England v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland - 2011 (2011) · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff · 26 May 2011
England won by an innings and 14 runs
England won by an innings and 14 runs. Jonathan Trott top-scored with 203 for England. Graeme Swann took 4/16.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland - 2011 (2011)
- Ground
- Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
- Dates
- 26 May 2011 to 30 May 2011
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 14 runs
- Player of the match
- Jonathan Trott
- Captains
- Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka), Andrew Strauss (England)
- Debut
- Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and BR Doctrove
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Thisara Perera's first Test.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 400 all out. Prasanna Jayawardene top-scored with 112 off 168 balls, and Tharanga Paranavitana made 66. James Anderson took 3 for 66 for England.
England replied with 496 for 5 declared. Jonathan Trott top-scored with 203 off 409 balls, and Alastair Cook made 133. The innings was built on a 251-run stand for the third wicket between Jonathan Trott and Alastair Cook, 51% of the total. England led by 96 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 82 all out in their second innings. Thisara Perera top-scored with 20 off 17 balls. Graeme Swann took 4 for 16 for England. From 33 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 19 runs, to 52 for 8.
England won by an innings and 14 runs. Sri Lanka's 82 all out is the lowest completed total at Sophia Gardens. Jonathan Trott's 203 is the highest individual score at Sophia Gardens.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 400 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharanga Paranavitana | b Chris Tremlett | 66 | 191 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Graeme Swann | 50 | 94 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Matt Prior b James Anderson | 11 | 16 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Andrew Strauss b James Anderson | 4 | 35 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Graeme Swann b James Anderson | 58 | 84 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | c Matt Prior b Stuart Broad | 112 | 168 |
| Farveez Maharoof | run out (Jonathan Trott) | 16 | 42 |
| Thisara Perera | c Chris Tremlett b Stuart Broad | 25 | 40 |
| Rangana Herath | c Jonathan Trott b Graeme Swann | 25 | 35 |
| Ajantha Mendis | not out | 1 | 2 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Stuart Broad b Graeme Swann | 2 | 5 |
Extras 30 · Total 400 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 28 | 8 | 66 | 3 |
| Stuart Broad | 33 | 4 | 113 | 2 |
| Chris Tremlett | 26 | 9 | 81 | 1 |
| Graeme Swann | 24.4 | 2 | 78 | 3 |
| Jonathan Trott | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-93 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 32.4 ov), 2-114 (Kumar Sangakkara, 39.6 ov), 3-133 (Mahela Jayawardene, 50.5 ov), 4-159 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 61.1 ov), 5-243 (Thilan Samaraweera, 80.6 ov), 6-278 (Farveez Maharoof, 92.2 ov), 7-346 (Thisara Perera, 105.5 ov), 8-397 (Rangana Herath, 116.6 ov), 9-397 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 117.3 ov), 10-400 (Suranga Lakmal, 118.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (50) and Tharanga Paranavitana (33) | 93 | 196 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (11) and Tharanga Paranavitana (10) | 21 | 44 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (4) and Tharanga Paranavitana (15) | 19 | 65 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (13) and Tharanga Paranavitana (8) | 26 | 62 |
| fifth | Thilan Samaraweera (45) and Prasanna Jayawardene (36) | 84 | 119 |
| sixth | Prasanna Jayawardene (16) and Farveez Maharoof (16) | 35 | 68 |
| seventh | Prasanna Jayawardene (35) and Thisara Perera (25) | 68 | 81 |
| eighth | Prasanna Jayawardene (25) and Rangana Herath (25) | 51 | 67 |
| ninth | Prasanna Jayawardene (0) and Ajantha Mendis (0) | 0 | 3 |
| tenth | Suranga Lakmal (2) and Ajantha Mendis (1) | 3 | 7 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 496 FOR 5 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c Mahela Jayawardene b Suranga Lakmal | 20 | 47 |
| Alastair Cook | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Farveez Maharoof | 133 | 274 |
| James Anderson | c Mahela Jayawardene b Ajantha Mendis | 1 | 16 |
| Jonathan Trott | b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 203 | 409 |
| Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Rangana Herath | 3 | 11 |
| Ian Bell | not out | 103 | 159 |
| Eoin Morgan | not out | 14 | 19 |
Did not bat: Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett
Extras 19 · Total 496 for 5 declared
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 22 | 4 | 68 | 1 |
| Thisara Perera | 24 | 5 | 81 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 16 | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 28 | 3 | 92 | 1 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 21 | 4 | 66 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 44 | 7 | 115 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Andrew Strauss, 19.1 ov), 2-47 (James Anderson, 22.5 ov), 3-298 (Alastair Cook, 96.3 ov), 4-305 (Kevin Pietersen, 101.3 ov), 5-465 (Jonathan Trott, 148.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (20) and Alastair Cook (24) | 46 | 116 |
| second | James Anderson (1) and Alastair Cook (0) | 1 | 22 |
| third | Jonathan Trott (132) and Alastair Cook (109) | 251 | 446 |
| fourth | Kevin Pietersen (3) and Jonathan Trott (4) | 7 | 30 |
| fifth | Ian Bell (91) and Jonathan Trott (67) | 160 | 284 |
| sixth | Ian Bell (12) and Eoin Morgan (14) | 31 | 37 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 82 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharanga Paranavitana | c Andrew Strauss b Chris Tremlett | 0 | 10 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c & b Chris Tremlett | 10 | 10 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Andrew Strauss b Graeme Swann | 14 | 38 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Andrew Strauss b Chris Tremlett | 15 | 32 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | b Graeme Swann | 0 | 9 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | c Matt Prior b Chris Tremlett | 3 | 6 |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Matt Prior b Graeme Swann | 0 | 3 |
| Thisara Perera | c Ian Bell b Stuart Broad | 20 | 17 |
| Rangana Herath | lbw b Graeme Swann | 3 | 3 |
| Ajantha Mendis | not out | 12 | 18 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Alastair Cook b Stuart Broad | 0 | 2 |
Extras 5 · Total 82 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 7.4 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Chris Tremlett | 10 | 2 | 40 | 4 |
| Graeme Swann | 7 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 1.6 ov), 2-10 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3.2 ov), 3-33 (Mahela Jayawardene, 12.5 ov), 4-36 (Thilan Samaraweera, 15.4 ov), 5-43 (Kumar Sangakkara, 17.2 ov), 6-43 (Farveez Maharoof, 17.5 ov), 7-43 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 18.1 ov), 8-52 (Rangana Herath, 19.1 ov), 9-82 (Thisara Perera, 24.2 ov), 10-82 (Suranga Lakmal, 24.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (1) and Tharanga Paranavitana (0) | 1 | 12 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (9) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 9 | 8 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (15) and Kumar Sangakkara (7) | 23 | 57 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (3) | 3 | 17 |
| fifth | Prasanna Jayawardene (3) and Kumar Sangakkara (4) | 7 | 10 |
| sixth | Prasanna Jayawardene (0) and Farveez Maharoof (0) | 0 | 3 |
| seventh | Prasanna Jayawardene (0) and Thisara Perera (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (3) and Thisara Perera (6) | 9 | 6 |
| ninth | Thisara Perera (14) and Ajantha Mendis (12) | 30 | 31 |
| tenth | Suranga Lakmal (0) and Ajantha Mendis (0) | 0 | 2 |
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