England vs Sri Lanka 22nd Match at Pallekele, 01 Oct, 2012

Toss: England,who choose to bowl first
Sri Lanka 169/6 (20)
England 150/9 (20)
Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Man of the Match: Lasith Malinga
  • Jade Dernbach 2 * (2)
  • ST Finn 1 * (3)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 AD Mathewsto LJ Wrightno runs

Goes back and defends it to covers.

Over 0.2 AD Mathewsto LJ Wrightno runs

Goes back and defends the rising delivery to point.

Over 0.3 AD Mathewsto LJ Wrightbeaten, no runs

Attempts a pull shot across the line and gets beaten by a not so short ball outside off.

Over 0.4 AD Mathewsto LJ WrightBoundary!

Moves back and pulls the short ball through mid wicket for a boundary.

Over 0.5 AD Mathewsto LJ Wright1 run

Flicks the length ball off his pads behind squareleg for one.

Over 0.6 AD Mathewsto Alex Hales2 runs

Flicks the length ball off his pads wide of mid on for a couple.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 KMDN Kulasekarato LJ Wrightno runs

Inswinger as usual from Kula to begin with and Wright on the backfoot is struck on the pad in a flick around leg and survives an lbw appeal.

Over 1.2 KMDN Kulasekarato LJ WrightSix!!

Absolute half tracker from Kula and Wright pulls it big over deep mid wicket for a six!

Over 1.3 KMDN Kulasekarato LJ Wright1 run

Short and rising, and Wright upper cuts it on the bounce to thirdman for one.

Over 1.4 KMDN Kulasekarato Alex Halesno runs

Gets hit on the pad in a flick by an inswinger sliding down leg.

Over 1.5 KMDN Kulasekarato Alex Hales1 lb

Picks up a leg bye from thirdman after being struck on the pad by an inswinger drifting down leg.

Over 1.6 KMDN Kulasekarato LJ Wrightno runs

Makes lots of room and cuts it to point.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 SL Malingato Alex Hales1 run

Flicks the rising delivery wide of mid on for one.

Over 2.2 SL Malingato LJ Wrightno runs

Defends the slower rising delivery to the off side.

Over 2.3 SL Malingato LJ WrightCaught!

Slower one but short and wide, and Wright plays a flashy square cut in the air and straight into the hands of Dilshan at backward point!

Over 2.4 SL Malingato Jonny Bairstow2 runs

Run out missed by Malinga! Bairstow dug out a yorker towards mid on and Hales takes off for a single and is sent back. Malinga picks the ball and attempts a direct throw at the bowling end but misses it and concedes overthrows.

Over 2.5 SL Malingato Jonny BairstowCaught!

Bairstow goes for a big mighty shot to a slower length ball and gets it right off the bottom and the resulting skier is caught safely by Kulasekara at mid off.

Over 2.6 SL Malingato Alex HalesLBW!!

Malinga on a hat-trick now as he slip in an inswinging yorker which crushes the toe of the tall Hales infront of middle and leg for a lbw!! Replays show that the ball was sliding down leg! Bad decision from Umpire Steve Davis.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 KMDN Kulasekarato SR Patelno runs

Goes back and defends the sharp inswinger to mid on.

Over 3.2 KMDN Kulasekarato SR Patelno runs

Inside edges his flick to a length ball onto the pad.

Over 3.3 KMDN Kulasekarato SR Patelno runs

Stands tall and punches the rising delivery to covers.

Over 3.4 KMDN Kulasekarato SR Patel1 run

Goes back and steers it to thirdman for one.

Over 3.5 KMDN Kulasekarato EJG Morganno runs

Comes forward and defends it to the bowler.

Over 3.6 KMDN Kulasekarato EJG Morganno runs

Goes back and inside edges the inducker onto the pad.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 AD Mathewsto SR Patel1 run

Goes back and tucks it through wide mid wicket for one.

Over 4.2 AD Mathewsto EJG Morgan1 run

Goes back and tucks it through mid wicket and settles for one.

Over 4.3 AD Mathewsto SR Patelbeaten, no runs

Gets beaten by a slower length ball just outside off. Patel just had no clue in a cut shot.

Over 4.4 AD Mathewsto SR PatelSix!!

Whacks the length ball flat over mid on for a six!

Over 4.5 AD Mathewsto SR Patelno runs

Goes back for a flick and deflects it off the thigh to short fine leg.

Over 4.6 AD Mathewsto SR Patel1 run

Cuts the slower one wristily through point for one.

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