1st ODI: Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla, 18 Nov 2003
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Match State: Match start scheduled for 2.30pm local time (8.30am GMT)
Hello and welcome to wisdencricinfo's live coverage of the first
One Day International between Sri Lanka and England
It's bit cloudy out here but at the moment things are fine and play
will start on time
England captain Michael Vaughan has won the toss and elected to bat
first
D J Harper and T H Wijewardene are the umpires for todays match
Andrew Strauss makes his debut for England today
and for Sri Lanka Nuwan Kulasekara and Dinusha Fernando makes their
debut
Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss will open the innings for
England
Chaminda Vass will open the bowling attack
0.1 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, wide outside the off stump, left alone
0.2 Vaas to Trescothick, one run, outside the offs tump, pushed wide of
the gully fielder
0.3 Vaas to Strauss, no run, beaten! good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, Strauss pushes at it and
gets beaten
0.4 Vaas to Strauss, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
0.5 Vaas to Strauss, no run, beaten again! outside the off stump and
shaping away, Strauss pushes at it with no real foot work and gets
beaten
0.6 Vaas to Strauss, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, pushed
down to mid off, good start this by Vaas
End of over 1 (1 run) England 1/0 (RR: 1.00)
WPUJC Vaas 1-0-1-0 - Press Box End
ME Trescothick 1* (2b) AJ Strauss 0* (4b)
and it will be Fernando from the Press Box End
1.1 Fernando to Trescothick, FOUR, welcome to One Day cricket! pitched
up outside the off stump, Trescothick moves forward and smashes it
to point boundary, perfect timing
1.2 Fernando to Trescothick, no run, again pitched up outside the off
stump, pushed down to mid-off
1.3 Fernando to Trescothick, no run, good delivery, pitched outside the
offs tump and moving in a bit, Trescothick plays inside the line,
was not a very convincing shot that
1.4 Fernando to Trescothick, no run
1.5 Fernando to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
1.6 Fernando to Trescothick, no run, fuller length delivery outside the
off stump, Tresco moves forward and defends it to short cover
End of over 2 (4 runs) England 5/0 (RR: 2.50)
KADM Fernando 1-0-4-0 - Press Box End
AJ Strauss 0* (4b) ME Trescothick 5* (8b 1x4)
Vass coming over the wicket to the left hander
2.1 Vaas to Strauss, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
down to mid off
2.2 Vaas to Strauss, three runs, fraction short and outside the off
stump, Strauss quickly gets into position and drives it wide of
the cover fielder, off the mark with
2.3 Vaas to Trescothick, no run
2.4 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, cut straight to the point fielder at
one bounce
2.5 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, defended down to mid on
2.6 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
leg, defended watchfully to the mid on region, fielder moves
across quickly and cuts off the single
End of over 3 (3 runs) England 8/0 (RR: 2.67)
WPUJC Vaas 2-0-4-0 - Scoreboard End
AJ Strauss 3* (6b) ME Trescothick 5* (12b 1x4)
3.1 Fernando to Strauss, no run
3.2 Fernando to Strauss, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling away, no shot offered
3.3 Fernando to Strauss, OUT: what a catch! good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and moving in to the left hander,
Strauss drives and ends up hitting it uppishly back to the bowler,
Fernando takes a sharp low catch on his follow through, first ODI
wicket
England 8/1, Partnership of 8
AJ Strauss c & b Fernando 3 (9b 0x4 0x6)
ME Trescothick 5* (12b 1x4) KADM Fernando 1.3-0-4-1
Michael Vaughan is the new batsman
3.4 Fernando to Vaughan, no run, pushed to mid off
3.5 Fernando to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery, pitched oputside
the off stump and moving away from the right hander, no shot
offered
3.6 Fernando to Vaughan, no run, wicket maiden! outside the off stump
and shaping away, left alone
End of over 4 (maiden) England 8/1 (RR: 2.00)
KADM Fernando 2-1-4-1 - Press Box End
ME Trescothick 5* (12b 1x4) MP Vaughan 0* (3b)
4.1 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, fuller length delivery wide outside
the off stump, left alone
4.2 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery, pitched very
close to the offs tump line and shaping away late, Trescothick
plays inside the line, beautifully bowled
4.3 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, another good delivery outside the off
stump, Trescothick plays at this one and gets beaten
4.4 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, another beauty! perfect line and
length outside the off stump, Trescothick had to play at it and
gets beaten
4.5 Vaas to Trescothick, no run
4.6 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, defended to the gully region, maiden
End of over 5 (maiden) England 8/1 (RR: 1.60)
WPUJC Vaas 3-1-4-0 - Scoreboard End
MP Vaughan 0* (3b) ME Trescothick 5* (18b 1x4)
5.1 Fernando to Vaughan, no run, pitched up outside the off stump and
moving away, no shot offered
two slips in place for the right hander
5.2 Fernando to Vaughan, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Vaughan moves across and defends it to the
off side
5.3 Fernando to Vaughan, no run, pitched up wide outside the off stump
and moving away further, no shot offered
5.4 Fernando to Vaughan, no run, good delivery, fraction short outside
the off stump, no real width outside the off stump, well left
5.5 Fernando to Vaughan, no run, fuller length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and shaping away, no shot offered
5.6 Fernando to Vaughan, no run, another maiden! short of a good length
delivery outside the off stump, played just wide of the second
slip, Vaughan calls for a single but is sent back by Trescothick
End of over 6 (maiden) England 8/1 (RR: 1.33)
KADM Fernando 3-2-4-1 - Press Box End
ME Trescothick 5* (18b 1x4) MP Vaughan 0* (9b)
6.1 Vaas to Trescothick, no run
6.2 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, short outside the off stump, not wide
enough for the cut shot but Trescothick cuts and gets it away to
the gully region
6.3 Vaas to Trescothick, FOUR, lucky! short outside the off stump,
Trescothick comes down the track and tries to swing it away to the
leg side, ball takes the inside edge and runs down to the fine leg
boundary
6.4 Vaas to Trescothick, OUT: not so lucky this time! again comes down
the track and tries to play it away to the leg side, ends up
hitting it high up towards the mid on region, Kulasekara runs
after it and takes a good catch, big wicket this
England 12/2, Partnership of 4
ME Trescothick c Kulasekara b Vaas 9 (22b 2x4 0x6)
MP Vaughan 0* (9b) WPUJC Vaas 3.4-1-8-1
Paul Collingwood is the new batsman
6.5 Vaas to Vaughan, no run
6.6 Vaas to Vaughan, no run
End of over 7 (4 runs) England 12/2 (RR: 1.71)
WPUJC Vaas 4-1-8-1 - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 0* (0b) MP Vaughan 0* (11b)
7.1 Fernando to Collingwood, no run
7.2 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, played wide of the gully fielder,
fielder moves across quickly and cuts off the single
