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England v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in England 2006 (1st Test)
VenueLord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th May 2006 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossEngland won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresAleem Dar (Pakistan), RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpireNJ Llong
RefereeAG Hurst (Australia)
Reserve UmpirePJ Hartley
Close of play day 1England (1) 318/3 (Pietersen 54*, Hoggard 2*; 90 overs)
Close of play day 2Sri Lanka (1) 91/6 (Jayawardene 40*, Maharoof 6*; 30 overs)
Close of play day 3Sri Lanka (2) 183/3 (Jayawardene 35*, Maharoof 5*; 64 overs)
Close of play day 4Sri Lanka (2) 381/6 (Dilshan 39*, Kapugedera 5*; 130 overs)
Player of the MatchDPMD Jayawardene
ArticlesSri Lanka tail ensures battling draw
 Hoggard proud to join 200 group
 Mahmood rips through Sri Lanka
 Trescothick ton boosts England
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PicturesKulasekara celebrates his fifty
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England first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ME Trescothickc Jayawardene b Muralitharan106180251161 
AJ Straussc Jayawardene b Muralitharan48971199- 
AN Cookc Sangakkara b Maharoof8918423211- 
KP Pietersenlbw b Vaas158205301192 
MJ Hoggardb Vaas73743-- 
PD Collingwoodb Muralitharan571191627- 
*A Flintoffnot out33293732 
+GO Jonesnot out1122331- 
LE Plunkettdid not bat      
MS Panesardid not bat      
SI Mahmooddid not bat      
Extras(16 b, 7 lb, 15 nb, 4 w)42
Total(6 wickets, declared, 592 minutes, 143 overs)551
Fall of wickets:
1-86 (Strauss, 28.1 ov), 2-213 (Trescothick, 62.5 ov), 3-312 (Cook, 85.3 ov), 4-329 (Hoggard, 94.6 ov), 5-502 (Pietersen, 133.5 ov), 6-502 (Collingwood, 134.4 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Vaas36   212421-
Maharoof28   41251214
Kulasekara25   389011
Muralitharan48   101583--
Dilshan6   0320--

Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
J Mubaraklbw b Hoggard079-- 
WU Tharangalbw b Hoggard1021312- 
+KC Sangakkarac Trescothick b Mahmood21641023- 
*DPMD Jayawardenec Jones b Flintoff611181679- 
TT Samaraweeralbw b Mahmood048-- 
TM Dilshanrun out (Hoggard->Jones)037-- 
CK Kapugederalbw b Mahmood012-- 
MF Maharoofc and b Hoggard2237593- 
WPUJC Vaasc Trescothick b Hoggard3136684- 
KMDN Kulasekarac Strauss b Flintoff2952654- 
M Muralitharannot out003-- 
Extras(8 lb, 10 nb)18
Total(all out, 265 minutes, 55.3 overs)192
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Mubarak, 2.1 ov), 2-21 (Tharanga, 6.6 ov), 3-81 (Sangakkara, 22.6 ov), 4-81 (Samaraweera, 24.4 ov), 5-85 (Dilshan, 26.1 ov), 6-85 (Kapugedera, 26.2 ov), 7-129 (Maharoof, 40.3 ov), 8-131 (Jayawardene, 41.5 ov), 9-192 (Vaas, 54.6 ov), 10-192 (Kulasekara, 55.3 ov)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Hoggard14   4274-2
Flintoff17.32552-3
Plunkett11   0520-5
Mahmood13   2503--

Sri Lanka second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
J Mubarakb Hoggard61418-- 
WU Tharangac Jones b Panesar521261637- 
+KC Sangakkarac Jones b Panesar651562266- 
*DPMD Jayawardenec Jones b Flintoff11922036612- 
MF Maharoofc Pietersen b Mahmood5914516671 
TT Samaraweerac Jones b Mahmood612201- 
TM Dilshanc Trescothick b Plunkett6914519011- 
CK Kapugederac Jones b Flintoff104459-- 
WPUJC Vaasnot out501882537- 
KMDN Kulasekarac Pietersen b Hoggard6413318972 
M Muralitharannot out11629-- 
Extras(9 b, 19 lb, 5 nb, 3 w)36
Total(9 wickets, 199 overs)537
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Mubarak, 4.3 ov), 2-119 (Tharanga, 39.6 ov), 3-178 (Sangakkara, 59.2 ov), 4-291 (Maharoof, 99.5 ov), 5-303 (Samaraweera, 103.5 ov), 6-371 (Jayawardene, 125.1 ov), 7-405 (Kapugedera, 139.1 ov), 8-421 (Dilshan, 146.6 ov), 9-526 (Kulasekara, 192.3 ov)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Hoggard46   111102-1
Flintoff51   1113121-
Mahmood35   511821-
Plunkett31   10851-2
Collingwood9   216012
Panesar27   10492--

Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: England (1) 86/1 (ME Trescothick 30*; 28.1 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: England (1) 199/1 (ME Trescothick 95*, Cook 44*; 59 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: England (1) 432/4 (KP Pietersen 120*, PD Collingwood 31*; 118 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: England (1) 551/6 (A Flintoff 33*, GO Jones 11*; 143 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 192 all out
