Sri Lanka v England 1st Test
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2007 (2007/08) · Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy · 1 December 2007 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
Sri Lanka won by 88 runs · Man of the Match: Kumar Sangakkara
Sri Lanka won by 88 runs. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 152 for Sri Lanka. Man of the Match: Kumar Sangakkara.
Sri Lanka, 178 (10 wkts)
| Michael Vandort | caught (Michael Vaughan) b Matthew Hoggard | 8 | 22 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | caught (Kevin Pietersen) b Ryan Sidebottom | 10 | 12 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | caught (Paul Collingwood) b James Anderson | 92 | 159 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | caught (Matt Prior) b Matthew Hoggard | 1 | 12 |
| Chamara Silva | caught (Matt Prior) b Matthew Hoggard | 2 | 6 |
| Jehan Mubarak | caught (Matt Prior) b Matthew Hoggard | 0 | 5 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | caught (Alastair Cook) b Monty Panesar | 51 | 102 |
| Chaminda Vaas | bowled b Monty Panesar | 12 | 22 |
| Dilhara Fernando | caught (Michael Vaughan) b Monty Panesar | 0 | 11 |
| Lasith Malinga | not out | 1 | 7 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | run out (Ravi Bopara, James Anderson) | 1 | 1 |
Ryan Sidebottom 15.00-1-58-1Matthew Hoggard 14.00-3-29-4James Anderson 15.40-3-39-1Ravi Bopara 1.00-0-8-0Monty Panesar 14.00-4-46-3
England, 261 (10 wkts)
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Vaughan | caught (Chamara Silva) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 37 | 108 |
| Ian Bell | caught (Chamara Silva) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 83 | 125 |
| Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 31 | 57 |
| Paul Collingwood | bowled b Muthiah Muralidaran | 45 | 121 |
| Ravi Bopara | caught (Prasanna Jayawardene) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 8 | 22 |
| Matt Prior | caught (Jehan Mubarak) b Dilhara Fernando | 0 | 6 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | caught (Prasanna Jayawardene) b Lasith Malinga | 31 | 81 |
| Matthew Hoggard | stumping (Prasanna Jayawardene) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 15 | 23 |
| James Anderson | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 17 |
| Monty Panesar | not out | 2 | 6 |
Chaminda Vaas 18.10-3-76-2Lasith Malinga 20.00-2-86-1Muthiah Muralidaran 35.00-14-55-6Sanath Jayasuriya 2.00-0-9-0Dilhara Fernando 18.00-2-48-1
Sri Lanka, 427 (8 wkts)
| Michael Vandort | caught (Ian Bell) b James Anderson | 49 | 143 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Matthew Hoggard | 78 | 106 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | caught (Michael Vaughan) b Paul Collingwood | 152 | 269 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | caught (Matt Prior) b Matthew Hoggard | 65 | 108 |
| Chamara Silva | lbw b Monty Panesar | 37 | 48 |
| Jehan Mubarak | caught (Graeme Swann) b Monty Panesar | 9 | 32 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | bowled b Paul Collingwood | 20 | 46 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 6 | 17 |
| Lasith Malinga | bowled b Monty Panesar | 2 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | not out | 9 | 9 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Hoggard 18.00-5-55-2Ryan Sidebottom 25.00-5-65-0Monty Panesar 45.00-5-132-3James Anderson 23.00-4-128-1Ravi Bopara 8.00-3-16-0Michael Vaughan 3.00-0-6-0Paul Collingwood 8.00-0-25-2
England, 236 (10 wkts)
| Alastair Cook | caught (Chamara Silva) b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 4 |
| Michael Vaughan | caught (Prasanna Jayawardene) b Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 25 |
| James Anderson | bowled b Chaminda Vaas | 11 | 36 |
| Ian Bell | bowled b Muthiah Muralidaran | 74 | 209 |
| Kevin Pietersen | bowled b Dilhara Fernando | 18 | 33 |
| Paul Collingwood | caught (Kumar Sangakkara) b Dilhara Fernando | 16 | 27 |
| Ravi Bopara | lbw b Sanath Jayasuriya | 34 | 42 |
| Matt Prior | bowled b Muthiah Muralidaran | 63 | 147 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 15 |
| Matthew Hoggard | bowled b Lasith Malinga | 8 | 28 |
| Monty Panesar | not out | 2 | 9 |
Chaminda Vaas 17.00-3-56-3Lasith Malinga 15.00-3-39-1Muthiah Muralidaran 36.00-12-85-3Sanath Jayasuriya 14.00-6-28-1Dilhara Fernando 12.00-1-39-2
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