7.3 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended down to the mid off region
7.4 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, good length delivery outside the
offs tump, bit of away movement, Collingwood moves across, gets
behind the line and defends
7.5 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
7.6 Fernando to Collingwood, two runs, on the middle and off, turned
away to the deep sqaure leg region, easy two to get off the mark
End of over 8 (2 runs) England 14/2 (RR: 1.75)
KADM Fernando 4-2-6-1 - Press Box End
MP Vaughan 0* (11b) PD Collingwood 2* (6b)
8.1 Vaas to Vaughan, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, defended
to the short cover region
8.2 Vaas to Vaughan, no run
8.3 Vaas to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery down the leg side,
was the slower one, defended watchfully to the short mid wicket
fielder
8.4 Vaas to Vaughan, two runs, good length delivery drifting down the
leg side, Vaugahn moves forward and clips it away to the fine leg
region, the fielder is fine and the second run is taken
Vaughan off the mark
8.5 Vaas to Vaughan, no run
8.6 Vaas to Vaughan, no run, wide outside the off stump, left alone,
another good over from Vaas
End of over 9 (2 runs) England 16/2 (RR: 1.78)
WPUJC Vaas 5-1-10-1 - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 2* (6b) MP Vaughan 2* (17b)
9.1 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, defended with a straight bat
9.2 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away hard but straight to Chandana at point
9.3 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, short of a good length outside the
off stump, defended
9.4 Fernando to Collingwood, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
square driven wide of Chandan at point, a diving half stop saves
couple of runs, quick single taken
9.5 Fernando to Vaughan, no run
9.6 Fernando to Vaughan, OUT: gone! good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, Vaughan defends, ball takes the inside edge
and crashes into to the leg stump, Fernando strikes again, England
in deep trouble!
England 17/3, Partnership of 5
MP Vaughan b Fernando 2 (19b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 10 (1 run) England 17/3 (RR: 1.70)
KADM Fernando 5-2-7-2 - Press Box End
PD Collingwood 3* (10b)
Andrew Flintoff is the new batsman
10.1 Vaas to Collingwood, no run
10.2 Vaas to Collingwood, one run, good length delivery down the leg
side, tucked away to deep fine leg, just the single
can Flintoff play another match winning innigns?
10.3 Vaas to Flintoff, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended watchfully
10.4 Vaas to Flintoff, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and moving away, no shot offered
10.5 Vaas to Flintoff, no run, short of a good length delivery on the
middle and leg, defended to the on side
10.6 Vaas to Flintoff, two runs, almost! slower delivery, on the middle
and leg stump line, Flintoff play early and ends up hitting it
just over the short mid wicket fielder, that was close
End of over 11 (3 runs) England 20/3 (RR: 1.82)
WPUJC Vaas 6-1-13-1 - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 4* (12b) A Flintoff 2* (4b)
11.1 Fernando to Collingwood, no run
11.2 Fernando to Collingwood, three runs, pitched up outside the off
stump, Collingwood moves forward and drives it nicley into the gap
between mid off and cover, long chase for the fielder
11.3 Fernando to Flintoff, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended to the point region
11.4 Fernando to Flintoff, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Flintoff defends, the ball goes off the inside edge to the
short fine leg region, another close call for Flintoff
11.5 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, short of a good length delivery
angling across the right hander, Collingwodd stands tall and
defends
11.6 Fernando to Collingwood, one run, pitched up on the middle and leg
stump line, turned away wide of the mid on fielder, easy single to
end the over
End of over 12 (5 runs) England 25/3 (RR: 2.08)
KADM Fernando 6-2-12-2 - Press Box End
PD Collingwood 8* (16b) A Flintoff 3* (6b)
12.1 Vaas to Collingwood, no run
12.2 Vaas to Collingwood, no run, wide outside the off stump, left alone
12.3 Vaas to Collingwood, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling across, again no shot offered
12.4 Vaas to Collingwood, no run, pitched up very close to the off stump
line, defended straight to the short cover fielder
12.5 Vaas to Collingwood, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, pushed straight to the point fielder, mis-field allows the
batsmen to cross over
12.6 Vaas to Flintoff, OUT: got'em! good length delivery outside the off
stump, was the slower one, Flintoff is early into the shot and
ends up hitting it straight to Sangakkara at cover, Vaas gets the
priced wicket with a clever ball
England 26/4, Partnership of 9
A Flintoff c Sangakkara b Vaas 3 (7b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 13 (1 run) England 26/4 (RR: 2.00)
WPUJC Vaas 7-1-14-2 - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 9* (21b)
Rikki Clarke is the new batsman
13.1 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
13.2 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, pushed to covers off the back foot
13.3 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, defended straight to the point
fielder
13.4 Fernando to Collingwood, wide: no run
13.4 Fernando to Collingwood, no run
13.5 Fernando to Collingwood, no run
13.6 Fernando to Collingwood, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended down to mid off, yet another good over from the debutant
End of over 14 (1 run) England 27/4 (RR: 1.93)
KADM Fernando 7-2-13-2 (1w) - Press Box End
R Clarke 0* (0b) PD Collingwood 9* (27b)
14.1 Vaas to Clarke, no run
14.2 Vaas to Clarke, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and
off, defended
14.3 Vaas to Clarke, no run, on the middle and leg stump line, turned
away to short mid wicket
14.4 Vaas to Clarke, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off
stump, slower delivery, defended well to the point region
14.5 Vaas to Clarke, no run, another slower ball, this one almost did
the trick! wide outside the off stump and Clarke follows it and
gets beaten trying to push at it
14.6 Vaas to Clarke, no run
End of over 15 (maiden) England 27/4 (RR: 1.80)
WPUJC Vaas 8-2-14-2 - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 9* (27b) R Clarke 0* (6b)
first bowling change of the day and in comes the spin master
15.1 Muralitharan to Collingwood, one run, flighted delivery on the
middle and leg, turned away to the vacant square leg region, easy
single taken
15.2 Muralitharan to Clarke, wide: no run, huge turn but long way down
the leg side, called a wide
15.2 Muralitharan to Clarke, no run
slip and a silly point in place
15.3 Muralitharan to Clarke, no run, outside the off stump, defended to
the on side, was not a very convincing shot that
15.4 Muralitharan to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and
off, defended
coming round the wicket to right hander
15.5 Muralitharan to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and
off stump line, defended
15.6 Muralitharan to Clarke, no run
