England Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Match
Emirates Triangular Tournament England, South Africa, Sri Lanka in England - 1998 (1998) · Lord's, London · 16 August 1998
England won by 36 runs
England won by 36 runs. Graeme Hick top-scored with 86 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Date
- 16 August 1998
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 36 runs
- Player of the match
- Graeme Hick
- Captains
- Alec Stewart (England), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Ian Austin (England)
- Umpires
- KE Palmer and MJ Kitchen
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Ian Austin's first ODI.
England batted first and made 247 all out. Graeme Hick top-scored with 86 off 97 balls, and Alec Stewart made 51. Sanath Jayasuriya took 3 for 36 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 91-run stand for the fourth wicket between Nasser Hussain and Graeme Hick. From 223 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 24 runs, to 247 for 10.
Chasing 248, Sri Lanka made 211 all out. Kumar Dharmasena top-scored with 33 not out off 74 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 33. Darren Gough took 3 for 51 for England.
England won by 36 runs.
ENGLAND: 247 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c Marvan Atapattu | 17 | 28 |
| Ali Brown | c Marvan Atapattu | 12 | 11 |
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 51 | 67 |
| Graeme Hick | run out (Marvan Atapattu, Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 86 | 97 |
| Nasser Hussain | bowled | 39 | 61 |
| Adam Hollioake | bowled | 3 | 4 |
| Robert Croft | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 3 | 7 |
| Ian Austin | bowled | 8 | 12 |
| Peter Martin | run out (Romesh Kaluwitharana, Kumar Dharmasena) | 3 | 2 |
| Darren Gough | not out | 1 | 3 |
| Alan Mullally | bowled | 1 | 6 |
Extras 23 · Total 247 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Suresh Perera | 9.3 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Ali Brown, 2.4 ov), 2-56 (Nick Knight, 10.4 ov), 3-132 (Alec Stewart, 24.6 ov), 4-223 (Nasser Hussain, 43.5 ov), 5-224 (Graeme Hick, 44.1 ov), 6-228 (Adam Hollioake, 44.5 ov), 7-233 (Robert Croft, 46.3 ov), 8-241 (Peter Martin, 47.3 ov), 9-244 (Ian Austin, 48.1 ov), 10-247 (Alan Mullally, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nick Knight and Ali Brown | 14 | 16 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 42 | 48 |
| third | Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick | 76 | 86 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain and Graeme Hick | 91 | 113 |
| fifth | Graeme Hick and Adam Hollioake | 1 | 2 |
| sixth | Robert Croft and Adam Hollioake | 4 | 4 |
| seventh | Robert Croft and Ian Austin | 5 | 10 |
| eighth | Peter Martin and Ian Austin | 8 | 6 |
| ninth | Darren Gough and Ian Austin | 3 | 4 |
| tenth | Darren Gough and Alan Mullally | 3 | 8 |
SRI LANKA: 211 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Nick Knight | 11 | 13 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Alec Stewart | 2 | 3 |
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw | 6 | 9 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw | 33 | 45 |
| Russel Arnold | bowled | 3 | 21 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 33 | 68 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | c Alec Stewart | 7 | 12 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 33 | 74 |
| Suresh Perera | c Ali Brown | 17 | 25 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | bowled | 18 | 26 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | bowled | 18 | 13 |
Extras 30 · Total 211 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
| Peter Martin | 8 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Alan Mullally | 8 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Ian Austin | 8.3 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Robert Croft | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Adam Hollioake | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 1.5 ov), 2-17 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.3 ov), 3-28 (Marvan Atapattu, 4.5 ov), 4-49 (Russel Arnold, 10.6 ov), 5-83 (Aravinda de Silva, 19.2 ov), 6-97 (Chandika Hathurusinghe, 22.5 ov), 7-126 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 30.4 ov), 8-159 (Suresh Perera, 39.4 ov), 9-189 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 46.4 ov), 10-211 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 13 | 11 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 4 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 11 | 14 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Russel Arnold | 21 | 37 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 34 | 50 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Chandika Hathurusinghe | 14 | 21 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Kumar Dharmasena | 29 | 47 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena and Suresh Perera | 33 | 54 |
| ninth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Kumar Dharmasena | 30 | 42 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Kumar Dharmasena | 22 | 17 |
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