Match State: Match start scheduled for 0915 GMT (10:15 local)
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Champions Trophy
today Sri Lanka take on England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Cloudy with occasional light rain throughout the day. High around
65F. Winds SSW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70% is the weather
forecast for the day
at the moment it's overcast and there is very light drizzle in the
air, not heavy enough to call in the covers
Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu has won the toss and elected to
bowl first
both the teams go in with the same eleven
pitch looks like a good one day track, bowlers should get some
assistance earlier on given the weather conditions
Billy Bowden and Darrell Hair will be in charge of the proceedings
in the middle
winner of today's match will meet Australia in the semi final
Marcus Trescothick and Vikram Solanki will open the innings for
England
Chaminda Vaas to start the bowling attack
coming over the wicket to the left-handed Trescothick
two slips and a gully in place
here we go!
0.1 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and moving away from the left-hander, no shot
offered
0.2 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, closer to the off stump this time,
defended watchfully
0.3 Vaas to Trescothick, two runs, outside the off stump, steered away
off the back foot to the third man region, gets it well wide of
Zoysa in the deep and comes back for a comfortable second,
Trescothick off the mark
0.4 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended to the off side
0.5 Vaas to Trescothick, one run, outside the off stump, pushed wide of
the gully fielder, just a single this time
just the one slip in place for the right-hander
0.6 Vaas to Solanki, no run, came back in, defended on the back foot
End of over 1 (3 runs) England 3/0 (RR: 3.00)
WPUJC Vaas 1-0-3-0 - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 3* (5b) VS Solanki 0* (1b)
Nuwan Zoysa will share the new ball, coming over the wicket to the
left-hander, two slips in position
1.1 Zoysa to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
1.2 Zoysa to Trescothick, wide: no run, way down the leg side
1.2 Zoysa to Trescothick, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, Trescothick tires to defend and gets beaten, well
bowled
1.3 Zoysa to Trescothick, no run, fuller and outside the off stump,
defended moving forward
1.4 Zoysa to Trescothick, one run, defended to the off side with soft
hands, early call and quick single is taken, Zoysa follows it up
but is not quick enough to prevent the single
1.5 Zoysa to Solanki, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
leg stump line, defended with a straight bat, ball rolls back to
the bowler
1.6 Zoysa to Solanki, no run, fraction short, touch outside the leg
stump line, defended on the back foot
End of over 2 (2 runs) England 5/0 (RR: 2.50)
DNT Zoysa 1-0-2-0 (1w) - Northern End
ME Trescothick 4* (9b) VS Solanki 0* (3b)
2.1 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, pitched up and swinging away,
Trescothick drives at it and gets beaten, loose shot
2.2 Vaas to Trescothick, no run
2.3 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, defended wide of the second slip,
Jayawardene there dives fully length to his left and stops it,
saves couple of runs
2.4 Vaas to Trescothick, no run
2.5 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
2.6 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, punched straight to point
End of over 3 (maiden) England 5/0 (RR: 1.67)
WPUJC Vaas 2-1-3-0 - Pavilion End
VS Solanki 0* (3b) ME Trescothick 4* (15b)
3.1 Zoysa to Solanki, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump, driven in
the air and well wide of gully, ball races away to the fence,
third man had no time to react
3.2 Zoysa to Solanki, no run, excellent delivery! came back in after
pitching outside the off stump, cuts right through Solanki and
goes to the keeper, loud confident appeal for caught behind turned
down
3.3 Zoysa to Solanki, one run, cut away to point, fielder dives to his
left and half stops it
3.4 Zoysa to Trescothick, no run
3.5 Zoysa to Trescothick, no run, defended back to the bowler
3.6 Zoysa to Trescothick, FOUR, pitched up in the slot, Trescothick
moves forward and drives on the up, ball races away to the cover
fence, excellent placement
End of over 4 (9 runs) England 14/0 (RR: 3.50)
DNT Zoysa 2-0-11-0 (1w) - Northern End
VS Solanki 5* (6b 1x4) ME Trescothick 8* (18b 1x4)
4.1 Vaas to Solanki, no run, short of a good length delivery on the
middle and off, defended to covers
4.2 Vaas to Solanki, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, well left
4.3 Vaas to Solanki, no run, on the middle and leg stump line, nice
line and length, defended on the back foot with a straight back
4.4 Vaas to Solanki, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg, turned
away to the midwicket region, fielder moves across from square
leg, dives to his left and stops it
4.5 Vaas to Solanki, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
4.6 Vaas to Solanki, one run, steered down to third man for an easy
single
End of over 5 (1 run) England 15/0 (RR: 3.00)
WPUJC Vaas 3-1-4-0 - Pavilion End
VS Solanki 6* (12b 1x4) ME Trescothick 8* (18b 1x4)
5.1 Zoysa to Solanki, no run, drifting down the leg side, Solanki tries
to turn it away but fails to make contact, ball hits the pad and
rolls away
5.2 Zoysa to Solanki, FOUR, shot! pitched up on the middle and off,
punched down the track, just past the stumps at the other end and
down to the long-off fence, beautiful shot
5.3 Zoysa to Solanki, no run, short of a good length delivery outside
the off stump, left alone, nice carry to the keeper
5.4 Zoysa to Solanki, no run, again outside the off stump, left alone
5.5 Zoysa to Solanki, no run, short of a good length delivery on the
middle and off, no shot offered, ball goes over the top of off
stump
5.6 Zoysa to Solanki, no run, on the middle and leg, defended to the on
side
End of over 6 (4 runs) England 19/0 (RR: 3.17)
DNT Zoysa 3-0-15-0 (1w) - Northern End
ME Trescothick 8* (18b 1x4) VS Solanki 10* (18b 2x4)
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6.1 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended on the front foot
6.2 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, wide outside the off stump,
Trescothick plays it very late, ball finds the field at gully
6.3 Vaas to Trescothick, one run, drifting down the leg side, played
down to fine leg for an easy single
6.4 Vaas to Solanki, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and angling away, no shot offered
6.5 Vaas to Solanki, no run, pitched in-line and moving away late, was
the slower one, Solanki pushes forward and gets beaten
6.6 Vaas to Solanki, FOUR, width outside the off stump, cut away down
to the third man region, fielder moves across quickly in the deep
but the dive is not timed well and the ball rolls overs the fence
End of over 7 (5 runs) England 24/0 (RR: 3.43)
WPUJC Vaas 4-1-9-0 - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 9* (21b 1x4) VS Solanki 14* (21b 3x4)
Farveez Maharoof into the attack
7.1 Maharoof to Trescothick, one run, dropped! pitched up on the middle
and off, Trescothick tries to flick it away and ends up with a top
edge, ball goes high up towards the mid-off region, Zoysa moving
across drops a fairly easy chance
7.2 Maharoof to Solanki, no run
7.3 Maharoof to Solanki, FOUR, pitched up driven away wide of the gully
fielder, excellent shot
7.4 Maharoof to Solanki, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
7.5 Maharoof to Solanki, no run, pitched up, driven hard but straight
to the fielder at cover
7.6 Maharoof to Solanki, OUT: got'm! good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving in, Solanki drives and ends up
with a thick inside edge, Sangakkara bends forward and takes a
good low catch, Maharoof strikes early
England 29/1, Partnership of 29
VS Solanki c Sangakkara b Maharoof 18 (26b 4x4 0x6)
End of over 8 (5 runs) England 29/1 (RR: 3.62)
MF Maharoof 1-0-5-1 - Northern End
ME Trescothick 10* (22b 1x4)
looked like Solanki was bit early into the shot
Michael Vaughan walks in
8.1 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, outside the off stump, no shot offered
8.2 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
8.3 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, no shot offered
8.4 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, short of a good length delivery very
close to the off stump line, left alone
8.5 Vaas to Trescothick, FOUR, fraction short outside the off stump,
cut away into the gap between point and cover
8.6 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, played late, second slip moves across
and takes it one the bounce, pitched well in front of the fielder
End of over 9 (4 runs) England 33/1 (RR: 3.67)
WPUJC Vaas 5-1-13-0 - Pavilion End
MP Vaughan 0* (0b) ME Trescothick 14* (28b 2x4)
9.1 Maharoof to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and swinging away, left alone
9.2 Maharoof to Vaughan, one run, pitched up, pushed to cover, Dilshan
moving across from point doesn't pick it up cleanly, easy single
in the end
9.3 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, pushed to backward point
9.4 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
almost an yorker, played back to the bowler at one bounce,
Trescothick had to hurry to defend it
9.5 Maharoof to Trescothick, one run, steered wide of the diving slip
fielder, third man moves across quickly in the deep and keeps it
down to one
9.6 Maharoof to Vaughan, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, no shot offered
End of over 10 (2 runs) England 35/1 (RR: 3.50)
MF Maharoof 2-0-7-1 - Northern End
ME Trescothick 15* (31b 2x4) MP Vaughan 1* (3b)
10.1 Zoysa to Trescothick, one run, drifting down the leg side, played
down to fine leg, easy single
two slips in place for Vaughan
10.2 Zoysa to Vaughan, no run, pitched in line and angling away form the
