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Test no. 1854

England in Sri Lanka Test Series - 3rd Test
Sri Lanka v England

2007/08 season

Played at Galle International Stadium on 18,19,20,21,22 December 2007 (5-day match)

Result Match drawn


Sri Lanka 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	MG Vandort	lbw b Sidebottom	18	48	33	2	0	54.54
	WU Tharanga	lbw b Harmison	16	72	42	2	0	38.09
	KC Sangakkara	c Panesar b Harmison	46	151	95	7	0	48.42
	DPMD Jayawardene	not out	213	610	411	25	0	51.82
	LPC Silva	c Bell b Harmison	1	36	26	0	0	3.84
	TM Dilshan	run out (Cook)	84	218	137	11	0	61.31
	HAPW Jayawardene	c Prior b Bopara	0	1	3	0	0	0.00
	WPUJC Vaas	c Vaughan b Hoggard	90	197	133	11	0	67.66
	SL Malinga	b Collingwood	5	26	16	1	0	31.25
	Extras	(b 1, lb 14, w 8, nb 3)	26

	Total	(8 wickets dec; 148.5 overs; 682 mins)	499	(3.35 runs per over)

Did not bat UWMBCA Welegedara, M Muralitharan

Fall of wickets1-34 (Vandort, 10.1 ov), 2-44 (Tharanga, 14.4 ov), 3-132 (Sangakkara, 45.1 ov), 4-138 (Silva, 53.2 ov), 5-287 (Dilshan, 99.1 ov), 6-287 (HAPW Jayawardene, 99.4 ov), 7-470 (Vaas, 143.5 ov), 8-499 (Malinga, 148.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
RJ Sidebottom	34	8	95	1	2.79	(1w)
MJ Hoggard	32	4	121	1	3.78	(1w)
SJ Harmison	34	4	104	3	3.05	(3nb, 2w)
MS Panesar	26	3	76	0	2.92
RS Bopara	10	1	39	1	3.90
PD Collingwood	9.5	2	38	1	3.86	(1w)
KP Pietersen	3	0	11	0	3.66


England 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AN Cook	c HAPW Jayawardene b Vaas	13	33	27	3	0	48.14
	MP Vaughan	lbw b Vaas	1	9	4	0	0	25.00
	IR Bell	run out (Dilshan)	1	8	6	0	0	16.66
	KP Pietersen	c HAPW Jayawardene b Malinga	1	17	10	0	0	10.00
	PD Collingwood	b Welegedara	29	95	48	4	0	60.41
	RS Bopara	c Welegedara b Vaas	0	7	7	0	0	0.00
	MJ Prior	b Vaas	4	8	6	1	0	66.66
	RJ Sidebottom	c Dilshan b Muralitharan	11	72	70	1	0	15.71
	SJ Harmison	not out	9	17	9	1	0	100.00
	MJ Hoggard	c DPMD Jayawardene b Welegedara	0	4	4	0	0	0.00
	MS Panesar	run out (Welegedara/HAPW Jayawardene)	0	9	2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 4, nb 8)	12

	Total	(all out; 30.5 overs; 144 mins)	81	(2.62 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-5 (Vaughan, 2.1 ov), 2-9 (Bell, 3.3 ov), 3-22 (Cook, 6.6 ov), 4-22 (Pietersen, 7.3 ov), 5-25 (Bopara, 8.3 ov), 6-33 (Prior, 10.3 ov), 7-70 (Sidebottom, 27.6 ov), 8-72 (Collingwood, 28.2 ov), 9-72 (Hoggard, 28.6 ov), 10-81 (Panesar, 30.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	9.5	2	28	4	2.84	(4nb)
SL Malinga	9	2	26	1	2.88	(2nb)
UWMBCA Welegedara	8	1	17	2	2.12	(2nb)
M Muralitharan	4	2	6	1	1.50


England 2nd innings (following on)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AN Cook	c HAPW Jayawardene b Welegedara	118	380	285	12	0	41.40
	MP Vaughan	c DPMD Jayawardene b Welegedara	24	85	57	0	0	42.10
	IR Bell	b Muralitharan	34	91	67	3	0	50.74
	KP Pietersen	c DPMD Jayawardene b Muralitharan	30	94	66	3	0	45.45
	PD Collingwood	st HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
	RS Bopara	run out (DPMD Jayawardene)	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	MJ Prior	not out	19	108	100	2	0	19.00
	RJ Sidebottom	not out	0	6	6	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 6, lb 5, w 1, nb 14)	26

	Total	(6 wickets; 95 overs; 387 mins)	251	(2.64 runs per over)

Did not bat SJ Harmison, MJ Hoggard, MS Panesar

Fall of wickets1-67 (Vaughan, 19.6 ov), 2-128 (Bell, 42.1 ov), 3-200 (Pietersen, 64.3 ov), 4-200 (Collingwood, 64.5 ov), 5-200 (Bopara, 64.6 ov), 6-250 (Cook, 93.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Muralitharan	38	8	91	3	2.39	(8nb)
WPUJC Vaas	18	7	37	0	2.05	(2nb)
SL Malinga	20	3	42	0	2.10	(3nb)
UWMBCA Welegedara	14	1	59	2	4.21	(1nb, 1w)
TM Dilshan	3	1	8	0	2.66
LPC Silva	2	1	3	0	1.50

Toss England, who chose to field first
Series Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 1-0

Test debut UWMBCA Welegedara (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match DPMD Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
Player of the series DPMD Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and DJ Harper (Australia)
TV umpire EAR de Silva
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire AG Dissanayake

