ICC World Cup - England v Sri Lanka

4 April 2007

RESULT: Sri Lanka won by 2 runs

Scorecard | Commentary | Partnerships

THE SCORE

England

8/233

(50.0 overs)

Sri Lanka

235

Current Run Rate	4.66
Required Run Rate	0.00
Runs Required	3
Balls Remaining	0

Current Partnership		R		M	B	S/R
	Mahmood, S	2		10	2	100.00
	Bopara, R	52		86	53	98.11
Current Bowlers		O	M	R	W	E/R
	Malinga, L	10	1	50	2	5.00
	Fernando, D	9	0	41	3	4.56

MATCH DETAILS

Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
Weather: Fine, Hot	Pitch: Normal	Outfield: Fast, Patchy
Umpires: Rauf, A (PAK), Bowden, B (NZ), Koertzen, R (RSA), Crowe, J (NZ)
Toss Won By: England		Decision: Bowl

SCORECARD

SL Innings ENG Innings

Sri Lanka		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Tharanga, U	c. Pietersen, K b. Flintoff, A	62	52	103	2	0	60.19
Jayasuriya, S	b. Mahmood, S	25	10	26	4	1	96.15
Sangakkara, K	c. Collingwood, P b. Mahmood, S	17	14	33	2	0	51.52
Jayawardene, M	c. Joyce, E b. Collingwood, P	56	33	61	4	0	91.80
Silva, C	b. Flintoff, A	23	16	37	2	0	62.16
Dilshan, T	run out (Bell, I)	5	6	6	0	0	83.33
Arnold, R	c. Joyce, E b. Mahmood, S	20	17	22	1	0	90.91
Vaas, C	c. Collingwood, P b. Flintoff, A	4	3	5	0	0	80.00
Malinga, L	c. Nixon, P b. Mahmood, S	2	6	7	0	0	28.57
Muralitharan, M	not out	2	8	2	0	0	100.00
Fernando, D	run out (Pietersen, K)	2	2	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 3,lb 6,w 4,nb 4)	17
Total	(10 wickets; 50 overs)	235

F.O.W.

1/37 (Jayasuriya, S), 2/69 (Sangakkara, K), 3/160 (Tharanga, U), 4/175 (Jayawardene, M), 5/193 (Dilshan, T), 6/215 (Silva, C), 7/219 (Vaas, C), 8/226 (Malinga, L), 9/231 (Arnold, R), 10/235 (Fernando, D)

England - Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
Anderson, J	10	1	38	0	3.80
Mahmood, S	9	0	50	4	5.56	(3nb,1w)
Flintoff, A	10	0	35	3	3.50	(1nb)
Collingwood, P	10	0	44	1	4.40	(1w)
Panesar, M	8	0	45	0	5.63
Vaughan, M	3	0	14	0	4.67