right-hander, Vaughan pushes forward and gets beaten
10.3 Zoysa to Vaughan, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Vaughan
drives off the front foot and ends up with a thick edge, luckily
for him ball falls just short of the second slip
10.4 Zoysa to Vaughan, FOUR, close, again drives at one outside the off
stump, this time ball takes the inside edge and runs down to the
fine leg fence, just missing the stumps
10.5 Zoysa to Vaughan, no run, beaten outside the off stump
10.6 Zoysa to Vaughan, no run, tries to defend one angling away and gets
beaten, Vaughan struggling
End of over 11 (5 runs) England 40/1 (RR: 3.64)
DNT Zoysa 4-0-20-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 16* (32b 2x4) MP Vaughan 5* (8b 1x4)
11.1 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, on the pads, worked away to square
leg
11.2 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, pitched up, pushed down the track
to the mid-off region
11.3 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, on the middle and off, defended to
the off side, mid-off moves in quickly and cuts off the single
11.4 Maharoof to Trescothick, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg
side, Trescothick tries to turn it away but makes no contact, ball
hits the pad and rolls away on the leg side, Vaughan calls for the
single and gets across comfortably
11.5 Maharoof to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
11.6 Maharoof to Vaughan, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
End of over 12 (1 run, maiden) England 41/1 (RR: 3.42)
MF Maharoof 3-1-7-1 - Northern End
ME Trescothick 16* (36b 2x4) MP Vaughan 5* (10b 1x4)
12.1 Zoysa to Trescothick, no run, short rising delivery outside the off
stump, Trescothick cuts at it and gets beaten, beaten by the
bounce
12.2 Zoysa to Trescothick, three runs, comes down the track and lofts it
down to the long-on region, got the elevation but not the
distance, ball pitches and stops
12.3 Zoysa to Vaughan, OUT: bowled'm! good length delivery on the middle
and leg stump line, Vaughan moves forward and across and tires to
work it away but fails to make contact, Zoysa finally gets his man
England 44/2, Partnership of 15
MP Vaughan b Zoysa 5 (11b 1x4 0x6)
ME Trescothick 19* (38b 2x4) DNT Zoysa 4.3-0-23-1 (1w)
Vaughan moved across a long way, looked like he was trying to hit
it away to the vacant square leg boundary, wicket gifted
Andrew Strauss is the next man in
12.4 Zoysa to Strauss, no run, defeded to cover
12.5 Zoysa to Strauss, no run, pushed to point, Dilshan moves across and
fields
12.6 Zoysa to Strauss, no run, turned away to the midwicket region,
Chandana dives across and saves runs
End of over 13 (3 runs) England 44/2 (RR: 3.38)
DNT Zoysa 5-0-23-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 19* (38b 2x4) AJ Strauss 0* (3b)
13.1 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, outside the off stump, Trescothick
tries to run it down fine and gets beaten (loud sound as the ball
passed the bat), Sangakkara was confident but the umpire was not
interested
tv replays pick up the nick but Billy Bowden didn't and that counts
13.2 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run
13.3 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run
13.4 Maharoof to Trescothick, one run, pushed wide of the cover fielder
13.5 Maharoof to Strauss, no run
13.6 Maharoof to Strauss, no run, pushed to midwicket, dilshan the
fielder
End of over 14 (1 run) England 45/2 (RR: 3.21)
MF Maharoof 4-1-8-1 - Northern End
ME Trescothick 20* (42b 2x4) AJ Strauss 0* (5b)
14.1 Zoysa to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
14.2 Zoysa to Trescothick, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump,
Trescothick quickly gets into a nice position and cuts it away to
the third man boundary, powerful shot, third man had no chance
whatsoever
14.3 Zoysa to Trescothick, one run, pushed wide of the second slip, easy
single.
14.4 Zoysa to Strauss, no run, pushed to mid-off
14.5 Zoysa to Strauss, no run
14.6 Zoysa to Strauss, two runs, on the middle and leg, angling in,
turned away to well wide of the midwicket fielder
End of over 15 (7 runs) England 52/2 (RR: 3.47)
DNT Zoysa 6-0-30-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 25* (45b 3x4) AJ Strauss 2* (8b)
15.1 Maharoof to Trescothick, one run, played down to fine leg
15.2 Maharoof to Strauss, no run, flicked to square leg, straight to the
fielder
15.3 Maharoof to Strauss, no run, edged but short, good length delivery
outside the off stump, Strauss pushes at it and ends up with an
edge, Sangakkara dives forward and takes it on the bounce, bowler
appealed but not Sangakkara
15.4 Maharoof to Strauss, no run
15.5 Maharoof to Strauss, one run, steered down to thrid man for an easy
single
15.6 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run
End of over 16 (2 runs) England 54/2 (RR: 3.38)
MF Maharoof 5-1-10-1 - Northern End
AJ Strauss 3* (12b) ME Trescothick 26* (47b 3x4)
Match State: Drinks
Mahela Jayawardene into the attack now
16.1 Jayawardene to Strauss, no run, pitched up and angling away,
Strauss drives and gets beaten, Sangakkara takes it cleanly
standing up, excellent take
16.2 Jayawardene to Strauss, no run, hits the pad and rolls away, appeal
turned down, ball pitched well outside the leg stump
16.3 Jayawardene to Strauss, one run, turned away to the vacant
midwicket region, easy single
16.4 Jayawardene to Trescothick, no run, fuller length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, beats Trescothick tries to
drive it away
16.5 Jayawardene to Trescothick, no run, fraction short and outside the
off stump, this time Trescothick fails to make contact trying to
cut it away, beaten by the extra bounce
16.6 Jayawardene to Trescothick, no run
End of over 17 (1 run) England 55/2 (RR: 3.24)
DPMD Jayawardene 1-0-1-0 - Pavilion End
AJ Strauss 4* (15b) ME Trescothick 26* (50b 3x4)
17.1 Maharoof to Strauss, two runs, short delivery, pitched outside the
leg stump and angling in, Strauss pulls it high up towards the
square leg region, Jayasuriya sprints across from midwicket and
dives full length but is not able to holds on, excellent effort
17.2 Maharoof to Strauss, no run
17.3 Maharoof to Strauss, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
17.4 Maharoof to Strauss, no run, pushed down the track to the mid-on
region
17.5 Maharoof to Strauss, no run, pitched up, driven hard but straight
to the mid-off fielder
17.6 Maharoof to Strauss, no run, cut away straight to Chandana at
backward point
End of over 18 (2 runs) England 57/2 (RR: 3.17)
MF Maharoof 6-1-12-1 - Northern End
ME Trescothick 26* (50b 3x4) AJ Strauss 6* (21b)
18.1 Jayawardene to Trescothick, FOUR, short delivery, begging to be
hit, more than enough time for Trescothick to get into position
and pull it away to the square leg fence
18.2 Jayawardene to Trescothick, no run, pushed to gully
18.3 Jayawardene to Trescothick, FOUR, fuller length delivery outside
the off stump, lofted over the in field to the cover boundary,
good clean hit, Trescothick on the attack
18.4 Jayawardene to Trescothick, no run, on the middle and leg,
Trescothick defends and ends up with an inside edge on to his pad,
appeal turned down
18.5 Jayawardene to Trescothick, three runs, driven away to the deep
extra cover region, runs hard and gets back for the thick, this is
turning out to be a good over for England
18.6 Jayawardene to Strauss, wide: no run, down the leg side, Sangakkara
moves across quickly and takes it cleanly
18.6 Jayawardene to Strauss, one run, RUN OUT! played late, ball runs
down to third man, Strauss calls for a dangerous second run, nice
throw comes in from the deep and Sangakkara is quick to take off
the bails, third umpire is called in, red light flashes
End of over 19 (13 runs) England 70/2 (RR: 3.68)
DPMD Jayawardene 2-0-14-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
AJ Strauss 7* (22b) ME Trescothick 37* (55b 5x4)
England 70/3, Partnership of 26
AJ Strauss run out (Sangakkara) 7 (22b 0x4 0x6)
was always a dangerous run, even the last minute dive couldn't save
Strauss
Atapattu goes for the kill, Vaas is back
19.1 Vaas to Trescothick, no run
19.2 Vaas to Trescothick, no run
19.3 Vaas to Trescothick, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump,
cut away late, ball races away to the third man fence
19.4 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, played back down the track
19.5 Vaas to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Trescothick moves forward and pushes it to the point region
19.6 Vaas to Trescothick, two runs, played wide of the long-on fielder
End of over 20 (6 runs) England 76/3 (RR: 3.80)
WPUJC Vaas 6-1-19-0 - Northern End
A Flintoff 0* (0b) ME Trescothick 43* (61b 6x4)
Jayawardene to continue
20.1 Jayawardene to Flintoff, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Flintoff gets right behind the line and defends it with
a straight bat
20.2 Jayawardene to Flintoff, one run, pitched up, driven down to the
mid-off region, excellent diving effort from Jayasuriya saves a
certain four
20.3 Jayawardene to Trescothick, no run, played away to the midwicket
region
20.4 Jayawardene to Trescothick, no run
20.5 Jayawardene to Trescothick, no run
20.6 Jayawardene to Trescothick, one run, driven down to the long-on
region
End of over 21 (2 runs) England 78/3 (RR: 3.71)
DPMD Jayawardene 3-0-16-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 44* (65b 6x4) A Flintoff 1* (2b)
21.1 Vaas to Trescothick, no run
21.2 Vaas to Trescothick, one run, played down to third man
21.3 Vaas to Flintoff, no run
21.4 Vaas to Flintoff, no run, geos back and defends but not cleanly,
ball pitches infront of the stumps and goes over
21.5 Vaas to Flintoff, no run, pitched up and angling away, no shot
offered
21.6 Vaas to Flintoff, no run, DROPPED! good length delivery touch
outside the off stump, Flintoff drives and ends up with a thick
edge, Jayawardene at first slip fails to hold on to a
straightforward chance, costly miss!
