- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.2 oh dear! England falling apart to spin, again. The captain's problems continue. Swept a full delivery, it takes the top edge and couldn't have picked out deep square-leg with any more precision 37/31.6 big early strike! The in-form opener departs. Coming down the pitch, aiming over the leg side, loses his shape on the shot. The ball hits his back pad then cannons into leg stump 7/18.1 picks out long-off! Coming down the pitch, trying to repeat his shot of the previous over, lofts it very straight but without the distance. Thisara Perera judges the catch well, had plenty of time to see it. Nicely bowled by Herath who held the delivery back, Bell wasn't quite to the pitch 36/227.1 full length at the stumps, Root seems to play all around it, huge appeal for lbw and instantly given out. It seemed to be just a straight delivery angled into the stumps, Root was aiming too leg side and when he missed, he was in big trouble, Steve Davis greedily getting his finger up almost before Mathews had the chance to turn around 117/519.3 length ball sliding across Morgan who feels hard for it and pops a catch to short extra cover who gets down well to his right hand side. The slow nature of this pitch evident here, the ball not coming on at all for Morgan leaning outside off to press into the covers, he's there too soon and taps a relatively straightforward chance to the fielder who took a smart catch 75/441.2 picks out midwicket! He went deep in his crease, then down on his knee to sweep. Connected strongly but picked out Mathews on the edge of the ring 180/831.4 well, Buttler won't be targetting Prasad. He's fallen to him for the second time in two innings. And in very similar manner, getting an inside edge on a length delivery which cannons into the stumps 132/639.5 just as the stand was building, and Bopara needed support, Woakes charges down the pitch and is beaten leaving Sangakkara which a simple stumping. Hang on, the umpire wants to check the no-ball. It's very tight, is anything grounded behind the line? This would be very careless from Mendis. The foot drags forward a touch, and it's ruled to legal. Just. 173/741.4 and another! Wasn't much more than a straight delivery and it took an inside edge into the stumps as Finn prodded forward without any conviction 180/942.6 and that is that! Aiming to carve through the off side he gets a bottom edge into his stumps 185/10Extras8 (lb 3, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL185 all out (43 Overs, RR: 4.3)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Moeen Ali, 1.6 ov), 2-36 (Ian Bell, 8.1 ov), 3-37 (Alastair Cook, 9.2 ov), 4-75 (Eoin Morgan, 19.3 ov), 5-117 (Joe Root, 27.1 ov), 6-132 (Jos Buttler, 31.4 ov), 7-173 (Chris Woakes, 39.5 ov), 8-180 (Ravi Bopara, 41.2 ov), 9-180 (Steven Finn, 41.4 ov), 10-185 (Harry Gurney, 42.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AD Mathews 6 0 23 1 3.83 22 2 0 2 0 TM Dilshan 9 0 32 2 3.55 34 1 0 0 0 HMRKB Herath 9 0 40 1 4.44 25 1 0 0 0 BAW Mendis 7 1 33 3 4.71 20 1 0 1 0 NLTC Perera 3 0 16 1 5.33 10 2 0 0 0 BMAJ Mendis 5 0 22 0 4.4 12 0 0 0 1 KTGD Prasad 4 0 16 2 4 15 1 0 0 1
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.4 down the wicket and going big over the leg side, Dilshan gets it all wrong, a leading edge goes straight up in the air, three fielders converge around short mid-on and Woakes takes the catch and England bag an important wicket. Total miscue from Dilshan aiming over the leg side, it went a long way up but Woakes took control of the situation 37/24.1 back of a length at the body, pulled into the leg side and finds square leg! Easy catch for Bopara, just popped up by Perera cramped for room and getting the pull all wrong. Change of angle works immediately for Finn; the first ball angled in at Perera and it's done the trick 27/1Extras7 (lb 3, w 4)TOTAL186/2 (34.2 Overs, RR: 5.41)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Kusal Perera, 4.1 ov), 2-37 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 7.4 ov)
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 7-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30 Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45
Match days
29 November 2014 (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Rain: England - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 9.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 2 wickets)
- England: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: England - 67/3 in 17.0 overs (JE Root 15, EJG Morgan 15)
- Over 17.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - JE Root (Struck down)
- England: 100 runs in 23.4 overs (142 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: England - 130/5 in 31.0 overs (RS Bopara 25, JC Buttler 5)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 31 runs, 1 wicket)
- England: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (221 balls), Extras 8
- RS Bopara: 50 off 66 balls (1 x 4)
- Innings Break: England - 185/10 in 43.0 overs (JC Tredwell 9)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 9.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 71/2 in 15.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 14, DPMD Jayawardene 18)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (KC Sangakkara 17, DPMD Jayawardene 28, Ex 5)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 21.4 overs (130 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 134/2 in 29.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 43, DPMD Jayawardene 49)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 66 balls (5 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 130 balls (KC Sangakkara 46, DPMD Jayawardene 50, Ex 6)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 80 balls (5 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 31.1 overs (187 balls), Extras 7
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