England Vs Sri Lanka 8Th Match
VB Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2002 (2002/03) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 13 January 2003
Sri Lanka won by 31 runs
Sri Lanka won by 31 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 106 for Sri Lanka. Aravinda de Silva took 4/30.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 13 January 2003
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 31 runs
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Nasser Hussain (England)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 284 for 7. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 106 off 110 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 51. The innings was built on a 144-run stand for the second wicket between Hashan Tillakaratne and Sanath Jayasuriya, 51% of the total.
Chasing 285, England made 253 all out. Marcus Trescothick top-scored with 85 off 86 balls, and Nick Knight made 42. Aravinda de Silva took 4 for 30 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the first wicket between Nick Knight and Marcus Trescothick, 45% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 31 runs.
SRI LANKA: 284 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Nick Knight b Andy Caddick | 0 | 6 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Nick Knight b Ian Blackwell | 106 | 110 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Marcus Trescothick b Paul Collingwood | 44 | 74 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 51 | 59 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c & b James Anderson | 10 | 15 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Paul Collingwood b James Anderson | 33 | 30 |
| Russel Arnold | run out (Marcus Trescothick) | 0 | 3 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 6 | 5 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 3 | 2 |
Did not bat: Charitha Buddhika, Dilhara Fernando
Extras 31 · Total 284 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Caddick | 10 | 3 | 29 | 2 |
| James Anderson | 9 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
| Steve Harmison | 9 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Ronnie Irani | 9 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Ian Blackwell | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Paul Collingwood | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Marvan Atapattu, 0.6 ov), 2-144 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 25.6 ov), 3-199 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 35.2 ov), 4-224 (Kumar Sangakkara, 41.2 ov), 5-264 (Aravinda de Silva, 46.4 ov), 6-269 (Russel Arnold, 47.4 ov), 7-277 (Mahela Jayawardene, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Sanath Jayasuriya (0) | 0 | 6 |
| second | Hashan Tillakaratne (44) and Sanath Jayasuriya (78) | 144 | 151 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva (21) and Sanath Jayasuriya (22) | 55 | 55 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva (7) and Kumar Sangakkara (10) | 25 | 29 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva (14) and Mahela Jayawardene (23) | 40 | 31 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (0) and Mahela Jayawardene (5) | 5 | 5 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (3) and Mahela Jayawardene (1) | 8 | 5 |
| eighth | Muthiah Muralidaran (3) and Chaminda Vaas (2) | 7 | 4 |
ENGLAND: 253 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dilhara Fernando | 42 | 62 |
| Marcus Trescothick | run out (Dilhara Fernando, Kumar Sangakkara) | 85 | 86 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dilhara Fernando | 13 | 15 |
| Owais Shah | c Mahela Jayawardene b Aravinda de Silva | 39 | 59 |
| Paul Collingwood | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 7 |
| Alec Stewart | run out (Chaminda Vaas) | 6 | 11 |
| Ian Blackwell | c Marvan Atapattu b Aravinda de Silva | 16 | 16 |
| Ronnie Irani | c & b Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 10 |
| Andy Caddick | not out | 14 | 12 |
| James Anderson | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 11 |
| Steve Harmison | c Russel Arnold b Aravinda de Silva | 7 | 12 |
Extras 26 · Total 253 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 1 | 54 | 0 |
| Charitha Buddhika | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6.2 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-115 (Nick Knight, 19.6 ov), 2-146 (Nasser Hussain, 25.1 ov), 3-161 (Marcus Trescothick, 28.1 ov), 4-167 (Paul Collingwood, 30.4 ov), 5-179 (Alec Stewart, 35.2 ov), 6-217 (Ian Blackwell, 40.4 ov), 7-227 (Owais Shah, 43.2 ov), 8-227 (Ronnie Irani, 43.3 ov), 9-234 (James Anderson, 46.2 ov), 10-253 (Steve Harmison, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nick Knight (42) and Marcus Trescothick (58) | 115 | 117 |
| second | Nasser Hussain (13) and Marcus Trescothick (16) | 31 | 32 |
| third | Marcus Trescothick (9) and Owais Shah (3) | 15 | 19 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (2) and Owais Shah (4) | 6 | 15 |
| fifth | Alec Stewart (6) and Owais Shah (5) | 12 | 27 |
| sixth | Owais Shah (19) and Ian Blackwell (16) | 38 | 32 |
| seventh | Ronnie Irani (2) and Owais Shah (8) | 10 | 16 |
| eighth | Andy Caddick (0) and Ronnie Irani (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Andy Caddick (5) and James Anderson (1) | 7 | 17 |
| tenth | Andy Caddick (9) and Steve Harmison (7) | 19 | 18 |
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