Sri Lanka v England
3rd Test · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 18 Dec 2007 – 22 Dec 2007
Match drawn Rain likely
Sri Lanka 1st innings 499/8d (148.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Vandort | lbw b RJ Sidebottom | 18 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 54.5 |
| WU Tharanga | lbw b SJ Harmison | 16 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 38.1 |
| KC Sangakkara | c MS Panesar b SJ Harmison | 46 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 48.4 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | not out | 213 | 411 | 25 | 0 | 51.8 |
| LPC Silva | c IR Bell b SJ Harmison | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| TM Dilshan | run out | 84 | 137 | 11 | 0 | 61.3 |
| HAPW Jayawardene | c MJ Prior b RS Bopara | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WPUJC Vaas | c MP Vaughan b MJ Hoggard | 90 | 133 | 11 | 0 | 67.7 |
| SL Malinga | b PD Collingwood | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31.3 |
| Extras | 26 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets declared, 148.5 overs | 499 | ||||
Did not bat: M Muralitharan, UWMBCA Welegedara
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (MG Vandort, 10.1 ov), 44-2 (WU Tharanga, 14.4 ov), 132-3 (KC Sangakkara, 45.1 ov), 138-4 (LPC Silva, 53.2 ov), 287-5 (TM Dilshan, 99.1 ov), 287-6 (HAPW Jayawardene, 99.4 ov), 470-7 (WPUJC Vaas, 143.5 ov), 499-8 (SL Malinga, 148.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Sidebottom | 34 | 8 | 95 | 1 | 2.79 | 155 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ Hoggard | 32 | 4 | 121 | 1 | 3.78 | 138 | 1 | 0 |
| SJ Harmison | 34 | 4 | 104 | 3 | 3.06 | 150 | 5 | 3 |
| MS Panesar | 26 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 2.92 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
| RS Bopara | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| PD Collingwood | 9.5 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 3.86 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| KP Pietersen | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 61 | MG Vandort 18, WU Tharanga 15 |
| 2 | 10 | 27 | WU Tharanga 1, KC Sangakkara 6 |
| 3 | 88 | 183 | KC Sangakkara 40, DPMD Jayawardene 45 |
| 4 | 6 | 49 | DPMD Jayawardene 4, LPC Silva 1 |
| 5 | 149 | 275 | DPMD Jayawardene 50, TM Dilshan 84 |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | DPMD Jayawardene 0, HAPW Jayawardene 0 |
| 7 | 183 | 265 | DPMD Jayawardene 90, WPUJC Vaas 90 |
| 8 | 29 | 30 | DPMD Jayawardene 24, SL Malinga 5 |
England 1st innings 81 (30.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cook | c HAPW Jayawardene b WPUJC Vaas | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 48.1 |
| MP Vaughan | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| IR Bell | run out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| KP Pietersen | c HAPW Jayawardene b SL Malinga | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| PD Collingwood | b UWMBCA Welegedara | 29 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 60.4 |
| RS Bopara | c UWMBCA Welegedara b WPUJC Vaas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MJ Prior | b WPUJC Vaas | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
| RJ Sidebottom | c TM Dilshan b M Muralitharan | 11 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 15.7 |
| SJ Harmison | not out | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| MJ Hoggard | c DPMD Jayawardene b UWMBCA Welegedara | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MS Panesar | run out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 12 | |||||
| Total | all out, 30.5 overs | 81 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (MP Vaughan, 2.1 ov), 9-2 (IR Bell, 3.3 ov), 22-3 (AN Cook, 6.6 ov), 22-4 (KP Pietersen, 7.3 ov), 25-5 (RS Bopara, 8.3 ov), 33-6 (MJ Prior, 10.3 ov), 70-7 (RJ Sidebottom, 27.6 ov), 72-8 (PD Collingwood, 28.2 ov), 72-9 (MJ Hoggard, 28.6 ov), 81-10 (MS Panesar, 30.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 9.5 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2.85 | 51 | 0 | 4 |
| SL Malinga | 9 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2.89 | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2.13 | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| M Muralitharan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1.50 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | AN Cook 4, MP Vaughan 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | AN Cook 1, IR Bell 1 |
| 3 | 13 | 21 | AN Cook 8, KP Pietersen 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | KP Pietersen 0, PD Collingwood 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | PD Collingwood 1, RS Bopara 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 12 | PD Collingwood 4, MJ Prior 4 |
| 7 | 37 | 105 | PD Collingwood 22, RJ Sidebottom 11 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | PD Collingwood 2, SJ Harmison 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 4 | SJ Harmison 0, MJ Hoggard 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 11 | SJ Harmison 9, MS Panesar 0 |
England 2nd innings 251/6 (95 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cook | c HAPW Jayawardene b UWMBCA Welegedara | 118 | 285 | 12 | 0 | 41.4 |
| MP Vaughan | c DPMD Jayawardene b UWMBCA Welegedara | 24 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 |
| IR Bell | b M Muralitharan | 34 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 50.7 |
| KP Pietersen | c DPMD Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 30 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 45.5 |
| PD Collingwood | st HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RS Bopara | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MJ Prior | not out | 19 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 |
| RJ Sidebottom | not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 26 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 95 overs | 251 | ||||
Did not bat: MS Panesar, SJ Harmison, MJ Hoggard
Fall of wickets: 67-1 (MP Vaughan, 19.6 ov), 128-2 (IR Bell, 42.1 ov), 200-3 (KP Pietersen, 64.3 ov), 200-4 (PD Collingwood, 64.5 ov), 200-5 (RS Bopara, 64.6 ov), 250-6 (AN Cook, 93.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralitharan | 38 | 8 | 91 | 3 | 2.39 | 180 | 0 | 8 |
| WPUJC Vaas | 18 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 2.06 | 92 | 0 | 2 |
| SL Malinga | 20 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 2.10 | 96 | 0 | 3 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara | 14 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 4.21 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
| TM Dilshan | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| LPC Silva | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 | 120 | AN Cook 36, MP Vaughan 24 |
| 2 | 61 | 133 | AN Cook 25, IR Bell 34 |
| 3 | 72 | 134 | AN Cook 33, KP Pietersen 30 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | AN Cook 0, PD Collingwood 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | AN Cook 0, RS Bopara 0 |
| 6 | 50 | 171 | AN Cook 24, MJ Prior 18 |
| Unbroken | 1 | 9 | MJ Prior 1, RJ Sidebottom 0 |
Match details
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Player of the match
- DPMD Jayawardene
- Ground
- Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka
- Season
- 2007/08
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf, DJ Harper
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
- Rain
- Draw with only 274.4 of ~450 overs bowled (61%)
- Source
- Cricsheet match 291224