England Vs Sri Lanka
NatWest Series England, India, Sri Lanka in England - 2002 (2002) · Headingley, Leeds · 2 July 2002
England won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
England won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 112 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Date
- 2 July 2002
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Nasser Hussain (England)
- Umpires
- NA Mallender and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 240 for 7. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 112 off 87 balls, and Upul Chandana made 30. Darren Gough took 3 for 45 for England. The innings was built on a 92-run stand for the second wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya.
Chasing 241, England made 241 for 7. Marcus Trescothick top-scored with 82 off 60 balls, and Alec Stewart made 38.
England won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 240 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c James Kirtley b Matthew Hoggard | 112 | 87 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Nasser Hussain b Darren Gough | 7 | 6 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Alec Stewart b Andrew Flintoff | 18 | 36 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Andrew Flintoff | 4 | 11 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | run out (Nasser Hussain) | 20 | 21 |
| Upul Chandana | lbw b Darren Gough | 30 | 13 |
| Russel Arnold | not out | 17 | 14 |
| Chaminda Vaas | b Darren Gough | 4 | 6 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Nuwan Zoysa, Dilhara Fernando
Extras 27 · Total 240 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 7 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| Matthew Hoggard | 4 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| James Kirtley | 6 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 7 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Paul Collingwood | 5 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Ronnie Irani | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 2.1 ov), 2-118 (Marvan Atapattu, 16.1 ov), 3-132 (Mahela Jayawardene, 18.6 ov), 4-171 (Avishka Gunawardene, 24.6 ov), 5-201 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 27.3 ov), 6-225 (Upul Chandana, 29.4 ov), 7-233 (Chaminda Vaas, 31.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (13) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (7) | 26 | 11 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (18) and Sanath Jayasuriya (48) | 92 | 74 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (8) and Mahela Jayawardene (4) | 14 | 17 |
| fourth | Sanath Jayasuriya (16) and Avishka Gunawardene (20) | 39 | 34 |
| fifth | Sanath Jayasuriya (9) and Upul Chandana (17) | 30 | 13 |
| sixth | Upul Chandana (8) and Russel Arnold (8) | 24 | 11 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (4) and Russel Arnold (3) | 8 | 11 |
| eighth | Russel Arnold (6) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 7 | 3 |
ENGLAND: 241 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c & b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 3 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Chaminda Vaas b Sanath Jayasuriya | 82 | 60 |
| Ronnie Irani | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 27 | 28 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Mahela Jayawardene b Russel Arnold | 20 | 13 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Avishka Gunawardene b Dilhara Fernando | 0 | 2 |
| Graham Thorpe | run out (Kumar Sangakkara, Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 15 | 13 |
| Paul Collingwood | b Dilhara Fernando | 38 | 36 |
| Alec Stewart | not out | 38 | 31 |
| Darren Gough | not out | 3 | 7 |
Did not bat: James Kirtley, Matthew Hoggard
Extras 18 · Total 241 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 5.2 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 5 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Upul Chandana | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Nick Knight, 0.4 ov), 2-69 (Ronnie Irani, 8.4 ov), 3-97 (Andrew Flintoff, 11.6 ov), 4-98 (Nasser Hussain, 12.2 ov), 5-126 (Graham Thorpe, 15.4 ov), 6-171 (Marcus Trescothick, 21.2 ov), 7-237 (Paul Collingwood, 30.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nick Knight (0) and Marcus Trescothick (0) | 1 | 4 |
| second | Ronnie Irani (27) and Marcus Trescothick (36) | 68 | 51 |
| third | Marcus Trescothick (5) and Andrew Flintoff (20) | 28 | 19 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain (0) and Marcus Trescothick (0) | 1 | 2 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe (14) and Marcus Trescothick (9) | 28 | 19 |
| sixth | Paul Collingwood (11) and Marcus Trescothick (29) | 45 | 34 |
| seventh | Alec Stewart (38) and Paul Collingwood (26) | 66 | 53 |
| eighth | Alec Stewart (0) and Darren Gough (3) | 4 | 7 |
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