--> Day 3 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 93/1 (Tharanga 41*, Sangakkara 30*; 29 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Sri Lanka (2) 258/3 (DPMD Jayawardene 70*, MF Maharoof 38*; 93 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 339/5 (DPMD Jayawardene 103*, TM Dilshan 18*; 111 overs)
--> Day 5 Lunch: Sri Lanka (2) 429/8 (WPUJC Vaas 10*, KMDN Kulasekara 0*; 149 overs)
--> Day 5 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 510/8 (WPUJC Vaas 34*, KMDN Kulasekara 55*; 181 overs)
--> England first innings: 50 in 14.5 overs
--> England first innings: 100 in 33.6 overs
--> England first innings: 150 in 46.5 overs
--> England first innings: 200 in 59.4 overs
--> England first innings: 250 in 76.3 overs
--> England first innings: 300 in 84.3 overs
--> England first innings: 350 in 100.3 overs
--> England first innings: 400 in 110.3 overs
--> England first innings: 450 in 120.4 overs
--> England first innings: 500 in 133.4 overs
--> England first innings: 550 in 142.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 14.1 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 32.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 45.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 17.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 100 in 32.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 150 in 52.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 200 in 69.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 250 in 90.1 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 300 in 102.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 350 in 114.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 400 in 136.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 450 in 156.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 500 in 179.1 overs
--> SI Mahmood made his debut in Test matches
--> CK Kapugedera made his debut in Test matches
--> ME Trescothick (1) 50 in 110 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> ME Trescothick (1) 100 in 171 balls, 243 minutes with 16 fours and 1 six
--> ME Trescothick (1) passed 12000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 96
--> AJ Strauss (1) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 3
--> AN Cook (1) 50 in 116 balls with 5 fours
--> KP Pietersen (1) 50 in 61 balls with 9 fours
--> KP Pietersen (1) 100 in 129 balls, 204 minutes with 14 fours and 1 six
--> KP Pietersen (1) 150 in 197 balls with 18 fours and 2 sixes
--> KP Pietersen (1) equalled his previous highest score of 158 in Test matches
--> KP Pietersen (1) passed 1000 runs in Test matches when he reached 110
--> KP Pietersen (1) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 123
--> PD Collingwood (1) 50 in 103 balls with 7 fours
--> PD Collingwood (1) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 14
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) 50 in 102 balls with 7 fours
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) passed 11000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
--> KMDN Kulasekara (1) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Test matches
--> WU Tharanga (2) 50 in 115 balls with 7 fours
--> WU Tharanga (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 50
--> KC Sangakkara (2) 50 in 121 balls with 4 fours
--> DPMD Jayawardene (2) 50 in 98 balls with 6 fours
--> DPMD Jayawardene (2) 100 in 191 balls, 290 minutes with 11 fours
--> TM Dilshan (2) 50 in 106 balls with 8 fours
--> MF Maharoof (2) 50 in 133 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> WPUJC Vaas (2) 50 in 187 balls with 7 fours
--> KMDN Kulasekara (2) passed his previous highest score of 29 in Test matches
--> KMDN Kulasekara (2) 50 in 92 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes
--> SI Mahmood made his debut for England in First-Class matches
--> CK Kapugedera made his debut for Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> MS Panesar made his debut in England in Test matches
--> WU Tharanga made his debut in England in Test matches
--> MF Maharoof made his debut in England in Test matches
--> LE Plunkett made his debut in England in Test matches
--> AN Cook made his debut in England in Test matches
--> KMDN Kulasekara made his debut in England in Test matches
--> TM Dilshan made his debut in England in Test matches
--> TT Samaraweera made his debut in England in Test matches
--> J Mubarak made his debut in England in Test matches