End of over 16 (2 runs) England 29/4 (RR: 1.81)
M Muralitharan 1-0-2-0 (1w) - Press Box End
PD Collingwood 10* (28b) R Clarke 0* (11b)
Match State: Drinks
Kulasekara into the attack now
16.1 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
16.2 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run, defended back to the bowler
16.3 Kulasekara to Collingwood, three runs, good length delivery outside
the off stump, Collingwood moves forward and drives it wide of the
cover fielder
16.4 Kulasekara to Clarke, no run
16.5 Kulasekara to Clarke, one run, short of a good length outside the
off stump, Clarke waits for the ball to pass the stumps and then
taps it wide of the gully fielder
16.6 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, bit of away movement, left alone
End of over 17 (4 runs) England 33/4 (RR: 1.94)
KMDN Kulasekara 1-0-4-0 - Scoreboard End
R Clarke 1* (13b) PD Collingwood 13* (32b)
17.1 Muralitharan to Clarke, no run, outside the offs tump, pushed wide
of the silly point fielder
17.2 Muralitharan to Clarke, no run, defended to the on side
17.3 Muralitharan to Clarke, no run
17.4 Muralitharan to Clarke, one run, turned away to the vacant square
leg region, easy single taken
17.5 Muralitharan to Collingwood, no run
17.6 Muralitharan to Collingwood, one run, again turned away to the
vacant square leg region
End of over 18 (2 runs) England 35/4 (RR: 1.94)
M Muralitharan 2-0-4-0 (1w) - Press Box End
PD Collingwood 14* (34b) R Clarke 2* (17b)
18.1 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, was there to be hit but Collingwood misses out, ends up
hitting it to the gully region
18.2 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run
18.3 Kulasekara to Collingwood, one run, driven wide of the point
fielder, Murali moves acorss quickly in the deep and cuts off the
second run
18.4 Kulasekara to Clarke, no run, beaten! perfect line and length
outside the off stump, draws Clarke into the shot and beats his
all ends up
18.5 Kulasekara to Clarke, OUT: bowled'em! perfect delivery! good length
delivery, pitched outside the off stump and moving into the right
hander, Clarke tries to defend but makes no contact, ball goes
through the gap and clips the off stump
England 36/5, Partnership of 10
R Clarke b Kulasekara 2 (19b 0x4 0x6)
PD Collingwood 15* (37b) KMDN Kulasekara 1.5-0-5-1
First ODI wicekt for Kulasekara, England in deep deep trouble!
18.6 Kulasekara to Blackwell, no run, pushed to point
End of over 19 (1 run) England 36/5 (RR: 1.89)
KMDN Kulasekara 2-0-5-1 - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 15* (37b) ID Blackwell 0* (1b)
19.1 Muralitharan to Collingwood, no run
19.2 Muralitharan to Collingwood, no run
19.3 Muralitharan to Collingwood, no run, goes back and turns it away to
the mid wicket region
19.4 Muralitharan to Collingwood, no run, fraction short and outside the
off stump, Collingwood quickly goes back and taps it away to the
off side
19.5 Muralitharan to Collingwood, one run, turned away to the vacant
square leg region, quick single taken
19.6 Muralitharan to Blackwell, no run, pushed to mid on
End of over 20 (1 run) England 37/5 (RR: 1.85)
M Muralitharan 3-0-5-0 (1w) - Press Box End
PD Collingwood 16* (42b) ID Blackwell 0* (2b)
20.1 Kulasekara to Collingwood, one run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, defended to the off side,
quick single taken
20.2 Kulasekara to Blackwell, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven ahrd but straight to the short cover fielder
20.3 Kulasekara to Blackwell, no run, wide outside the off stump and
angling away, Blackwell drives and gets beaten
20.4 Kulasekara to Blackwell, no run
20.5 Kulasekara to Blackwell, no run
20.6 Kulasekara to Blackwell, no run
End of over 21 (1 run) England 38/5 (RR: 1.81)
KMDN Kulasekara 3-0-6-1 - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 17* (43b) ID Blackwell 0* (7b)
spin from both ends, Cahndana into the attack now
21.1 Chandana to Collingwood, no run
21.2 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, outside the off stump and moving
away, Collingwood goes back and cuts it wide of the point fielder
21.3 Chandana to Collingwood, one run
21.4 Chandana to Blackwell, one run
21.5 Chandana to Collingwood, one run
21.6 Chandana to Blackwell, one run
End of over 22 (4 runs) England 42/5 (RR: 1.91)
UDU Chandana 1-0-4-0 - Press Box End
ID Blackwell 2* (9b) PD Collingwood 19* (47b)
22.1 Kulasekara to Blackwell, one run, short delivery outside the offs
tump, pulled away to mid wicket
22.2 Kulasekara to Collingwood, one run, quicker delivery outside the
off stump, Collingwood gets an inside edge on to the pad
22.3 Kulasekara to Blackwell, no run, turned to mid on, no chance of a
single there
22.4 Kulasekara to Blackwell, OUT: Kulasekara strikes again! short and
wide outside the off stump, cut away hard but straight to Dilshan
at point who takes a superb low catch, six down four more to go
England 44/6, Partnership of 8
ID Blackwell c Dilshan b Kulasekara 3 (12b 0x4 0x6)
PD Collingwood 20* (48b) KMDN Kulasekara 3.4-0-8-2
Chris Read is the new batsman
22.5 Kulasekara to Read, no run, good delivery, perfect line and length
outside the off stump, ball clips the pad outside the line off the
off stump and goes to the keeper
22.6 Kulasekara to Read, no run
End of over 23 (2 runs) England 44/6 (RR: 1.91)
KMDN Kulasekara 4-0-8-2 - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 20* (48b) CMW Read 0* (2b)
23.1 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, pushed to silly mod off, bowler
moves across and fields
23.2 Chandana to Collingwood, no run
23.3 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, defended leaning forward
23.4 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, flighted delivery on the middle
and leg, turned away to the short fine leg region, Jayasuriya
moves across quickly and cuts off the single
23.5 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, driven back to the bowler
23.6 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, tries to trun it away, ball takes
the leading edge and goes back to the bowler at one bounce
End of over 24 (maiden) England 44/6 (RR: 1.83)
UDU Chandana 2-1-4-0 - Press Box End
CMW Read 0* (2b) PD Collingwood 20* (54b)
24.1 Kulasekara to Read, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and moving away, Read plays inside
the line
24.2 Kulasekara to Read, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
24.3 Kulasekara to Read, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, defended with a straight bat, ball
rolls back to the bowler
24.4 Kulasekara to Read, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
24.5 Kulasekara to Read, no run, fuller length delivery, again angling
in after piching outside the off stump, defended with a straight
bat
24.6 Kulasekara to Read, no run, pushed straight to the man at short
cover, another good over from the young man
End of over 25 (maiden) England 44/6 (RR: 1.76)
KMDN Kulasekara 5-1-8-2 - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 20* (54b) CMW Read 0* (8b)
25.1 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, driven straight to Atapattu at mid off, slight fumble and a
quick single taken
25.2 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, driven straight to Atapattu at mid off, slight fumble and a
