England Vs Sri Lanka 1St Qf
Wills World Cup in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1996 (1995/96) · Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad · 9 March 1996
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 56 balls remaining). Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 82 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
- Date
- 9 March 1996
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Mike Atherton (England), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- ID Robinson and Mahboob Shah
- Match referee
- Nasim-ul-Ghani
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 235 for 8. Phil DeFreitas top-scored with 67 off 64 balls, and Dermot Reeve made 35.
Chasing 236, Sri Lanka made 236 for 5. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 82 off 44 balls, and Asanka Gurusinha made 45. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the second wicket between Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya, 43% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 56 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 235 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Smith | run out | 25 | 41 |
| Mike Atherton | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 22 | 27 |
| Graeme Hick | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 8 | 21 |
| Graham Thorpe | bowled | 14 | 31 |
| Phil DeFreitas | lbw | 67 | 64 |
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 17 | 38 |
| Jack Russell | bowled | 9 | 17 |
| Dermot Reeve | bowled | 35 | 34 |
| Darren Gough | not out | 26 | 26 |
| Peter Martin | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Richard Illingworth
Extras 12 · Total 235 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Mike Atherton), 2-58 (Graeme Hick), 3-66 (Robin Smith), 4-94 (Graham Thorpe), 5-145 (Alec Stewart), 6-171 (Jack Russell), 7-173 (Phil DeFreitas), 8-235 (Dermot Reeve)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Robin Smith and Mike Atherton | 31 |
| second | Robin Smith and Graeme Hick | 27 |
| third | Robin Smith and Graham Thorpe | 8 |
| fourth | Phil DeFreitas and Graham Thorpe | 28 |
| fifth | Phil DeFreitas and Alec Stewart | 51 |
| sixth | Phil DeFreitas and Jack Russell | 26 |
| seventh | Phil DeFreitas and Dermot Reeve | 2 |
| eighth | Dermot Reeve and Darren Gough | 62 |
| ninth | Darren Gough and Peter Martin | 0 |
SRI LANKA: 236 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | st Jack Russell | 82 | 44 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 8 | 3 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 45 | 63 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Robin Smith | 31 | 30 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw | 25 | 17 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 19 | 50 |
| Roshan Mahanama | not out | 22 | 38 |
Did not bat: Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Extras 4 · Total 236 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Martin | 9 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Richard Illingworth | 10 | 1 | 72 | 1 |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Phil DeFreitas | 3.4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Dermot Reeve | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Graeme Hick | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-113 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-165 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-194 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-198 (Asanka Gurusinha)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 12 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya | 101 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 52 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha | 29 |
| fifth | Asanka Gurusinha and Hashan Tillakaratne | 4 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne | 38 |
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