Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka Board XI , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
05 October 2018 (50-over match)
05/10Result
Tour Match, England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 5 2018
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![Sri Lanka Board XI]( "Sri Lanka Board XI")
287/9 (50 ov) -
![England]( "England")
215/2 (35.3 ov, target 173)
05/10Result
Tour Match, England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 5 2018
-
![Sri Lanka Board XI]( "Sri Lanka Board XI")
287/9 (50 ov) -
![England]( "England")
215/2 (35.3 ov, target 173)
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKA BOARD XI 287/9 (50 OVERS)
- Dinesh Chandimal77 (85)
- Kamindu Mendis61 (72)
- Moeen Ali3/42 (10)
- Ben Stokes2/33 (5)
ENGLAND 215/2 (35.3 OVERS)
- Eoin Morgan*91 (84)
- Joe Root*90 (92)
- Isuru Udana1/27 (4.3)
- Kasun Rajitha1/26 (6)
Match State: Delay - Bad light
35.3
0
Udana to Morgan, no run,
35.2
0
Udana to Morgan, no run,
35.1
4
Udana to Morgan, FOUR,
END OF OVER:35 | 6 Runs | ENG: 211/2 (64 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 6.02, RRR: 5.33)
- Eoin Morgan87 (81b)
- Joe Root90 (92b)
- Kamindu Mendis8-0-37-0
- Nishan Peiris8-0-59-0
34.6
1
PHKD Mendis to Morgan, 1 run,
34.5
0
PHKD Mendis to Morgan, no run,
34.4
0
PHKD Mendis to Morgan, no run,
Match Coverage
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