quick single taken
25.3 Chandana to Read, no run
25.4 Chandana to Read, no run
25.5 Chandana to Read, OUT: excellent catch! flighted delivery outside
the off stump, Read moves forward and drives, ends up edging it
wide of Jayawardene at first slip who dives full length to his
right and grabs it inches above the ground
England 45/7, Partnership of 1
CMW Read c Jayawardene b Chandana 0 (11b 0x4 0x6)
PD Collingwood 21* (56b) UDU Chandana 2.5-1-5-1
100th ODI wicket for Chandana
Giles is the new batsman
25.6 Chandana to Giles, no run
End of over 26 (1 run) England 45/7 (RR: 1.73)
UDU Chandana 3-1-5-1 - Press Box End
PD Collingwood 21* (56b) AF Giles 0* (1b)
26.1 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run
26.2 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run
26.3 Kulasekara to Collingwood, wide: no run, down the leg side
26.3 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended
26.4 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away straight to the gully fielder at one bounce
26.5 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run
26.6 Kulasekara to Collingwood, one run, almost! short outside the off
stump, Collingwood defends and gets an inside edge past the stumps
End of over 27 (2 runs) England 47/7 (RR: 1.74)
KMDN Kulasekara 6-1-10-2 (1w) - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 22* (62b) AF Giles 0* (1b)
27.1 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, defended leaning forward
27.2 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, on the middle and off, defended
with a straight bat
27.3 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, driven back to the bowler, not a
well timed shot that
27.4 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, turned away to the on side
27.5 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, moves forward and pushes it wide
of the point fielder, quick single taken
27.6 Chandana to Giles, no run, outside the off stump and turning away,
Giles pokes at it and gets beaten
End of over 28 (1 run) England 48/7 (RR: 1.71)
UDU Chandana 4-1-6-1 - Press Box End
PD Collingwood 23* (67b) AF Giles 0* (2b)
Kulasekara to continue coming over the wicket to the right hander
28.1 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run, another close call! short
delivery outside the off stump, Collingwodd defends, ball pitches
in front of the stumps and goes over it
28.2 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run, good length delivery, pitched in
line and drifting down the leg side, ball hits the pad, appeal for
LBW turned down
28.3 Kulasekara to Collingwood, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Collingwood opes the face of the bat and runs it down to
deep third man
28.4 Kulasekara to Giles, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
square driven away to the point region, Chandana moves across
quickly, dives and saves couple of runs
28.5 Kulasekara to Giles, one run, short and wide outside the off stump,
Giles cuts, the ball goes off the edge and flys over the slip
fielders, 50 up for England!
28.6 Kulasekara to Collingwood, no run
End of over 29 (2 runs) England 50/7 (RR: 1.72)
KMDN Kulasekara 7-1-12-2 (1w) - Scoreboard End
AF Giles 1* (4b) PD Collingwood 24* (71b)
29.1 Chandana to Giles, one run, turned away down to backward square leg
29.2 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, pushed back to the bowler
29.3 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, flighted delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and spinning away, Collingwood pushes at it and gets
beaten, a nothing shot in the end
29.4 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, goes back and cuts but makes no
contact
29.5 Chandana to Collingwood, no run
29.6 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, driven down to mid on, fielder is
deep and an easy single is taken
End of over 30 (2 runs) England 52/7 (RR: 1.73)
UDU Chandana 5-1-8-1 - Press Box End
PD Collingwood 25* (76b) AF Giles 2* (5b)
Murali is back
30.1 Muralitharan to Collingwood, no run, flighted delivery outside the
off stump, defended to the silly point fielder at one bounce
30.2 Muralitharan to Collingwood, one run, turned away to the on side,
playing with the spin, quick single taken, well run
30.3 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended with a straight bat, ball rolls back to the bowler
30.4 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, outside the off stump, pushed to
point
30.5 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, quicker delivery, came back in
sharply, defended well
30.6 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, tries to sweep but misses, ball hits
the pad and runs down to the short fine leg region
End of over 31 (1 run) England 53/7 (RR: 1.71)
M Muralitharan 4-0-6-0 (1w) - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 26* (78b) AF Giles 2* (9b)
31.1 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, outside the off stump, defended
well
31.2 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, fraction short and outside the off
stump, pushed wide of the keeper
31.3 Chandana to Collingwood, no run
31.4 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, moves forward and drives it down
to the long on region
31.5 Chandana to Giles, no run, defended with a straight bat
31.6 Chandana to Giles, no run, tries to sweep and again misses, ball
his the pad ouside the line of the off stump, appeal for LBW
turned down
End of over 32 (1 run) England 54/7 (RR: 1.69)
UDU Chandana 6-1-9-1 - Press Box End
PD Collingwood 27* (82b) AF Giles 2* (11b)
32.1 Muralitharan to Collingwood, one run, turned away wide of
Jayasuriya at short fine leg
32.2 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, defended wide of the silly point fielder
32.3 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, quicker delivery on the middle and
leg stump line, defended to the on side
32.4 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, outside the off stump, Giles moves
forward and tries to turn it away but makes no contact, ball clips
the pad and runs away to the on side
32.5 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, pushed back to the bowler
32.6 Muralitharan to Giles, no run
End of over 33 (1 run) England 55/7 (RR: 1.67)
M Muralitharan 5-0-7-0 (1w) - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 28* (83b) AF Giles 2* (16b)
33.1 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, driven wide of the cover fielder
33.2 Chandana to Giles, one run, fulltoss on the middle and leg, driven
back down the track, Chandana dives and half stops it, quick
single taken
33.3 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, driven back to the bowler
33.4 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, superb delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and turning away sharply, Collingwood pushes at it
and gets beaten
33.5 Chandana to Collingwood, no run
33.6 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, pushed down to the long off
region, walking single taken
End of over 34 (3 runs) England 58/7 (RR: 1.71)
UDU Chandana 7-1-12-1 - Press Box End
PD Collingwood 30* (88b) AF Giles 3* (17b)
Atapattu going for the kill, Vaas is back!
