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Sri Lanka v England 1st Test

England tour of Sri Lanka - 2012 (2011/12) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 26 March 2012

Sri Lanka won by 75 runs

Sri Lanka won by 75 runs. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 180 for Sri Lanka. Rangana Herath took 6/74.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2012 (2011/12)
Ground
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Dates
26 March 2012 to 29 March 2012
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result
Sri Lanka won by 75 runs
Player of the match
Rangana Herath
Captains
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Andrew Strauss (England)
Debut
Samit Patel (England)
Umpires
Asad Rauf and RJ Tucker
Match referee
J Srinath

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Samit Patel's first Test.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 318 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 180 off 315 balls. James Anderson took 5 for 72 for England.

England replied with 193 all out. Ian Bell top-scored with 52 off 87 balls. Rangana Herath took 6 for 74 for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka led by 125 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 214 all out in their second innings. Prasanna Jayawardene top-scored with 61 not out off 123 balls. Graeme Swann took 6 for 82 for England.

Set 340 to win, England made 264 all out. Jonathan Trott top-scored with 112 off 266 balls, and Matt Prior made 41. Rangana Herath took 6 for 97 for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka won by 75 runs.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 318 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Lahiru Thirimannec Graeme Swann b James Anderson312
Tillakaratne Dilshanc Andrew Strauss b Stuart Broad118
Kumar Sangakkarac Matt Prior b James Anderson01
Mahela Jayawardenec Matt Prior b James Anderson180315
Thilan Samaraweerarun out (James Anderson)2082
Dinesh Chandimalc Ian Bell b Samit Patel2748
Prasanna Jayawardenelbw b James Anderson2340
Suraj Randivrun out (Andrew Strauss)1215
Rangana Herathlbw b Samit Patel530
Chanaka Welegedarab James Anderson1926
Suranga Lakmalnot out06

Extras 18 · Total 318 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson20.35725
Stuart Broad213711
Monty Panesar2311420
Graeme Swann233920
Samit Patel91272

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 2.2 ov), 2-11 (Kumar Sangakkara, 2.3 ov), 3-15 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3.5 ov), 4-67 (Thilan Samaraweera, 32.4 ov), 5-128 (Dinesh Chandimal, 49.6 ov), 6-170 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 61.5 ov), 7-191 (Suraj Randiv, 65.6 ov), 8-253 (Rangana Herath, 80.2 ov), 9-307 (Chanaka Welegedara, 92.6 ov), 10-318 (Mahela Jayawardene, 96.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTillakaratne Dilshan (7) and Lahiru Thirimanne (3)1115
secondTillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0)01
thirdMahela Jayawardene (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4)48
fourthMahela Jayawardene (30) and Thilan Samaraweera (20)52175
fifthMahela Jayawardene (31) and Dinesh Chandimal (27)61105
sixthMahela Jayawardene (19) and Prasanna Jayawardene (23)4271
seventhMahela Jayawardene (9) and Suraj Randiv (12)2125
eighthMahela Jayawardene (53) and Rangana Herath (5)6286
ninthMahela Jayawardene (27) and Chanaka Welegedara (19)5476
tenthMahela Jayawardene (11) and Suranga Lakmal (0)1121
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 193 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Strausslbw b Rangana Herath2640
Alastair Cooklbw b Suranga Lakmal05
Jonathan Trottst Prasanna Jayawardene b Rangana Herath1224
Kevin Pietersenb Chanaka Welegedara318
Ian Bellb Rangana Herath5287
Matt Priorlbw b Rangana Herath77
Samit Patellbw b Rangana Herath221
Stuart Broadlbw b Rangana Herath2815
Graeme Swannc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Suraj Randiv2426
James Andersonnot out2326
Monty Panesarlbw b Suraj Randiv1311

Extras 3 · Total 193 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chanaka Welegedara112461
Suranga Lakmal92451
Rangana Herath195746
Suraj Randiv7.40262