End of over 22 (1 run) England 79/3 (RR: 3.59)
WPUJC Vaas 7-1-20-0 - Northern End
ME Trescothick 45* (67b 6x4) A Flintoff 1* (6b)
Upul Chandana into the attack noe
22.1 Chandana to Trescothick, one run, driven down to the long-on rgion,
easy single
22.2 Chandana to Flintoff, one run, waits for it and pushes it wide of
the cover fielder
22.3 Chandana to Trescothick, one run, played away to the deep midwicket
region, easy single
22.4 Chandana to Flintoff, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning away, Flintoff pushes at it and gets beaten, Sangakkara is
quick to take off the bails, third umpires is called in, green
light flashes, close but not out
22.5 Chandana to Flintoff, no run, again beaten outside the off stump
22.6 Chandana to Flintoff, no run, fraction short, Flintoff cuts late
but fails to make contact
End of over 23 (3 runs) England 82/3 (RR: 3.57)
UDU Chandana 1-0-3-0 - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 47* (69b 6x4) A Flintoff 2* (10b)
Farveez Maharoof is back into that attack
23.1 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
hits Trescothick on the pad, loud appeal turned down
23.2 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, defended on the front foot
23.3 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run
23.4 Maharoof to Trescothick, one run, good length delivery angling
across the left-hander, Trescothick pushes at it and ends up with
a thick edge well wide of the slip fielder
23.5 Maharoof to Flintoff, no run
23.6 Maharoof to Flintoff, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, no shot offered
End of over 24 (1 run) England 83/3 (RR: 3.46)
MF Maharoof 7-1-13-1 - Northern End
ME Trescothick 48* (73b 6x4) A Flintoff 2* (12b)
24.1 Chandana to Trescothick, FOUR, fifty! comes down the track and
flicks it away to the midwicket fence, made it look easy, huge
cheers all around
24.2 Chandana to Trescothick, one run, turned away to the vacant square
leg region
24.3 Chandana to Flintoff, one run, driven down to the mid-off region
24.4 Chandana to Trescothick, one run, swept away to the fine leg region
24.5 Chandana to Flintoff, two runs, pitched outside the off stump and
turning away, Flintoff cuts late and gets it away to the short
third man region, mis-field there gives away and extra run
24.6 Chandana to Flintoff, no run
End of over 25 (9 runs) England 92/3 (RR: 3.68)
UDU Chandana 2-0-12-0 - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 54* (76b 7x4) A Flintoff 5* (15b)
25.1 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off stump line, defended to the off side
25.2 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, pushed to mid-off
25.3 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, pitched up, Trescothick drives and
ends up with an inside edge on to his pad
25.4 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run
25.5 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, waits for it and pushes it down to
the gully region, fails to beat the fielder
25.6 Maharoof to Trescothick, one run, pitched up on the middle and leg
stump line, Trescothick moves forward and flicks it away to deep
square leg for a comfortable single
End of over 26 (1 run) England 93/3 (RR: 3.58)
MF Maharoof 8-1-14-1 - Northern End
ME Trescothick 55* (82b 7x4) A Flintoff 5* (15b)
stilly pretty gray and overcast here
and it starts to drizzle!
26.1 Chandana to Trescothick, one run, driven down to long-off
26.2 Chandana to Flintoff, no run, defended on the front foot
26.3 Chandana to Flintoff, FOUR, down the leg side, Flintoff goes down
on one knee and smashes it to the square leg fence, powerful shot
26.4 Chandana to Flintoff, no run
26.5 Chandana to Flintoff, no run, well bowled, top spinner, Flintoff
cuts and gets beaten
26.6 Chandana to Flintoff, no run
End of over 27 (5 runs) England 98/3 (RR: 3.63)
UDU Chandana 3-0-17-0 - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 56* (83b 7x4) A Flintoff 9* (20b 1x4)
it has stopped drizzling now
27.1 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, pitched up, pushed straight to
Atapattu at cover
one slip in place, standing wide
27.2 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, hits the pad and rolls away on the
off side
27.3 Maharoof to Trescothick, one run, short outside the off stump,
steered well wide of the slip fielder, easy single
27.4 Maharoof to Flintoff, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, pushed away to the cover region
27.5 Maharoof to Flintoff, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and moving away late, Flintoff pushes at it away
from his body and gets beaten, lazy shot
27.6 Maharoof to Flintoff, one run, pushed away to backward point, quick
single, 100 up
End of over 28 (2 runs) England 100/3 (RR: 3.57)
MF Maharoof 9-1-16-1 - Northern End
A Flintoff 10* (23b 1x4) ME Trescothick 57* (86b 7x4)
first fifty came in 87 balls and the second fifty in 81 balls
Jayasuriya into the attack now
28.1 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, FOUR, fraction short, Flintoff rocks back
and lofts it away to the midwicket fence, good clean hit
28.2 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, no run, defended moving forward
28.3 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, no run, quicker delivery, defended on the
front foot but not cleanly, ball starts to roll back and Flintoff
stops it with his bat
28.4 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, no run, defended to the off side
28.5 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, no run
28.6 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, no run, pushed to cover
End of over 29 (4 runs) England 104/3 (RR: 3.59)
ST Jayasuriya 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 57* (86b 7x4) A Flintoff 14* (29b 2x4)
29.1 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
Trescothick defends and ends up with an inside edge on to his pad
29.2 Maharoof to Trescothick, no run, pushed away to the point region
29.3 Maharoof to Trescothick, one run, pitched up driven away to deep
midwicket, Jayasuriya moves across quickly in the deep and keeps
it down to just one
29.4 Maharoof to Flintoff, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended with a straight bat
29.5 Maharoof to Flintoff, one run, comes down the track, swings across
the line and ends up mis-hitting it wide of the mid-on fielder
29.6 Maharoof to Trescothick, one run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, Trescothick waits for the ball to pass the stumps and
then taps it down to third man, comfortable single
End of over 30 (3 runs) England 107/3 (RR: 3.57)
MF Maharoof 10-1-19-1 - Northern End
ME Trescothick 59* (90b 7x4) A Flintoff 15* (31b 2x4)
30.1 Jayasuriya to Trescothick, one run, tossed up outside the off
stump, driven away to the vacant deep point region
30.2 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, two runs, on the middle and leg, driven
down to the track to the long-on region, Zoysa is late to come in
and the batsmen steal another run
30.3 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, one run, played down to long-on, just a
single this time
30.4 Jayasuriya to Trescothick, one run, swept away to the fine leg
region
30.5 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, one run, goes down on one knee and sweeps
it away powerfully to the deep square leg region, Maharoof moves
across quickly in the deep and saves one run
30.6 Jayasuriya to Trescothick, one run, sweeps it down to fine leg for
an easy single
End of over 31 (7 runs) England 114/3 (RR: 3.68)
ST Jayasuriya 2-0-11-0 - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 62* (93b 7x4) A Flintoff 19* (34b 2x4)
Nuwan Zoysa back into that attack
31.1 Zoysa to Trescothick, one run, driven wide of the cover fielder
31.2 Zoysa to Flintoff, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and went
on to his the pad, loud appeal turned down
31.3 Zoysa to Flintoff, one run, comes down the track and hits it down
to the mid-off region, not a well timed shot
31.4 Zoysa to Trescothick, one run, slower delivery, Trescothick is late
to pick it up, ends up hitting it in the air to the deep cover
region
31.5 Zoysa to Flintoff, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling across the right hander, Flintoff had to play at it and
gets beaten, appeal for caught behind turned down, Sangakkara went
up immediately but the bowler was late
31.6 Zoysa to Flintoff, one run, played down to the short fine leg
region
End of over 32 (4 runs) England 118/3 (RR: 3.69)
DNT Zoysa 7-0-34-1 (1w) - Northern End
A Flintoff 21* (38b 2x4) ME Trescothick 64* (95b 7x4)
and it starts to pour down! covers are called in and the players
leave the field
still raining quite heavily here, more covers come in
Update (11:55 GMT) - still raining heavily, more and more covers
come in, looks like we are in for a long delay
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Update (12:50 GMT) - it has stopped raining now and the covers are
being removed, Umpires are out there in the middle inspecting the
ground
as the covers were being removed it started to rain again, all the
covers are back in place now
at the moment it's raining steadily
Update (14:18 GMT) - rain has eased up, just a light drizzle now,
once it stops the ground should be ready for play in 30-40 minutes
time
finally the umpires have decided to call off play for the day,
match will resume tomorrow at 9:15 GMT
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Match State: Stumps - play resumes 9.15am GMT Saturday
Welcome back
yesterday Marvan Atapattu won the toss and elected to bowl first,
when play was called off due to rain England were 118/3 in 32
overs
Current Partnership (Trescothick and Flintoff ) - 48 runs in 78
balls, RR: 3.69
weather looks much better today, it's bright and sunny at the
moment
Eventhough it rained all night yesterday the ground has drained out
well, and play should start on time
Cloudy with showers. High 66F. Winds SW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of
rain 50% is the forecast for the day
players are out in the middle now
Andrew Flintoff will take strike and it will Upul Chandana to start
the bowling attack
one slip in place
32.1 Chandana to Flintoff, no run, drifting down the leg side, hits the
pad and rolls away on the leg side, keeper moves forward quickly
and cuts off the single
32.2 Chandana to Flintoff, one run, fraction short, Flintoff goes back
and punches in down the track to the long-on region, easy single
few dark clouds moving in now!
