England Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · Lord's, London · 14 May 1999 · England won the toss and chose to bowl
England won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) · Man of the Match: Alec Stewart
England won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining). Alec Stewart top-scored with 88 for England. Alan Mullally took 4/37. Man of the Match: Alec Stewart.
Sri Lanka, 204/10
| Roshan Mahanama | caught (Graeme Hick) b Alan Mullally | 16 | 30 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | caught (Graeme Hick) b Alan Mullally | 29 | 52 |
| Marvan Atapattu | caught (Graham Thorpe) b Ian Austin | 3 | 9 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | caught (Alec Stewart) b Mark Ealham | 0 | 12 |
| Aravinda de Silva | caught (Graham Thorpe) b Alan Mullally | 0 | 6 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | caught (Nasser Hussain) b Mark Ealham | 32 | 42 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | caught (Alec Stewart) b Alan Mullally | 57 | 66 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 12 | 27 |
| Eric Upashantha | caught (Graham Thorpe) b Adam Hollioake | 11 | 25 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | caught (Alec Stewart) b Ian Austin | 11 | 18 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | bowled b Darren Gough | 12 | 8 |
Extras: 21
Darren Gough 8.40-0-50-1Ian Austin 9.00-1-25-2Alan Mullally 10.00-1-37-4Mark Ealham 10.00-0-31-2Andrew Flintoff 2.00-0-12-0Graeme Hick 3.00-0-19-0Adam Hollioake 6.00-0-21-1
England, 207/2
| Nasser Hussain | stumped (Romesh Kaluwitharana) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 14 | 33 |
| Alec Stewart | caught (Romesh Kaluwitharana) b Chaminda Vaas | 88 | 146 |
| Graeme Hick | not out | 73 | 88 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 13 | 15 |
Did not bat: Neil Fairbrother, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Hollioake, Mark Ealham, Ian Austin, Darren Gough, Alan Mullally
Extras: 19
Chaminda Vaas 10.00-2-27-1Pramodya Wickramasinghe 10.00-0-41-0Eric Upashantha 8.00-0-38-0Muthiah Muralidaran 10.00-0-33-1Sanath Jayasuriya 7.50-0-55-0Aravinda de Silva 1.00-0-7-0
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