England Vs Sri Lanka 22Nd Match Pool A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Westpac Stadium, Wellington · 1 March 2015
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 16 balls remaining). Lahiru Thirimanne top-scored with 139* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (then Westpac Stadium)
- Date
- 1 March 2015
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Captains
- Eoin Morgan (England), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BNJ Oxenford and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 309 for 6. Joe Root top-scored with 121 off 108 balls, and Ian Bell made 49. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the fifth wicket between James Taylor and Joe Root.
Chasing 310, Sri Lanka made 312 for 1. Lahiru Thirimanne top-scored with 139 not out off 143 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 117. The innings was built on a 212-run stand for the second wicket between Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne, 68% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 309 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bell | b Suranga Lakmal | 49 | 54 |
| Moeen Ali | c Suranga Lakmal b Angelo Mathews | 15 | 26 |
| Gary Ballance | c & b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 6 | 14 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Rangana Herath | 121 | 108 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Thisara Perera | 27 | 47 |
| James Taylor | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Lasith Malinga | 25 | 26 |
| Jos Buttler | not out | 39 | 19 |
| Chris Woakes | not out | 9 | 8 |
Did not bat: Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson
Extras 18 · Total 309 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 7.4 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 8.2 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 5.5 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Thisara Perera | 8.1 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-62 (Moeen Ali, 9.2 ov), 2-71 (Gary Ballance, 12.2 ov), 3-101 (Ian Bell, 20.2 ov), 4-161 (Eoin Morgan, 34.3 ov), 5-259 (James Taylor, 45.3 ov), 6-265 (Joe Root, 46.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ian Bell (36) and Moeen Ali (15) | 62 | 56 |
| second | Ian Bell (2) and Gary Ballance (6) | 9 | 18 |
| third | Ian Bell (11) and Joe Root (18) | 30 | 48 |
| fourth | Eoin Morgan (27) and Joe Root (32) | 60 | 85 |
| fifth | James Taylor (25) and Joe Root (71) | 98 | 66 |
| sixth | Joe Root (0) and Jos Buttler (6) | 6 | 6 |
| seventh | Chris Woakes (9) and Jos Buttler (33) | 44 | 23 |
SRI LANKA: 312 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Eoin Morgan b Moeen Ali | 44 | 55 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | not out | 139 | 143 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 117 | 86 |
Did not bat: Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Thisara Perera, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal
Extras 12 · Total 312 for 1
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 10 | 1 | 67 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | 9.2 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 8 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Joe Root | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-100 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 18.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (44) and Lahiru Thirimanne (51) | 100 | 114 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (117) and Lahiru Thirimanne (88) | 212 | 170 |
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