32.3 Chandana to Trescothick, no run, quicker delivery, pitched in line
and drifting down the leg side, Trescothick is late and the ball
hits the pad, loud appeal turned down
32.4 Chandana to Trescothick, one run, swept away to the deep square leg
region
32.5 Chandana to Flintoff, two runs, fraction short, more than enough
for Flintoff to rock back and pull it away to the deep midwicket
region, runs hard and gets back comfortably for the second
32.6 Chandana to Flintoff, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended on the front foot
End of over 33 (4 runs) England 122/3 (RR: 3.70)
UDU Chandana 4-0-21-0 - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 65* (97b 7x4) A Flintoff 24* (42b 2x4)
Tillakaratne Dilshan into the attack now
coming round the wicket to the left-hander
33.1 Dilshan to Trescothick, one run, on the middle and leg stump line,
pushed down the track to the long-on region
over the wicket to the right-hander
33.2 Dilshan to Flintoff, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
driven hard, good diving stop at cover saves couple of runs,
excellent effort
33.3 Dilshan to Flintoff, no run, RUN OUT! driven down the track,
Dilshan dives to his right, picks up the ball cleanly and flicks
it at stumps, Trescothick out by a long way
England 123/4, Partnership of 53
ME Trescothick run out (Dilshan) 66 (98b 7x4 0x6)
Trescothick backed away a long way and was in no position to get
back once Dilshan dived across
Paul Collingwood is the next man in
33.4 Dilshan to Flintoff, one run, played down to mid-on
33.5 Dilshan to Collingwood, one run, turned away to the midwicekt
region
33.6 Dilshan to Flintoff, one run, flicked away in the air to the deep
midwicekt region, fairly easy chance put down by Chandana in the
deep, Flintoff survives
End of over 34 (4 runs) England 126/4 (RR: 3.71)
TM Dilshan 1-0-4-0 - Northern End
A Flintoff 26* (46b 2x4) PD Collingwood 1* (1b)
34.1 Chandana to Flintoff, no run
34.2 Chandana to Flintoff, no run
34.3 Chandana to Flintoff, one run, pushed just wide of the bowler
34.4 Chandana to Collingwood, no run
one slips in place
34.5 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, pitched in line and turning away,
Collingwood moves forward and defends it watchfully
34.6 Chandana to Collingwood, no run
End of over 35 (1 run) England 127/4 (RR: 3.63)
UDU Chandana 5-0-22-0 - Pavilion End
A Flintoff 27* (49b 2x4) PD Collingwood 1* (4b)
35.1 Dilshan to Flintoff, no run
35.2 Dilshan to Flintoff, two runs, fraction short, cut away late to the
third man region, easy two
35.3 Dilshan to Flintoff, no run, plyed aay to the midwicket region
35.4 Dilshan to Flintoff, one run, again worked away to the midwicket
region, this time manages to get it wide of the fielder
35.5 Dilshan to Collingwood, no run
35.6 Dilshan to Collingwood, one run, driven down to long-on, easy
single
End of over 36 (4 runs) England 131/4 (RR: 3.64)
TM Dilshan 2-0-8-0 - Northern End
PD Collingwood 2* (6b) A Flintoff 30* (53b 2x4)
36.1 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, moves forward and turns it away
to the vacant midwicket region
36.2 Chandana to Flintoff, FOUR, tossed up outside the off stump,
Flintoff moves forward and drives it away to the cover fence, ball
was in the air for sometime but well wide of the cover fielder
36.3 Chandana to Flintoff, one run, waits for it to turn and cuts it
away to the third man region
36.4 Chandana to Collingwood, two runs, waits for it to turn and cuts it
away to the third man region
36.5 Chandana to Collingwood, no run
36.6 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, turned away to the vacant
midwicket region, easy single to end the over
End of over 37 (9 runs) England 140/4 (RR: 3.78)
UDU Chandana 6-0-31-0 - Pavilion End
PD Collingwood 6* (10b) A Flintoff 35* (55b 3x4)
37.1 Dilshan to Collingwood, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away just wide of the gully fielder, quick single taken
37.2 Dilshan to Flintoff, no run, very close to the off stump line,
defended with a straight bat, ball rolls back to the bowler
37.3 Dilshan to Flintoff, one run, drifting down the leg side, played
down to fine leg for an easy single
37.4 Dilshan to Collingwood, no run, comes down the track and ends up
playing it straight to the short midwicket fielder
37.5 Dilshan to Collingwood, no run, on the middle and leg, turned away
nicely but fails to beat the fielder at short midwicket
37.6 Dilshan to Collingwood, two runs, better shot, turned away nicely
to the vacant deep square leg region, runs hard for the first run
and comes back comfortably for the second
End of over 38 (4 runs) England 144/4 (RR: 3.79)
TM Dilshan 3-0-12-0 - Northern End
A Flintoff 36* (57b 3x4) PD Collingwood 9* (14b)
38.1 Chandana to Flintoff, one run, played down to long-on
38.2 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, tossed up, pitched outside the off
stump and turning away, Collingwood moves forward and defends it
watchfully
38.3 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, played down the track, Chandana
moves across to his right and takes it on the bounce, good
fielding
38.4 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, fraction short, played off the
back foot to the long-on region, easy single
38.5 Chandana to Flintoff, one run, fraction short, pitched outside the
leg stump and turning in, played down to the long-on region
38.6 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, again and easy single down to
long-on, ball was fraction shot and it was played on the back foot
End of over 39 (4 runs) England 148/4 (RR: 3.79)
UDU Chandana 7-0-35-0 - Pavilion End
PD Collingwood 11* (18b) A Flintoff 38* (59b 3x4)
Dilshan to continue, into his 4th over now
39.1 Dilshan to Collingwood, no run, too close to cut, Collingwood cuts
and ends up with and inside edge down to the short fine leg region
39.2 Dilshan to Collingwood, one run, same old formula, played down to
the long-on region
39.3 Dilshan to Flintoff, no run, turned down to the short fine leg
region, Jayasuriya moves in quickly and cuts off the single
39.4 Dilshan to Flintoff, one run, and again, goes back and plays it
down to the long-on region, easy single
39.5 Dilshan to Collingwood, no run
39.6 Dilshan to Collingwood, one run, turned away to the vacant square
leg region
End of over 40 (3 runs) England 151/4 (RR: 3.78)
TM Dilshan 4-0-15-0 - Northern End
PD Collingwood 13* (22b) A Flintoff 39* (61b 3x4)
10 overs to go!
40.1 Chandana to Collingwood, no run, pitched in line and turning away,
cut away deep, ball finds the gully fielder
40.2 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, tossed up on the middle and leg,
pushed wide of the short fine leg fielder, easy single
40.3 Chandana to Flintoff, no run, well bowled, pitched outside the off
stump turning away, draws Flintoff forward and beats him
40.4 Chandana to Flintoff, FOUR, wrong line, drifting down the leg side,
Flintoff quickly goes down on one knee and sweeps it down to the
vacant fine leg boundary
40.5 Chandana to Flintoff, one run, moves forward and drives it down to
the long-ff region for an easy single
40.6 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, played wide of the short
midwicket fielder, long-on moves across in the deep and fields
End of over 41 (7 runs) England 158/4 (RR: 3.85)
UDU Chandana 8-0-42-0 - Pavilion End
PD Collingwood 15* (25b) A Flintoff 44* (64b 4x4)
Nuwan Zoysa is back
41.1 Zoysa to Collingwood, FOUR, glorious! fraction short, pitched
outside the leg stump and angling in, Collingwood gets into
position quickly and pulls it away to the midwicket fence,
beautifully timed shot
41.2 Zoysa to Collingwood, one run, driven down to the mid-on region,
fielder is bit deep and a quick single is taken
one slip in place for Flintoff
41.3 Zoysa to Flintoff, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
leg, defended to the on side, Zoysa follows it up and cuts off the
single
41.4 Zoysa to Flintoff, one run, comes down the track even before the
ball in bowled, Zoysa bowls it closer to the body, Flintoff ends
up defending it to the gully region, quick single taken, throw at
the bowler's end misses the stumps, direct hit would have been
interesting
41.5 Zoysa to Collingwood, no run, hit on the pad, loud appeal turned
down
41.6 Zoysa to Collingwood, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling away, Collingwood drives and gets beaten, excellent
delivery
End of over 42 (6 runs) England 164/4 (RR: 3.90)
DNT Zoysa 8-0-40-1 (1w) - Northern End
A Flintoff 45* (66b 4x4) PD Collingwood 20* (29b 1x4)
42.1 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, two runs, played very late, gets it well
wide of the gully fielder, easy two
42.2 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, no run
42.3 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, FOUR, fantastic shot! tossed up outside the
off stump, Flintoff moves forward and lofts it away to the cover
fence, inside out shot played to perfection, what a way to bring
up his half century
42.4 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, no run, hits the pad and rolls away on the
leg side
42.5 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, no run, goes for the sweep but fails to
make contact, hit on the body
42.6 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, no run, pushed back to the bowler
End of over 43 (6 runs) England 170/4 (RR: 3.95)
ST Jayasuriya 3-0-17-0 - Pavilion End
PD Collingwood 20* (29b 1x4) A Flintoff 51* (72b 5x4)
43.1 Zoysa to Collingwood, two runs, pushed away to the midwicket
region, played with soft hands, not a fielder in sight,
comfortable two
43.2 Zoysa to Collingwood, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the
leg stump and angling in, Collingwood pulls but makes no contact,
ball hits the thigh pad and rolls away on the off side
43.3 Zoysa to Collingwood, no run, bit fuller, played straight to the
point fielder
43.4 Zoysa to Collingwood, no run, short delivery drifting down the leg
side, Collingwood tires to lofts it away to the deep midwicket
region, once again fails to make contact, ball hits the pad and
rolls away
43.5 Zoysa to Collingwood, no run, on the middle and off stump line, no
width, defended to the off side, cover fielder moves in quickly
and fields, this is turning out to be a good over for the Lankans
43.6 Zoysa to Collingwood, one run, pushed down the track to the mid-off
region, early call and a quick single is taken, end of an
excellent over, just the three runs given away
End of over 44 (3 runs) England 173/4 (RR: 3.93)
DNT Zoysa 9-0-43-1 (1w) - Northern End
PD Collingwood 23* (35b 1x4) A Flintoff 51* (72b 5x4)
6 overs left in the innings
5 an over with take them past 200
Chandana is back
44.1 Chandana to Collingwood, two runs, played away to the deep
midwicket region, gets it wide of the fielder in the deep and
comes back for the second
44.2 Chandana to Collingwood, wide: FOUR, quicker delivery down the leg
side, Collingwood tries to turn it away but fails to make contact,
Sangakkara is blinded by the batsman and the ball rusn down to the
fine leg fence
44.2 Chandana to Collingwood, FOUR, shot! fraction short on the middle
and leg stump line, at this pace forget it, pulled away nicely to
the midwicket fence, good clean hit
44.3 Chandana to Collingwood, one run, pushed wide of the point fielder
44.4 Chandana to Flintoff, SIX, huge six! comes down the track, takes it
on the up and lofts it over the long-on fence, typical Flintoff
six
44.5 Chandana to Flintoff, two runs, cut away to the vacant deep point
region, runs hard and gets back for the second, excellent over so
far for England
44.6 Chandana to Flintoff, two runs, comes down the track, takes it on
the full and hits it well wide of the long-on fielder, excellent
diving effort in the deep by Dilshan keeps it down to two, end of
an expensive over, 22 runs taken off it
End of over 45 (22 runs) England 195/4 (RR: 4.33)
UDU Chandana 9-0-64-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
PD Collingwood 30* (38b 2x4) A Flintoff 61* (75b 5x4 1x6)
Vaas is back
45.1 Vaas to Collingwood, no run, cut away to the point region, not a
well timed shot
45.2 Vaas to Collingwood, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle
and off, angling away, defended straight to the cover fielder
45.3 Vaas to Collingwood, FOUR, good length delivery, pitched outside
the leg stump and angling in, Collingwood moves forward and across
and hits it wide of the short fine leg fielder, going down on one
knee as he played it, knew exactly where the fielder was,
excellent shot
45.4 Vaas to Collingwood, one run, played down to mid-on, single brings
up the 200!
45.5 Vaas to Flintoff, three runs, pitched up outside the off stump,
lofted away to the deep cover region, facile effort in the deep by
Jayantha gives away extra runs
45.6 Vaas to Collingwood, one run, played down to long-off
End of over 46 (9 runs) England 204/4 (RR: 4.43)
WPUJC Vaas 8-1-29-0 - Northern End
PD Collingwood 36* (43b 3x4) A Flintoff 64* (76b 5x4 1x6)
46.1 Jayasuriya to Collingwood, two runs, turned away to the backward
square leg region, runs hard and gets back comfortably for the
second, well run
46.2 Jayasuriya to Collingwood, no run
46.3 Jayasuriya to Collingwood, legbye: one run, hits the pad and rolls
away down to the short thrid man region
46.4 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, two runs, makes room and smashes it down
the ground to the long-off region
46.5 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, no run, ends up playing it back to the
bowler
46.6 Jayasuriya to Flintoff, two runs, comes down the track and hits it
down the track to the long-off region, not a well timed shot,
Collingwood calls for the second, a wild throw comes in from the
deep and no damage is down
End of over 47 (7 runs) England 211/4 (RR: 4.49)
ST Jayasuriya 4-0-23-0 - Pavilion End
PD Collingwood 38* (46b 3x4) A Flintoff 68* (79b 5x4 1x6)
suddenly the match has changed, 210 was a possibility few overs
back and now it's history
47.1 Vaas to Collingwood, no run, comes down the track and gets cramped,
ends up playing it back to the bowler at one bounce
47.2 Vaas to Collingwood, one run, played away to the midwicket region,
single brings Flintoff back on strike
47.3 Vaas to Flintoff, FOUR, fuller length delivery, Flintoff makes room
and lofts it away to the cover fence, fielder in the deep had no
chance whatsoever
47.4 Vaas to Flintoff, one run, tries to drive it away, ball takes the
edge and goes away to the square leg region, easy single
47.5 Vaas to Collingwood, OUT: gone! short delivery, pulled away to the
deep midwicket region, Jayawardene times his jump to perfection
and catches it inches away from the rope, marvellous catch
England 217/5, Partnership of 94
PD Collingwood c Jayawardene b Vaas 39 (49b 3x4 0x6)
A Flintoff 73* (81b 6x4 1x6) WPUJC Vaas 8.5-1-35-1
Geraint Jones is the next man
47.6 Vaas to Flintoff, FOUR, no change in plans for Flintoff, fuller
length delivery, moves forward and smashes it to the point
boundary, made it look easy
End of over 48 (10 runs) England 221/5 (RR: 4.60)
WPUJC Vaas 9-1-39-1 - Northern End
GO Jones 0* (0b) A Flintoff 77* (82b 7x4 1x6)
48.1 Zoysa to Jones, one run, defended to the square leg region
48.2 Zoysa to Flintoff, SIX, pitched up on the middle and off stump
line, Flintoff makes room and lofts it over the long-off fence,
took on the fielder there and cleared him comfortably, crowd loves
it, this is what they came to see!
48.3 Zoysa to Flintoff, two runs, played away to the deep midwicket
region
48.4 Zoysa to Flintoff, SIX, on the rampage, attempted yorker, ends up
as a juicy fulltoss, hit over the midwicket fence
48.5 Zoysa to Flintoff, two runs, lofted down to the long-on region,
falls just short of the fielder diving forward
48.6 Zoysa to Flintoff, one run, fulltoss wide outside the off stump,
pushed wide of the cover fielder, Flintoff moves to 94 !
