England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2007-08
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England will play 5 ODIs and 3 test matches during the Sri Lanka tour starting October 01 2007.
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Cricket Matches 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
Second ODI at Dambulla
SL vs ENG, 2nd ODI : England defeats Sri Lanka by 65 runs
Oct 05, 2007
England recorded their first one-day cricket international win on Sri Lankan soil in 25 years when they beat the hosts by 65 runs in the second game and levelled the five-match series 1-1.
England, who last beat Sri Lanka on the island in a limited overs match in February 1982, set a competitive target of 235 runs in 50 overs helped by a gritty 82 from Owais Shah, and restricted the islanders to 169 in 44.3 overs. Pace bowlers Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad took two wickets apiece, restricting the hosts to 38 for four, then the slower bowlers built on the start and never let Sri Lanka recover. Upul Tharanga's poor form with the bat continued when he was caught by Alastiar Cook at second slip for eight.
Sanath Jayasuriya was later caught at cover by Ian Bell trying to slash Sidebottom. Kumar Sangakkara, who was dropped twice before scoring, made just nine off 37 balls before chasing a wide delivery from Broad to be caught by wicketkeeper Phil Mustard. Chamara Silva fell for a duck in Broad's next over, but Mahela Jayawardene and Tillekeratne Dilshan followed with a 52-run stand for the fifth wicket - providing the only chance of success for the hosts.
Paul Collingwood displayed smart captaincy bringing in his slow bowlers, tasting immediate success when off-spinner Graeme Swann bowled Dilshan through bat and pad for 29 runs in just 21 balls. Dilshan's dismissal triggered another Sri Lankan collapse and only Jehan Mubarak showed some fight toward the end with an unbeaten 44 and added 43 runs for the last wicket with Dilhara Fernando.
Earlier Shah's fighting 82 runs from 92 deliveries helped England to reach a competitive total after winning the toss and electing to bat.
2nd ODI Dambulla: England 234-8 (50 overs) beat Sri Lanka 169 (44.3 overs) by 65 runs
England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2007-08
Second ODI at Dambulla
Scores
England won the toss and decided to bat
234 for 8 (50.0 overs)
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169 all out (44.3 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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Cook | c M Jayawardene | b Vaas | 1 |
12 | 0 | 0 |
Mustard | c Mubarak | b Maharoof | 28 |
36 | 2 | 0 |
Bell | lbw | b Maharoof | 18 |
21 | 3 | 0 |
Pietersen | c M Jayawardene | b D Fernando | 12 |
41 | 1 | 0 |
Collingwood | lbw | b D Fernando | 42 |
50 | 2 | 1 |
Shah | c Silva | b Maharoof | 82 |
92 | 5 | 0 |
Bopara | b Dilshan | 1 |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
Swann | run out | 34 |
37 | 0 | 0 | |
Broad | not out | 8 |
7 | 0 | 0 | |
Sidebottom | not out | 1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
Extras | 5w 2lb | 7 | ||||
Total | for 8 | 234 | (50.0 ovs) |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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Tharanga | c Cook | b Sidebottom | 8 |
7 | 1 | 0 |
Jayasuriya | c Bell | b Sidebottom | 10 |
16 | 1 | 0 |
Sangakkara | c Mustard | b Broad | 9 |
37 | 0 | 0 |
M Jayawardene | c Pietersen | b Collingwood | 23 |
51 | 3 | 0 |
Silva | c Collingwood | b Broad | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
Dilshan | b Swann | 29 |
29 | 3 | 0 | |
Mubarak | not out | 44 |
70 | 3 | 0 | |
Maharoof | c and b | Swann | 6 |
19 | 0 | 0 |
Vaas | c Mustard | b Collingwood | 2 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
Malinga | run out | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
D Fernando | run out | 20 |
31 | 2 | 0 | |
Extras | 2w 16lb | 18 | ||||
Total | all out | 169 | (44.3 ovs) |
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Umpires: R E Koertzen, T H Wijewardene
Sri Lanka: Tharanga, Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Silva, Dilshan, Mubarak, Maharoof, Vaas, Malinga, D Fernando
England: Cook, Mustard, Bell, Pietersen, Collingwood, Shah, Bopara, Swann, Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson