Sri Lanka Vs England 1St Odi
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2001 (2000/01) · Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla · 23 March 2001
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 55 balls remaining). Graham Thorpe top-scored with 62* for England. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
- Date
- 23 March 2001
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Muthiah Muralidaran
- Captains
- Graham Thorpe (England), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Michael Vaughan (England)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and LV Jayasundara
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Michael Vaughan's first ODI.
England batted first and made 143 all out. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 62 not out off 107 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 29 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, 202 across 29 ODIs.
Chasing 144, Sri Lanka made 144 for 5. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 40 off 89 balls, and Russel Arnold made 39.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 55 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 143 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 21 | 27 |
| Marcus Trescothick | bowled | 26 | 63 |
| Graeme Hick | c Kumar Dharmasena | 2 | 10 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 62 | 107 |
| Michael Vaughan | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 9 | 20 |
| Andrew Flintoff | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 2 | 7 |
| Craig White | c Indika de Saram | 0 | 1 |
| Ashley Giles | run out (Mahela Jayawardene) | 7 | 17 |
| Andy Caddick | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 8 |
| Darren Gough | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 4 | 15 |
| Alan Mullally | lbw | 0 | 19 |
Extras 10 · Total 143 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 9.5 | 1 | 29 | 4 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Alec Stewart, 7.2 ov), 2-35 (Graeme Hick, 9.6 ov), 3-75 (Marcus Trescothick, 23.3 ov), 4-92 (Michael Vaughan, 28.6 ov), 5-97 (Andrew Flintoff, 30.5 ov), 6-97 (Craig White, 30.6 ov), 7-113 (Ashley Giles, 35.3 ov), 8-118 (Andy Caddick, 37.6 ov), 9-131 (Darren Gough, 41.5 ov), 10-143 (Alan Mullally, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Marcus Trescothick | 31 | 44 |
| second | Graeme Hick and Marcus Trescothick | 4 | 16 |
| third | Graham Thorpe and Marcus Trescothick | 40 | 81 |
| fourth | Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan | 17 | 33 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe and Andrew Flintoff | 5 | 11 |
| sixth | Graham Thorpe and Craig White | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Graham Thorpe and Ashley Giles | 16 | 27 |
| eighth | Andy Caddick and Graham Thorpe | 5 | 15 |
| ninth | Graham Thorpe and Darren Gough | 13 | 23 |
| tenth | Graham Thorpe and Alan Mullally | 12 | 42 |
SRI LANKA: 144 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw | 39 | 35 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Alec Stewart | 2 | 15 |
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw | 40 | 89 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Alec Stewart | 3 | 8 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Alec Stewart | 1 | 15 |
| Russel Arnold | not out | 39 | 83 |
| Indika de Saram | not out | 6 | 6 |
Did not bat: Nuwan Zoysa, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 14 · Total 144 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Caddick | 8 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Alan Mullally | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Craig White | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Ashley Giles | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Michael Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Graeme Hick | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 6.2 ov), 2-50 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 10.1 ov), 3-54 (Mahela Jayawardene, 11.2 ov), 4-58 (Kumar Sangakkara, 15.3 ov), 5-128 (Marvan Atapattu, 37.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 31 | 38 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 19 | 23 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene | 4 | 7 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara | 4 | 25 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold | 70 | 131 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold and Indika de Saram | 16 | 21 |
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