England vs Sri Lanka Third test at Galle 2007-08

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Third test at Galle

SL vs ENG, 3rd Test : England Salvage Draw with Sri Lanka, Lose Series (1:0)

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

England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2007-08

Third test at Galle

Scores

Sri Lanka 1st Innings 499 for 8 (148.5 overs)
England 1st Innings 81 all out (30.5 overs)	England 2nd Innings 251 for 6 (95.0 overs)

			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		213	411	25	0
Silva	c Bell	b S Harmison	1	26	0	0
Dilshan	run out		84	137	12	0
P Jayawardene	c Prior	b Bopara	0	3	0	0
Vaas	c Vaughan	b Hoggard	90	133	11	0
Malinga		b Collingwood	5	16	1	0
Extras		3nb 8w 1b 14lb	26
Total		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

Fall of wicket   34 Vandort 44 Tharanga 132 Sangakkara 138 Silva 287 Dilshan 287 P Jayawardene 470 Vaas 499 Malinga

			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		1	6	0	0
Pietersen	c P Jayawardene	b Malinga	1	10	0	0
Collingwood		b Welegedara	29	48	4	0
Bopara	c Welegedara	b Vaas	0	7	0	0
Prior		b Vaas	4	6	1	0
Sidebottom	c Dilshan	b Muralitharan	11	70	1	0
S Harmison	not out		9	9	1	0
Hoggard	c M Jayawardene	b Welegedara	0	4	0	0
Panesar	run out		0	2	0	0
Extras		8nb 4b	12
Total		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

Fall of wicket   5 Vaughan 9 Bell 22 Cook 22 Pietersen 25 Bopara 33 Prior 70 Sidebottom 72 Collingwood 72 Hoggard 81 Panesar

			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		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		0	1	0	0
Prior	not out		19	100	2	0
Sidebottom	not out		0	6	0	0
Extras		14nb 1w 6b 5lb	26
Total		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

Fall of wicket   67 Vaughan 128 Bell 200 Pietersen 200 Collingwood 200 Bopara 250 Cook

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