England Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Match
VB Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2002 (2002/03) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 17 December 2002
England won by 43 runs
England won by 43 runs. Nasser Hussain top-scored with 79 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Date
- 17 December 2002
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 43 runs
- Player of the match
- Alec Stewart
- Captains
- Nasser Hussain (England), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Steve Harmison (England)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- Wasim Raja
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Steve Harmison's first ODI.
England batted first and made 292 all out. Nasser Hussain top-scored with 79 off 106 balls, and Alec Stewart made 64. Dilhara Fernando took 3 for 68 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the fourth wicket between Nasser Hussain and Paul Collingwood. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Brisbane Cricket Ground, 240 across 22 ODIs.
Chasing 293, Sri Lanka made 249 for 6. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 71 off 92 balls, and Russel Arnold made 60. The innings was built on a 75-run stand for the fifth wicket between Russel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene.
England won by 43 runs.
ENGLAND: 292 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c Mahela Jayawardene b Dilhara Fernando | 29 | 29 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Jehan Mubarak b Chaminda Vaas | 27 | 27 |
| Ronnie Irani | c Jehan Mubarak b Pulasthi Gunaratne | 1 | 3 |
| Nasser Hussain | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya) | 79 | 106 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Mahela Jayawardene b Russel Arnold | 37 | 45 |
| Alec Stewart | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 64 | 60 |
| Ian Blackwell | c & b Dilhara Fernando | 24 | 12 |
| Craig White | run out (Dilhara Fernando, Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Caddick | c Dilhara Fernando b Pulasthi Gunaratne | 11 | 12 |
| James Anderson | b Dilhara Fernando | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Harmison | not out | 2 | 2 |
Extras 17 · Total 292 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | 10 | 1 | 55 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 0 | 68 | 3 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Russel Arnold | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-47 (Marcus Trescothick, 6.4 ov), 2-48 (Ronnie Irani, 7.2 ov), 3-73 (Nick Knight, 13.1 ov), 4-155 (Paul Collingwood, 29.3 ov), 5-227 (Nasser Hussain, 41.2 ov), 6-278 (Ian Blackwell, 45.6 ov), 7-278 (Alec Stewart, 46.1 ov), 8-280 (Craig White, 46.3 ov), 9-284 (James Anderson, 48.6 ov), 10-292 (Andy Caddick, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nick Knight (19) and Marcus Trescothick (23) | 47 | 35 |
| second | Nick Knight (0) and Ronnie Irani (1) | 1 | 4 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (15) and Nick Knight (10) | 25 | 35 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain (36) and Paul Collingwood (37) | 82 | 99 |
| fifth | Nasser Hussain (28) and Alec Stewart (43) | 72 | 70 |
| sixth | Alec Stewart (21) and Ian Blackwell (24) | 51 | 31 |
| seventh | Alec Stewart (0) and Craig White (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Andy Caddick (1) and Craig White (0) | 2 | 2 |
| ninth | Andy Caddick (4) and James Anderson (0) | 4 | 15 |
| tenth | Andy Caddick (6) and Steve Harmison (2) | 8 | 6 |
SRI LANKA: 249 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Nasser Hussain b James Anderson | 13 | 32 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 6 | 7 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Nick Knight b Steve Harmison | 38 | 58 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Paul Collingwood b Steve Harmison | 11 | 13 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Alec Stewart b Craig White | 71 | 92 |
| Russel Arnold | not out | 60 | 62 |
| Jehan Mubarak | c Steve Harmison b James Anderson | 13 | 15 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 28 | 23 |
Did not bat: Chaminda Vaas, Dilhara Fernando, Pulasthi Gunaratne
Extras 9 · Total 249 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Caddick | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 10 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Steve Harmison | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Ronnie Irani | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Craig White | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 4.2 ov), 2-25 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 7.6 ov), 3-63 (Kumar Sangakkara, 15.3 ov), 4-101 (Marvan Atapattu, 21.5 ov), 5-176 (Mahela Jayawardene, 40.1 ov), 6-192 (Jehan Mubarak, 43.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (6) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (6) | 19 | 14 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (4) and Sanath Jayasuriya (2) | 6 | 22 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (24) and Kumar Sangakkara (11) | 38 | 46 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (10) and Mahela Jayawardene (26) | 38 | 38 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold (29) and Mahela Jayawardene (45) | 75 | 110 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (2) and Jehan Mubarak (13) | 16 | 18 |
| seventh | Russel Arnold (29) and Thilan Samaraweera (28) | 57 | 41 |
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