34.1 Vaas to Collingwood, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
leg, Collingwood tries to turn it away but misses, ball hits the
pad and rolls away to the off side
34.2 Vaas to Collingwood, no run, pushed back to the bowler
34.3 Vaas to Collingwood, no run, slower delivery, Collingwood moves
forward and tries to play it across the line to the leg side but
makes no contact, ball clips the pad and goes to the slip fielder
34.4 Vaas to Collingwood, no run
34.5 Vaas to Collingwood, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
off stump line, defended
34.6 Vaas to Collingwood, one run, slower delivery, drifting down the
leg side, defended to the on side, fielders are deep and a quick
single is taken
End of over 35 (1 run) England 59/7 (RR: 1.69)
WPUJC Vaas 9-2-15-2 - Scoreboard End
PD Collingwood 31* (94b) AF Giles 3* (17b)
35.1 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, fraction short outside the off
stump, Collingwood cuts and mistimes it to the gully region
35.2 Chandana to Collingwood, OUT: another one bites the dust! flighted
delivery outside the leg stump, Collingwood tries to play against
the spin and ends up hitting it back to the bowler, Chandana gets
his second wicket
England 59/8, Partnership of 14
PD Collingwood c & b Chandana 31 (96b 0x4 0x6)
AF Giles 3* (17b) UDU Chandana 7.2-1-12-2
Match State: Drinks
Johnson is the new batsman
35.3 Chandana to Johnson, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, defended
35.4 Chandana to Johnson, one run, driven across the line to the short
mid wicket region
35.5 Chandana to Giles, no run, fuller and outside the off stump,
defended
35.6 Chandana to Giles, no run, drifting down the leg side, Giles tries
to sweep but makes no contact, ball hits the pad outside the line
of the leg stump
End of over 36 (1 run) England 60/8 (RR: 1.67)
UDU Chandana 8-1-13-2 - Press Box End
RL Johnson 1* (2b) AF Giles 3* (19b)
Murali is back
36.1 Muralitharan to Johnson, no run, outside the off stump and turning
in, ball hits the pad outside the line of the off stump
36.2 Muralitharan to Johnson, no run, defended wide of the silly point
fielder
36.3 Muralitharan to Johnson, one run, pushed down to silly mid off,
quick single taken, Murali moves forward quicly and picks it up
but the throw misses the stumps and Johnson is safely in
36.4 Muralitharan to Giles, no run
36.5 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, quicker delivery on the middle and
leg, turned to on side
36.6 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, finally a sweep shot makes contact
but Giles not able to get it past the short fine leg fielder
End of over 37 (1 run) England 61/8 (RR: 1.65)
M Muralitharan 6-0-8-0 (1w) - Scoreboard End
RL Johnson 2* (5b) AF Giles 3* (22b)
37.1 Chandana to Johnson, FOUR, shot! flighted delivery outside the off
stump, lofted over the in-field to the long on fence, third four
of the innings!
37.2 Chandana to Johnson, wide: no run, huge turn outside the off stump
37.2 Chandana to Johnson, no run, outside the off stump and spinning
away, superb delivery
37.3 Chandana to Johnson, no run
37.4 Chandana to Johnson, no run
37.5 Chandana to Johnson, no run, outside the off stump and spinning
away, Johnson drives and gets beaten
37.6 Chandana to Johnson, no run
End of over 38 (5 runs) England 66/8 (RR: 1.74)
UDU Chandana 9-1-18-2 (1w) - Press Box End
AF Giles 3* (22b) RL Johnson 6* (11b 1x4)
38.1 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, defended with a straight bat, ball
rolls back to the bowler
38.2 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, quicker delivery outside the off
stump, Giles defends bat and pad together, ball clips the pad and
goes away to the on side
coming round the wicket now
38.3 Muralitharan to Giles, one run, down the leg side, swept away
uplishly to the deep square leg region
38.4 Muralitharan to Johnson, OUT: bowled'em! Murali strikes! flighted
delivery, pitched outside the off stump and turning in, Johnson
tries to loft it away to the leg side but makes no contact,
furniture rearranged, nine down one more to go
England 67/9, Partnership of 8
RL Johnson b Muralitharan 6 (12b 1x4 0x6)
AF Giles 4* (25b) M Muralitharan 6.4-0-9-1 (1w)
James Anderson is the new batsman
38.5 Muralitharan to Anderson, no run
38.6 Muralitharan to Anderson, no run, outside the off stump and
spinning away, ball clips the pad and goes to the slip fielder,
huge appeal for caught behind turned down
End of over 39 (1 run) England 67/9 (RR: 1.72)
M Muralitharan 7-0-9-1 (1w) - Scoreboard End
AF Giles 4* (25b) JM Anderson 0* (2b)
39.1 Chandana to Giles, FOUR, lofted wide of the mid on fielder
39.2 Chandana to Giles, no run
39.3 Chandana to Giles, one run, played wide of the point fielder, quick
single taken
39.4 Chandana to Anderson, no run, down the leg side, no shot offered
39.5 Chandana to Anderson, no run
39.6 Chandana to Anderson, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, defended leaning forward, end of a good spell
End of over 40 (5 runs) England 72/9 (RR: 1.80)
UDU Chandana 10-1-23-2 (1w) - Press Box End
AF Giles 9* (28b 1x4) JM Anderson 0* (5b)
Murali to continue, coming round the wicket to the right hander
40.1 Muralitharan to Giles, no run
40.2 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, down the leg side, defended to the
short square leg region
40.3 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, .
