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Sri Lanka v England @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 December 2007 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, Asad Rauf
Third Umpire: Tyron Wijewardene
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 88 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Vandort | c Michael Vaughan b Matthew Hoggard | 8 | 22 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Kevin Pietersen b Ryan Sidebottom | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Paul Collingwood b James Anderson | 92 | 159 | 251 | 13 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Matt Prior b Matthew Hoggard | 1 | 12 | 23 | - | - |
| 5. Chamara Silva | c Matt Prior b Matthew Hoggard | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 6. Jehan Mubarak | c Matt Prior b Matthew Hoggard | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | c Alastair Cook b Monty Panesar | 51 | 102 | 132 | 9 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | b Monty Panesar | 12 | 22 | 25 | 2 | - |
| 9. Dilhara Fernando | c Michael Vaughan b Monty Panesar | 0 | 11 | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Lasith Malinga | not out | 1 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | run out (Ravi Bopara > James Anderson > ) | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-29 (Michael Vandort), 3-40 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-42 (Chamara Silva), 5-42 (Jehan Mubarak), 6-148 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 7-180 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-182 (Dilhara Fernando), 9-186 (Kumar Sangakkara), 188 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 59.4 ovs, 268 mins) 188 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ryan Sidebottom | 15 | 1 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Matthew Hoggard | 14 | 3 | 29 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| James Anderson | 15.4 | 3 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravi Bopara | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Monty Panesar | 14 | 4 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alastair Cook | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| *2. Michael Vaughan | c Chamara Silva b Muttiah Muralitharan | 37 | 108 | 152 | 5 | - |
| 3. Ian Bell | c Chamara Silva b Muttiah Muralitharan | 83 | 125 | 185 | 12 | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 31 | 57 | 74 | 6 | - |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 45 | 121 | 203 | 3 | - |
| 6. Ravi Bopara | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 8 | 22 | 26 | - | - |
| +7. Matt Prior | c Jehan Mubarak b Dilhara Fernando | 0 | 6 | 13 | - | - |
| 8. Ryan Sidebottom | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Lasith Malinga | 31 | 81 | 96 | 3 | - |
| 9. Matthew Hoggard | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 | 23 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 10. James Anderson | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 17 | 21 | - | - |
| 11. Monty Panesar | not out | 2 | 6 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Alastair Cook), 2-107 (Michael Vaughan), 3-132 (Ian Bell), 4-170 (Kevin Pietersen), 5-182 (Ravi Bopara), 6-185 (Matt Prior), 7-242 (Ryan Sidebottom), 8-266 (Paul Collingwood), 9-272 (Matthew Hoggard), 281 (James Anderson). |
| Extras | 6b, 1lb, 2w, 11nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 93.1 ovs, 413 mins) 281 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 18.1 | 3 | 76 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 20 | 2 | 86 | 1 | (2w,8nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 35 | 14 | 55 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 18 | 2 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Vandort | c Ian Bell b James Anderson | 49 | 143 | 221 | 3 | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Matthew Hoggard | 78 | 106 | 147 | 10 | 1 |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Michael Vaughan b Paul Collingwood | 152 | 269 | 397 | 19 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Matt Prior b Matthew Hoggard | 65 | 108 | 148 | 9 | - |
| 5. Chamara Silva | lbw b Monty Panesar | 37 | 48 | 75 | 7 | - |
| 6. Jehan Mubarak | c sub b Monty Panesar | 9 | 32 | 37 | 2 | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | b Paul Collingwood | 20 | 46 | 50 | 2 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 6 | 17 | 32 | - | - |
| 9. Lasith Malinga | b Monty Panesar | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | not out | 9 | 9 | 16 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-113 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-166 (Michael Vandort), 3-288 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-359 (Chamara Silva), 5-387 (Jehan Mubarak), 6-423 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 7-426 (Kumar Sangakkara), 8-429 (Lasith Malinga). |
| Extras | 5b, 10lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 130 ovs, 564 mins) 442 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Matthew Hoggard | 18 | 5 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ryan Sidebottom | 25 | 5 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Panesar | 45 | 5 | 132 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| James Anderson | 23 | 4 | 128 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravi Bopara | 8 | 3 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Vaughan | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Collingwood | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alastair Cook | c Chamara Silva b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| *2. Michael Vaughan | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 25 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 3. James Anderson | b Chaminda Vaas | 11 | 36 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 4. Ian Bell | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 74 | 209 | 303 | 6 | - |
| 5. Kevin Pietersen | b Dilhara Fernando | 18 | 33 | 35 | 4 | - |
| 6. Paul Collingwood | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dilhara Fernando | 16 | 27 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ravi Bopara | lbw b Sanath Jayasuriya | 34 | 42 | 58 | 7 | - |
| +8. Matt Prior | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 63 | 147 | 153 | 8 | - |
| 9. Ryan Sidebottom | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 1 | 15 | 25 | - | - |
| 10. Matthew Hoggard | b Lasith Malinga | 8 | 28 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 11. Monty Panesar | not out | 2 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Alastair Cook), 2-22 (Michael Vaughan), 3-27 (James Anderson), 4-55 (Kevin Pietersen), 5-90 (Paul Collingwood), 6-139 (Ravi Bopara), 7-248 (Matt Prior), 8-249 (Ian Bell), 9-253 (Ryan Sidebottom), 261 (Matthew Hoggard). |
| Extras | 5b, 9lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 94 ovs, 372 mins) 261 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 17 | 3 | 56 | 3 | (0w,5nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 15 | 3 | 39 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 36 | 12 | 85 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 14 | 6 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 12 | 1 | 39 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Michael Vandort, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Jehan Mubarak, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan