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Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test

England tour of Sri Lanka - 2012 (2011/12) · P Sara Oval, Colombo · 3 April 2012

England won by 8 wickets

England won by 8 wickets. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 151 for England. Graeme Swann took 6/106.

Sri Lanka ARCHIVEEngland ARCHIVE2012 TESTSP Sara Oval ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2012 (2011/12)
Ground
P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo (then P Sara Oval)
Dates
3 April 2012 to 7 April 2012
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result
England won by 8 wickets
Player of the match
Kevin Pietersen
Captains
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Andrew Strauss (England)
Umpires
Asad Rauf and BNJ Oxenford
Match referee
J Srinath

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 275 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 105 off 216 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 57. Graeme Swann took 4 for 75 for England. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera, 45% of the total.

England replied with 460 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 151 off 165 balls, and Alastair Cook made 94. Rangana Herath took 6 for 133 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the first wicket between Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook. England led by 185 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 278 all out in their second innings. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 64 off 191 balls, and Thilan Samaraweera made 47. Graeme Swann took 6 for 106 for England.

Set 94 to win, England made 97 for 2. Alastair Cook top-scored with 49 not out off 69 balls, and Kevin Pietersen made 42.

England won by 8 wickets.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 275 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Lahiru Thirimannelbw b James Anderson826
Tillakaratne Dilshanc Matt Prior b James Anderson1416
Kumar Sangakkarac Andrew Strauss b James Anderson01
Mahela Jayawardenelbw b Graeme Swann105216
Thilan Samaraweeralbw b Tim Bresnan54129
Angelo Mathewsc Andrew Strauss b Graeme Swann57157
Prasanna Jayawardenec Matt Prior b Steven Finn719
Suraj Randivc Kevin Pietersen b Graeme Swann1252
Dhammika Prasadnot out1230
Rangana Herathc Matt Prior b Tim Bresnan219
Suranga Lakmalb Graeme Swann02

Extras 4 · Total 275 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson225623
Steven Finn224511
Tim Bresnan213472
Samit Patel163320
Graeme Swann28.14754
Kevin Pietersen2040

FALL OF WICKETS

1-21 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 4.5 ov), 2-21 (Kumar Sangakkara, 4.6 ov), 3-30 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 8.6 ov), 4-154 (Thilan Samaraweera, 52.5 ov), 5-216 (Mahela Jayawardene, 79.3 ov), 6-227 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 84.2 ov), 7-258 (Suraj Randiv, 101.4 ov), 8-261 (Angelo Mathews, 103.2 ov), 9-270 (Rangana Herath, 108.6 ov), 10-275 (Suranga Lakmal, 111.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTillakaratne Dilshan (14) and Lahiru Thirimanne (7)2129
secondKumar Sangakkara (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0)01
thirdMahela Jayawardene (8) and Lahiru Thirimanne (1)924
fourthMahela Jayawardene (66) and Thilan Samaraweera (54)124263
fifthMahela Jayawardene (31) and Angelo Mathews (31)62160
sixthPrasanna Jayawardene (7) and Angelo Mathews (4)1129
seventhSuraj Randiv (12) and Angelo Mathews (19)31104
eighthDhammika Prasad (0) and Angelo Mathews (3)310
ninthRangana Herath (2) and Dhammika Prasad (7)934
tenthDhammika Prasad (5) and Suranga Lakmal (0)513
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 460 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussc Prasanna Jayawardene b Tillakaratne Dilshan61126
Alastair Cookc Mahela Jayawardene b Tillakaratne Dilshan94278
Jonathan Trottc Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath64137
Kevin Pietersenlbw b Rangana Herath151165
Ian Bellc Suraj Randiv b Dhammika Prasad1853
Matt Priorc Dhammika Prasad b Rangana Herath1126
Samit Patelc Dhammika Prasad b Suraj Randiv2972
Tim Bresnanb Rangana Herath517
Graeme Swannc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Rangana Herath1733
James Andersonlbw b Rangana Herath26
Steven Finnnot out24