End of over 49 (18 runs) England 239/5 (RR: 4.88)
DNT Zoysa 10-0-61-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
A Flintoff 94* (87b 7x4 3x6) GO Jones 1* (1b)
Vaas to bowl the last over
49.1 Vaas to Flintoff, FOUR, pitched up and drifting down the leg side,
Flintoff moves back and flicks it away to the vacant fine leg
fence, moves to 98
49.2 Vaas to Flintoff, two runs, brilliant hundred! outside the off
stump, played wide of the third man, runs hard and gets back for
the second, huge cheers all around, take a bow
49.3 Vaas to Flintoff, FOUR, four more! short of a good length delivery
very close to the leg stump line, Flintoff moves across a bit and
hits it down to the vacant fine leg boundary
49.4 Vaas to Flintoff, wide: no run, down the leg side
250 up!
49.4 Vaas to Flintoff, OUT: got'm! slower delivery outside the off
stump, Flintoff swing hard and ends up with an inside edge onto
his stumps, bit too late but Vaas finally gets his revenge
England 250/6, Partnership of 33
A Flintoff b Vaas 104 (91b 9x4 3x6)
GO Jones 1* (1b) WPUJC Vaas 9.4-1-50-2 (1w)
Flintoff walks away waving his bat, huge cheers all around
Alex Wharf is the next man in
49.5 Vaas to Wharf, no run, RUN OUT! swings and a miss, ball goes behind
to the keeper, Jones calls for the single, Sangakkara throws it to
Vaas, who picks it up moves forward a couple of paces and hits the
stumps at the bowler's end
England 250/7, Partnership of 0
AG Wharf run out (Vaas) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Ashley Giles walks in
49.6 Vaas to Jones, one run, played away to the backward point region,
just a single
End of over 50 (12 runs) England 251/7 (RR: 5.02)
WPUJC Vaas 10-1-51-2 (1w) - Northern End
GO Jones 2* (2b) AF Giles 0* (0b)
thanks to a brilliant hundred from Flintoff England have reached
251
target for Sri Lanka when they come out to bat in 10 minutes time
is 252
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Match State: Innings Break
welcome back
players are back
Sanath Jayasuriya and Avishka Gunawardene will open the innings
and it will be Darren Gough to start the bowling attack
here we go
0.1 Gough to Gunawardene, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off stump line, defended on the front foot
0.2 Gough to Gunawardene, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away further, no shot offered
two slips in position
0.3 Gough to Gunawardene, no run, good length delivery touch outside
the off stump, pushed straight to the point fielder
0.4 Gough to Gunawardene, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
0.5 Gough to Gunawardene, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, Gunawardene tries to turn it away
but fails to make contact, ball hits the pad and rolls away, loud
appeal turned down, Gough was the only person interested
0.6 Gough to Gunawardene, no run, beaten outside the off stump, Gough
starts off with a maiden
End of over 1 (maiden) Sri Lanka 0/0 (RR: 0.00 RRR: 252/49 = 5.14)
D Gough 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
ST Jayasuriya 0* (0b) DA Gunawardene 0* (6b)
Stephen Harmison to share the new ball
two slips in
1.1 Harmison to Jayasuriya, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and coming in, defended on the back
foot, awkward looking shot
1.2 Harmison to Jayasuriya, one run, defended to the leg side, quick
single called for, fielder fails to hit the stumps at the
striker's end, no damage down
1.3 Harmison to Gunawardene, no run
1.4 Harmison to Gunawardene, no run, played back to the bowler at one
bounce
1.5 Harmison to Gunawardene, one run, played well wide of the point
fielder, easy single
1.6 Harmison to Jayasuriya, no run
End of over 2 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 2/0 (RR: 1.00 RRR: 250/48 = 5.21)
SJ Harmison 1-0-2-0 - Northern End
DA Gunawardene 1* (9b) ST Jayasuriya 1* (3b)
2.1 Gough to Gunawardene, no run, good length delivery, angling across
the left-hander, pushed straight to the gully fielder
2.2 Gough to Gunawardene, FOUR, pitched up and drifting down the leg
side, Gunawardene moves forward and flicks it away to the backward
of square leg fence, excellent shot
2.3 Gough to Gunawardene, no run, good come back, pitched in line and
moving away from the left-hander, Gunawardene pushes forward and
gets beaten, close
2.4 Gough to Gunawardene, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
defended on the back foot, cover fielder moves in quickly and
fields
2.5 Gough to Gunawardene, no run, defended with a straight bat, ball
rolls back to the bowler
2.6 Gough to Gunawardene, no run
End of over 3 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 6/0 (RR: 2.00 RRR: 246/47 = 5.23)
D Gough 2-1-4-0 - Pavilion End
ST Jayasuriya 1* (3b) DA Gunawardene 5* (15b 1x4)
3.1 Harmison to Jayasuriya, FOUR, short rising delivery outside the off
stump, Jayasuriya moves back and lifts it down to the third man
fence, typical shot
3.2 Harmison to Jayasuriya, one run, once again short, this time closer
to the off stump line, defended to the off side
3.3 Harmison to Gunawardene, OUT: got'm! excellent delivery on the
middle and off stump line, moving away late, Gunawardene defends
and ends up with a faint edge straight to Jones behind the stumps,
Harmison strikes early
Sri Lanka 11/1, Partnership of 11
DA Gunawardene c Jones b Harmison 5 (16b 1x4 0x6)
ST Jayasuriya 6* (5b 1x4) SJ Harmison 1.3-0-7-1
Marvan Atapattu is the next man in
3.4 Harmison to Atapattu, no run
3.5 Harmison to Atapattu, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and drifting down the leg side, hit
the pad and rolls away
3.6 Harmison to Atapattu, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended with a straight bat
End of over 4 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 11/1 (RR: 2.75 RRR: 241/46 = 5.24)
SJ Harmison 2-0-7-1 - Northern End
ST Jayasuriya 6* (5b 1x4) MS Atapattu 0* (3b)
4.1 Gough to Jayasuriya, two runs, pitched up, driven wide of the cover
fielder, not a well timed shot, fielder running after it catches
up
4.2 Gough to Jayasuriya, no run, on the middle and off, angling away,
defended to the on side
4.3 Gough to Jayasuriya, one run, dropped! short and wide outside the
off stump, smashed straight to Solanki at point, was powerfully
hit but at this level there is no excuse for dropping it,
Jayasuriya gets a life
4.4 Gough to Atapattu, no run
4.5 Gough to Atapattu, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
4.6 Gough to Atapattu, one run, defended on the front foot, ball drops
dead on the track, Jayasuriya calls for the single and sprints
across, Gough follows it up but is late to prevent the single
End of over 5 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 15/1 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 237/45 = 5.27)
D Gough 3-1-8-0 - Pavilion End
MS Atapattu 1* (6b) ST Jayasuriya 9* (8b 1x4)
5.1 Harmison to Atapattu, OUT: gone! Harmison strikes again! short
delivery moving away late, Atapattu defends and ends up with a
thick edge straight to the keeper, beaten by the bounce, Sri Lanka
in a spot of bother
Sri Lanka 15/2, Partnership of 4
MS Atapattu c Jones b Harmison 1 (7b 0x4 0x6)
ST Jayasuriya 9* (8b 1x4) SJ Harmison 2.1-0-7-2
Saman Jayantha is the next man in
5.2 Harmison to Jayantha, legbye: two runs, hits the pad and rolls away
to the vacant short fine leg region
5.3 Harmison to Jayantha, wide: no run, way down the leg side, Jones
dives full length to his left and saves a certain four
5.3 Harmison to Jayantha, no run, another exccellent delivery outside
the off stump, Jayantha beaten by a long way
5.4 Harmison to Jayantha, no run
5.5 Harmison to Jayantha, no run, defended standing tall
5.6 Harmison to Jayantha, one run, drifting down the leg side, helped
down to the fine leg region, easy single end the over
End of over 6 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 19/2 (RR: 3.17 RRR: 233/44 = 5.30)
SJ Harmison 3-0-9-2 (1w) - Northern End
WS Jayantha 1* (5b) ST Jayasuriya 9* (8b 1x4)
6.1 Gough to Jayantha, one run, short outside the off stump, played
down to third man for an easy single, was a powerfull stroke but
went straight to the fielder
6.2 Gough to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery angling away,
Jayasuriya pushes at it and ends up with an inside edge on to his
pad
6.3 Gough to Jayasuriya, no run, pushed down to the mid-off region
6.4 Gough to Jayasuriya, one run, fraction short, again angling away,
pushed wide of the mid-off fielder, easy single
6.5 Gough to Jayantha, one run, short of a good length delivery outside
the off stump, defended to the point region, quick single taken,
well run
6.6 Gough to Jayasuriya, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling in, defended to the leg side
End of over 7 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 22/2 (RR: 3.14 RRR: 230/43 = 5.35)
D Gough 4-1-11-0 - Pavilion End
WS Jayantha 3* (7b) ST Jayasuriya 10* (12b 1x4)
7.1 Harmison to Jayantha, no run, sharp bouncer, pitched outside the
off stump and angling in, Jayantha ducks under it, one for the
over signalled by the umpire
7.2 Harmison to Jayantha, no run, short of a good length delivery on
the middle and off stump line, defended to the point region
Harmison getting good bounce out of this track
7.3 Harmison to Jayantha, no run, bit fuller, touch outside the off
stump, driven straight to the point fielder
7.4 Harmison to Jayantha, legbye: one run, short delivery drifting down
the leg side, ball clips the pad and runs down to the short fine
leg region, keeper moves across and fields
7.5 Harmison to Jayasuriya, no run, slower delivery, very close to the
off stump line, beats Jayasuriya comprehensively
7.6 Harmison to Jayasuriya, no run, pitched up, drifting down the leg
side, Jayasuriya tries to turn it away but fails to make contact,
ball hits the pad and rolls away to the square leg region
End of over 8 (1 run, maiden) Sri Lanka 23/2 (RR: 2.88 RRR: 229/42 = 5.45)
