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
Third test at Galle
SL vs ENG, 3rd Test : England Salvage Draw with Sri Lanka, Lose Series (1:0)
Dec 22, 2007
Alastair Cook's seventh Test hundred allied with more wet weather helped England rescue the third Test in Galle as the match finished in a draw.
Two heavy afternoon showers foiled Sri Lanka's attempts to seal a 2-0 series victory, the second of which came at 3.20pm after Cook was dismissed for 118.
Such was its ferocity, in fact, it left groundstaff facing a hopeless task to cover the playing area before puddles gathered on the outfield. Play was finally abandoned shortly after tea, with England on 251 for six.
Moments earlier, left-hander Cook was dismissed - after being dropped in the same over - when Chanaka Welegedara nipped one back to find the outside edge.
It was an intense 40-minute period between the downpours, which included a claim for a low catch at first slip by Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene off Muttiah Muralitharan, from an edge by Matt Prior (19 not out), which was turned down flat by umpire Asad Rauf. Three wickets in four balls during one chaotic Muralitharan over before lunch spiralled England into deep trouble.
But the first spell of rain one hour into the afternoon session allowed Cook - whose innings was the cornerstone of English defiance - and Prior to return to the dressing room.
Having followed on 418 runs in arrears, England were 20 minutes short of lunch when the whole complexion of the match changed.
Sri Lanka managed just one wicket in the opening couple of hours but Kevin Pietersen fell into the home side's trap to trigger a rapid decline to 202 for five at the interval.
With Murali operating around the wicket, Pietersen picked out Jayawardene, strategically placed at short midwicket. Two balls later, Paul Collingwood was lured out of his ground to be stumped by Prasanna Jayawardene.
And then Ravi Bopara completed a pair for the match when he edged wide of slip and fatally took a couple of steps, no doubt thinking of a run. Mahela Jayawardene dived to his right and relayed the ball to his namesake in a flash to beat Bopara's despairing dive by inches.
SL vs ENG, Third Test, Galle: Sri Lanka 499-8 dec drew with England 81 all out & 251-6
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England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2007-08
Third test at Galle
Scores
England won the toss and decided to field
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499 for 8 (148.5 overs)
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81 all out (30.5 overs)
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251 for 6 (95.0 overs)
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Sri Lanka 1st Innings - Declared
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Vandort |
lbw |
b Sidebottom |
18 |
33 |
2 |
0 |
| Tharanga |
lbw |
b S Harmison |
16 |
42 |
2 |
0 |
| Sangakkara |
c Panesar |
b S Harmison |
46 |
95 |
7 |
0 |
| M Jayawardene |
not out |
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213 |
411 |
25 |
0 |
| Silva |
c Bell |
b S Harmison |
1 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
| Dilshan |
run out |
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84 |
137 |
12 |
0 |
| P Jayawardene |
c Prior |
b Bopara |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Vaas |
c Vaughan |
b Hoggard |
90 |
133 |
11 |
0 |
| Malinga |
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b Collingwood |
5 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
| Extras |
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3nb 8w 1b 14lb |
26 |
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| Total |
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for 8 |
499 |
(148.5 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Sidebottom |
34.0 |
8 |
95 |
1 |
| Hoggard |
32.0 |
4 |
121 |
1 |
| S Harmison |
34.0 |
4 |
104 |
3 |
| Panesar |
26.0 |
3 |
76 |
0 |
| Bopara |
10.0 |
1 |
39 |
1 |
| Collingwood |
9.5 |
2 |
38 |
1 |
| Pietersen |
3.0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 34 |
Vandort |
| 44 |
Tharanga |
| 132 |
Sangakkara |
| 138 |
Silva |
| 287 |
Dilshan |
| 287 |
P Jayawardene |
| 470 |
Vaas |
| 499 |
Malinga |
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England 1st Innings - All out
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Cook |
c P Jayawardene |
b Vaas |
13 |
27 |
3 |
0 |
| Vaughan |
lbw |
b Vaas |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Bell |
run out |
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1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Pietersen |
c P Jayawardene |
b Malinga |
1 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| Collingwood |
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b Welegedara |
29 |
48 |
4 |
0 |
| Bopara |
c Welegedara |
b Vaas |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Prior |
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b Vaas |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| Sidebottom |
c Dilshan |
b Muralitharan |
11 |
70 |
1 |
0 |
| S Harmison |
not out |
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9 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
| Hoggard |
c M Jayawardene |
b Welegedara |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Panesar |
run out |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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8nb 4b |
12 |
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| Total |
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all out |
81 |
(30.5 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Vaas |
9.5 |
2 |
28 |
4 |
| Malinga |
9.0 |
2 |
26 |
1 |
| Welegedara |
8.0 |
1 |
17 |
2 |
| Muralitharan |
4.0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 5 |
Vaughan |
| 9 |
Bell |
| 22 |
Cook |
| 22 |
Pietersen |
| 25 |
Bopara |
| 33 |
Prior |
| 70 |
Sidebottom |
| 72 |
Collingwood |
| 72 |
Hoggard |
| 81 |
Panesar |
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England 2nd Innings - Close
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Cook |
c P Jayawardene |
b Welegedara |
118 |
285 |
12 |
0 |
| Vaughan |
c M Jayawardene |
b Welegedara |
24 |
57 |
0 |
0 |
| Bell |
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b Muralitharan |
34 |
67 |
3 |
0 |
| Pietersen |
c M Jayawardene |
b Muralitharan |
30 |
66 |
3 |
0 |
| Collingwood |
st P Jayawardene |
b Muralitharan |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Bopara |
run out |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Prior |
not out |
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19 |
100 |
2 |
0 |
| Sidebottom |
not out |
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0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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14nb 1w 6b 5lb |
26 |
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| Total |
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for 6 |
251 |
(95.0 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Muralitharan |
38.0 |
8 |
91 |
3 |
| Vaas |
18.0 |
7 |
37 |
0 |
| Malinga |
20.0 |
3 |
42 |
0 |
| Welegedara |
14.0 |
1 |
59 |
2 |
| Dilshan |
3.0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
| Silva |
2.0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 67 |
Vaughan |
| 128 |
Bell |
| 200 |
Pietersen |
| 200 |
Collingwood |
| 200 |
Bopara |
| 250 |
Cook |
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Umpires: Asad Rauf, D J Harper
Sri Lanka: Vandort, Tharanga, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Silva, Dilshan, P Jayawardene, Vaas, Welegedara, Malinga, Muralitharan
England: Cook, Vaughan, Bell, Pietersen, Collingwood, Bopara, Prior, Sidebottom, S Harmison, Hoggard, Panesar
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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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