England defeats Sri Lanka by 6 wickets - 2009 ICC Champions Trophy

England defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the Group B match at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. England won the toss and Andrew Strauss chose to field first. Sri Lanka were 212 all out, thanks to half centuries by Kamndamby and Angelo Mathews. James Anderson and Stuart Broad picked up 3 wickets each. In reply, England won the match by 6 wickets with 30 balls to spare.

England: 213/4 (45 overs); Eoin Morgan 62*(83), Paul Collingwood 46(51), Owais Shah 44(74), Nuwan Kulasekara 2/42 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka: 212 (47.3 overs); Thilina Kandamby 53(82), Angelo Mathews 52(73), James Anderson 3/20 (9.3), Stuart Broad 3/49(10)
Toss: England won the toss and chose to field first.Result: England won the match by 6 wickets with 30 balls to spare

Match Updates

England Innings

Over 45: Mendis to continue. England wins the match by 6 wickets
England: 213/4 (45 overs); Eoin Morgan 62*(83), Matt Prior 28*(27), Ajantha Mendis 9-0-35-0

Over 44: Malinga to continue. Morgan cuts a ball that is bowled short and wide and it goes to the boundary. And the last ball of the over goes to the boundary as well. 11 runs from the over. 8 runs required from 36 balls.
England: 205/4 (44 overs); Eoin Morgan 61*(82), Matt Prior 21*(22), Lasith Malinga 9-0-43-1

Over 43: Mendis into the attack. 8 runs from the over.
England: 194/4 (43 overs); Eoin Morgan 53*(77), Matt Prior 20*(21), Ajantha Mendis 8-0-27-0

Over 42: Kulasekara comes back. 6 runs from the over. England require 27 runs from 48 balls. Eoin Morgan reaches 50. Fine innings from Morgan.
England: 186/4 (42 overs); Eoin Morgan 51*(74), Matt Prior 15*(18), Nuwan Kulasekara 9-1-42-2

Over 41: Muralitharan to bowl his final over in the match. 10 runs from the over. Muralitharan is 1/60 in 10 overs.
England: 180/4 (41 overs); Eoin Morgan 45*(68), Matt Prior 15*(18), Muttiah Muralitharan 10-0-60-1

Over 40: Just a single from Malinga's over. England require another 43 runs from 60 balls.
England: 170/4 (40 overs); Eoin Morgan 43*(66), Matt Prior 7*(14), Lasith Malinga 8-0-32-1

Over 39: 3 runs from Muralitharan's over.
England: 169/4 (39 overs); Eoin Morgan 43*(61), Matt Prior 6*(13), Muttiah Muralitharan 9-0-50-1

Over 38: Malinga back into the attack. 3 runs from the over.
England: 166/4 (38 overs); Eoin Morgan 42*(58), Matt Prior 4*(10), Lasith Malinga 7-0-31-1

Over 37: Muralitharan to continue. 4 runs from the over. England require 50 runs from 78 balls.
England: 163/4 (37 overs); Eoin Morgan 41*(54), Matt Prior 3*(8), Muttiah Muralitharan 8-0-47-1

Over 36: 55 runs required from 15 overs with 6 wickets in hand and Ajantha Mendis comes back into the attack. Just a single from the over.
England: 159/4 (36 overs); Eoin Morgan 40*(52), Matt Prior 0*(4), Ajantha Mendis 7-0-19-0

Over 35: Muralitharan to continue. Owais Shah hits a four off the second ball. And finally Muralitharan strikes for Sri Lanka. Owais Shah caught behind by Sangakkara 44(74). Matt Prior is the new man in.
England: 158/4 (35 overs); Eoin Morgan 39*(49), Matt Prior 0*(1), Owais Shah 44(74), Muttiah Muralitharan 7-0-43-1

Over 34: Kulasekara to continue. 5 runs from the over. 150 comes up for England.
England: 151/3 (34 overs); Owais Shah 39*(71), Eoin Morgan 37*(47), Nuwan Kulasekara 8-1-36-2

