England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2007-08
Schedule
- Mon, 01 October 2007: First ODI, Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla
- Thu, 04 October 2007: Second ODI, Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla
- Sun, 07 October 2007: Third ODI, Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla
- Wed, 10 October 2007: Fourth ODI, Sri Lanka v England at Colombo
- Sat, 13 October 2007: Fifth ODI, Sri Lanka v England at Colombo
- Sat, 01 - Wed, 05 December 2007: First Test, Sri Lanka v England at Kandy
- Sun, 09 - Thu, 13 December 2007: Second Test, Sri Lanka v England at Colombo
- Tue, 18 - Sat, 22 December 2007: Third Test, Sri Lanka v England at Galle

England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2007-08
Fourth ODI at Colombo
SL vs ENG, 4th ODI : England register historic series win against Sri Lanka
Oct 11, 2007
Alastair Cook hit a masterly 80 as England thrashed Sri Lanka by five wickets in the fourth one-day international here Wednesday to clinch their first series win in the subcontinent for 20 years.
The 22-year-old left-hander shared a 110-run stand for the third wicket with Kevin Pietersen (63 not out) to give England a memorable win in the day-night game.
England last won a one-day series in the subcontinent in 1986-87 when they beat Pakistan 3-0.
After restricting Sri Lanka to a modest 211-9, England reached the target with 19 balls to spare for an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
Earlier, the 29-year-old Sangakkara and Silva batted sensibly to put the innings back on the rails after the early setbacks.
The wicketkeeper-batsman reached his 41st fifty in one day internationals with a single off Bopara while Silva followed suit before falling to Broad for a 101-ball 67, including five fours.
Silva tried to play an uppercut to a wide bouncer, only for Bopara to take a fine running catch near the third man boundary.
Sangakkara fell to the same combination, with Bopara this time taking the catch near the square-leg fence. His 102-ball innings included four fours.
The last match of the series will be played at the same venue on Saturday.
4th ODI Colombo: England 212-5 beat Sri Lanka 211-9 by five wickets
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England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2007-08
Fourth ODI at Colombo
Scores
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
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211 for 9 (50.0 overs)
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212 for 5 (46.5 overs)
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Sri Lanka Innings - Close
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Tharanga |
c Shah |
b Sidebottom |
4 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
| Jayasuriya |
c Pietersen |
b Anderson |
3 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
| Sangakkara |
c Bopara |
b Broad |
69 |
102 |
4 |
0 |
| M Jayawardene |
c Broad |
b Anderson |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Silva |
c Bopara |
b Broad |
67 |
101 |
5 |
0 |
| Lokuarachchi |
lbw |
b Collingwood |
9 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| Dilshan |
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b Anderson |
17 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
| Mubarak |
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b Sidebottom |
20 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
| Vaas |
c Pietersen |
b Sidebottom |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| D Fernando |
not out |
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3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Malinga |
not out |
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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11w 3lb |
14 |
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| Total |
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for 9 |
211 |
(50.0 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Anderson |
10.0 |
1 |
33 |
3 |
| Sidebottom |
10.0 |
2 |
27 |
3 |
| Broad |
10.0 |
0 |
54 |
2 |
| Collingwood |
6.0 |
0 |
28 |
1 |
| Swann |
10.0 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
| Bopara |
4.0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 7 |
Tharanga |
| 16 |
Jayasuriya |
| 20 |
M Jayawardene |
| 146 |
Silva |
| 158 |
Sangakkara |
| 166 |
Lokuarachchi |
| 190 |
Dilshan |
| 195 |
Vaas |
| 206 |
Mubarak |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Cook |
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b D Fernando |
80 |
123 |
6 |
0 |
| Mustard |
c and b |
Malinga |
19 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
| Bell |
c Malinga |
b Lokuarachchi |
25 |
49 |
3 |
0 |
| Pietersen |
not out |
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63 |
75 |
4 |
1 |
| Collingwood |
lbw |
b D Fernando |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Shah |
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b Malinga |
9 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
| Bopara |
not out |
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1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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11w 4lb |
15 |
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| Total |
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for 5 |
212 |
(46.5 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Vaas |
9.0 |
2 |
39 |
0 |
| Malinga |
9.0 |
1 |
39 |
2 |
| D Fernando |
10.0 |
1 |
38 |
2 |
| Lokuarachchi |
10.0 |
0 |
57 |
1 |
| Jayasuriya |
4.5 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
| Dilshan |
4.0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 30 |
Mustard |
| 84 |
Bell |
| 194 |
Cook |
| 194 |
Collingwood |
| 208 |
Shah |
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Umpires: R E Koertzen, T H Wijewardene
Sri Lanka: Tharanga, Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Silva, Dilshan, Mubarak, Vaas, Malinga, D Fernando, Lokuarachchi
England: Cook, Mustard, Bell, Pietersen, Collingwood, Shah, Bopara, Swann, Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson
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Schedule
- July 07-10, 2007 : Practice
Match, India vs Susex at Hove
- July 13-15, 2007: Practice
Match, India vs England A at Chelmsford
- July 19-23, 2007: First
Test, India vs England at Lord's
- July 27-31, 2007: Second
Test, India vs England at Trent Bridge
- August 03-05,
2007: Practice Match, India vs Sri Lanka A, Leicester
- August 09-13, 2007: Third
Test, India vs England at The Oval
- August 16, 2007:
ODI Match India vs Scotland at Glasgow
- August 18, 2007:
Practice Match India vs England A, Northampton
- August 21, 2007: First ODI
India vs England at Rose Bowl (D/N)
- August 24, 2007: Second
ODI India vs England at Bristol (D/N)
- August 27, 2007: Third
ODI India vs England at Edgbaston
- August 30, 2007: Fourth
ODI India vs England at Old Trafford (D/N)
- September 02, 2007:
Fifth ODI India vs England at Headingley
- September 05, 2007:
Sixth ODI India vs England at The Oval
- September 08, 2007:
Seventh ODI India vs England at Lord's
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