England Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Odi
Sri Lanka tour of England - 2006 (2006) · Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street · 24 June 2006
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 46 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 46 balls remaining). Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 126* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
- Date
- 24 June 2006
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 46 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Captains
- Andrew Strauss (England), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Alex Loudon (England)
- Umpires
- BR Doctrove and MR Benson
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Alex Loudon's first ODI.
England batted first and made 261 for 7. Ian Bell top-scored with 77 off 114 balls, and Marcus Trescothick made 36.
Chasing 262, Sri Lanka made 265 for 2. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 126 not out off 127 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 58. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, 53% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 46 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 261 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | b Chaminda Vaas | 36 | 39 |
| Andrew Strauss | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 32 | 44 |
| Ian Bell | run out (Farveez Maharoof, Kumar Sangakkara) | 77 | 114 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Kumar Sangakkara b Lasith Malinga | 6 | 16 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Malinga Bandara | 33 | 42 |
| Jamie Dalrymple | b Lasith Malinga | 35 | 32 |
| Geraint Jones | not out | 22 | 13 |
| Alex Loudon | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dilhara Fernando) | 0 | – |
| Liam Plunkett | not out | 6 | 3 |
Did not bat: Sajid Mahmood, Steve Harmison
Extras 14 · Total 261 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-62 (Andrew Strauss, 12.4 ov), 2-75 (Marcus Trescothick, 14.4 ov), 3-92 (Kevin Pietersen, 20.5 ov), 4-145 (Paul Collingwood, 33.1 ov), 5-208 (Jamie Dalrymple, 44.1 ov), 6-252 (Ian Bell, 48.6 ov), 7-253 (Alex Loudon, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (26) and Andrew Strauss (32) | 62 | 78 |
| second | Marcus Trescothick (10) and Ian Bell (3) | 13 | 12 |
| third | Ian Bell (10) and Kevin Pietersen (6) | 17 | 37 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (33) and Ian Bell (15) | 53 | 75 |
| fifth | Ian Bell (28) and Jamie Dalrymple (35) | 63 | 66 |
| sixth | Ian Bell (20) and Geraint Jones (19) | 44 | 28 |
| seventh | Alex Loudon (0) and Geraint Jones (1) | 1 | 1 |
| eighth | Geraint Jones (2) and Liam Plunkett (6) | 8 | 5 |
SRI LANKA: 265 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Sajid Mahmood) | 23 | 13 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Andrew Strauss b Jamie Dalrymple | 41 | 43 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 126 | 127 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 58 | 76 |
Did not bat: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Russel Arnold, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Malinga Bandara, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando
Extras 17 · Total 265 for 2
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Harmison | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Liam Plunkett | 5.2 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Sajid Mahmood | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ian Bell | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jamie Dalrymple | 9 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Alex Loudon | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.1 ov), 2-125 (Upul Tharanga, 16.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (23) and Upul Tharanga (14) | 38 | 32 |
| second | Mahela Jayawardene (56) and Upul Tharanga (27) | 87 | 72 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (70) and Kumar Sangakkara (58) | 140 | 155 |
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