49.6	Fernando to Bopara, OUT! Fernando pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Bopara is bowled by Fernando for 52 off 53 deliveries. That is the end of the over. Fernando has figures of 3/41 from his 9 overs. Sri Lanka take another wicket, England are 8/233.
49.5	Fernando to Mahmood, 1 run. Fernando pitches the delivery outside off stump, fuller than a good length. Mahmood plays it in front of square on the offside not far from the wicket for one run. Ball is fielded by Silva. The score is 7 for 233.
49.4	Fernando to Bopara, 1 run. Fernando delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Bopara strikes the delivery in front of square on the offside close to the boundary for a single. Fielded by Malinga. England moves along to 7/232.
49.3	Fernando to Bopara, 2 runs. Fernando pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Bopara strikes the ball through the covers most of the way to the boundary for 2 runs. Bopara scores his 50 from 51! Silva fields the ball. England progresses to 7 for 231.
49.2	Fernando to Bopara, 4 runs! Fernando pitches the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Bopara hits the ball well behind square on the legside to the boundary for 4 runs. England advances to 7/229.
49.1	Fernando to Mahmood, 1 run. Fernando pitches the delivery outside off stump, fuller than a good length. Mahmood strikes the ball down the ground most of the way to the boundary for one. Mahmood is off the mark. Dilshan fields the ball. England progresses to 7 for 225.
48.6	Malinga to Bopara, 4 runs! Malinga delivers the ball wide outside off and fuller than a good length. Bopara strikes the delivery square on the offside to the boundary for a four. Malinga completes the over. He has figures of 2/50 from his 10 overs. England moves along to 7/224.
48.5	Malinga to Nixon, OUT! Malinga delivers the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Nixon strikes the delivery towards the covers inside the circle in the air. Nixon is caught Jayawardene from the bowling of Malinga for 42 off 44. Malinga has figures of 2/46. England are 7/220 after the loss of another wicket.
48.4	Malinga to Bopara, 1 run. Malinga delivers the ball outside off and full. Bopara plays it towards mid-off inside the circle for one run. Fernando collects the ball in the field. The score goes to 6/220.
48.3	Malinga to Bopara, no run. Malinga pitches the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Sangakkara takes the ball after a play and miss by the batsman. The keeper fields the ball.
48.2	Malinga to Nixon, 1 run. Malinga delivers the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Nixon plays it in front of square on the legside inside the circle for one run. Dilshan collects the ball in the field. The score goes to 6/219.
48.1	Malinga to Bopara, 1 run. Malinga delivers the ball wide outside off and fuller than a good length. Bopara strikes the delivery towards the covers inside the circle for a single. Arnold fields the ball. England moves along to 6/218.
47.6	Muralitharan to Nixon, 4 runs! Muralitharan delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Nixon strikes the delivery for a four. Muralitharan completes the over. He has figures of 1/48 from his 10 overs. England moves along to 6/217.
47.5	Muralitharan to Nixon, no run. Muralitharan pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Nixon strikes the ball behind square on the legside not far from the wicket. Sangakkara fields the ball.
47.4	Muralitharan to Nixon, 6 runs! Muralitharan pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Nixon hits the ball square on the offside over the boundary for 6 runs. England advances to 6/213.
47.3	Muralitharan to Bopara, 1 run. Muralitharan pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Bopara strikes the ball for one. Dilshan fields the ball. England progresses to 6 for 207.
47.2	Muralitharan to Nixon, 1 run. Muralitharan delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Nixon strikes the delivery square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for a single. Fielded by Silva. England moves along to 6/206.
47.1	Muralitharan to Bopara, 1 run. Muralitharan pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Bopara plays it fine on the legside inside the circle for one run. Ball is fielded by Dilshan. The score is 6 for 205.
46.6	Malinga to Bopara, 1 run. Malinga pitches the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Bopara strikes the delivery in front of square on the offside close to the pitch for a single. Fielded by Dilshan. That is the end of the over. Malinga has figures of 1/43 from his 9 overs. The scoreboard shows 6/204.
46.5	Malinga to Nixon, 1 run. Malinga delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Nixon strikes it towards mid-wicket halfway to the boundary for one run. Ball is fielded by Muralitharan. The scoreboard tells us it's 6/203.
46.4	Malinga to Nixon, 2 runs. Malinga pitches the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Nixon strikes the delivery straight most of the way to the boundary for a two. Fielded by Fernando. The scoreboard shows 6/202.
46.3	Malinga to Bopara, 1 run. Malinga pitches the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Bopara plays the ball in front of square on the offside inside the circle for one. Fielded by Jayawardene. The score advances to 6/200.
46.2	Malinga to Bopara, 2 runs. Malinga pitches the ball on a good line and very full. Bopara plays the ball well behind square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for 2 runs. Jayasuriya fields the ball. The score advances to 6/199.
46.1	Malinga to Bopara, no run. Malinga delivers the ball on a good line and very full. Bopara hits the ball down the ground not far from the wicket. Gathered by Malinga.
45.6	Fernando to Nixon, 2 runs. Fernando pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Nixon plays the delivery through mid-wicket most of the way to the boundary for a two. Ball is fielded by Malinga. That finishes the over. Fernando has figures of 2/32 from his 8 overs. The score is 6/197.
45.5	Fernando to Nixon, 4 runs! Fernando pitches the delivery towards leg stump, yorker length. Nixon strikes the delivery for 4 runs. The score is 6 for 195.
45.4	Fernando to Bopara, 1 run. Fernando delivers the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Bopara strikes it straight down the ground close to the boundary for one run. Ball is fielded by Muralitharan. The score is 6/191.
45.3	Fernando to Nixon, 1 run. Fernando pitches the delivery towards leg stump, on a good length. Nixon plays the ball square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for one. Fielded by Malinga. The scoreboard says 6 for 190.
45.2	Fernando to Bopara, 1 run. Fernando pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Bopara hits it towards mid-off inside the circle for one run. Jayasuriya gathers the ball in the field. The score goes to 6/189.
45.1	Fernando to Nixon, 1 run. Fernando pitches the delivery in the corridor, fuller than a good length. Nixon plays the delivery in front of square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for a single. Malinga fields it. England is 6 for 188.
44.6	Muralitharan to Bopara, 4 runs! Muralitharan delivers the ball outside off and short of a good length. Bopara hits the delivery in front of square on the legside to the boundary for a four. That is the end of the over. Muralitharan has figures of 1/35 from his 9 overs. The score is 6/187.
44.5	Muralitharan to Bopara, no run. Muralitharan bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Bopara hits it behind square on the offside close to the pitch. Sangakkara fields it.
44.4	Muralitharan to Nixon, 1 run. Muralitharan delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Nixon hits the ball behind square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for one. Fielded by Silva. The scoreboard tells us it's 6/183.
44.3	Muralitharan to Bopara, 1 run. Muralitharan pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Bopara strikes it well behind square on the legside inside the circle for one run. Collected by Arnold. The scoreboard says 6 for 182.
44.2	Muralitharan to Bopara, 2 runs. Muralitharan delivers the ball towards leg stump and fuller than a good length. Bopara strikes the delivery behind square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for a two. Silva fields the ball. England moves along to 6/181.
44.1	Muralitharan to Bopara, 2 runs. Dropped catch by Jayasuriya! Muralitharan bowls it fuller than a good length, in the corridor. Bopara plays the delivery in front of square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for a two. Fielded by Jayasuriya. The score is 6 for 179.

