Sri Lanka Vs England 1St Odi
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2003 (2003/04) · Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla · 18 November 2003
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 217 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 217 balls remaining). Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 46* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
- Date
- 18 November 2003
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 217 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Chaminda Vaas
- Captains
- Michael Vaughan (England), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Andrew Strauss (England), Dinusha Fernando (Sri Lanka), Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and TH Wijewardene
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Andrew Strauss, Dinusha Fernando and Nuwan Kulasekara played their first ODIs.
England batted first and made 88 all out. Paul Collingwood top-scored with 31 off 96 balls. Chaminda Vaas took 3 for 15 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, 202 across 29 ODIs.
Chasing 89, Sri Lanka made 89 for 0. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 46 not out off 41 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 36. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the first wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana, 91% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 217 balls remaining). England's 88 all out is the lowest completed total at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
ENGLAND: 88 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c Nuwan Kulasekara b Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 22 |
| Andrew Strauss | c & b Dinusha Fernando | 3 | 9 |
| Michael Vaughan | b Dinusha Fernando | 2 | 19 |
| Paul Collingwood | c & b Upul Chandana | 31 | 96 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 3 | 7 |
| Rikki Clarke | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 2 | 19 |
| Ian Blackwell | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Nuwan Kulasekara | 3 | 12 |
| Chris Read | c Mahela Jayawardene b Upul Chandana | 0 | 11 |
| Ashley Giles | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 21 | 54 |
| Richard Johnson | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 6 | 12 |
| James Anderson | not out | 4 | 16 |
Extras 4 · Total 88 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9.1 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Dinusha Fernando | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Andrew Strauss, 3.3 ov), 2-12 (Marcus Trescothick, 6.4 ov), 3-17 (Michael Vaughan, 9.6 ov), 4-26 (Andrew Flintoff, 12.6 ov), 5-36 (Rikki Clarke, 18.5 ov), 6-44 (Ian Blackwell, 22.4 ov), 7-45 (Chris Read, 25.5 ov), 8-59 (Paul Collingwood, 35.2 ov), 9-67 (Richard Johnson, 38.4 ov), 10-88 (Ashley Giles, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (4) and Andrew Strauss (3) | 8 | 19 |
| second | Marcus Trescothick (4) and Michael Vaughan (0) | 4 | 19 |
| third | Paul Collingwood (3) and Michael Vaughan (2) | 5 | 20 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (6) and Andrew Flintoff (3) | 9 | 18 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (6) and Rikki Clarke (2) | 10 | 35 |
| sixth | Paul Collingwood (5) and Ian Blackwell (3) | 8 | 23 |
| seventh | Paul Collingwood (1) and Chris Read (0) | 1 | 19 |
| eighth | Paul Collingwood (10) and Ashley Giles (3) | 14 | 57 |
| ninth | Ashley Giles (1) and Richard Johnson (6) | 8 | 20 |
| tenth | Ashley Giles (17) and James Anderson (4) | 21 | 45 |
SRI LANKA: 89 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | not out | 46 | 41 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | not out | 36 | 42 |
Did not bat: Marvan Atapattu, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Dinusha Fernando, Muthiah Muralidaran, Nuwan Kulasekara
Extras 7 · Total 89 for 0
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 3.5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Rikki Clarke | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (38) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (36) | 81 | 77 |
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