Over 33: Muralitharan to continue. He didn't have much success in the match so far. Owais Shah hits a four off the second ball of the over. 8 runs from the over.
England: 146/3 (33 overs); Owais Shah 38*(68), Eoin Morgan 36*(44), Muttiah Muralitharan 6-0-37-0

Over 32: Kulasekara to continue. 2 runs from the over. England require 75 runs with 7 wickets in hand from 18 overs.
England: 138/3 (32 overs); Owais Shah 32*(64), Eoin Morgan 35*(42), Nuwan Kulasekara 7-1-32-2

Over 31: Muralitharan to continue. 6 runs from the over. England require another 77 runs with 7 wickets in hand.
England: 136/3 (31 overs); Owais Shah 31*(63), Eoin Morgan 34*(37), Muttiah Muralitharan 5-0-29-0

Over 30: Nuwan Kulasekara comes back into the attack. Owais Shah hits a six off the fifth ball of the over. 9 runs from the over.
England: 130/3 (30 overs); Owais Shah 29*(61), Eoin Morgan 31*(33), Nuwan Kulasekara 6-1-30-2

Over 29: Muralitharan to bowl his fourth over. 3 runs from the over.
England: 121/3 (29 overs); Owais Shah 22*(57), Eoin Morgan 29*(31), Muttiah Muralitharan 4-0-23-0

Over 28: Mendis to continue. 2 runs from the over.
England: 118/3 (28 overs); Owais Shah 21*(55), Eoin Morgan 27*(27), Ajantha Mendis 6-0-18-0

Over 27: 8 runs from Muralitharan's over.
England: 116/3 (27 overs); Owais Shah 20*(51), Eoin Morgan 26*(25), Muttiah Muralitharan 3-0-20-0

Over 26: Mendis to continue. Just a single from the over.
England: 108/3 (26 overs); Owais Shah 18*(48), Eoin Morgan 20*(22), Ajantha Mendis 5-0-16-0

Over 25: Muralitharan to continue. Morgan hits a four off the second ball. 6 runs from the over. England require 106 runs from 25 overs.
England: 107/3 (25 overs); Owais Shah 18*(45), Eoin Morgan 19*(19), Muttiah Muralitharan 2-0-12-0

Over 24: Mendis to continue. Morgan hits a four off the second ball. Another four in the over. 8 runs from the over. 100 comes up for England
England: 101/3 (24 overs); Owais Shah 17*(43), Eoin Morgan 14*(15), Ajantha Mendis 4-0-15-0

Over 23: Muttiah Muralitharan comes into the attack. 6 runs from the over.
England: 93/3 (23 overs); Owais Shah 17*(43), Eoin Morgan 6*(9), Muttiah Muralitharan 1-0-6-0

Over 22: Malinga to continue. 4 runs from the over. England require 126 runs to win the match from 28 overs.
England: 87/3 (22 overs); Owais Shah 16*(42), Eoin Morgan 2*(4), Lasith Malinga 6-0-29-1

Over 21: Mathews to continue. Still no signs of Muttiah Muralitharan. Single from the over.
England: 83/3 (21 overs); Owais Shah 14*(39), Eoin Morgan 0*(1), Angelo Mathews 8-2-26-0

Over 20: Malinga will continue. And Collingwood continues where he left off in his previous over of Malinga. He hits another six that goes flat over the square leg. And Malinga hits back getting Collingwood's wicket. Paul Collingwood is bowled 46(51). Eoin Morgan is the new man in.
England: 82/3 (20 overs); Owais Shah 13*(33), Eoin Morgan 0*(1), Paul Collingwood 46(51), Lasith Malinga 5-0-25-1

Over 19: Mathews to continue. 4 runs from teh over. England require another 138 runs from 31 overs. Collingwood moves into the forties.
England: 75/2 (19 overs); Owais Shah 13*(33), Paul Collingwood 40*(46), Angelo Mathews 7-2-25-0

Over 18: Sangakkara brings Lasith Malinga back into the attack. Collingwood pulls one that sails over the mid-wicket boundary for a six. 8 runs from the over.
England: 71/2 (18 overs); Owais Shah 12*(31), Paul Collingwood 38*(42), Lasith Malinga 4-0-18-0