40.4 Muralitharan to Giles, no run
40.5 Muralitharan to Giles, one run, pushed wide of the mid on fielder,
quick single taken, Giles becomes the second English batsman to
get to double figures!
40.6 Muralitharan to Anderson, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, defended leaning forward
End of over 41 (1 run) England 73/9 (RR: 1.78)
M Muralitharan 8-0-10-1 (1w) - Scoreboard End
AF Giles 10* (33b 1x4) JM Anderson 0* (6b)
Kulasekara is back
41.1 Kulasekara to Giles, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended
41.2 Kulasekara to Giles, one run, short and wide outside the off stump,
Giles slashes at it and gets a thcik edge down to deep third man
41.3 Kulasekara to Anderson, one run, outside the off stump, pushed wide
of the gully fielder
41.4 Kulasekara to Giles, one run, better! short and wide outside the
off stump, cut away to deep point
41.5 Kulasekara to Anderson, one run, short delivery outside the off
stump, defended wide of the gully fielder, easy single taken
41.6 Kulasekara to Giles, one run, pushed straight to the fielder at mid
on, quick single taken, throw misses the stumps and Giles is
safely in, would have been out by miles if he had hit
End of over 42 (5 runs) England 78/9 (RR: 1.86)
KMDN Kulasekara 8-1-17-2 (1w) - Press Box End
AF Giles 13* (37b 1x4) JM Anderson 2* (8b)
42.1 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, on the middle and off, defended to
the silly point fielder at one bounce
42.2 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, fraction short and outside the off
stump, pushed to the gully region
back to over the wicket
42.3 Muralitharan to Giles, one run, fulltoss outside the leg stump,
played away to deep fine leg
42.4 Muralitharan to Anderson, no run, outside the off stump and
spinning away, Anderson beaten comprehensively
42.5 Muralitharan to Anderson, no run, again the one which goes away
from the left hander, no shot offered
42.6 Muralitharan to Anderson, one run, driven wide of the cover fielder
End of over 43 (2 runs) England 80/9 (RR: 1.86)
M Muralitharan 9-0-12-1 (1w) - Scoreboard End
JM Anderson 3* (11b) AF Giles 14* (40b 1x4)
43.1 Kulasekara to Anderson, one run, short delivery angling across the
left hander, turned away wide of the diving gully fielder
43.2 Kulasekara to Giles, no run, played down to mid on
43.3 Kulasekara to Giles, one run, played wide of the cover fielder,
this now is the highest partnership of the innings!
43.4 Kulasekara to Anderson, no run
43.5 Kulasekara to Anderson, no run, turned away to the on side, bowler
follws it up and stops the single
43.6 Kulasekara to Anderson, no run, piched up outside the off stump,
bit of away movement, anderson drives but misses the target by
miles
End of over 44 (2 runs) England 82/9 (RR: 1.86)
KMDN Kulasekara 9-1-19-2 (1w) - Press Box End
AF Giles 15* (42b 1x4) JM Anderson 4* (15b)
44.1 Muralitharan to Giles, two runs, driven wide of the cover fielder
44.2 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, outside the off stump and turning
in, defended
44.3 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and
off, defended watchfully
44.4 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, stretches forward and defends
44.5 Muralitharan to Giles, no run, tossed up on the pads, pushed
straight to the man at short mid wicket
44.6 Muralitharan to Giles, one run, swpet away to deep fine leg, single
keeps Giles on strike, end of a good spell
End of over 45 (3 runs) England 85/9 (RR: 1.89)
M Muralitharan 10-0-15-1 (1w) - Scoreboard End
AF Giles 18* (48b 1x4) JM Anderson 4* (15b)
Murali leaves the field
bowling change, Jayasuriya into the attack now
45.1 Jayasuriya to Giles, two runs, gives himself some room and drives
it away to deep cover
45.2 Jayasuriya to Giles, no run
45.3 Jayasuriya to Giles, no run, defended to short cover
45.4 Jayasuriya to Giles, no run, turned away to the on side
45.5 Jayasuriya to Giles, one run, pushed to the short cover region with
soft hands, quick single taken
45.6 Jayasuriya to Anderson, no run, turned away to the square leg
region, Anderson wanted a single but Giles sents him back
End of over 46 (3 runs) England 88/9 (RR: 1.91)
ST Jayasuriya 1-0-3-0 - Press Box End
AF Giles 21* (53b 1x4) JM Anderson 4* (16b)
Vaas is back, he has one over left
46.1 Vaas to Giles, OUT: all over! fantastic catch! pitched up outside
the off stump, Giles drives and gets a thick edge, ball goes wide
of Jayawardene at first slip who dives full length to his right
and takes a blinder
England 88/10, Partnership of 21
AF Giles c Jayawardene b Vaas 21 (54b 1x4 0x6)
JM Anderson 4* (16b) WPUJC Vaas 9.1-2-15-3
England have folded up for 88
Sri Lanka will start their run chase in 10 minutes, stay connected!
Match State: Innings Break
Welcome back
players are back in the middle and we are all set for the start of
the run chase
Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana will open the innings
Sri Lanka need just 89 runs to win this match
James Anderson will start the bowling attack, coming over the
wicket to the left hander
0.1 Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and leg, turned away to the sqaure leg region
0.2 Anderson to Jayasuriya, FOUR, good length delivery drifting down
the leg side, easy picking, Jayasuriya moves across and plays it
down to the vacant fine leg boundary,
0.3 Anderson to Jayasuriya, FOUR, take that! short and wide outside the
off stump, Jayasuriya gets on top of it quickly and cuts it away
to the point boundary
0.4 Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and leg, turned away to mid wicket
0.5 Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run, short of a good length, pitched
outside the off stump and angling across, defended down to the mid
off region
0.6 Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run, fraction slower, pitched outside
the leg stump and angling in to hit the pad, end of an expensive
first over
End of over 1 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 8/0 (RR: 8.00 RRR: 81/49 = 1.65)
JM Anderson 1-0-8-0 - Scoreboard End
RS Kaluwitharana 0* (0b) ST Jayasuriya 8* (6b 2x4)
Richard Johnson into the attack from the Press Box End
1.1 Johnson to Kaluwitharana, three runs, fraction short outside the
off stump, Kalu quickly gets into position and pulls it away to
the deep mid wicket region, long chase for the fielder
1.2 Johnson to Jayasuriya, FOUR, shot! pitched up on the leg, flicked
away to the backward of square leg boundary, perfect timing, the
fine leg fielder had no chance of stopping that
1.3 Johnson to Jayasuriya, no run
1.4 Johnson to Jayasuriya, wide: no run, down the leg side
1.4 Johnson to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off, turned across the line to the mid wicket region
1.5 Johnson to Jayasuriya, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
turned away straight to the short mid wicket fielder at one bounce
1.6 Johnson to Jayasuriya, two runs, moves across and turns it away to
the deep fine leg region, another good over for Sri Lanka, 10
coming of it!
