England v Sri Lanka: Test scorecard, 26 May 2011

England won by 14 runs. 26 May 2011, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

Result

Runs per over

26 May 2011 · Test · Sri Lanka in England Test Series Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Sri Lanka 400(118.4 ov) England 496/5 dec(155 ov) Sri Lanka 82(24.4 ov)
England won by 14 runs

Sri Lanka first innings

400 (118.4 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
NT Paranavitanab CT Tremlett	66	191	6	0	34.6
TM Dilshanb GP Swann	50	94	7	0	53.2
KC Sangakkarac MJ Prior b JM Anderson	11	16	2	0	68.8
DPMD Jayawardenec AJ Strauss b JM Anderson	4	35	0	0	11.4
TT Samaraweerac GP Swann b JM Anderson	58	84	9	0	69.0
HAPW Jayawardenec MJ Prior b SCJ Broad	112	168	12	0	66.7
MF Maharoofrun out (IJL Trott)	16	42	1	0	38.1
NLTC Pererac CT Tremlett b SCJ Broad	25	40	4	0	62.5
HMRKB Herathc IJL Trott b GP Swann	25	35	3	0	71.4
BAW Mendisnot out	1	2	0	0	50.0
RAS Lakmalc SCJ Broad b GP Swann	2	5	0	0	40.0
Extras	30 (b 9, lb 21, w 0, nb 0)
Total	400 (118.4 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-93 (TM Dilshan, 32.4 ov); 2-114 (KC Sangakkara, 39.6 ov); 3-133 (DPMD Jayawardene, 50.5 ov); 4-159 (NT Paranavitana, 61.1 ov); 5-243 (TT Samaraweera, 80.6 ov); 6-278 (MF Maharoof, 92.2 ov); 7-346 (NLTC Perera, 105.5 ov); 8-397 (HMRKB Herath, 116.6 ov); 9-397 (HAPW Jayawardene, 117.3 ov); 10-400 (RAS Lakmal, 118.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	28	8	66	3	2.36
SCJ Broad	33	4	113	2	3.42
CT Tremlett	26	9	81	1	3.12
GP Swann	24.4	2	78	3	3.16
IJL Trott	6	0	29	0	4.83
KP Pietersen	1	0	3	0	3.00

England innings

496/5 dec (155 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AJ Straussc DPMD Jayawardene b RAS Lakmal	20	47	2	0	42.6
AN Cookc HAPW Jayawardene b MF Maharoof	133	274	10	0	48.5
JM Andersonc DPMD Jayawardene b BAW Mendis	1	16	0	0	6.3
IJL Trottb TM Dilshan	203	409	17	0	49.6
KP Pietersenlbw b HMRKB Herath	3	11	0	0	27.3
IR Bellnot out	103	159	11	1	64.8
EJG Morgannot out	14	19	2	0	73.7
Extras	19 (b 10, lb 4, w 0, nb 5)
Total	496/5 declared (155 overs)

Did not bat: MJ Prior, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, CT Tremlett

Fall of wickets: 1-46 (AJ Strauss, 19.1 ov); 2-47 (JM Anderson, 22.5 ov); 3-298 (AN Cook, 96.3 ov); 4-305 (KP Pietersen, 101.3 ov); 5-465 (IJL Trott, 148.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
RAS Lakmal	22	4	68	1	3.09
NLTC Perera	24	5	81	0	3.38
TM Dilshan	16	1	60	1	3.75
MF Maharoof	28	3	92	1	3.29
BAW Mendis	21	4	66	1	3.14
HMRKB Herath	44	7	115	1	2.61

Sri Lanka second innings

82 (24.4 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
NT Paranavitanac AJ Strauss b CT Tremlett	0	10	0	0	0.0
TM Dilshanc & b CT Tremlett	10	10	2	0	100.0
KC Sangakkarac AJ Strauss b GP Swann	14	38	1	0	36.8
DPMD Jayawardenec AJ Strauss b CT Tremlett	15	32	2	0	46.9
TT Samaraweerab GP Swann	0	9	0	0	0.0
HAPW Jayawardenec MJ Prior b CT Tremlett	3	6	0	0	50.0
MF Maharoofc MJ Prior b GP Swann	0	3	0	0	0.0
NLTC Pererac IR Bell b SCJ Broad	20	17	4	0	117.6
HMRKB Herathlbw b GP Swann	3	3	0	0	100.0
BAW Mendisnot out	12	18	2	0	66.7
RAS Lakmalc AN Cook b SCJ Broad	0	2	0	0	0.0
Extras	5 (b 5, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
Total	82 (24.4 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (NT Paranavitana, 1.6 ov); 2-10 (TM Dilshan, 3.2 ov); 3-33 (DPMD Jayawardene, 12.5 ov); 4-36 (TT Samaraweera, 15.4 ov); 5-43 (KC Sangakkara, 17.2 ov); 6-43 (MF Maharoof, 17.5 ov); 7-43 (HAPW Jayawardene, 18.1 ov); 8-52 (HMRKB Herath, 19.1 ov); 9-82 (NLTC Perera, 24.2 ov); 10-82 (RAS Lakmal, 24.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
SCJ Broad	7.4	1	21	2	2.74
CT Tremlett	10	2	40	4	4.00
GP Swann	7	1	16	4	2.29

Match summary

England played Sri Lanka in a men's Test match at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on 26 May 2011 (to 30 May 2011), part of Sri Lanka in England Test Series. England won by 14 runs.

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

IJL Trott was named player of the match.

On 26 May 2011 the on-field umpires were Aleem Dar and BR Doctrove, with J Srinath as match referee.

How the innings went

Sri Lanka made 400 in 118.4 overs. HAPW Jayawardene top-scored with 112 from 168 balls, including 12 fours and 0 sixes. JM Anderson took 3 for 66. The biggest stand before a wicket was 93 runs between TM Dilshan and NT Paranavitana.

England made 496/5 declared in 155 overs. IJL Trott top-scored with 203 from 409 balls, including 17 fours and 0 sixes. TM Dilshan took 1 for 60. The biggest stand before a wicket was 251 runs between AN Cook and IJL Trott.

In their second innings, Sri Lanka scored 82 in 24.4 overs. NLTC Perera top-scored with 20 from 17 balls, including 4 fours and 0 sixes. GP Swann took 4 for 16. The biggest stand before a wicket was 30 runs between NLTC Perera and BAW Mendis.

Extras

Sri Lanka's innings of 400 in 118.4 overs included 30 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 9 byes and 21 leg byes. England's innings of 496/5 in 155 overs included 19 extras: 0 wides, 5 no-balls, 10 byes and 4 leg byes. Sri Lanka's innings of 82 in 24.4 overs included 5 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 5 byes and 0 leg byes.

Questions and answers

Who won England v Sri Lanka on 26 May 2011?

England won by 14 runs.

Who top-scored in England v Sri Lanka?

IJL Trott scored 203 from 409 balls for England, the highest score of the match.

Who took the most wickets in England v Sri Lanka?

GP Swann, with 4 for 16.

What was the highest partnership?

251 runs between AN Cook and IJL Trott for England.

Who won the toss?

Sri Lanka, who chose to bat.

Where was England v Sri Lanka played?

At Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, on 26 May 2011.

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