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ICC World Cup - 33rd match, Super Eights

England v Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won by 2 runs

Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal WU Tharanga c Pietersen b Flintoff 62 150 103 2 0 60.19
View dismissal ST Jayasuriya b Mahmood 25 34 26 4 1 96.15
View dismissal KC Sangakkara c Collingwood b Mahmood 17 46 33 2 0 51.51
View dismissal DPMD Jayawardene* c Joyce b Collingwood 56 80 61 4 0 91.80
View dismissal LPC Silva b Flintoff 23 46 37 2 0 62.16
View dismissal TM Dilshan run out (Bell) 5 13 6 0 0 83.33
View dismissal RP Arnold c Joyce b Mahmood 20 36 22 1 0 90.90
View dismissal WPUJC Vaas c Collingwood b Flintoff 4 2 5 0 0 80.00
View dismissal SL Malinga c †Nixon b Mahmood 2 8 7 0 0 28.57
M Muralitharan not out 2 5 2 0 0 100.00
View dismissal CRD Fernando run out (†Nixon/Pietersen) 2 1 2 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 3, lb 6, w 4, nb 4) 17
Total (all out; 50 overs) 235 (4.70 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-37 (Jayasuriya, 7.6 ov), 2-69 (Sangakkara, 18.1 ov), 3-160 (Tharanga, 34.5 ov), 4-175 (Jayawardene, 38.4 ov), 5-193 (Dilshan, 42.1 ov), 6-215 (Silva, 46.1 ov), 7-219 (Vaas, 46.6 ov), 8-226 (Malinga, 49.1 ov), 9-231 (Arnold, 49.4 ov), 10-235 (Fernando, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
JM Anderson 10 1 38 0 3.80
View wickets SI Mahmood 9 0 50 4 5.55 (3nb, 1w)
View wickets A Flintoff 10 0 35 3 3.50 (1nb)
View wicket PD Collingwood 10 0 44 1 4.40 (1w)
MS Panesar 8 0 45 0 5.62
MP Vaughan 3 0 14 0 4.66
England innings (target: 236 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal EC Joyce lbw b Malinga 10 23 21 1 0 47.61
View dismissal MP Vaughan* c †Sangakkara b Vaas 0 9 3 0 0 0.00
View dismissal IR Bell run out (Jayasuriya) 47 88 71 4 0 66.19
View dismissal KP Pietersen c & b Muralitharan 58 99 80 5 1 72.50
View dismissal PD Collingwood lbw b Fernando 14 34 20 2 0 70.00
View dismissal A Flintoff c Malinga b Fernando 2 9 7 0 0 28.57
View dismissal RS Bopara b Fernando 52 85 53 4 0 98.11
View dismissal PA Nixon c Jayawardene b Malinga 42 72 44 2 1 95.45
SI Mahmood not out 2 8 2 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 2) 6
Total (8 wickets; 50 overs) 233 (4.66 runs per over)
Did not bat JM Anderson, MS Panesar
Fall of wickets1-1 (Vaughan, 2.2 ov), 2-11 (Joyce, 5.2 ov), 3-101 (Bell, 25.2 ov), 4-126 (Pietersen, 30.5 ov), 5-133 (Flintoff, 33.1 ov), 6-133 (Collingwood, 33.3 ov), 7-220 (Nixon, 48.5 ov), 8-233 (Bopara, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket WPUJC Vaas 8 1 45 1 5.62
View wickets SL Malinga 10 1 50 2 5.00 (2nb)
View wickets CRD Fernando 9 0 41 3 4.55
ST Jayasuriya 8 0 31 0 3.87
TM Dilshan 5 1 16 0 3.20 (1w)
View wicket M Muralitharan 10 1 48 1 4.80 (1w)
Match details
Toss England, who chose to field
Points Sri Lanka 2, England 0
Player of the match RS Bopara (England)
Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and BF Bowden (New Zealand)
TV umpire RE Koertzen (South Africa)
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Match notes
  • Sri Lanka innings
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (76 balls), Extras 3
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 66/1 in 16.0 overs (WU Tharanga 20, KC Sangakkara 16)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (151 balls), Extras 8
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (WU Tharanga 17, DPMD Jayawardene 31, Ex 2)
  • WU Tharanga: 50 off 91 balls (1 x 4)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 149/2 in 33.0 overs (WU Tharanga 52, DPMD Jayawardene 47)
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 33.1 overs (203 balls), Extras 8
  • DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 51 balls (3 x 4)
  • Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (265 balls), Extras 10
  • England innings
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • England: 50 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 0
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (IR Bell 23, KP Pietersen 27, Ex 0)
  • Drinks: England - 72/2 in 16.0 overs (IR Bell 33, KP Pietersen 29)
  • England: 100 runs in 24.5 overs (149 balls), Extras 0
  • England Innings: 1x5 ball over (26th over, ST Jayasuriya, called by Umpire Asad Rauf)
  • Power Play 3: Overs 29.1 - 34.0
  • KP Pietersen: 50 off 74 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Drinks: England - 133/5 in 33.1 overs (PD Collingwood 14)
  • England: 150 runs in 38.1 overs (231 balls), Extras 4
  • 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (RS Bopara 27, PA Nixon 19, Ex 4)
  • England: 200 runs in 46.3 overs (282 balls), Extras 6
  • RS Bopara: 50 off 51 balls (4 x 4)
  • Official Attendance - 7,817
 
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Apr 4, 2007

Fans splash in the pitchside pool, England v Sri Lanka, Super Eights, Antigua, April 4, 2007

Fans splash in the pitchside pool

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Apr 4, 2007

A rueful Andrew Flintoff following England's two-run defeat, England v Sri Lanka, Super Eights, Antigua, April 4, 2007

A rueful Andrew Flintoff following England's two-run defeat

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