Sri Lanka Vs England 3Rd Odi
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2001 (2000/01) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 27 March 2001
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 97 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 97 balls remaining). Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 102* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 27 March 2001
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 97 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Romesh Kaluwitharana
- Captains
- Graham Thorpe (England), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- MG Silva and TH Wijewardene
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 165 for 9. Graeme Hick top-scored with 46 off 114 balls. Chaminda Vaas took 3 for 13 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 166, Sri Lanka made 166 for 0. Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 102 not out off 117 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 53. The innings was built on a 166-run stand for the first wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana, 100% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 97 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 165 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 14 | 18 |
| Marcus Trescothick | bowled | 16 | 31 |
| Nick Knight | bowled | 7 | 16 |
| Graeme Hick | c Indika de Saram | 46 | 114 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Kumar Sangakkara | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Kumar Dharmasena | 24 | 50 |
| Craig White | bowled | 4 | 16 |
| Mark Ealham | c Tillakaratne Dilshan | 28 | 40 |
| Robert Croft | c Mahela Jayawardene | 4 | 10 |
| Darren Gough | not out | 0 | – |
| Alan Mullally | not out | 8 | 4 |
Extras 14 · Total 165 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Russel Arnold | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Alec Stewart, 6.3 ov), 2-36 (Marcus Trescothick, 10.2 ov), 3-39 (Nick Knight, 11.6 ov), 4-39 (Graham Thorpe, 13.1 ov), 5-88 (Andrew Flintoff, 29.3 ov), 6-105 (Craig White, 34.5 ov), 7-149 (Graeme Hick, 46.6 ov), 8-156 (Mark Ealham, 48.5 ov), 9-157 (Robert Croft, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Marcus Trescothick | 21 | 39 |
| second | Nick Knight and Marcus Trescothick | 15 | 23 |
| third | Graeme Hick and Nick Knight | 3 | 10 |
| fourth | Graeme Hick and Graham Thorpe | 0 | 7 |
| fifth | Graeme Hick and Andrew Flintoff | 49 | 98 |
| sixth | Graeme Hick and Craig White | 17 | 32 |
| seventh | Graeme Hick and Mark Ealham | 44 | 73 |
| eighth | Robert Croft and Mark Ealham | 7 | 11 |
| ninth | Darren Gough and Robert Croft | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Darren Gough and Alan Mullally | 8 | 4 |
SRI LANKA: 166 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 53 | 92 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | not out | 102 | 117 |
Did not bat: Thilan Samaraweera, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Russel Arnold, Indika de Saram, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 11 · Total 166 for 0
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Alan Mullally | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Craig White | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Robert Croft | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Mark Ealham | 6.5 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 166 | 203 |
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