SJ Harmison 4-1-9-2 (1w) - Northern End
WS Jayantha 3* (11b) ST Jayasuriya 10* (14b 1x4)
8.1 Gough to Jayantha, one run, pushed down to third man
8.2 Gough to Jayasuriya, legbye: one run
8.3 Gough to Jayantha, one run, played down to third man
8.4 Gough to Jayasuriya, one run, pushed wide of the point fielder
8.5 Gough to Jayantha, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
8.6 Gough to Jayantha, no run, another good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
End of over 9 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 27/2 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 225/41 = 5.49)
D Gough 5-1-14-0 - Pavilion End
ST Jayasuriya 11* (16b 1x4) WS Jayantha 5* (15b)
9.1 Harmison to Jayasuriya, no run, played away to the gully region
9.2 Harmison to Jayasuriya, two runs, short delivery, pitched outside
the leg stump and angling in, pulled away wide of the fine leg
fielder
9.3 Harmison to Jayasuriya, no run, short of a good length delivery
angling across, cut straight to the gully fielder at one bounce
9.4 Harmison to Jayasuriya, two runs, pitched up outside the off stump,
was the slower one, Jayasuriya picks it up early and chips it over
the mid-off fielder, comfortable two
9.5 Harmison to Jayasuriya, no run
9.6 Harmison to Jayasuriya, no run, beaten outside the off by a ball
angling away after pitching in line with the stumps
End of over 10 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 31/2 (RR: 3.10 RRR: 221/40 = 5.53)
SJ Harmison 5-1-13-2 (1w) - Northern End
WS Jayantha 5* (15b) ST Jayasuriya 15* (22b 1x4)
10.1 Gough to Jayantha, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended to cover
10.2 Gough to Jayantha, one run, pitched up, pushed wide of the cover
fielder, quick single taken
10.3 Gough to Jayasuriya, no run
10.4 Gough to Jayasuriya, FOUR, quick delivery outside the off stump,
Jayasuriya pushes at it and ends up with a thick inside edge, ball
races down to the fine leg fence
10.5 Gough to Jayasuriya, no run, on the middle and leg, defended to the
on side
10.6 Gough to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery, pitched very
close to the off stump line and angling away, draws Jayasuriya
into the dives and beats him, well bowled
End of over 11 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 36/2 (RR: 3.27 RRR: 216/39 = 5.54)
D Gough 6-1-19-0 - Pavilion End
WS Jayantha 6* (17b) ST Jayasuriya 19* (26b 2x4)
11.1 Harmison to Jayantha, no run, short rising delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, Jayantha cuts standing tall,
fails to make contact
11.2 Harmison to Jayantha, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg side,
ball hits the pad and falls dead on the track, Jayasuriya calls
for the single and gets across comfortably
11.3 Harmison to Jayasuriya, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Jayasuriya goes for the drive and ends up hitting it high up
towards the third man region, ball falls well wide of the fielder
running across
11.4 Harmison to Jayantha, no run
11.5 Harmison to Jayantha, three runs, shot! on the middle and leg,
Jayantha moves forward and flicks it away to the deep square leg
region, lot of wrist involved
11.6 Harmison to Jayasuriya, three runs, pitched up, driven into the gap
on the off side, ball races away to the cover fence, Giles runs
after it from cover, dives forward and flicks it in, excellent
fielding, saves a valuable run
End of over 12 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 44/2 (RR: 3.67 RRR: 208/38 = 5.47)
SJ Harmison 6-1-20-2 (1w) - Northern End
ST Jayasuriya 23* (28b 2x4) WS Jayantha 9* (21b)
Flintoff into the attak now
12.1 Flintoff to Jayasuriya, no run, short outside the off stump, cut
away straight to the cover fielder at one bounce
12.2 Flintoff to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and leg, defended down the track, Flintoff moves across to his
right and stops it, good stop
12.3 Flintoff to Jayasuriya, (noball) FOUR, pitched up outside the off
stump, in the slot, driven away to the cover fence, was hit in the
air but well wide of the fielder,, powerful shot
12.3 Flintoff to Jayasuriya, OUT: gone! another pitched up delivery,
this time Jayasuriya tries to go over the fielder at mid-off,
Gough times his jump to perfection and hold on well, Flintoff
strikes in his first over, Sri Lanka in trouble now
Sri Lanka 49/3, Partnership of 34
ST Jayasuriya c Gough b Flintoff 27 (32b 3x4 0x6)
WS Jayantha 9* (21b) A Flintoff 0.3-0-5-1 (1nb)
Gough did well to hold on even though he was off balance when he
landed back after jumping high up to catch it
the in form Kumar Sangakkara is the next man in
12.4 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, hit on the pad
12.5 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
12.6 Flintoff to Sangakkara, FOUR, off the mark in style! good length
delivery on the pads, turned away nicely to the vacant fine leg
fence
End of over 13 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 53/3 (RR: 4.08 RRR: 199/37 = 5.38)
A Flintoff 1-0-9-1 (1nb) - Pavilion End
WS Jayantha 9* (21b) KC Sangakkara 4* (3b 1x4)
double bowling change, Alex Wharf into the attack now
13.1 Wharf to Jayantha, FOUR, pitched up on the middle and leg stump
line, flicked away to the midwicket fence, beautifully timed
13.2 Wharf to Jayantha, (noball) no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, no shot offered
13.2 Wharf to Jayantha, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
13.3 Wharf to Jayantha, FOUR, four more! pitched up outside the off
stump, driven on the up, ball races away to the cover fence,
classic shot
13.4 Wharf to Jayantha, one run, waits for it and pushes it down to the
thrid man region for an easy single
two slips in place
13.5 Wharf to Sangakkara, wide: no run, drifting down the leg side,
keeper had to dive to collect it
13.5 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, ball moving away late, no shot offered
13.6 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, pitched up on the middle and off stump
line, defended back to the bowler
End of over 14 (11 runs) Sri Lanka 64/3 (RR: 4.57 RRR: 188/36 = 5.22)
AG Wharf 1-0-11-0 (1w 1nb) - Northern End
WS Jayantha 18* (26b 2x4) KC Sangakkara 4* (5b 1x4)
14.1 Flintoff to Jayantha, one run, cut away to third man
14.2 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, short delivery angling away from
the left-hander, played away to the point region, not a well timed
shot
14.3 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, very close to the off stump line,
Sangakkara moves across but offers no shot
14.4 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
14.5 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery wide outside
the off stump, Sangakkara not interested
14.6 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Sangakkara cuts and gets beaten
End of over 15 (1 run) Sri Lanka 65/3 (RR: 4.33 RRR: 187/35 = 5.34)
A Flintoff 2-0-10-1 (1nb) - Pavilion End
WS Jayantha 20* (27b 2x4) KC Sangakkara 4* (10b 1x4)
Match State: Drinks
15.1 Wharf to Jayantha, no run, short delivery touch outside the off
stump, pushed off the back foot to the cover region
15.2 Wharf to Jayantha, (noball) no run, short rising delivery, again
very close to the off stump line, Jayantha stands tall and taps it
away to the gully region
15.2 Wharf to Jayantha, no run, fuller on this occasion, Jayantha drives
and gets beaten, well bowled
15.3 Wharf to Jayantha, no run, pitched up, driven straight to the
fielder at mid-off
15.4 Wharf to Jayantha, no run, pitched up, ball moving away late,
driven hard but straight to the mid-off fielder
15.5 Wharf to Jayantha, no run, fulltoss outside the off stump, was
there to be hit, Jayantha finds the short cover fielder
15.6 Wharf to Jayantha, one run, on the middle and off, Jayantha
defends, ball takes the inside edge and rolls away to the square
leg region
End of over 16 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 67/3 (RR: 4.19 RRR: 185/34 = 5.44)
AG Wharf 2-0-13-0 (1w 2nb) - Northern End
WS Jayantha 21* (34b 2x4) KC Sangakkara 4* (10b 1x4)
16.1 Flintoff to Jayantha, one run, pushed to midwicket
16.2 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run
16.3 Flintoff to Sangakkara, (noball) two runs, smashed to the deep
cover region, Giles moves across quickly in the deep and saves two
runs
16.3 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling away, Sangakkara pushes
at it and gets beaten
16.4 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery touch outside
the off stump, no shot offered
16.5 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run
16.6 Flintoff to Sangakkara, one run, pitched up lofted over the point
fielder, ball falls well short of the fielder in the deep
End of over 17 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 72/3 (RR: 4.24 RRR: 180/33 = 5.45)
A Flintoff 3-0-15-1 (2nb) - Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 7* (16b 1x4) WS Jayantha 22* (35b 2x4)
17.1 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, defended on the back foot
17.2 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
off stump line, defended with a straight bat, ball rolls back to
the bowler
17.3 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, pitched up, pushed down to the mid-off
region
one slip in place for the left-hander
17.4 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, good delivery, pitched touch outside
the off stump and moving away late, Sangakkara pushes forward and
gets beaten, close call
17.5 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, wide outside the off stump, ball kept
low after hitting the track, Sangakkara goes down on one knee and
tries to smash it to the cover fence but fails to make contact,
beaten by the lack of bounce
17.6 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, hall volley outside the off stump,
pushed straight to the cover fielder, maiden over!
