Sri Lanka Vs England 4Th Odi
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2014 (2014/15) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 7 December 2014
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). James Taylor top-scored with 90 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 7 December 2014
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Captains
- Eoin Morgan (England), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- REJ Martinesz and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 265 all out. James Taylor top-scored with 90 off 109 balls, and Eoin Morgan made 62. Rangana Herath took 3 for 36 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 93-run stand for the third wicket between James Taylor and Joe Root.
Chasing 266, Sri Lanka made 267 for 4. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 86 off 105 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 51. The innings was built on a 96-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 265 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moeen Ali | c Kumar Sangakkara b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 19 | 20 |
| Alex Hales | c Mahela Jayawardene b Dhammika Prasad | 0 | 1 |
| James Taylor | c Kusal Perera b Ajantha Mendis | 90 | 109 |
| Joe Root | b Rangana Herath | 36 | 49 |
| Ravi Bopara | b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 22 | 31 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Kumar Sangakkara b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 62 | 47 |
| Jos Buttler | c Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath | 15 | 22 |
| Ben Stokes | c Thisara Perera b Ajantha Mendis | 6 | 6 |
| Chris Woakes | b Rangana Herath | 6 | 9 |
| Chris Jordan | c Thisara Perera b Ajantha Mendis | 1 | 2 |
| Steven Finn | not out | 1 | 4 |
Extras 7 · Total 265 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Mathews | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dhammika Prasad | 6 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 10 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
| Thisara Perera | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 10 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 7 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 9 | 0 | 56 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Alex Hales, 1.1 ov), 2-29 (Moeen Ali, 7.2 ov), 3-122 (Joe Root, 25.3 ov), 4-170 (James Taylor, 34.4 ov), 5-173 (Ravi Bopara, 35.3 ov), 6-203 (Jos Buttler, 42.4 ov), 7-219 (Ben Stokes, 44.6 ov), 8-238 (Chris Woakes, 47.3 ov), 9-245 (Chris Jordan, 48.1 ov), 10-265 (Eoin Morgan, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Moeen Ali (4) and Alex Hales (0) | 5 | 7 |
| second | Moeen Ali (15) and James Taylor (8) | 24 | 37 |
| third | James Taylor (56) and Joe Root (36) | 93 | 109 |
| fourth | Ravi Bopara (21) and James Taylor (26) | 48 | 55 |
| fifth | Ravi Bopara (1) and Eoin Morgan (1) | 3 | 5 |
| sixth | Eoin Morgan (14) and Jos Buttler (15) | 30 | 43 |
| seventh | Eoin Morgan (10) and Ben Stokes (6) | 16 | 14 |
| eighth | Eoin Morgan (12) and Chris Woakes (6) | 19 | 15 |
| ninth | Eoin Morgan (6) and Chris Jordan (1) | 7 | 4 |
| tenth | Eoin Morgan (19) and Steven Finn (1) | 20 | 11 |
SRI LANKA: 267 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Eoin Morgan b Chris Woakes | 16 | 21 |
| Kusal Perera | c Chris Jordan b Moeen Ali | 31 | 41 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Chris Woakes b Chris Jordan | 86 | 105 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Chris Jordan | 44 | 50 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 51 | 60 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | not out | 19 | 21 |
Did not bat: Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Dhammika Prasad, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis
Extras 20 · Total 267 for 4
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Finn | 9.4 | 1 | 61 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | 9 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Moeen Ali | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Chris Jordan | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Joe Root | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 5.1 ov), 2-69 (Kusal Perera, 14.1 ov), 3-165 (Mahela Jayawardene, 31.2 ov), 4-214 (Kumar Sangakkara, 41.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (16) and Kusal Perera (10) | 28 | 31 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (18) and Kusal Perera (21) | 41 | 54 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (44) and Kumar Sangakkara (43) | 96 | 103 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara (25) and Angelo Mathews (22) | 49 | 59 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (29) and Lahiru Thirimanne (19) | 53 | 51 |
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