- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.1 tossed up outside off, slapped towards midwicket and caught! Didn't get the placement right and the fielder runs in and takes a super catch diving forward low to the ground, big wicket for England 74/24.4 got him, hit on the back pad and given! The ball came back at Dilshan, hitting him right in front, the only question was height - Finn doesn't get too many lbws off length deliveries - but it was good enough to convince Steve Davis 35/110.2 tossed up outside off again, edged and caught behind! A thin nick and England have two huge breakthroughs in a couple of balls. It was nicely floated up, Sangakkara pressed forward outside off and got a thin edge through to Bairstow. The batsman looked pretty unhappy but the umpire's finger went up quickly 74/315.4 back of a length and dragged it on another double strike bringing England back into the innings again. Again the pull stroke was late and this is a bottom edge onto leg stump, another well-set man goes 126/515.3 back of a length, pulled off high on the bat and taken by midwicket. It just skidded on a little bit, he was late on the pull stroke and chipped it not quite over Bopara's head who took a good catch retreating. England needed a wicket badly but that's a great little innings 126/418.5 slower ball on the stump and a swing and a miss and out goes the off stump. Broad gets his man but damage done here. Was trying to go big over the leg side and missed by a distance 162/6Extras12 (b 4, lb 2, w 6)TOTAL169/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.45)Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 4.4 ov), 2-74 (Mahela Jayawardene, 10.1 ov), 3-74 (Kumar Sangakkara, 10.2 ov), 4-126 (Jeevan Mendis, 15.3 ov), 5-126 (Angelo Mathews, 15.4 ov), 6-162 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 18.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.3 bit of width, slashed hard and straight to point! The ball was there to cut but Wright didn't manage to stay on top of it, still whacked it pretty hard though but Dilshan is just the guy you want the ball to fly to in such a situation and he snaps it up 16/12.6 yorker, smashes Hales on the pad and gone! Three in the over for Malinga! It was full, fierce and practically growling as it reached Hales, who was almost knocked off his feet - Hawk Eye suggests it would have missed leg stump but there are no reprieves in this format and England are tumbling like nine pins 18/32.5 well, there's no doubt about this one, slapped high into the night sky, all height and no trousers, the ball plopping safely into the hands of mid-off 18/218.5 steps to leg and at last Patel misses and off stump is out of the ground. A rapid full toss, missed completely and Malinga has five wickets, what a performance 144/810.2 goes for the reverse sweep misses and given out lbw. The key man goes and surely England's challenge is over, looked to be adjacent to leg stump, hit halfway up the front pad 73/411.4 bowled him! Straight threw, didn't seem to do anything at all, Bopara so out of form totally deceived, skipped past him as he looked to play to leg...I think, stayed in the crease and paid the price 76/513.4 short and pulled to long leg too quick and takes the top edge, straight down the throat of the fielder who doesn't have to move. Four wickets for Malinga, what an effort 91/614.1 tossed up outside off, well struck but in range of extra cover, who juggles but takes the catch on the rebound. Everything going right for Sri Lanka. Tried to go up and over but didn't get it above the fielder's reach and it's claimed well, first spilled above his head but turns round and takes the simple chance 93/719.2 full and straight, Swann misses again a nice little cameo but too little too late for England. Stepped to leg but a full, quick delivery finds leg stump 147/9Extras9 (b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL150/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.5)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Luke Wright, 2.3 ov), 2-18 (Jonny Bairstow, 2.5 ov), 3-18 (Alex Hales, 2.6 ov), 4-73 (Eoin Morgan, 10.2 ov), 5-76 (Ravi Bopara, 11.4 ov), 6-91 (Jos Buttler, 13.4 ov), 7-93 (Stuart Broad, 14.1 ov), 8-144 (Samit Patel, 18.5 ov), 9-147 (Graeme Swann, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AD Mathews 3 0 21 0 7.00 9 2 1 0 0 KMDN Kulasekara 4 0 22 1 5.50 15 2 1 0 1 SL Malinga 4 0 31 5 7.75 9 4 0 1 0 BAW Mendis 4 0 40 0 10.00 6 5 1 1 0 A Dananjaya 4 0 26 2 6.50 8 1 1 0 0 BMAJ Mendis 1 0 5 1 5.00 3 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-20.50, Interval 20.50-21.10, Second Session 21.10-22.30
Match days
1 October 2012 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 2, England 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 3
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 9
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (AD Mathews 27, BMAJ Mendis 18, Ex 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 169/6 in 20.0 overs (NLTC Perera 26, KMDN Kulasekara 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 3 wickets)
- England: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (SR Patel 40, EJG Morgan 9, Ex 2)
- SR Patel: 50 off 37 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- England: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 6
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (SR Patel 17, GP Swann 31, Ex 2)
- England: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (121 balls), Extras 9
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