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Alastair Cook, 1.5 ov), 2-40 (Jonathan Trott, 10.3 ov), 3-43 (Andrew Strauss, 12.4 ov), 4-65 (Kevin Pietersen, 17.1 ov), 5-72 (Matt Prior, 18.6 ov), 6-92 (Samit Patel, 26.1 ov), 7-122 (Stuart Broad, 32.1 ov), 8-157 (Graeme Swann, 39.4 ov), 9-157 (Ian Bell, 40.5 ov), 10-193 (Monty Panesar, 46.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (0) and Alastair Cook (0)011
secondAndrew Strauss (25) and Jonathan Trott (12)4052
thirdAndrew Strauss (1) and Kevin Pietersen (2)313
fourthIan Bell (21) and Kevin Pietersen (1)2227
fifthIan Bell (0) and Matt Prior (7)711
sixthIan Bell (18) and Samit Patel (2)2043
seventhIan Bell (2) and Stuart Broad (28)3036
eighthGraeme Swann (24) and Ian Bell (11)3545
ninthIan Bell (0) and James Anderson (0)07
tenthMonty Panesar (13) and James Anderson (23)3635
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 214 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Lahiru Thirimanneb Graeme Swann623
Tillakaratne Dilshanb Stuart Broad02
Kumar Sangakkarac Ian Bell b Graeme Swann1444
Mahela Jayawardenec James Anderson b Graeme Swann57
Thilan Samaraweerast Matt Prior b Graeme Swann3674
Dinesh Chandimalc Kevin Pietersen b Monty Panesar3183
Suraj Randivlbw b Graeme Swann1863
Prasanna Jayawardenenot out61123
Rangana Herathb Graeme Swann710
Chanaka Welegedarac Andrew Strauss b Monty Panesar1353
Suranga Lakmalrun out (Kevin Pietersen, James Anderson)1329

Extras 10 · Total 214 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson10.32260
Stuart Broad112331
Graeme Swann305826
Monty Panesar246592
Samit Patel9490

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1.3 ov), 2-8 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 6.2 ov), 3-14 (Mahela Jayawardene, 8.1 ov), 4-41 (Kumar Sangakkara, 18.6 ov), 5-72 (Thilan Samaraweera, 30.1 ov), 6-114 (Dinesh Chandimal, 47.2 ov), 7-115 (Suraj Randiv, 50.5 ov), 8-127 (Rangana Herath, 54.1 ov), 9-167 (Chanaka Welegedara, 70.5 ov), 10-214 (Suranga Lakmal, 84.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (3)49
secondKumar Sangakkara (1) and Lahiru Thirimanne (3)429
thirdMahela Jayawardene (5) and Kumar Sangakkara (0)611
fourthThilan Samaraweera (14) and Kumar Sangakkara (13)2765
fifthThilan Samaraweera (22) and Dinesh Chandimal (9)3167
sixthSuraj Randiv (18) and Dinesh Chandimal (22)42103
seventhPrasanna Jayawardene (1) and Suraj Randiv (0)121
eighthPrasanna Jayawardene (5) and Rangana Herath (7)1220
ninthPrasanna Jayawardene (23) and Chanaka Welegedara (13)40103
tenthPrasanna Jayawardene (32) and Suranga Lakmal (13)4783
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 264 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Rangana Herath2760
Alastair Cookc Prasanna Jayawardene b Rangana Herath1425
Jonathan Trottc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Suraj Randiv112266
Kevin Pietersenc Mahela Jayawardene b Suraj Randiv3068
Ian Belllbw b Rangana Herath1334
Matt Priorc Lahiru Thirimanne b Rangana Herath4188
Samit Patelc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Rangana Herath925
Stuart Broadnot out512
Graeme Swannlbw b Rangana Herath19
James Andersonc Prasanna Jayawardene b Suraj Randiv56
Monty Panesarc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Suraj Randiv01

Extras 7 · Total 264 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chanaka Welegedara132400
Suranga Lakmal105220
Rangana Herath389976
Tillakaratne Dilshan121250
Suraj Randiv262744

FALL OF WICKETS

1-31 (Alastair Cook, 8.5 ov), 2-48 (Andrew Strauss, 18.3 ov), 3-118 (Kevin Pietersen, 42.5 ov), 4-152 (Ian Bell, 58.1 ov), 5-233 (Matt Prior, 85.6 ov), 6-252 (Samit Patel, 93.5 ov), 7-256 (Jonathan Trott, 94.6 ov), 8-259 (Graeme Swann, 97.5 ov), 9-264 (James Anderson, 98.5 ov), 10-264 (Monty Panesar, 98.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (17) and Alastair Cook (14)3153
secondAndrew Strauss (10) and Jonathan Trott (7)1758
thirdKevin Pietersen (30) and Jonathan Trott (39)70146
fourthIan Bell (13) and Jonathan Trott (20)3492
fifthJonathan Trott (36) and Matt Prior (41)81167
sixthJonathan Trott (9) and Samit Patel (9)1947
seventhJonathan Trott (1) and Stuart Broad (3)47
eighthGraeme Swann (1) and Stuart Broad (2)317
ninthJames Anderson (5) and Stuart Broad (0)56
tenthMonty Panesar (0) and Stuart Broad (0)01
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