Sri Lanka Vs England 5Th Odi
ENG in SL - 2018 (2018/19) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 23 October 2018
Sri Lanka won by 219 runs (D/L method)
Sri Lanka won by 219 runs (D/L method). Niroshan Dickwella top-scored with 95 for Sri Lanka. Akila Dananjaya took 4/19.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 23 October 2018
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 219 runs (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Niroshan Dickwella
- Captains
- Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka), Jos Buttler (England)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 366 for 6. Niroshan Dickwella top-scored with 95 off 97 balls, and Dinesh Chandimal made 80. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the first wicket between Niroshan Dickwella and Sadeera Samarawickrama. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 245 across 35 ODIs.
England replied with 132 for 9. Ben Stokes top-scored with 67 off 60 balls, and Moeen Ali made 37. Akila Dananjaya took 4 for 19 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the fifth wicket between Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes, 60% of the total. From 107 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 132 for 9.
Sri Lanka won by 219 runs (D/L method).
SRI LANKA: 366 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Joe Root b Moeen Ali | 95 | 97 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | b Moeen Ali | 54 | 48 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Jason Roy b Tom Curran | 80 | 73 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Ben Stokes b Liam Plunkett | 56 | 33 |
| Dasun Shanaka | c Jason Roy b Adil Rashid | 18 | 11 |
| Thisara Perera | c Alex Hales b Tom Curran | 11 | 12 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | not out | 19 | 15 |
| Akila Dananjaya | not out | 18 | 11 |
Did not bat: Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Lakshan Sandakan
Extras 15 · Total 366 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Wood | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 6 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Tom Curran | 8 | 0 | 71 | 2 |
| Moeen Ali | 8 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| Adil Rashid | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Liam Plunkett | 5 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Ben Stokes | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-137 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 19.1 ov), 2-168 (Niroshan Dickwella, 25.4 ov), 3-270 (Kusal Mendis, 38.2 ov), 4-300 (Dasun Shanaka, 41.3 ov), 5-328 (Dinesh Chandimal, 45.3 ov), 6-328 (Thisara Perera, 45.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Niroshan Dickwella (76) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (54) | 137 | 115 |
| second | Dinesh Chandimal (8) and Niroshan Dickwella (19) | 31 | 39 |
| third | Dinesh Chandimal (45) and Kusal Mendis (56) | 102 | 76 |
| fourth | Dinesh Chandimal (12) and Dasun Shanaka (18) | 30 | 19 |
| fifth | Thisara Perera (11) and Dinesh Chandimal (15) | 28 | 24 |
| sixth | Thisara Perera (0) and Dhananjaya de Silva (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Dhananjaya de Silva (19) and Akila Dananjaya (18) | 38 | 26 |
ENGLAND: 132 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hales | c Kusal Mendis b Dushmantha Chameera | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Roy | b Kasun Rajitha | 4 | 6 |
| Joe Root | c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Dushmantha Chameera | 10 | 16 |
| Jos Buttler | c Niroshan Dickwella b Dushmantha Chameera | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Stokes | c Thisara Perera b Akila Dananjaya | 67 | 60 |
| Moeen Ali | c Dinesh Chandimal b Akila Dananjaya | 37 | 37 |
| Sam Curran | c Lakshan Sandakan b Dhananjaya de Silva | 2 | 8 |
| Adil Rashid | b Akila Dananjaya | 4 | 8 |
| Liam Plunkett | lbw b Akila Dananjaya | 5 | 10 |
| Tom Curran | not out | 1 | 8 |
Did not bat: Mark Wood
Extras 2 · Total 132 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 6 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Thisara Perera | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 6.1 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Jason Roy, 0.6 ov), 2-4 (Alex Hales, 1.2 ov), 3-4 (Jos Buttler, 1.4 ov), 4-28 (Joe Root, 7.2 ov), 5-107 (Moeen Ali, 18.2 ov), 6-121 (Sam Curran, 21.1 ov), 7-122 (Ben Stokes, 22.1 ov), 8-129 (Adil Rashid, 24.2 ov), 9-132 (Liam Plunkett, 26.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alex Hales (0) and Jason Roy (4) | 4 | 6 |
| second | Alex Hales (0) and Joe Root (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Joe Root (0) and Jos Buttler (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Joe Root (10) and Ben Stokes (12) | 24 | 34 |
| fifth | Moeen Ali (37) and Ben Stokes (42) | 79 | 66 |
| sixth | Ben Stokes (12) and Sam Curran (2) | 14 | 17 |
| seventh | Adil Rashid (0) and Ben Stokes (1) | 1 | 6 |
| eighth | Liam Plunkett (3) and Adil Rashid (4) | 7 | 13 |
| ninth | Liam Plunkett (2) and Tom Curran (1) | 3 | 11 |
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