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England v Sri Lanka @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
25, 26, 27, 28 May 2006 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, DB Hair
Third Umpire: IJ Gould
Match Referee: AG Hurst
Match Result: England won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Vandort | c Paul Collingwood b Liam Plunkett | 9 | 19 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 2. Upul Tharanga | b Matthew Hoggard | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Geraint Jones b Liam Plunkett | 25 | 61 | 87 | 4 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Geraint Jones b Liam Plunkett | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | c Paul Collingwood b Matthew Hoggard | 3 | 16 | 22 | - | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Marcus Trescothick b Andrew Flintoff | 27 | 48 | 80 | 4 | - |
| 7. Farveez Maharoof | c Geraint Jones b Sajid Mahmood | 5 | 21 | 29 | - | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 30 | 78 | 117 | 3 | - |
| 9. Nuwan Kulasekara | c Marcus Trescothick b Sajid Mahmood | 3 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Lasith Malinga | lbw b Monty Panesar | 26 | 54 | 78 | 4 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Liam Plunkett b Andrew Flintoff | 1 | 4 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Upul Tharanga), 2-16 (Michael Vandort), 3-16 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-25 (Thilan Samaraweera), 5-46 (Kumar Sangakkara), 6-65 (Farveez Maharoof), 7-79 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 8-82 (Nuwan Kulasekara), 9-132 (Lasith Malinga), 141 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 51.2 ovs, 237 mins) 141 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Matthew Hoggard | 15 | 4 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 13.2 | 4 | 28 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Liam Plunkett | 12 | 1 | 43 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Sajid Mahmood | 9 | 1 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Panesar | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marcus Trescothick | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 27 | 51 | 75 | 5 | - |
| 2. Andrew Strauss | run out (Thilan Samaraweera > > ) | 30 | 65 | 95 | 5 | - |
| 3. Alastair Cook | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 | 55 | 63 | 3 | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 142 | 157 | 225 | 20 | 3 |
| 5. Matthew Hoggard | b Chaminda Vaas | 3 | 36 | 49 | - | - |
| 6. Paul Collingwood | c Upul Tharanga b Muttiah Muralitharan | 19 | 47 | 70 | 2 | - |
| *7. Andrew Flintoff | b Lasith Malinga | 9 | 48 | 64 | 1 | - |
| +8. Geraint Jones | c Thilan Samaraweera b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 12 | 17 | - | - |
| 9. Liam Plunkett | c Michael Vandort b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Sajid Mahmood | not out | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Monty Panesar | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-56 (Marcus Trescothick), 2-69 (Andrew Strauss), 3-125 (Alastair Cook), 4-169 (Matthew Hoggard), 5-238 (Paul Collingwood), 6-290 (Kevin Pietersen), 7-290 (Andrew Flintoff), 8-293 (Liam Plunkett), 9-294 (Geraint Jones), 295 (Monty Panesar). |
| Extras | 6b, 13lb, 0w, 14nb, 5pen) 38 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78.3 ovs, 347 mins) 295 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 16 | 6 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 13.3 | 2 | 68 | 2 | (0w,5nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 11 | 3 | 42 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 25 | 2 | 86 | 6 | (0w,4nb) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 13 | 2 | 45 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Vandort | c Geraint Jones b Liam Plunkett | 105 | 303 | 396 | 9 | - |
| 2. Upul Tharanga | c Geraint Jones b Matthew Hoggard | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Paul Collingwood b Monty Panesar | 18 | 40 | 61 | 3 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Matthew Hoggard | 5 | 18 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | st Geraint Jones b Monty Panesar | 8 | 22 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | lbw b Matthew Hoggard | 59 | 113 | 178 | 8 | - |
| 7. Farveez Maharoof | c & b Andrew Flintoff | 13 | 55 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Paul Collingwood b Liam Plunkett | 1 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| 9. Nuwan Kulasekara | c Paul Collingwood b Liam Plunkett | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Lasith Malinga | c Andrew Strauss b Andrew Flintoff | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Upul Tharanga), 2-38 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-43 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-56 (Thilan Samaraweera), 5-181 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 6-219 (Farveez Maharoof), 7-223 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-223 (Nuwan Kulasekara), 9-230 (Lasith Malinga), 231 (Michael Vandort). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 1w, 11nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 93.2 ovs, 396 mins) 231 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Matthew Hoggard | 22 | 8 | 64 | 3 | (0w,5nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 19 | 3 | 50 | 2 | (1w,4nb) |
| Liam Plunkett | 13.2 | 6 | 17 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Monty Panesar | 28 | 6 | 73 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sajid Mahmood | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Paul Collingwood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marcus Trescothick | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| 2. Andrew Strauss | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 16 | 36 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 3. Alastair Cook | not out | 34 | 85 | 114 | 4 | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 | 25 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 11 | 24 | - | - |
| *6. Andrew Flintoff | not out | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 7. Matthew Hoggard | ||||||
| +8. Geraint Jones | ||||||
| 9. Liam Plunkett | ||||||
| 10. Sajid Mahmood | ||||||
| 11. Monty Panesar |
| FOW | 1-9 (Marcus Trescothick), 2-35 (Andrew Strauss), 3-63 (Kevin Pietersen), 4-73 (Paul Collingwood). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 27.2 ovs, 114 mins) 81 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 12.2 | 3 | 29 | 4 | (0w,2nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Matthew Hoggard, Geraint Jones, Liam Plunkett, Sajid Mahmood, Monty Panesar