Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2011
Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2011 | |||
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Sri Lanka | England | ||
Dates | 14 May – 9 July 2011 | ||
Captains |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (1st and 2nd Tests, ODIs) Kumar Sangakkara (3rd Test) Thilina Kandamby (T20I) |
Andrew Strauss (Tests) Stuart Broad (T20I) Alastair Cook (ODIs) | |
Test series | |||
Result | England won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Tillakaratne Dilshan (253) | Alastair Cook (390) | |
Most wickets | Chris Tremlett (15) | Chanaka Welegedara (7) | |
Player of the series | Prasanna Jayawardene (SL) and Chris Tremlett (Eng) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | England won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Mahela Jayawardene (246) | Alastair Cook (298) | |
Most wickets | Suraj Randiv (9) | James Anderson (9) | |
Player of the series | Alastair Cook (Eng) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Sri Lanka won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Mahela Jayawardene (72) | Eoin Morgan (47) | |
Most wickets | Jade Dernbach (1) | Lasith Malinga (2) | |
Player of the series | Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured England from 14 May to 9 July 2011. The tour consisted of three Tests, one Twenty20 International (T20I) and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) between Sri Lanka and England.[1]
Squads[]
Tests | Limited overs | ||
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England | Sri Lanka | England | Sri Lanka |
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Tour matches[]
First-class: Middlesex vs Sri Lankans[]
14–16 May
Scorecard |
Middlesex
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v
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Sri Lankans
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360/8 (100 overs)
Andrew Strauss 151 (223) Rangana Herath 2/67 (22 overs) |
309/2d (69 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 123 (134) | |
216/6 (44 overs)
Thilan Samaraweera 49 (66) Tom Smith 2/45 (8 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: England Lions vs Sri Lankans[]
19–22 May
Scorecard |
England Lions
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v
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Sri Lankans
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493/8d (109 overs)
Eoin Morgan 193 (226) Thisara Perera 3/88 (22 overs) |
266 (63.4 overs)
Suraj Randiv 76* (122) Jade Dernbach 5/44 (13.4 overs) | |
183 (47.3 overs)
James Hildreth 38 (57) Nuwan Pradeep 4/29 (10 overs) |
448 (f/o) (104.4 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 125 (216) Jade Dernbach 4/94 (24.4 overs) |
- Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to field.
First class: Essex vs Sri Lankans[]
10–12 June
Scorecard |
Sri Lankans
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v
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Essex
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351 (73.4 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 164 (174) Suraj Randiv 4/76 (18 overs) | ||
- Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
List A: Worcestershire Royals vs Sri Lankans[]
22 June
Scorecard |
Sri Lankans
351/5 (50 overs) |
v
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Worcestershire Royals
294 (43.2 overs) |
Jeevan Mendis 99* (71)
Saeed Ajmal 3/42 (10 overs) |
Moeen Ali 136 (90)
Lasith Malinga 3/25 (6.2 overs) |
- Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
Test series[]
1st Test[]
26–30 May
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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v
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England
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400 (118.4 overs)
Prasanna Jayawardene 112 (168) James Anderson 3/66 (28 overs) |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Play on Day 1 was reduced to 48 overs, play on Day 3 was reduced to 70 overs and play on Day 4 was reduced to 63 overs due to rain. Start of Day 5 delayed due to rain.
Jonathan Trott's score of 203 is the highest score by an English batsman against Sri Lanka, beating the previous score of 174 set by Graham Gooch in 1991.[2] Sri Lanka's second innings total of 82 was their fifth-lowest Test total.[3] Thisara Perera made his Test debut for Sri Lanka in this game.[4]
2nd Test[]
3–7 June
Scorecard |
England
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v
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Sri Lanka
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486 (112.5 overs)
Matt Prior 126 (131) Chanaka Welegedara 4/122 (28 overs) |
479 (131.4)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 193 (253) Steven Finn 4/108 (33 overs) | |
335/7d (78.1 overs)
Alastair Cook 106 (231) Rangana Herath 3/87 (24 overs) |
127/3 (43 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 44 (86) Jonathan Trott 1/5 (4 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
On the opening day, England's batsmen were reduced to 22 for 3, before battling back to finish the day on 342 for 6. This included a record stand for the sixth wicket against Sri Lanka, when Eoin Morgan and Matt Prior made 101 runs.[5] Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan score of 193 was the highest score made by a Sri Lankan at Lord's and Dilshan's highest Test Match score.[6] Dilshan also broke his thumb during his innings, after a delivery on the third day from Chris Tremlett. As a result, he'll miss the Third Test.[7] England wicketkeeper Matt Prior was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council, after he broke a window in the dressing-room, following a run-out.[8]
3rd Test[]
16–20 June
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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v
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England
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184 (64.2 overs)
Prasanna Jayawardene 43 (104) Chris Tremlett 6/48 (20 overs) |
377/8d (92.4 overs)
Ian Bell 119* (169) Suranga Lakmal 3/99 (24.2 overs) | |
334/5 (104 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 119 (249) James Anderson 2/81 (30 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
This was the first ever Test match to be played at The Rose Bowl.[9] Sri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne made his Test Match debut. Chris Tremlett made his best Test figures to date with 6 for 48.[10]
T20I series[]
Only T20I[]
25 June
Scorecard |
England
136/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Sri Lanka
137/1 (17.2 overs) |
Eoin Morgan 47 (32)
Lasith Malinga 2/15 (4 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- It was the last T20I for Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri).
ODI series[]
1st ODI[]
28 June
Scorecard |
England
229/8 (32 overs) |
v
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Sri Lanka
121 (27 overs) |
Lasith Malinga 26 (15)
James Anderson 4/18 (5 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 32 overs each due to rain.
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri) played his final international match.
2nd ODI[]
1 July
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
309/5 (50 overs) |
v
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England
240 (45.5 overs) |
Eoin Morgan 52 (40)
Suranga Lakmal 3/43 (7.5 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI[]
3 July
Scorecard |
England
246/7 (50 overs) |
v
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Sri Lanka
249/4 (48.2 overs) |
Alastair Cook 119 (143)
Jeevan Mendis 2/40 (10 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI[]
6 July
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
174 (43.4 overs) |
v
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England
171/0 (23.5 overs) |
Kumar Sangakkara 75 (107)
James Anderson 3/24 (8 overs) |
Alastair Cook 95* (75)
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 48 overs each due to rain.
5th ODI[]
9 July
Scorecard |
England
268/9 (50 overs) |
v
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Sri Lanka
252 (48.2 overs) |
Jonathan Trott 72 (87)
Suraj Randiv 5/42 (10 overs) |
Angelo Mathews 62 (64)
Tim Bresnan 3/49 (9 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
References[]
- ^ "ECB confirm Sri Lanka and India fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ Standley, James (30 May 2011). "Jonathan Trott scores 203 as England dominate Sri Lanka". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Dawkes, Phil (30 May 2011). "Sri Lanka batting collapse hands England shock victory". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland, 1st Test: England v Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (3 June 2011). "England fight back against Sri Lanka at Lord's". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (5 June 2011). "Dilshan sets record before weather halts Sri Lanka". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Dilshan ruled out of third Test against England". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ "England's Prior reprimanded after smashing Lord's window". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (16 June 2011). "England put Sri Lanka under pressure at the Rose Bowl". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (17 June 2011). "Tremlett puts England on top of Sri Lanka at Rose Bowl". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
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