Close of play
18 Dec day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 147/4 (DPMD Jayawardene 51*, TM Dilshan 7*, 55 ov)
19 Dec day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 384/6 (DPMD Jayawardene 149*, WPUJC Vaas 46*, 129 ov)
20 Dec day 3 - England 2nd innings 2/0 (AN Cook 1*, MP Vaughan 1*, 1 ov)
21 Dec day 4 - England 2nd innings 102/1 (AN Cook 53*, IR Bell 17*, 33.5 ov)
22 Dec day 5 - England 2nd innings 251/6 (95 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
Sri Lanka 1st innings
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 34/0 in 10.0 overs (MG Vandort 18, WU Tharanga 15)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (96 balls), Extras 4
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 71/2 in 18.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 21, DPMD Jayawardene 12)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (KC Sangakkara 27, DPMD Jayawardene 21, Ex 2)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 30.1 overs (182 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 102/2 in 32.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 34, DPMD Jayawardene 28)
Tea: Sri Lanka - 132/2 in 44.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 46, DPMD Jayawardene 45)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 140/4 in 54.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 50, TM Dilshan 1)
DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 127 balls (6 x 4)
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 147/4 in 55.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 51, TM Dilshan 7)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 147/4 in 55.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 51, TM Dilshan 7)

Day 2
Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 147/4 in 55.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 51, TM Dilshan 7)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 56.6 overs (343 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 173/4 in 65.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 58, TM Dilshan 20)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 13, TM Dilshan 31, Ex 6)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 72.3 overs (438 balls), Extras 14
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 211/4 in 75.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 71, TM Dilshan 45)
New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 226/4 after 80.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 79, TM Dilshan 48)
TM Dilshan: 50 off 81 balls (8 x 4)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 184 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 33, TM Dilshan 55, Ex 12)
Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 86.2 overs (523 balls), Extras 22
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 256/4 in 89.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 89, TM Dilshan 64)
Tea: Sri Lanka - 287/6 in 99.4 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 99)
DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 267 balls (9 x 4)
Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 102.3 overs (620 balls), Extras 23
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 331/6 in 114.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 121, WPUJC Vaas 22)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 24, WPUJC Vaas 26, Ex 0)
Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 119.5 overs (724 balls), Extras 23
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 384/6 in 129.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 149, WPUJC Vaas 46)

Day 3
WPUJC Vaas: 50 off 92 balls (6 x 4)
7th Wicket: 100 runs in 180 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 50, WPUJC Vaas 50, Ex 1)
DPMD Jayawardene: 150 off 356 balls (16 x 4)
Sri Lanka: 400 runs in 132.6 overs (804 balls), Extras 24
7th Wicket: 150 runs in 240 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 74, WPUJC Vaas 74, Ex 2)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 439/6 in 140.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 174, WPUJC Vaas 75)
Sri Lanka: 450 runs in 140.6 overs (853 balls), Extras 25
DPMD Jayawardene: 200 off 406 balls (23 x 4)
Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 499/8 in 148.5 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 213)
England 1st innings
Lunch: England - 24/4 in 8.0 overs (PD Collingwood 0, RS Bopara 0)
England: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (92 balls), Extras 9
Rain: England - 61/6 in 21.0 overs (PD Collingwood 23, RJ Sidebottom 7)
Wet Ground: England - 61/6 in 21.0 overs (PD Collingwood 23, RJ Sidebottom 7)
Wet Ground: England - 61/6 in 21.0 overs (PD Collingwood 23, RJ Sidebottom 7)
Innings Break: England - 81/10 in 30.5 overs (SJ Harmison 9)
England 2nd innings
End Of Day: England - 2/0 in 1.0 overs (AN Cook 1, MP Vaughan 1)

Day 4
Drinks: England - 38/0 in 13.0 overs (AN Cook 15, MP Vaughan 18)
England: 50 runs in 14.5 overs (92 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (AN Cook 27, MP Vaughan 19, Ex 5)
AN Cook: 50 off 103 balls (7 x 4)
England: 100 runs in 32.1 overs (199 balls), Extras 8
Rain: England - 102/1 in 33.5 overs (AN Cook 53, IR Bell 17)
Lunch: England - 102/1 in 33.5 overs (AN Cook 53, IR Bell 17)
Rain: England - 102/1 in 33.5 overs (AN Cook 53, IR Bell 17)
End Of Day: England - 102/1 in 33.5 overs (AN Cook 53, IR Bell 17)

Day 5
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (AN Cook 24, IR Bell 25, Ex 2)
Drinks: England - 149/2 in 46.0 overs (AN Cook 71, KP Pietersen 8)
England: 150 runs in 46.2 overs (288 balls), Extras 12
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (AN Cook 25, KP Pietersen 22, Ex 3)
Drinks: England - 180/2 in 58.0 overs (AN Cook 87, KP Pietersen 22)
England: 200 runs in 63.2 overs (391 balls), Extras 18
Lunch: England - 202/5 in 69.0 overs (AN Cook 96, MJ Prior 0)
AN Cook: 100 off 228 balls (11 x 4)
Rain: England - 237/5 in 85.5 overs (AN Cook 107, MJ Prior 18)
Tea: England - 237/5 in 85.5 overs (AN Cook 107, MJ Prior 18)
England: 250 runs in 93.1 overs (574 balls), Extras 26
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 173 balls (AN Cook 24, MJ Prior 18, Ex 8)
Rain: England - 251/6 in 95.0 overs (MJ Prior 19, RJ Sidebottom 0)

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