Over 17: Players takes a drinks break. And Angelo Mathews will now bowl his sixth over. Collingwood hits a four in that over. 7 runs from the over.
England: 63/2 (17 overs); Owais Shah 12*(29), Paul Collingwood 31*(38), Angelo Mathews 6-2-21-0

Over 16: Just a single from Ajantha Mendis' over.
England: 56/2 (16 overs); Owais Shah 10*(27), Paul Collingwood 26*(34), Ajantha Mendis 3-0-7-0

Over 15: Mathews to continue. 3 runs from the over.
England: 55/2 (15 overs); Owais Shah 9*(26), Paul Collingwood 26*(29), Angelo Mathews 5-2-14-0

Over 14: Mendis to continue. 5 runs from the over. England require 161 runs from 36 overs with 8 wickets in hand.
England: 52/2 (14 overs); Owais Shah 7*(22), Paul Collingwood 25*(27), Ajantha Mendis 2-0-6-0

Over 13: Mathews to bowl. Maiden over.
England: 47/2 (13 overs); Owais Shah 2*(18), Paul Collingwood 25*(25), Angelo Mathews 4-2-11-0

Over 12: Sangakkara brings in Ajantha Mendis into the attack. Mendis has a slip fielder in place for Collingwood. Just a single from the over. Good start by Mendis.
England: 47/2 (12 overs); Owais Shah 2*(18), Paul Collingwood 25*(19), Ajantha Mendis 1-0-1-0

Over 11: Sri Lanka takes the second Powerplay. Angelo Mathews to continue. 10 runs from the over. Collingwood is making good use of the Powerplay. 167 runs required from 39 overs.
England: 46/2 (11 overs); Owais Shah 2*(15), Paul Collingwood 24*(16), Angelo Mathews 3-1-11-0

Over 10: Kulasekara to continue. Paul Collingwood goes for the maximum and hits a six over midwicket. He follows that up with a couple of fours in the over. Good over for England, 14 from it.
England: 36/2 (10 overs); Owais Shah 1*(14), Paul Collingwood 15*(11) Nuwan Kulasekara 5-1-21-2

Over 9: Mathews to continue. Just a single from the over.
England: 22/2 (9 overs); Owais Shah 1*(14), Paul Collingwood 1*(5) Angelo Mathews 2-1-1-0

Over 8: Paul Collingwood is the new man in. 2 runs and a wicket from that over.
England: 21/2 (8 overs); Owais Shah 1*(11), Paul Collingwood 0*(2) Nuwan Kulasekara 4-1-7-2

Over 7.3: Kulasekara to continue. And he gets his second wicket . A stunning catch from Kandamby ends Strauss' innings.. Strauss departs for 9 runs, 2 wickets down for England.
England: 19/2 (7.3 overs); Andrew Strauss 9(25), Owais Shah 1*(10), Nuwan Kulasekara 3.3-1-6-2

Over 7: Angelo Mathews comes into the attack replacing Lasith Malinga. He had a good day with bat. A maiden over to start with. 194 required for England to win the match.
England: 19/1 (7 overs); Andrew Strauss 9*(22), Owais Shah 1*(10), Angelo Mathews 1-1-0-0

Over 6: Kulasekara to continue. 4 runs from the over. England require 194 runs from 44 overs.
England: 19/1 (6 overs); Andrew Strauss 9*(22), Owais Shah 1*(4), Nuwan Kulasekara 3-1-6-1

Over 5: Malinga to continue. Strauss hits a four off the last ball of the over. 6 runs from the fifth over. Owais Shah is off the mark with a single.
England: 15/1 (5 overs); Andrew Strauss 8*(18), Owais Shah 1*(2), Lasith Malinga 3-0-11-0

Over 4: Owais Shah is the new man in. 4 runs and a wicket from the over. England require 204 runs from 46 overs.
England: 9/1 (4 overs); Andrew Strauss 3*(13), Owais Shah 0*(1), Nuwan Kulasekara 2-1-4-1

