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Sri Lanka v England @ P Sara Oval, Colombo
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th April 2012
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: Asad Rauf, BNJ Oxenford
Third Umpire: RJ Tucker
Match Referee: J Srinath
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Lahiru Thirimanne | lbw b James Anderson | 8 | 26 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 2. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Matt Prior b James Anderson | 14 | 16 | 19 | 3 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Andrew Strauss b James Anderson | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Graeme Swann | 105 | 216 | 313 | 11 | 1 |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | lbw b Tim Bresnan | 54 | 129 | 185 | 5 | - |
| 6. Angelo Mathews | c Andrew Strauss b Graeme Swann | 57 | 157 | 213 | 6 | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | c Matt Prior b Steven Finn | 7 | 19 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 8. Suraj Randiv | c Kevin Pietersen b Graeme Swann | 12 | 52 | 76 | 1 | - |
| 9. Dammika Prasad | not out | 12 | 30 | 45 | 2 | - |
| 10. Rangana Herath | c Matt Prior b Tim Bresnan | 2 | 19 | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Suranga Lakmal | b Graeme Swann | 0 | 2 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 2-21 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-30 (Lahiru Thirimanne), 4-154 (Thilan Samaraweera), 5-216 (Mahela Jayawardene), 6-227 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 7-258 (Suraj Randiv), 8-261 (Angelo Mathews), 9-270 (Rangana Herath), 10-275 (Suranga Lakmal). |
| Extras | 4b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 111.1 ovs, 481 mins) 275 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Anderson | 22 | 5 | 62 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steven Finn | 22 | 4 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tim Bresnan | 21 | 3 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Samit Patel | 16 | 3 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Swann | 28.1 | 4 | 75 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kevin Pietersen | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Andrew Strauss | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 61 | 126 | 202 | 4 | - |
| 2. Alastair Cook | c Mahela Jayawardene b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 94 | 278 | 339 | 9 | - |
| 3. Jonathan Trott | c Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath | 64 | 137 | 187 | 7 | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Rangana Herath | 151 | 165 | 212 | 16 | 6 |
| 5. Ian Bell | c Suraj Randiv b Dammika Prasad | 18 | 53 | 87 | 1 | - |
| +6. Matt Prior | c Dammika Prasad b Rangana Herath | 11 | 26 | 38 | 2 | - |
| 7. Samit Patel | c Dammika Prasad b Suraj Randiv | 29 | 72 | 94 | 1 | - |
| 8. Tim Bresnan | b Rangana Herath | 5 | 17 | 14 | - | - |
| 9. Graeme Swann | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Rangana Herath | 17 | 33 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. James Anderson | lbw b Rangana Herath | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Steven Finn | not out | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-122 (Andrew Strauss), 2-213 (Alastair Cook), 3-253 (Jonathan Trott), 4-347 (Ian Bell), 5-380 (Matt Prior), 6-411 (Kevin Pietersen), 7-419 (Tim Bresnan), 8-454 (Graeme Swann), 9-458 (James Anderson), 10-460 (Samit Patel). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 152.3 ovs, 622 mins) 460 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Suranga Lakmal | 22 | 4 | 81 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Dammika Prasad | 23 | 8 | 63 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Rangana Herath | 53 | 9 | 133 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 20 | 4 | 73 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Suraj Randiv | 34.3 | 4 | 107 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dammika Prasad | c Tim Bresnan b Steven Finn | 34 | 59 | 87 | 5 | - |
| 2. Lahiru Thirimanne | c Andrew Strauss b James Anderson | 11 | 28 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 3. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c James Anderson b Graeme Swann | 35 | 66 | 123 | - | - |
| 4. Kumar Sangakkara | c Matt Prior b Graeme Swann | 21 | 86 | 119 | 2 | - |
| *5. Mahela Jayawardene | c Alastair Cook b Graeme Swann | 64 | 191 | 264 | 4 | - |
| 6. Thilan Samaraweera | b Graeme Swann | 47 | 139 | 164 | 4 | - |
| 7. Suraj Randiv | b Graeme Swann | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 8. Angelo Mathews | c Andrew Strauss b Steven Finn | 46 | 98 | 122 | 6 | - |
| +9. Prasanna Jayawardene | b Graeme Swann | 2 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Rangana Herath | c James Anderson b Samit Patel | 2 | 21 | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Suranga Lakmal | not out | 4 | 17 | 31 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Lahiru Thirimanne), 2-64 (Dammika Prasad), 3-104 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 4-125 (Kumar Sangakkara), 5-215 (Thilan Samaraweera), 6-215 (Suraj Randiv), 7-238 (Mahela Jayawardene), 8-242 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 9-251 (Rangana Herath), 10-278 (Angelo Mathews). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.5 ovs, 498 mins) 278 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Anderson | 20 | 6 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steven Finn | 15.5 | 1 | 30 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Graeme Swann | 40 | 1 | 106 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tim Bresnan | 14 | 5 | 24 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Samit Patel | 25 | 7 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kevin Pietersen | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Andrew Strauss | b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Alastair Cook | not out | 49 | 69 | 78 | 6 | - |
| 3. Jonathan Trott | lbw b Rangana Herath | 5 | 15 | 31 | - | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | not out | 42 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 2 |
| 5. Ian Bell | ||||||
| +6. Matt Prior | ||||||
| 7. Samit Patel | ||||||
| 8. Graeme Swann | ||||||
| 9. James Anderson | ||||||
| 10. Steven Finn | ||||||
| 11. Tim Bresnan |
| FOW | 1-0 (Andrew Strauss), 2-31 (Jonathan Trott). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 19.4 ovs, 78 mins) 97 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7.4 | 1 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rangana Herath | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Suraj Randiv | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Dammika Prasad, Lahiru Thirimanne, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Suraj Randiv, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal