- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.5 edged and gone! It was back of a length again, think Finn rolled his fingers across the seam, Dilshan went for the cut and a comfortable edge went through to Buttler. Crucial blow. 30/21.5 got him! Woakes strikes early. It's a short delivery, not quite as wide as Kusal thought, he's a little cramped for room as he tries to cut and can't keep the ball down as it finds backward point 6/125.4 slower ball, goes to swing leg side again but this is mistimed and picks out mid-on! Another importantly-timed wicket for England just when the hosts were going well. Sangakkara cleared the front leg away again but got this high on the bat and it was a simple chance for Moeen Ali at waist height, hardly had to move. Well bowled from Jordan, back over the wicket and ran his fingers across it 150/55.5 and another! Inroads for England. Kandamby's return is a brief one. Pushed at a short-of-a-length delivery outside off and just guides the ball at a nice catching height to slip. 31/320.1 a step down the track, swing at a length ball outside off and nicks it to the keeper! Wild stroke and Mathews falls just when England needed a wicket. A very poor choice, so unnecessary because the partnership was moving along very nicely. Got in a poor position, took a big swing, almost swung himself off his feet, and got a feather edge to Buttler 118/428.4 tries to line up a slog sweep to leg but mistimes it and Finn takes a smart catch moving across to his left at square leg. Mendis sweeping conventionally this time from outside off, didn't get hold of it at all and it rather looped to Finn's right, he moved quickly across to take a tumbling chance 175/631.4 swing again into the leg side, this time not timed at all, gets it high and Moeen takes the catch retreating from mid-on. Needed a little juggle but he held on. Perera fancied some leg side rope again but was off balance trying to swing away this shorter ball, got it high on the bat and Moeen did the rest, just about 202/733.6 slower ball, another mighty swing to leg is attempted but he misses and is stumped. Bopara totally deceiving the batsman who swung himself off his feet almost, got nowhere near it and Buttler had a very simple job to tick off the bails 233/8Extras13 (lb 3, w 10)TOTAL242/8 (35 Overs, RR: 6.91)Did not bat: BAW MendisFall of wickets: 1-6 (Kusal Perera, 1.5 ov), 2-30 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 4.5 ov), 3-31 (Thilina Kandamby, 5.5 ov), 4-118 (Angelo Mathews, 20.1 ov), 5-150 (Kumar Sangakkara, 25.4 ov), 6-175 (Jeevan Mendis, 28.4 ov), 7-202 (Thisara Perera, 31.4 ov), 8-233 (Dhammika Prasad, 33.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.4 full length angled across Cook who pushes at it and edges behind! Prasad with the breakthrough. A ball Cook should have left, it was a nothing stroke, played away from his body, and Cook's promising start comes to an end 84/114.5 opens the face and presses wide enough of mid-off for a single but oh no!! Hales is rooted to the crease at the non-striker's end, Moeen has to get back but the throw is in time! What a complete disaster for England. There was a single available all day but for some reason Hales shuffled out of his ground a few yards but without turning to face his partner, shuffled back to the bowler's end, Moeen has almost run two and is short getting back to the striker's end 103/221.5 gone this time! Hales can't make the most of his life, he was itching to cut loose. Used his feet, it was a length delivery, and he heaved it to mid-on who just had to move a little to his left. Didn't really need to do that after the earlier reprieve and the six 144/322.3 brilliant from Sangakkara! Wonderful anticipation. He saw Bopara go down early for a paddle sweep and started to move to his left, and when the ball glanced off the face of the bat he snaffled the catch brilliantly almost by the edge of the cut strip. 151/423.1 the collapse is on! Morgan's problems continue. It was a short ball, not especially rapid but well directed around middle and leg, he went for the hook and the ball took a top edge with was comfortably held at long leg 152/5Extras7 (lb 1, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL236/5 (33.4 Overs, RR: 7)Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Alastair Cook, 11.4 ov), 2-103 (Moeen Ali, 14.5 ov), 3-144 (Alex Hales, 21.5 ov), 4-151 (Ravi Bopara, 22.3 ov), 5-152 (Eoin Morgan, 23.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AD Mathews 7 0 34 2 4.85 23 3 1 0 0 TM Dilshan 4 0 31 0 7.75 11 2 2 0 0 NLTC Perera 3 0 18 0 6 10 1 1 1 0 BAW Mendis 5.4 0 53 0 9.35 12 4 3 1 0 BMAJ Mendis 2 0 9 0 4.5 6 1 0 0 0 KTGD Prasad 6 0 49 1 8.16 14 6 1 2 1 HMRKB Herath 6 0 41 1 6.83 14 3 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 7-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days
3 December 2014 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 7.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 3 wickets)
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 6/1 in 2.0 overs (TM Dilshan 6, KC Sangakkara 0)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 6/1 in 2.0 overs (TM Dilshan 6, KC Sangakkara 0)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (KC Sangakkara 22, AD Mathews 21, Ex 7)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 106/3 in 19.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 44, AD Mathews 31)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 53 balls (5 x 4)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 24.1 - 28.0 (Batting side - 35 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 25.3 overs (153 balls), Extras 10
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 31.3 overs (189 balls), Extras 12
- HDRL Thirimanne: 50 off 39 balls (6 x 4)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 242/8 in 35.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 62, HMRKB Herath 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 7.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 0 wicket)
- England: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (AN Cook 26, MM Ali 26, Ex 1)
- MM Ali: 50 off 29 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Over 12.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - SD Fry, Batsman - MM Ali (Struck down)
- England: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: England - 107/2 in 16.0 overs (AD Hales 9, JE Root 2)
- England: 150 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 6
- Powerplay 2: Overs 27.1 - 31.0 (Batting side - 30 runs, 0 wicket)
- England: 200 runs in 31.1 overs (187 balls), Extras 6
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (JE Root 20, JC Buttler 30, Ex 0)
- JC Buttler: 50 off 35 balls (9 x 4)
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