Over 3.5: Kulasekara to continue. First boundary for England. Kulasekara bowls and inswinger and an inside edge off Denly's bat beats the fielder at fine leg and goes to the boundary. And Kulasekara strikes for Sri Lanka. Joe Denly is out Leg before. First wicket for Sri Lanka.
England: 9/1 (3.5 overs); Andrew Strauss 3*(13), Joe Denly 5(11), Nuwan Kulasekara 1.5-1-4-1

Over 3: 3 runs from the third over. Malinga is 0/5 in 2 overs. Joe Denly is off the mark with a single off the first ball.
England: 5/0 (3 overs); Andrew Strauss 3*(13), Joe Denly 1*(6), Lasith Malinga 2-0-5-0

Over 2: Nuwan Kulasekara will share the new ball. Kulasekara has taken 74 wickets from 61 matches in his one day international career. A maiden over to start with. England are 2/0 after 2 overs. 211 required from 48 overs.
England: 2/0 (2 overs); Andrew Strauss 1*(8), Joe Denly 0*(5), Nuwan Kulasekara 1-1-0-0

A decent start from Lasith Malinga. 211 runs required from 49 overs.

Over 1: The players are on the field and Lasith Malinga will bowl the first over for Sri Lanka. Andrew Strauss and Joe Denly will open the batting for England. Strauss is off the mark with a single towards mid-wicket. Malinga oversteps and England gets a free-hit in the first over. And Denly can't make use of free-hit. 2 runs from the first over.
England: 2/0 (1 over); Andrew Strauss 1*(2), Joe Denly 0*(5), Lasith Malinga 1-0-2-0

England requires 213 runs from 50 overs to win the match.

Sri Lanka Innings

A good effort from Sri Lanka to put 212 runs on board after they had a disastrous start in the match. England bowlers made good use of the wicket and they got off to a good start picking up 4 wickets for just 17 runs on the board. Kandamby and Angelo Mathews played good innings in the middle to help Sri Lanka reach a respectable total. James Anderson and Stuart Broad picked up 3 wickets each.

Over 47.3: Anderson to bowl his final over. And Mendis is out. Sri Lanka are all out for 212. A good effort by the Sri Lankans after they are down at 17/4 at one stage.
Sri Lanka: 212 (47.3 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 17*(24), Ajantha Mendis 5(15), James Anderson 9.3-2-20-3

Over 47: Luke Wright back into the attack. 3 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 211/9 (47 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 17*(24), Ajantha Mendis 5*(12), Luke Wright 6-0-34-1

Over 45: Broad to continue. And Kulasekara hits the first ball for six over deep backward point. 8 runs from the over. Stuart Broad finishes up with 3/49 in his 10 overs.
Sri Lanka: 208/9 (45 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 16*(21), Ajantha Mendis 3*(9), Stuart Broad 10-0-49-3

Over 44: 2 runs from Anderson's over. 200 comes up for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 200/9 (44 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 10*(16), Ajantha Mendis 2*(8), James Anderson 9-2-19-2

Over 44: Muralitharan departs. End of an entertaining innings. Muralitharan is out for 18. Lasith Malinga comes into the attack. And he is bowled for a golden duck.. Stuart Broad is on a hat-trick here. Ajantha Mendis is the new man in. He survives the hat-trick ball. 2 wickets and 1 run in that ove.r
Sri Lanka: 198/9 (44 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 9*(15), Ajantha Mendis 1*(3), Muttiah Muralitharan 18(10), Laisith Malinga 0(1), Stuart Broad 9-0-42-3

Over 43: James Anderson comes back. 6 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 197/7 (43 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 9*(15), Muttiah Muralitharan 18*(8), James Anderson 8-2-17-2

Over 42: Stuart Broad comes back. Muralitharan hits a six off the third ball of the over. That's the first six in Sri Lankan innings. 11 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 191/7 (42 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 7*(12), Muttiah Muralitharan 14*(5), Stuart Broad 8-0-41-1

Over 41: Wright to continue. Mathews departs for 52 . Muralitharan is the new man in. 8 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 178/7 (41 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 6*(10), Muttiah Muralitharan 2*(1), Angelo Mathews 52(73), Luke Wright 5-0-31-1

Over 40: Graham Onions to bowl his final over of the match. 4 runs from the over. Sri Lanka are 170/6 after 40 overs. Onions finishes with 2/57 in 10 overs.
Sri Lanka: 170/6 (40 overs); Angelo Mathews 51*(70), Nuwan Kulasekara 1*(8), Graham Onions 10-0-57-2

Over 39: Luke Wright comes back into the attack. That's fifty for Angelo Mathews in 68 balls. 3 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 166/6 (39 overs); Angelo Mathews 50*(68), Nuwan Kulasekara 0*(4), Luke Wright 4-0-21-0

Over 38: Paul Colling to bowl his 8th over. And there goes the sixth wicket for Sri Lanka. A good partnership comes to an end here. Kandamby is run out. That's a partnership worth 82 runs. Nuwan Kulasekara is the new man in. Just a single from the over.
Sri Lanka: 163/6 (38 overs); Angelo Mathews 47*(64), Nuwan Kulasekara 0*(2), Thilina Kandamby 53(82), Paul Collingwood 8-0-24-0

Over 37: Onions to continue. 2 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 162/5 (37 overs); Thilina Kandamby 53*(81), Angelo Mathews 46*(61), Graham Onions 9-0-54-2

Over 36: Collingwood to continue. 3 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 160/5 (36 overs); Thilina Kandamby 52*(78), Angelo Mathews 45*(58), Paul Collingwood 7-0-23-0

Over 35: Graham Onions comes back into the attack. 8 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 158/5 (35 overs); Thilina Kandamby 51*(76), Angelo Mathews 43*(54), Graham Onions 8-0-52-2

Over 34: Collingwood to bowl his sixth over. Just a single from the over.
Sri Lanka: 149/5 (34 overs); Thilina Kandamby 51*(76), Angelo Mathews 35*(48), Paul Collingwood 6-0-20-0

Over 33: Swann to continue. Mathews hits a four off the second ball of the over. 7 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 148/5 (33 overs); Thilina Kandamby 51*(73), Angelo Mathews 34*(45), Graeme Swann 4-0-24-0

Over 32: Collingwood to continue. 2 runs from the over. That's fifty for Kandamby
Sri Lanka: 141/5 (32 overs); Thilina Kandamby 50*(72), Angelo Mathews 28*(40), Paul Collingwood 5-0-19-0

Over 31: Swann to bowl his 3rd over. 6 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 139/5 (31 overs); Thilina Kandamby 49*(68), Angelo Mathews 27*(38), Graeme Swann 3-0-17-0

Over 30: Collingwood to continue. Just a single from the over. Sri Lanka are 132/5 after 30 overs
Sri Lanka: 132/5 (30 overs); Thilina Kandamby 48*(67), Angelo Mathews 22*(33), Paul Collingwood 4-0-17-0

Over 29: Swann to continue. 4 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 131/5 (29 overs); Thilina Kandamby 47*(64), Angelo Mathews 21*(30), Graeme Swann 2-0-11-0

Over 28: Collingwood to continue. 4 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 127/5 (28 overs); Thilina Kandamby 45*(62), Angelo Mathews 19*(26), Paul Collingwood 3-0-15-0

Over 27: Finally Graeme Swann comes into the attack. Kandamby hits a four off the second ball. 7 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 123/5 (27 overs); Thilina Kandamby 42*(58), Angelo Mathews 18*(24), Graeme Swann 1-0-7-0

Over 26: Paul Collingwood to continue. 7 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 116/5 (26 overs); Thilina Kandamby 37*(53), Angelo Mathews 17*(23), Paul Collingwood 2-0-11-0

Over 25: Wright to continue. Kandamby hits a four off the first ball.5 runs from the over. Sri Lanka are 109/5 after 25 overs
Sri Lanka: 109/5 (25 overs); Thilina Kandamby 33*(49), Angelo Mathews 15*(21), Luke Wright 3-0-18-0

Over 24: Paul Collingwood comes into the attack. Strauss continues with his seamers. 4 runs from Collingwood's first over. Sri Lanka are 104/5
Sri Lanka: 104/5 (25 overs); Thilina Kandamby 28*(45), Angelo Mathews 15*(19), Paul Collingwood 1-0-4-0

Over 23: Luke Wright to continue. 5 runs from the over. 100 comes up for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 100/5 (23 overs); Thilina Kandamby 27*(43), Angelo Mathews 13*(15), Luke Wright 2-0-13-0

Over 22: 6 runs from Broad's over.
Sri Lanka: 95/5 (22 overs); Thilina Kandamby 25*(41), Angelo Mathews 10*(11), Stuart Broad 7-0-30-1

Over 21: Luke Wright comes into the attack. He starts off bowling from over the stumps. 8 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 89/5 (21 overs); Thilina Kandamby 24*(40), Angelo Mathews 6*(6), Luke Wright 1-0-8-0

Over 20: Angelo Mathews is the new man in for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka are 81/5 after 20 overs. The current partnership is 4.05 runs per over and they are 5 wickets down.
Sri Lanka: 81/5 (20 overs); Thilina Kandamby 23*(39), Angelo Mathews 0*(1), Stuart Broad 6-0-24-1

Over 19.5: Broad to bowl his sixth over. And he gets his first wicket in the match. Samaraweera is caught by Paul Collingwood.. Five wickets down for Sri Lanka and that brings an end to a partnership worth 64 runs.
Sri Lanka: 81/5 (19.5 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 30(48), Thilina Kandamby 23*(39), Stuart Broad 5.5-0-24-1

Over 19: Graham Onions to continue. Thilan Samaraweera hits one between the midwicket and mid-on and that goes to the boundary. He follows up with one through mid-off that runs to the boundary as well. 10 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 74/4 (19 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 29*(46), Thilina Kandamby 17*(36), Graham Onions 7-0-44-2

Over 18: Broad to continue. 1 run from the over.
Sri Lanka: 64/4 (18 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 21*(41), Thilina Kandamby 16*(35), Stuart Broad 5-0-17-0

Over 17: Onions to continue. 1 run from the over.
Sri Lanka: 63/4 (17 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 21*(35), Thilina Kandamby 16*(35), Graham Onions 6-0-34-2

Over 16: Stuart Broad to bowl his fourth over. 2 runs from the over. The current run rate is 3.87 runs per over.
Sri Lanka: 62/4 (16 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 20*(34), Thilina Kandamby 16*(30), Stuart Broad 4-0-16-0

The players take a drinks break here.

Over 15: Graham Onions comes for his second spell. Anderson was brilliant in his first spell taking 2 wickets for 11 runs in 7 overs. 8 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 60/4 (15 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 19*(28), Thilina Kandamby 16*(30), Graham Onions 5-0-33-2

Over 14: Broad to continue. 50 comes up for Sri Lanka. 4 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 52/4 (14 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 18*(26), Thilina Kandamby 11*(26), Stuart Broad 3-0-15-0

Over 13: 2 runs from Anderson's seventh over of the match. Sri Lanka are 48/4. The partnership is 31 runs and is building up.
Sri Lanka: 48/4 (13 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 17*(24), Thilina Kandamby 10*(22), James Anderson 7-2-12-2

Over 12: Broad to continue. 3 runs from the over. Sri Lanka are 46/4 after 12 overs at 3.83 per over.
Sri Lanka: 46/4 (12 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 17*(22), Thilina Kandamby 9*(18), Stuart Broad 2-0-11-0

Over 11: James Anderson to continue. And that's another maiden over from Anderson. That's good effort from England's frontline bowler after Broad's not so good start.
Sri Lanka: 43/4 (11 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 15*(17), Thilina Kandamby 8*(17), James Anderson 6-2-10-2

Over 10: Stuart Broad replaces Graham Onions. Samaraweera hits the second ball of the over to the boundary. He follows up that with another boundary between cover and point. 8 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 43/4 (10 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 15*(17), Thilina Kandamby 8*(11), Stuart Broad 1-0-8-0