--> MJ Hoggard reached 200 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed MF Maharoof, his 3rd wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings

England 1st innings
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (ME Trescothick 18, AJ Strauss 30, Ex 4)
Drinks: England - 52/0 in 15.0 overs (ME Trescothick 18, AJ Strauss 30)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (ME Trescothick 30, AN Cook 20, Ex 0)
Drinks: England - 140/1 in 45.0 overs (ME Trescothick 64, AN Cook 20)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 167 balls (ME Trescothick 59, AN Cook 37, Ex 4)
Drinks: England - 246/2 in 75.0 overs (AN Cook 64, KP Pietersen 16)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (AN Cook 28, KP Pietersen 22, Ex 0)
New Ball Taken: England 275/2 after 81.0 overs (AN Cook 77, KP Pietersen 32)
Drinks: England - 365/4 in 104.0 overs (KP Pietersen 77, PD Collingwood 14)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (KP Pietersen 32, PD Collingwood 15, Ex 5)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 137 balls (KP Pietersen 60, PD Collingwood 31, Ex 12)
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 200 balls (KP Pietersen 88, PD Collingwood 49, Ex 13)
Drinks: England - 502/5 in 133.5 overs (PD Collingwood 57)
Sri Lanka 1st innings
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 46/2 in 14.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 9, DPMD Jayawardene 18)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (KC Sangakkara 12, DPMD Jayawardene 32, Ex 7)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 144/8 in 44.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 10, KMDN Kulasekara 4)
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (WPUJC Vaas 23, KMDN Kulasekara 26, Ex 2)
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 40/1 in 15.0 overs (WU Tharanga 14, KC Sangakkara 16)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (WU Tharanga 23, KC Sangakkara 19, Ex 9)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 185 balls (WU Tharanga 47, KC Sangakkara 37, Ex 16)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 127/2 in 45.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 48, DPMD Jayawardene 5)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (KC Sangakkara 19, DPMD Jayawardene 29, Ex 4)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 225/3 in 80.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 54, MF Maharoof 26)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 128 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 23, MF Maharoof 26, Ex 2)
New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 231/3 after 82.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 58, MF Maharoof 27)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 230 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 42, MF Maharoof 50, Ex 8)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 314/5 in 106.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 91, TM Dilshan 7)
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 339/5 in 111.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 103, TM Dilshan 18)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 23, TM Dilshan 25, Ex 2)
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 369/5 in 123.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 117, TM Dilshan 34)
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 381/6 in 130.0 overs (TM Dilshan 39, CK Kapugedera 5)
Sri Lanka 2nd innings: 1x5 ball over (144th over, A Flintoff, called by Umpire Aleem Dar)
Rain: Sri Lanka - 429/8 in 149.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 10, KMDN Kulasekara 0)
New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 456/8 after 164.1 overs (WPUJC Vaas 17, KMDN Kulasekara 19)
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 124 balls (WPUJC Vaas 22, KMDN Kulasekara 27, Ex 2)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 472/8 in 168.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 24, KMDN Kulasekara 27)
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 510/8 in 181.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 34, KMDN Kulasekara 55)
9th Wicket: 100 runs in 264 balls (WPUJC Vaas 38, KMDN Kulasekara 62, Ex 2)
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 526/9 in 193.1 overs (WPUJC Vaas 41, M Muralitharan 0)
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 537/9 in 199.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 50, M Muralitharan 1)
Play called off at 18.25