Vandort, 7.3 ov), 3-16 (Mahela Jayawardene, 7.6 ov), 4-25 (Thilan Samaraweera, 12.5 ov), 5-46 (Kumar Sangakkara, 19.3 ov), 6-65 (Farveez Maharoof, 25.3 ov), 7-79 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 30.1 ov), 8-82 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 31.3 ov), 9-132 (Lasith Malinga, 48.5 ov), 10-141 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 51.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Upul Tharanga (0) and Michael Vandort (3)	3	5
second	Kumar Sangakkara (6) and Michael Vandort (6)	13	41
third	Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0)	0	3
fourth	Thilan Samaraweera (3) and Kumar Sangakkara (6)	9	29
fifth	Tillakaratne Dilshan (7) and Kumar Sangakkara (13)	21	41
sixth	Tillakaratne Dilshan (9) and Farveez Maharoof (5)	19	37
seventh	Chaminda Vaas (2) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (11)	14	28
eighth	Chaminda Vaas (0) and Nuwan Kulasekara (3)	3	8
ninth	Chaminda Vaas (20) and Lasith Malinga (26)	50	107
tenth	Muthiah Muralidaran (1) and Chaminda Vaas (8)	9	15

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 295 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marcus Trescothick	c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran	27	51
Andrew Strauss	run out (Thilan Samaraweera)	30	65
Alastair Cook	lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran	23	55
Kevin Pietersen	lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran	142	157
Matthew Hoggard	b Chaminda Vaas	3	36
Paul Collingwood	c Upul Tharanga b Muthiah Muralidaran	19	47
Andrew Flintoff	b Lasith Malinga	9	48
Geraint Jones	c Thilan Samaraweera b Muthiah Muralidaran	4	12
Liam Plunkett	c Michael Vandort b Muthiah Muralidaran	0	6
Sajid Mahmood	not out	0	1
Monty Panesar	lbw b Lasith Malinga	0	7

Extras 38 · Total 295 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	16	6	30	1
Lasith Malinga	13.3	2	68	2
Farveez Maharoof	11	3	42	0
Muthiah Muralidaran	25	2	86	6
Nuwan Kulasekara	13	2	45	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Marcus Trescothick, 16.3 ov), 2-69 (Andrew Strauss, 20.3 ov), 3-125 (Alastair Cook, 30.5 ov), 4-169 (Matthew Hoggard, 42.6 ov), 5-238 (Paul Collingwood, 59.3 ov), 6-290 (Kevin Pietersen, 73.5 ov), 7-290 (Andrew Flintoff, 74.2 ov), 8-293 (Liam Plunkett, 75.6 ov), 9-294 (Geraint Jones, 77.1 ov), 10-295 (Monty Panesar, 78.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marcus Trescothick (27) and Andrew Strauss (23)	56	101
second	Andrew Strauss (7) and Alastair Cook (2)	13	27
third	Kevin Pietersen (27) and Alastair Cook (21)	56	66
fourth	Matthew Hoggard (3) and Kevin Pietersen (29)	44	75
fifth	Paul Collingwood (19) and Kevin Pietersen (44)	69	100
sixth	Andrew Flintoff (9) and Kevin Pietersen (42)	52	87
seventh	Andrew Flintoff (0) and Geraint Jones (0)	0	3
eighth	Geraint Jones (3) and Liam Plunkett (0)	3	10
ninth	Geraint Jones (1) and Sajid Mahmood (0)	1	7
tenth	Monty Panesar (0) and Sajid Mahmood (0)	1	8

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 231 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Vandort	c Geraint Jones b Liam Plunkett	105	303
Upul Tharanga	c Geraint Jones b Matthew Hoggard	0	1
Kumar Sangakkara	c Paul Collingwood b Monty Panesar	18	40
Mahela Jayawardene	lbw b Matthew Hoggard	5	18
Thilan Samaraweera	st Geraint Jones b Monty Panesar	8	22
Tillakaratne Dilshan	lbw b Matthew Hoggard	59	113
Farveez Maharoof	c & b Andrew Flintoff	13	55
Chaminda Vaas	c Paul Collingwood b Liam Plunkett	1	10
Nuwan Kulasekara	c Paul Collingwood b Liam Plunkett	0	1
Lasith Malinga	c Andrew Strauss b Andrew Flintoff	2	6
Muthiah Muralidaran	not out	0	1

Extras 20 · Total 231 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	22	8	64	3
Andrew Flintoff	19	3	50	2
Liam Plunkett	13.2	6	17	3
Monty Panesar	28	6	73	2
Sajid Mahmood	9	2	19	0
Paul Collingwood	2	2	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Upul Tharanga, 0.4 ov), 2-38 (Kumar Sangakkara, 14.4 ov), 3-43 (Mahela Jayawardene, 21.2 ov), 4-56 (Thilan Samaraweera, 26.5 ov), 5-181 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 70.4 ov), 6-219 (Farveez Maharoof, 88.2 ov), 7-223 (Chaminda Vaas, 91.1 ov), 8-223 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 91.2 ov), 9-231 (Lasith Malinga, 92.5 ov), 10-231 (Michael Vandort, 93.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Upul Tharanga (0) and Michael Vandort (0)	2	5
second	Kumar Sangakkara (18) and Michael Vandort (17)	36	84
third	Mahela Jayawardene (5) and Michael Vandort (0)	5	40
fourth	Thilan Samaraweera (8) and Michael Vandort (4)	13	33
fifth	Tillakaratne Dilshan (59) and Michael Vandort (55)	125	269
sixth	Farveez Maharoof (13) and Michael Vandort (22)	38	107
seventh	Chaminda Vaas (1) and Michael Vandort (2)	4	18
eighth	Michael Vandort (0) and Nuwan Kulasekara (0)	0	1
ninth	Michael Vandort (5) and Lasith Malinga (2)	8	10
tenth	Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Michael Vandort (0)	0	3

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 81 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Marcus Trescothick	lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran	0	10
Andrew Strauss	c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran	16	36
Alastair Cook	not out	34	85
Kevin Pietersen	lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran	13	25
Paul Collingwood	c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran	3	11
Andrew Flintoff	not out	4	4

Did not bat: Geraint Jones, Liam Plunkett, Matthew Hoggard, Monty Panesar, Sajid Mahmood

Extras 11 · Total 81 for 4

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	7	2	12	0
Lasith Malinga	7	1	29	0
Muthiah Muralidaran	12.2	3	29	4
Tillakaratne Dilshan	1	0	9	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Marcus Trescothick, 3.4 ov), 2-35 (Andrew Strauss, 13.1 ov), 3-63 (Kevin Pietersen, 19.5 ov), 4-73 (Paul Collingwood, 25.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marcus Trescothick (0) and Andrew Strauss (9)	9	22
second	Andrew Strauss (7) and Alastair Cook (18)	26	58
third	Kevin Pietersen (13) and Alastair Cook (7)	28	46
fourth	Paul Collingwood (3) and Alastair Cook (7)	10	35
fifth	Andrew Flintoff (4) and Alastair Cook (2)	8	10

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