End of over 18 (maiden) Sri Lanka 72/3 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 180/32 = 5.62)
AG Wharf 3-1-13-0 (1w 2nb) - Northern End
WS Jayantha 22* (35b 2x4) KC Sangakkara 7* (22b 1x4)
18.1 Flintoff to Jayantha, no run
18.2 Flintoff to Jayantha, one run, drifitng down the leg side, defended
wide of the square leg fielder
18.3 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, pushed straight to the gully
fielder at one bounce
18.4 Flintoff to Sangakkara, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling in, turned away to the midwicket region
18.5 Flintoff to Sangakkara, one run, played down to third man
18.6 Flintoff to Jayantha, OUT: gone! short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Jayantha tries to guide it down to third
man, ball takes the edge and goes behind for the keeper to pocket
it comfortably, second wicket for Flintoff
Sri Lanka 74/4, Partnership of 25
WS Jayantha c Jones b Flintoff 23 (38b 2x4 0x6)
End of over 19 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 74/4 (RR: 3.89 RRR: 178/31 = 5.74)
A Flintoff 4-0-17-2 (2nb) - Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 8* (25b 1x4)
always a dangerous shot, this one was too close to the body, third
catch for Jones
Mahela Jayawardene is the next man in
19.1 Wharf to Sangakkara, one run, pushed to the point region, big
misunderstanding running for the single, both the batsmen end up
at the same end, Solanki fails to hit the stumps at the strikers
end, finally the run is taken
19.2 Wharf to Jayawardene, (noball) no run
19.2 Wharf to Jayawardene, two runs, turned away to the deep midwicket
region, off the mark
19.3 Wharf to Jayawardene, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
19.4 Wharf to Jayawardene, one run, turned away into the gap between
square leg and midwicket, easy singe
19.5 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run
19.6 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, short delivery very close to the off
stump line, pushed straight to the shot cover fielder
End of over 20 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 79/4 (RR: 3.95 RRR: 173/30 = 5.77)
AG Wharf 4-1-18-0 (1w 3nb) - Northern End
DPMD Jayawardene 3* (4b) KC Sangakkara 9* (28b 1x4)
20 overs up, now whatever happens we will get a result
20.1 Flintoff to Jayawardene, no run
20.2 Flintoff to Jayawardene, no run
20.3 Flintoff to Jayawardene, one run, turned away to the vacant square
leg region
20.4 Flintoff to Sangakkara, one run, short delivery, pitched outside
the leg stump and angling in, pulled away to the fine leg region
20.5 Flintoff to Jayawardene, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended standing tall
20.6 Flintoff to Jayawardene, two runs, pitched up, driven wide of the
point fielder, runs hard and comes back for the second
End of over 21 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 83/4 (RR: 3.95 RRR: 169/29 = 5.83)
A Flintoff 5-0-21-2 (2nb) - Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 10* (29b 1x4) DPMD Jayawardene 6* (9b)
21.1 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, pushed away the point region, fielder
moves in quickly and fields
21.2 Wharf to Sangakkara, no run, pushed down the track to the silly mid
off region, short coves moves forward and fields
21.3 Wharf to Sangakkara, one run, driven off the back foot to the deep
cover region, easy single
21.4 Wharf to Jayawardene, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off stump line, Jayawardene moves across, gets right behind
the line and defends it with a straight bat
21.5 Wharf to Jayawardene, no run, short rising delivery very close to
the off stump line, defended standing tall
21.6 Wharf to Jayawardene, (noball) no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, defended
21.6 Wharf to Jayawardene, no run, pushed down the track to the mid-off
region
End of over 22 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 85/4 (RR: 3.86 RRR: 167/28 = 5.96)
AG Wharf 5-1-20-0 (1w 4nb) - Northern End
KC Sangakkara 11* (32b 1x4) DPMD Jayawardene 6* (13b)
there is a light drizzle in the air at the moment
Ashley Giles into the attack
22.1 Giles to Sangakkara, one run, fulltoss on the pads, turned away to
the deep midwicket region
22.2 Giles to Jayawardene, one run, drifting down the leg side, flicked
away to the fine leg region
22.3 Giles to Sangakkara, no run, comes down the track and hits it
straight to the midwicket fielder
22.4 Giles to Sangakkara, legbye: one run, pitched in line and turning
down the leg side, Sangakkara sweeps but fails to make contact,
ball hits the pad and rolls down to the short fine leg region,
quick single called for, fielder moving in fails to pick it up
cleanly
22.5 Giles to Jayawardene, OUT: gone! comes down the track, takes it on
the full and hits it straight back at Giles who takes it on the
second attempt, five down
Sri Lanka 88/5, Partnership of 14
DPMD Jayawardene c & b Giles 7 (15b 0x4 0x6)
KC Sangakkara 12* (35b 1x4) AF Giles 0.5-0-2-1
Tillakaratne Dilshan is the next man in
22.6 Giles to Dilshan, no run, pushed to point
End of over 23 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 88/5 (RR: 3.83 RRR: 164/27 = 6.07)
AF Giles 1-0-2-1 - Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 12* (35b 1x4) TM Dilshan 0* (1b)
double change, Paul Collingwood into the attack
23.1 Collingwood to Sangakkara, no run, on the middle and leg, defended
to the on side
23.2 Collingwood to Sangakkara, no run, pitched up, driven hard but
straight to the mid-off fielder
umpires having a chat now, drizzle getting heavy here
23.3 Collingwood to Sangakkara, no run, played down to mid-on
groundsmen getting ready
23.4 Collingwood to Sangakkara, FOUR, moves forward and lofts it over
the midwicket fielder, ball races away to the fence, great shot
23.5 Collingwood to Sangakkara, one run, on the pad, flicked down to the
fine leg region, easy single
23.6 Collingwood to Dilshan, two runs, driven wide of the point fielder,
easy two
End of over 24 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 95/5 (RR: 3.96 RRR: 157/26 = 6.04)
PD Collingwood 1-0-7-0 - Northern End
KC Sangakkara 17* (40b 2x4) TM Dilshan 2* (2b)
steady drizzle now and finally the umpires decide to call in the
covers
players leave the field
rain getting heavier now, more covers come in
England well ahead at this stage if D/L method comes into play
the par score for Sri Lanka at this stage is 144, so they are
behind by 49 runs
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it has stopped raining here and the covers are being taken away now
it will take at least an hour to make the ground fit for play
if it doesn't rain again play should resume at around 15:00 GMT
Match State: Delay - Rain stops play
latest update - sadly it starts to rain again, all the covers are
back in place now
update (15:03 GMT) - all the covers are still in place, we have a
steady drizzle at the moment
Update (15:16 GMT) - it has again started to rain heavily, the cut
off time for the getting in the full 50 overs is past us now, from
this point on overs will get reduced depending on the time lost
finally the umpires have decided that no more play can be possible
here today and that means England win by 49 runs!
they will take on Australia in the semi-finals that is to be played
on the 21th of September
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Man of the Match - Andrew Flintoff