England		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Joyce, E	lbw b. Malinga	10	25	21	1	0	47.62
Vaughan, M	c. Sangakkara b. Vaas	0	11	3	0	0	0.00
Bell, I	run out (Jayasuriya)	47	92	71	4	0	66.20
Pietersen, K	c. & b. Muralitharan	58	98	80	5	1	72.50
Collingwood, P	lbw b. Fernando	14	35	20	2	0	70.00
Flintoff, A	c. Malinga b. Fernando	2	11	7	0	0	28.57
Bopara, R	b. Fernando	52	86	53	4	0	98.11
Nixon, P	c. Jayawardene b. Malinga	42	73	44	2	1	95.45
Mahmood, S	Not Out	2	10	2	0	0	100.00
Anderson, J
Panesar, M
Extras	(b 1,lb 1,w 2,nb 2)	6
Total	(8 wickets; 50 overs)	233

Sri Lanka		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Jayasuriya, S	Tharanga, U	1st	37	10	49	75.51	1/37
Sangakkara, K	Tharanga, U	2nd	32	14	62	51.61	2/69
Tharanga, U	Jayawardene, M	3rd	91	28	101	90.10	3/160
Jayawardene, M	Silva, C	4th	15	5	23	65.22	4/175
Dilshan, T	Silva, C	5th	18	6	21	85.71	5/193
Silva, C	Arnold, R	6th	22	5	24	91.67	6/215
Vaas, C	Arnold, R	7th	4	3	5	80.00	7/219
Malinga, L	Arnold, R	8th	7	6	13	53.85	8/226
Arnold, R	Muralitharan, M	9th	5	3	3	166.67	9/231
Fernando, D	Muralitharan, M	10th	4	2	3	133.33	10/235

England		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Vaughan, M	Joyce, E	1st	1	11	14	7.14	1/1
Joyce, E	Bell, I	2nd	10	14	18	55.56	2/11
Bell, I	Pietersen, K	3rd	90	78	120	75.00	3/101
Pietersen, K	Collingwood, P	4th	25	20	34	73.53	4/126
Flintoff, A	Collingwood, P	5th	7	11	14	50.00	5/133
Collingwood, P	Bopara, R	6th	0	4	2	0.00	6/133
Nixon, P	Bopara, R	7th	87	73	92	94.57	7/220
Bopara, R	Mahmood, S	8th	13	9	7	185.71	8/233
Mahmood, S	Bopara, R	9th	0	0	0