English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2011–12
English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2011–12 | |||
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Sri Lanka | England | ||
Dates | 15 March 2012 – 7 April 2012 | ||
Captains | Mahela Jayawardene | Andrew Strauss | |
Test series | |||
Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Mahela Jayawardene (354) | Kevin Pietersen (226) | |
Most wickets | Rangana Herath (19) | Graeme Swann (16) | |
Player of the series | Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
The England cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 26 March to 7 April 2012. The tour included two Tests between Sri Lanka and England.[1] With England's victory in the Second Test, they retained their top spot on the world Test rankings.[2]
Squads[]
Sri Lanka[3] | England[4] |
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Tour matches[]
First-class: Sri Lanka Board XI vs England XI[]
15–17 March
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka Board XI
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England XI
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- Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI vs England XI[]
20–22 March
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI
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v
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England XI
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- Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI won the toss and decided to bat
Test series[]
1st Test[]
26–29 March
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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v
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England
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193 (46.4 overs)
Ian Bell 52 (87) Rangana Herath 6/74 (19 overs) | ||
264 (99 overs)
Jonathan Trott 112 (266) Rangana Herath 6/97 (38 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Samit Patel (Eng) made his Test debut.
2nd Test[]
3–7 April
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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England
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460 (152.3 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 151 (165) Rangana Herath 6/133 (53 overs) | ||
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
References[]
- ^ "Sri Lanka-Fixtures". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "England beat Sri Lanka as Pietersen and Swann shine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12". Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan dropped by England for Test series in Sri Lanka". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
Categories:
- 2012 in English cricket
- 2012 in Sri Lankan cricket
- English cricket tours of Sri Lanka
- International cricket competitions in 2011–12
- Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 2000–01