England Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · Lord's, London · 14 May 1999
England won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
England won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining). Alec Stewart top-scored with 88 for England. Alan Mullally took 4/37.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Date
- 14 May 1999
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Alec Stewart
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Alec Stewart (England)
- Umpires
- RE Koertzen and S Venkataraghavan
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 204 all out. Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 57 off 66 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 32. Alan Mullally took 4 for 37 for England. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the sixth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana, 41% of the total. From 42 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 65 for 5.
Chasing 205, England made 207 for 2. Alec Stewart top-scored with 88 off 146 balls, and Graeme Hick made 73. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the second wicket between Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick, 60% of the total.
England won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 204 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Graeme Hick b Alan Mullally | 16 | 30 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Graeme Hick b Alan Mullally | 29 | 52 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Graham Thorpe b Ian Austin | 3 | 9 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Alec Stewart b Mark Ealham | 0 | 12 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Graham Thorpe b Alan Mullally | 0 | 6 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Nasser Hussain b Mark Ealham | 32 | 42 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Alec Stewart b Alan Mullally | 57 | 66 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 12 | 27 |
| Eric Upashantha | c Graham Thorpe b Adam Hollioake | 11 | 25 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Alec Stewart b Ian Austin | 11 | 18 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | b Darren Gough | 12 | 8 |
Extras 21 · Total 204 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 8.4 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Ian Austin | 9 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 1 | 37 | 4 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Graeme Hick | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Adam Hollioake | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (Roshan Mahanama, 10.6 ov), 2-50 (Marvan Atapattu, 13.2 ov), 3-63 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 16.5 ov), 4-63 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 17.1 ov), 5-65 (Aravinda de Silva, 18.5 ov), 6-149 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 33.6 ov), 7-155 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 36.5 ov), 8-174 (Eric Upashantha, 43.5 ov), 9-190 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 47.2 ov), 10-204 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama (5) and Sanath Jayasuriya (5) | 42 | 40 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (3) and Sanath Jayasuriya (5) | 8 | 14 |
| third | Hashan Tillakaratne (2) and Sanath Jayasuriya (5) | 13 | 12 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva (0) and Hashan Tillakaratne (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga (2) and Aravinda de Silva (0) | 2 | 10 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga (27) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (50) | 84 | 83 |
| seventh | Romesh Kaluwitharana (5) and Chaminda Vaas (1) | 6 | 17 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (11) and Eric Upashantha (8) | 19 | 41 |
| ninth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe (11) and Chaminda Vaas (3) | 16 | 21 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (6) and Chaminda Vaas (1) | 14 | 6 |
ENGLAND: 207 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasser Hussain | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muthiah Muralidaran | 14 | 33 |
| Alec Stewart | c 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 · Total 207 for 2
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Eric Upashantha | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7.5 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (Nasser Hussain, 14.5 ov), 2-175 (Alec Stewart, 41.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nasser Hussain (14) and Alec Stewart (28) | 50 | 85 |
| second | Alec Stewart (60) and Graeme Hick (55) | 125 | 160 |
| third | Graeme Hick (17) and Graham Thorpe (13) | 32 | 32 |
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