Sri Lanka Vs England 5Th Odi
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2014 (2014/15) · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy · 10 December 2014
England won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
England won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Joe Root top-scored with 104* for England. Chris Woakes took 6/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
- Date
- 10 December 2014
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Joe Root
- Captains
- Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), Alastair Cook (England)
- Umpires
- RJ Tucker and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 239 all out. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 91 off 123 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 40. Chris Woakes took 6 for 47 for England. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the fourth wicket between Kumar Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews.
Chasing 240, England made 240 for 5. Joe Root top-scored with 104 not out off 117 balls, and James Taylor made 68. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the third wicket between James Taylor and Joe Root, 43% of the total.
England won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 239 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Chris Jordan | 35 | 31 |
| Kusal Perera | c Chris Jordan b Steven Finn | 0 | 2 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Joe Root b Chris Woakes | 91 | 123 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Chris Jordan b Chris Woakes | 2 | 3 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Chris Woakes b Chris Jordan | 40 | 76 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | lbw b James Tredwell | 8 | 19 |
| Jeevan Mendis | c & b Chris Woakes | 12 | 15 |
| Thisara Perera | c Joe Root b Chris Woakes | 27 | 17 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | b Chris Woakes | 0 | 2 |
| Dhammika Prasad | not out | 5 | 5 |
| Ajantha Mendis | b Chris Woakes | 0 | 1 |
Extras 19 · Total 239 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Finn | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Chris Woakes | 8 | 0 | 47 | 6 |
| Moeen Ali | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Chris Jordan | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| James Tredwell | 10 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Joe Root | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Kusal Perera, 0.3 ov), 2-54 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 9.4 ov), 3-59 (Mahela Jayawardene, 10.5 ov), 4-144 (Angelo Mathews, 33.6 ov), 5-173 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 40.2 ov), 6-199 (Kumar Sangakkara, 44.2 ov), 7-202 (Jeevan Mendis, 44.6 ov), 8-212 (Sachithra Senanayake, 46.5 ov), 9-238 (Thisara Perera, 48.4 ov), 10-239 (Ajantha Mendis, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (3) and Kusal Perera (0) | 3 | 3 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (32) and Kumar Sangakkara (15) | 51 | 55 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (2) and Kumar Sangakkara (3) | 5 | 7 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara (38) and Angelo Mathews (40) | 85 | 139 |
| fifth | Kumar Sangakkara (20) and Lahiru Thirimanne (8) | 29 | 38 |
| sixth | Kumar Sangakkara (15) and Jeevan Mendis (10) | 26 | 24 |
| seventh | Jeevan Mendis (2) and Thisara Perera (1) | 3 | 4 |
| eighth | Thisara Perera (10) and Sachithra Senanayake (0) | 10 | 11 |
| ninth | Dhammika Prasad (4) and Thisara Perera (16) | 26 | 11 |
| tenth | Dhammika Prasad (1) and Ajantha Mendis (0) | 1 | 2 |
ENGLAND: 240 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Sachithra Senanayake | 20 | 30 |
| Moeen Ali | b Sachithra Senanayake | 4 | 4 |
| James Taylor | c Ajantha Mendis b Thisara Perera | 68 | 90 |
| Joe Root | not out | 104 | 117 |
| Ravi Bopara | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 28 | 49 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Thisara Perera b Ajantha Mendis | 5 | 5 |
| Jos Buttler | not out | 2 | 1 |
Did not bat: Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, James Tredwell, Steven Finn
Extras 9 · Total 240 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 9.1 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dhammika Prasad | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 9 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Thisara Perera | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Moeen Ali, 1.4 ov), 2-35 (Alastair Cook, 7.6 ov), 3-139 (James Taylor, 28.5 ov), 4-225 (Ravi Bopara, 47.4 ov), 5-238 (Eoin Morgan, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (8) and Moeen Ali (4) | 12 | 10 |
| second | Alastair Cook (12) and James Taylor (11) | 23 | 38 |
| third | James Taylor (57) and Joe Root (39) | 104 | 125 |
| fourth | Ravi Bopara (28) and Joe Root (57) | 86 | 114 |
| fifth | Eoin Morgan (5) and Joe Root (8) | 13 | 8 |
| sixth | Joe Root (0) and Jos Buttler (2) | 2 | 1 |
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