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Sri Lanka v England @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
9, 10, 11, 12, 13 December 2007 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, DJ Harper
Third Umpire: ini Silva
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alastair Cook | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 81 | 234 | 344 | 8 | - |
| *2. Michael Vaughan | c Jehan Mubarak b Muttiah Muralitharan | 87 | 139 | 161 | 12 | - |
| 3. Ian Bell | c Jehan Mubarak b Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 | 62 | 80 | 1 | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 52 | 96 | 144 | 7 | - |
| 6. Ravi Bopara | b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| +7. Matt Prior | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 79 | 130 | 189 | 9 | - |
| 8. Stuart Broad | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 2 | 8 | 12 | - | - |
| 9. Ryan Sidebottom | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 | 81 | 110 | 1 | - |
| 10. Steve Harmison | c Chamara Silva b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Monty Panesar | not out | 0 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-133 (Michael Vaughan), 2-168 (Ian Bell), 3-171 (Kevin Pietersen), 4-237 (Alastair Cook), 5-237 (Ravi Bopara), 6-269 (Paul Collingwood), 7-272 (Stuart Broad), 8-346 (Ryan Sidebottom), 9-350 (Steve Harmison), 351 (Matt Prior). |
| Extras | 8b, 2lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 126.2 ovs, 536 mins) 351 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 32 | 8 | 68 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 24 | 3 | 78 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 23 | 3 | 79 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 47.2 | 9 | 116 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Vandort | lbw b Ryan Sidebottom | 138 | 259 | 348 | 18 | 1 |
| 2. Upul Tharanga | c Matt Prior b Ryan Sidebottom | 10 | 21 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Matt Prior b Ryan Sidebottom | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Paul Collingwood b Monty Panesar | 195 | 422 | 578 | 16 | 1 |
| 5. Chamara Silva | c Ravi Bopara b Steve Harmison | 49 | 106 | 180 | 3 | - |
| 6. Jehan Mubarak | c Ian Bell b Steve Harmison | 9 | 23 | 50 | 1 | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | c Matt Prior b Steve Harmison | 79 | 161 | 217 | 6 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Ian Bell b Stuart Broad | 4 | 14 | 14 | - | - |
| 9. Lasith Malinga | lbw b Monty Panesar | 9 | 23 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | not out | 36 | 82 | 129 | 5 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-20 (Upul Tharanga), 2-22 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-249 (Michael Vandort), 4-377 (Chamara Silva), 5-399 (Jehan Mubarak), 6-420 (Mahela Jayawardene), 7-425 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-450 (Lasith Malinga), 9-548 (Prasanna Jayawardene). |
| Extras | 7b, 9lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 186.5 ovs, 800 mins) 548 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ryan Sidebottom | 36 | 4 | 100 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Stuart Broad | 36 | 5 | 95 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Harmison | 41.5 | 9 | 111 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Monty Panesar | 50 | 7 | 151 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kevin Pietersen | 15 | 0 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Collingwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravi Bopara | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alastair Cook | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chamara Silva | 62 | 124 | 181 | 5 | - |
| *2. Michael Vaughan | c & b Dilhara Fernando | 61 | 109 | 126 | 8 | - |
| 3. Ian Bell | c Michael Vandort b Muttiah Muralitharan | 54 | 88 | 106 | 7 | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | not out | 45 | 79 | 119 | 4 | 1 |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | not out | 23 | 67 | 65 | 2 | - |
| 6. Ravi Bopara | ||||||
| +7. Matt Prior | ||||||
| 8. Ryan Sidebottom | ||||||
| 9. Steve Harmison | ||||||
| 10. Stuart Broad | ||||||
| 11. Monty Panesar |
| FOW | 1-107 (Michael Vaughan), 2-152 (Alastair Cook), 3-204 (Ian Bell). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 77 ovs, 301 mins) 250 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 16 | 2 | 56 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jehan Mubarak | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 27 | 5 | 58 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chamara Silva | 13 | 1 | 57 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Michael Vandort, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Jehan Mubarak, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan