- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras35 (b 20, lb 5, nb 6, w 4)TOTAL254 all out (63 Overs, RR: 4.03)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Kaushal Silva, 0.4 ov), 2-16 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 2.3 ov), 3-104 (Dinesh Chandimal, 21.5 ov), 4-127 (Kusal Mendis, 33.3 ov), 5-142 (Milinda Siriwardana, 37.6 ov), 6-155 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 40.4 ov), 7-207 (Angelo Mathews, 52.1 ov), 8-231 (Dhammika Prasad, 58.3 ov), 9-242 (Niroshan Dickwella, 60.3 ov), 10-254 (Nuwan Pradeep, 62.6 ov)
08/05Result
Tour Match, Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland at Chelmsford, May 8-10 2016
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![Sri Lankans]( "Sri Lankans")
254 & 42/2 (13 ov) -
![Essex]( "Essex")
412/4d
08/05Result
Tour Match, Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland at Chelmsford, May 8-10 2016
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![Sri Lankans]( "Sri Lankans")
254 & 42/2 (13 ov) -
![Essex]( "Essex")
412/4d
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras20 (b 1, lb 13, nb 5, w 1)TOTAL412/4d (100 Overs, RR: 4.12)Fall of wickets: 1-78 (Nick Browne, 21.6 ov), 2-81 (Thomas Moore, 24.5 ov), 3-213 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 60.1 ov), 4-299 (Tom Westley, 81.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KTGD Prasad 17.3 3 78 2 4.45 0 3 N Pradeep 18 1 62 1 3.44 0 0 RMS Eranga 19 7 55 1 2.89 0 2 AD Mathews 10 5 19 0 1.90 0 0 TAM Siriwardana 19 0 118 0 6.21 0 0 FDM Karunaratne 9.3 1 37 0 3.89 1 0 DM de Silva 7 0 29 0 4.14 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras3 (nb 1, w 2)TOTAL42/2 (13 Overs, RR: 3.23)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Kaushal Silva, 2.5 ov), 2-42 (Kusal Mendis, 12.6 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lankans , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
8,9,10 May 2016 (3-day match)
First-class debut
Close of Play
- Sun, 8 May - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 81/2 (JC Mickleburgh 42*, 24.5 ov)
- Mon, 9 May - day 2 - Sri Lankans 2nd innings 42/2 (FDM Karunaratne 16*, 13 ov)
- Tue, 10 May - day 3 - no play
Match Notes
- Essex 1st innings
- N Dickwella has taken the gloves and started keeping from over 40.1
- JC Mickleburgh: 100 off 172 balls, 239 mins (16x4)
- T Westley: 100 off 144 balls, 209 mins (13x4)
- KTGD Prasad left the field after ball 89.3, the over was completed by FDM Karunaratne
Match Coverage
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