End of over 2 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 18/0 (RR: 9.00 RRR: 71/48 = 1.48)
RL Johnson 1-0-10-0 (1w) - Press Box End
RS Kaluwitharana 3* (1b) ST Jayasuriya 14* (11b 3x4)
Sri Lanka require another 71 runs with 10 wickets and 48.0 overs
remaining
2.1 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, no real width for the cut shot, left alone
2.2 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run, pitched up delviery very close
to the off stump line, no shot offered
2.3 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and shaping away late, Kalu drives and gets
beaten, good delivery
2.4 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, FOUR, fraction short outside the off
stump and that is all Kalu needs to pull it away to the mid wicket
fence, no stopping that!
2.5 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, one run, waits for it and turns it down
to the deep third man region for an easy single
2.6 Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run
End of over 3 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 23/0 (RR: 7.67 RRR: 66/47 = 1.40)
JM Anderson 2-0-13-0 - Scoreboard End
RS Kaluwitharana 8* (6b 1x4) ST Jayasuriya 14* (12b 3x4)
3.1 Johnson to Kaluwitharana, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, ball moving away, no shot offered
3.2 Johnson to Kaluwitharana, no run, outside the off stump and moving
away from the right hander, draws Kalu into the shot and beates
him
3.3 Johnson to Kaluwitharana, no run, defended straight to the man at
mid off
3.4 Johnson to Kaluwitharana, no run
3.5 Johnson to Kaluwitharana, no run, pushed wide of the gully fielder,
a good diving stop saves couple of runs
3.6 Johnson to Kaluwitharana, no run
End of over 4 (maiden) Sri Lanka 23/0 (RR: 5.75 RRR: 66/46 = 1.43)
RL Johnson 2-1-10-0 (1w) - Press Box End
ST Jayasuriya 14* (12b 3x4) RS Kaluwitharana 8* (12b 1x4)
4.1 Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run, down the leg side, played away to
mid wicket
4.2 Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run, pitched up on the middle and off
stump line, driven back down the track, Anderson does well to
field it
4.3 Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run
4.4 Anderson to Jayasuriya, one run, good length delivery drifting down
the leg side, played down to deep fine leg, easy single
4.5 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, two runs, edged and wide! fuller length
delivery very close to the off stump line, Kalu drives and gets a
thick edge wide of the second slip, Giles moves across quickly in
the deep and saves the four
4.6 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run
End of over 5 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 26/0 (RR: 5.20 RRR: 63/45 = 1.40)
JM Anderson 3-0-16-0 - Scoreboard End
ST Jayasuriya 15* (16b 3x4) RS Kaluwitharana 10* (14b 1x4)
and the players walk away for the dinner break
Sri Lanka require another 63 runs with 10 wickets and 45.0 overs
remaining
we will be back with all the live action in 30 minutes time (at
12:30 GMT)
Match State: Dinner
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Welcome back, players are back in the middle
Sri Lanka in a commanding position here, they need just 63 runs to
win this match
Jayasuriya will take strike and it will be Johnson to start the
bowling attack after the break
here we go!
5.1 Johnson to Jayasuriya, wide: no run, wide outside the off stump,
out of reach of the batsman
5.1 Johnson to Jayasuriya, FOUR, cracking shot! short and wide outside
the off stump, cut away wide of the gully fielder, the fielder in
the deep was close but did not get enough time to move across and
stop that!
5.2 Johnson to Jayasuriya, no run, outside the off stump, slower
delivery, batsman beaten
5.3 Johnson to Jayasuriya, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
turned away straight to the square leg fielder
5.4 Johnson to Jayasuriya, one run, wide outside the off stump,
Jayasuriya slashes at it and gets a thick outside edge down to
third man
fireworks all around!
5.5 Johnson to Kaluwitharana, wide: no run, way down the leg side
5.5 Johnson to Kaluwitharana, no run
5.6 Johnson to Kaluwitharana, no run
End of over 6 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 33/0 (RR: 5.50 RRR: 56/44 = 1.27)
RL Johnson 3-1-17-0 (3w) - Press Box End
ST Jayasuriya 20* (20b 4x4) RS Kaluwitharana 10* (16b 1x4)
Anderson to continue from the Scoreboard End
6.1 Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump, defended with a straight bat
6.2 Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery angling across
the left hander, defended to the off side
6.3 Anderson to Jayasuriya, one run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
turned away wide of the square leg fielder, nicely placed shot
that
6.4 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run, fuller length delivery outside
the off stump, Kalu drives and makes no contact
6.5 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run, hits the pad and goes to the on
side, batsmen cross over but the umpire signals a dead ball
6.6 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run, fulltoss outside the off stump,
Kaluwitharana misses out, ball pitches behind the stumps and goes
to the keeper
End of over 7 (1 run) Sri Lanka 34/0 (RR: 4.86 RRR: 55/43 = 1.28)
JM Anderson 4-0-17-0 - Scoreboard End
ST Jayasuriya 21* (23b 4x4) RS Kaluwitharana 10* (19b 1x4)
bowling change, Flintoff into the attack now
7.1 Flintoff to Jayasuriya, one run, pitched up on the middle and leg
stump line, driven wide of the mid on fielder, takes the first run
quickly, fielder does well to cut off the second run
7.2 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, FOUR, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, Kalu drives and gets a thick
inside edge past the stumps, ball rusn down to the fine leg
boundary. lucky but four all the way!
