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Match Day

3051dAlan Gardner at The Oval

Upul Tharanga happy to play the spare part for Sri Lanka

Upul Tharanga has been coming in at No. 7 against England after brief appearances at No. 8 and No. 9 in Ireland. It seems an odd job for a 31-year-old who has played as an opener in 156 of his 18

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Top chase

1

No. of higher successful run-chases for England in ODIs, than the 308 in this match. Last year they won chasing 350 against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

Fifth England opener

5

No. of England openers who have scored 2 centuries in a bilateral ODI series, including Roy this series. Other four: Gooch, Knight, Pietersen and Cook.

Second-wicket high

1

No. of ODIs in England where both the teams had century stands for the second wicket, before this match - Eng vs Ken, Canterburry, 1999 World Cup.

In-form Roy

117

Runs scored by Jason Roy without getting dismissed, before this match. He scored 112* at Edgbaston & 5* at Bristol. He has scored another half-century today.

Third-highest

7.26

Sri Lanka's run rate in this ODI, which is their 3rd highest in an ODI in England. Highest is 8.64 (324/2 in 37.3) at Leeds in 2006.

Another one

6

No. of consecutive partnerships of 50-plus runs between Chandimal and Mathews in ODIs this year, including four ODIs of this series.

Attacking start

64

Runs scored by SL in the first ten overs of their innings - most by either teams in this series. In the first 3 ODIs, none of them scored more than 60 in first ten.

Eng at the Oval

7-2

Win-loss record for England at The Oval in ODIs since 2011. In 9 ODIs prior to that their numbers were exactly opposite: 2-7.

Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland 2016

TeamMWLPT
ENG96020
SL9064