Extras 6 · Total 460 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Suranga Lakmal224810
Dhammika Prasad238631
Rangana Herath5391336
Tillakaratne Dilshan204732
Suraj Randiv34.341071

FALL OF WICKETS

1-122 (Andrew Strauss, 51.3 ov), 2-213 (Alastair Cook, 84.1 ov), 3-253 (Jonathan Trott, 97.5 ov), 4-347 (Ian Bell, 117.3 ov), 5-380 (Matt Prior, 126.2 ov), 6-411 (Kevin Pietersen, 134.5 ov), 7-419 (Tim Bresnan, 138.5 ov), 8-454 (Graeme Swann, 149.4 ov), 9-458 (James Anderson, 151.2 ov), 10-460 (Samit Patel, 152.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (61) and Alastair Cook (60)122310
secondJonathan Trott (54) and Alastair Cook (34)91196
thirdKevin Pietersen (29) and Jonathan Trott (10)4082
fourthIan Bell (18) and Kevin Pietersen (76)94118
fifthKevin Pietersen (22) and Matt Prior (11)3353
sixthKevin Pietersen (24) and Samit Patel (6)3152
seventhSamit Patel (3) and Tim Bresnan (5)824
eighthGraeme Swann (17) and Samit Patel (18)3565
ninthJames Anderson (2) and Samit Patel (2)410
tenthSamit Patel (0) and Steven Finn (2)27
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 278 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dhammika Prasadc Tim Bresnan b Steven Finn3459
Lahiru Thirimannec Andrew Strauss b James Anderson1128
Tillakaratne Dilshanc James Anderson b Graeme Swann3566
Kumar Sangakkarac Matt Prior b Graeme Swann2186
Mahela Jayawardenec Alastair Cook b Graeme Swann64191
Thilan Samaraweerab Graeme Swann47139
Suraj Randivb Graeme Swann02
Angelo Mathewsc Andrew Strauss b Steven Finn4698
Prasanna Jayawardeneb Graeme Swann26
Rangana Herathc James Anderson b Samit Patel221
Suranga Lakmalnot out417

Extras 12 · Total 278 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson206361
Steven Finn15.51302
Graeme Swann4011066
Tim Bresnan145240
Samit Patel257541
Kevin Pietersen40180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-23 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 8.2 ov), 2-64 (Dhammika Prasad, 18.2 ov), 3-104 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 35.1 ov), 4-125 (Kumar Sangakkara, 45.4 ov), 5-215 (Thilan Samaraweera, 89.1 ov), 6-215 (Suraj Randiv, 89.3 ov), 7-238 (Mahela Jayawardene, 101.5 ov), 8-242 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 103.5 ov), 9-251 (Rangana Herath, 108.2 ov), 10-278 (Angelo Mathews, 118.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstDhammika Prasad (7) and Lahiru Thirimanne (11)2350
secondTillakaratne Dilshan (14) and Dhammika Prasad (27)4160
thirdTillakaratne Dilshan (21) and Kumar Sangakkara (18)40101
fourthMahela Jayawardene (18) and Kumar Sangakkara (3)2163
fifthMahela Jayawardene (37) and Thilan Samaraweera (47)90261
sixthMahela Jayawardene (0) and Suraj Randiv (0)02
seventhMahela Jayawardene (9) and Angelo Mathews (14)2374
eighthPrasanna Jayawardene (2) and Angelo Mathews (2)412
ninthRangana Herath (2) and Angelo Mathews (7)927
tenthSuranga Lakmal (4) and Angelo Mathews (23)2763
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 97 FOR 2
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussb Tillakaratne Dilshan06
Alastair Cooknot out4969
Jonathan Trottlbw b Rangana Herath515
Kevin Pietersennot out4228

Did not bat: Ian Bell, Matt Prior, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn, Tim Bresnan

Extras 1 · Total 97 for 2

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Tillakaratne Dilshan7.41431
Rangana Herath90371
Suraj Randiv30160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 0.6 ov), 2-31 (Jonathan Trott, 9.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (0) and Alastair Cook (0)06
secondJonathan Trott (5) and Alastair Cook (25)3149
thirdKevin Pietersen (42) and Alastair Cook (24)6663
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