7.3 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run
7.4 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run, good length delivery on the
middle and off stump line, defended off the front foot
7.5 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, FOUR, excellent shot! half volley
outside the off stump, Kalu slashes at it and gets it on the meat
of the bat, ball screams away to the point boundary
7.6 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, one run, played down to deep third man,
easy single taken
End of over 8 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 44/0 (RR: 5.50 RRR: 45/42 = 1.07)
A Flintoff 1-0-10-0 - Press Box End
RS Kaluwitharana 19* (24b 3x4) ST Jayasuriya 22* (24b 4x4)
8.1 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run, pitched up outside the off
stump, driven hard but straight to the cover fielder
8.2 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run, short rising delivery wide
outside the off stump, Kalu goes after it but makes no contact
8.3 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, FOUR, that's better! half volley outside
the off stump, driven into the gap on the off side, ball races
away to the cover fence
8.4 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, FOUR, even better! ptched up wide
outside the off stump, square driven hard into the ground, ball
bounces over the point fielder and goes away to the backward of
point boundary
8.5 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run, slower delivery, drifting down
the leg side, ball hits the pad and rolls away to the on side
8.6 Anderson to Kaluwitharana, no run, bouncer on the middle and off
stump line, Kalu ducks under it
End of over 9 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 52/0 (RR: 5.78 RRR: 37/41 = 0.90)
JM Anderson 5-0-25-0 - Scoreboard End
ST Jayasuriya 22* (24b 4x4) RS Kaluwitharana 27* (30b 5x4)
9.1 Flintoff to Jayasuriya, no run, short rising delivery very close to
the off stump, no shot offered, one bouncer for the over signaled
9.2 Flintoff to Jayasuriya, one run, short delivery down the leg side,
pulled down to deep fine leg, Anderson gets across quickly and
saves three runs
9.3 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, wide: no run, wayward delivery outside
the off stump
9.3 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, defended
9.4 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run, pitched up outside the off
stump, driven straight to the cover fielder
9.5 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run, short delivery on the middle and
leg stump, was not short enough but Kalu pulls, timing is perfect
but not able to get it past the square leg fielder
9.6 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run, fuller length delivery on the
middle and leg, driven down to mid on
End of over 10 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 54/0 (RR: 5.40 RRR: 35/40 = 0.88)
A Flintoff 2-0-12-0 (1w) - Press Box End
ST Jayasuriya 23* (26b 4x4) RS Kaluwitharana 27* (34b 5x4)
Current Partnership: 54 runs, 10.0 overs, RR: 5.40
Sri Lanka require another 35 runs with 10 wickets and 40.0 overs
remaining
change in the bowling, Rikki Clare replaces Anderson
10.1 Clarke to Jayasuriya, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched inline and angling across the left hander, Jayasuriya
moves across, gets behind the line and defends it with a straight
bat
10.2 Clarke to Jayasuriya, no run, turned away straight to Vaughan at
short mid wicket
10.3 Clarke to Jayasuriya, no run, charges down the track but can't get
it past the mid off fielder
10.4 Clarke to Jayasuriya, two runs, pitched up on the legs, flicked
away to the deep fine leg region, nice looking shot that
10.5 Clarke to Jayasuriya, wide: no run, way down the leg side,
misdirected slower delivery
10.5 Clarke to Jayasuriya, no run, fuller length delivery outside the
off stump, bit of away movement, Jayasuriya drives and gets beaten
10.6 Clarke to Jayasuriya, no run, short delivery on the middle and off
stump line, played straight to the man at point
End of over 11 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 57/0 (RR: 5.18 RRR: 32/39 = 0.82)
R Clarke 1-0-3-0 (1w) - Scoreboard End
RS Kaluwitharana 27* (34b 5x4) ST Jayasuriya 25* (32b 4x4)
11.1 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run, short of a good length delivery
drifting down the leg side, defended to the square leg region
11.2 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run, pitched up on the middle and
off, Kalu pushes at it and gets an inside edge on to his pad
11.3 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, wide: no run, bouncer way over the
batsman's head, called a wide
11.3 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, FOUR, short delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, Kalu quickly gets into a nice
position and pulls it away to the mid wicket boundary
11.4 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run
11.5 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, FOUR, four more! pitched up outside the
off stump, driven wide of the mid off fielder, ball races down to
the long off boundary
11.6 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run, fuller in length and wide
outside the off stump, another hard drive but this time the ball
goes straight to the mid off fielder
End of over 12 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 66/0 (RR: 5.50 RRR: 23/38 = 0.61)
A Flintoff 3-0-21-0 (2w) - Press Box End
ST Jayasuriya 25* (32b 4x4) RS Kaluwitharana 35* (40b 7x4)
Sri Lanka require another 23 runs with 10 wickets and 38.0 overs
remaining
12.1 Clarke to Jayasuriya, wide: no run, bouncer well over the batsman's
head
12.1 Clarke to Jayasuriya, FOUR, no stopping that1 comes down the track
and hammers it sodne the track to the long off boundary, Kalu had
to jump up to make way for the ball
12.2 Clarke to Jayasuriya, two runs, played down to the fine leg region,
the fielder is wide and the second run is taken
12.3 Clarke to Jayasuriya, FOUR, fuller length outside the off stump,
Jayasuriya charges down the track and hits it hard to the mid off
region, Anderson gets qa bad bounce and the ball runs down to the
long off boundary
12.4 Clarke to Jayasuriya, no run
12.5 Clarke to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended to silly mid off
12.6 Clarke to Jayasuriya, SIX, what a shot! comes down the track and
smashes it over the point fence, flat six, trademark Jaysuriya
shot
End of over 13 (17 runs) Sri Lanka 83/0 (RR: 6.38 RRR: 6/37 = 0.16)
R Clarke 2-0-20-0 (2w) - Scoreboard End
RS Kaluwitharana 35* (40b 7x4) ST Jayasuriya 41* (38b 6x4 1x6)
Sri Lanka require another 6 runs with 10 wickets and 37.0 overs
remaining
13.1 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, no run, turned away to the short square
leg region
13.2 Flintoff to Kaluwitharana, one run, good length delivery drifting
down the leg side, turned away to the deep fine leg region
five more runs needed
13.3 Flintoff to Jayasuriya, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Jayasuriya makes room and cuts but straight to the point
fielder at one bounce
13.4 Flintoff to Jayasuriya, two runs, good length delivery on the
middle and off, Jayasuriya moves forward and chips it over the mid
on fielder, easy couple
three to win!
13.5 Flintoff to Jayasuriya, three runs, all over! pitched up outside
the off stump, lofted down to the long off region, comprehensive
victory!
Sri Lanka win by 10 wickets!
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