Over 9: James Anderson to continue. 4 runs from the over. Sri Lanka are 35/4 after 9 overs at 3.88 runs per over.
Sri Lanka: 35/4 (9 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 7*(11), Thilina Kandamby 8*(11), James Anderson 5-1-10-2

Over 8: Onions to bowl his fourth over. He is 2/19 from 3 overs so far. Samaraweera hits one through mid-wicket and they get 3 runs. 6 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 31/4 (8 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 5*(9), Thilina Kandamby 7*(7), Graham Onions 4-0-25-2

Over 7: Anderson to continue. Sri Lanka are in trouble with 4 wickets down very early in the match. Just one run from the over that comes from a wide.
Sri Lanka: 25/4 (7 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 1*(7), Thilina Kandamby 5*(3), James Anderson 4-1-6-2

Over 6: Onions to continue. Thilan Samaraweera is the new man in. Another wicket goes down for Sri Lanka. Kumar Sangakkara edges the second ball of the over and Andrew Strauss at first slip takes the catch. Thilina Kandamby is the new man in. The captain is back in the pavilion. Kandamby is off the mark with a single. Three slips and a short leg in place for Samaraweera. Kandamby hits a four off the fifth ball of the over. 7 runs and a wicket in the over.
Sri Lanka: 24/4 (6 overs); Thilan Samaraweera 1*(1), Thilina Kandamby 5*(3), Kumar Sangakkara 1(6), Graham Onions 3-0-19-2

Over 5: Anderson to continue. Third wicket down for Sri Lanka. England is on fire here. Jayawardene OUT LBW for 9 runs. Sri Lanka are 17/3 after 5 overs.
Sri Lanka: 17/3 (5 overs); Kumar Sangakkara 1*(4), Mahela Jayawardene 9(12), James Anderson 3-1-5-2

Over 4: First boundary off the bat for Sri Lanka as Jayawardene is off the mark with a four. 6 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 13/2 (4 overs); Kumar Sangakkara 1*(4), Mahela Jayawardene 5*(6), Graham Onions 2-0-12-1

Over 3: It's definetely a good toss to win and Andrew Strauss should be a happy man to field first in the match. Mahela Jayawardene is the new man in. Wicket maiden for Anderson.
Sri Lanka: 7/2 (3 overs); Kumar Sangakkara 0*(1), Mahela Jayawardene 0*(3), James Anderson 2-1-1-1

Over 2.3: James Anderson to continue. This is a very good start for England here. 2 wickets in 2 overs for England. Tillakaratne Dilshan departs for 2.. Eoin Morgan takes a very good low catch at backward point. Sri Lanka are 7/2 in 2.3 overs.
Sri Lanka: 7/2 (2.3 overs); Kumar Sangakkara 0*(1), Tillakaratne Dilshan 2*(12), James Anderson 1.3-0-1-1

Over 2: Graham Onions will share the new ball. Onions bowls a terrible delivery. It's wide down the leg side and it runs to the boundary. A good comeback from Onions and he gets the danger man. Sanath Jayasuriya is out for a duck.. Kumar Sangakkara is the new man in. Sri Lanka are 7/1 after 2 overs.
Sri Lanka: 7/1 (2 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 2*(9), Kumar Sangakkara 0*(1), Sanath Jayasuriya 0(2), Graham Onions 1-0-6-1

Over 1: Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya will open the innings for Sri Lanka and James Anderson will bowl the first over for England. Not many spectators on the ground. First runs for Sri Lanka as Dilshan takes a single off the last ball of the over. Sri Lanka are 1/0 in the first over.
Sri Lanka: 1/0 (1 over); Tillakaratne Dilshan 1*(6), Sanath Jayasuriya 0*(0), James Anderson 1-0-1-0

Teams

England team

Andrew Strauss, Joe Denly, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, Luke Wright, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Graham Onions, James Anderson

Sri Lanka team

Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, S Kandamby, Thillan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, S Malinga, Ajantha Mendis

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Sri Lanka played beat against South Africa in their first game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 by 55 runs (D/L method). Tillakaratne Dilshan scored his third one day century in the match and Ajantha Mendis has picked up 3 wickets for 30 runs. England have lost the one day series against Australia 1-6 recently.