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Sri Lanka v England @ Galle International Stadium
18, 19, 20, 21, 22 December 2007 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: Asad Rauf, DJ Harper
Third Umpire: Asoka de Silva
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Vandort | lbw b Ryan Sidebottom | 18 | 33 | 48 | 2 | - |
| 2. Upul Tharanga | lbw b Steve Harmison | 16 | 42 | 72 | 2 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Monty Panesar b Steve Harmison | 46 | 95 | 151 | 7 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 213 | 411 | 610 | 25 | - |
| 5. Chamara Silva | c Ian Bell b Steve Harmison | 1 | 26 | 36 | - | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out ( > > ) | 84 | 137 | 218 | 11 | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | c Matt Prior b Ravi Bopara | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Michael Vaughan b Matthew Hoggard | 90 | 133 | 197 | 11 | - |
| 9. Lasith Malinga | b Paul Collingwood | 5 | 16 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 10. Chanaka Welegedara | ||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-34 (Michael Vandort), 2-44 (Upul Tharanga), 3-132 (Kumar Sangakkara), 4-138 (Chamara Silva), 5-287 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 6-287 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 7-470 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-499 (Lasith Malinga). |
| Extras | 1b, 14lb, 8w, 3nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 148.5 ovs, 682 mins) 499 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ryan Sidebottom | 34 | 8 | 95 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Matthew Hoggard | 32 | 4 | 121 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Steve Harmison | 34 | 4 | 104 | 3 | (2w,3nb) |
| Monty Panesar | 26 | 3 | 76 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravi Bopara | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Collingwood | 9.5 | 2 | 38 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Kevin Pietersen | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alastair Cook | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 13 | 27 | 33 | 3 | - |
| *2. Michael Vaughan | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| 3. Ian Bell | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan > > ) | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Lasith Malinga | 1 | 10 | 17 | - | - |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | b Chanaka Welegedara | 29 | 48 | 95 | 4 | - |
| 6. Ravi Bopara | c Chanaka Welegedara b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| +7. Matt Prior | b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 8. Ryan Sidebottom | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muttiah Muralitharan | 11 | 70 | 72 | 1 | - |
| 9. Steve Harmison | not out | 9 | 9 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 10. Matthew Hoggard | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chanaka Welegedara | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Monty Panesar | run out (Chanaka Welegedara > Prasanna Jayawardene > ) | 0 | 2 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Michael Vaughan), 2-9 (Ian Bell), 3-22 (Alastair Cook), 4-22 (Kevin Pietersen), 5-25 (Ravi Bopara), 6-33 (Matt Prior), 7-70 (Ryan Sidebottom), 8-72 (Paul Collingwood), 9-72 (Matthew Hoggard), 81 (Monty Panesar). |
| Extras | 4b, 0lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 30.5 ovs, 144 mins) 81 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 9.5 | 2 | 28 | 4 | (0w,4nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 9 | 2 | 26 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Chanaka Welegedara | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alastair Cook | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Chanaka Welegedara | 118 | 285 | 355 | 12 | - |
| *2. Michael Vaughan | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chanaka Welegedara | 24 | 57 | 85 | - | - |
| 3. Ian Bell | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 34 | 67 | 92 | 3 | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 30 | 66 | 94 | 3 | - |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Ravi Bopara | run out (Mahela Jayawardene > > ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| +7. Matt Prior | not out | 19 | 100 | 109 | 2 | - |
| 8. Ryan Sidebottom | not out | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| 9. Matthew Hoggard | ||||||
| 10. Steve Harmison | ||||||
| 11. Monty Panesar |
| FOW | 1-67 (Michael Vaughan), 2-128 (Ian Bell), 3-200 (Kevin Pietersen), 4-200 (Paul Collingwood), 5-200 (Ravi Bopara), 6-250 (Alastair Cook). |
| Extras | 6b, 5lb, 1w, 14nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 95 ovs, 390 mins) 251 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 38 | 8 | 91 | 3 | (0w,8nb) |
| Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 7 | 37 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 20 | 3 | 42 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Chanaka Welegedara | 14 | 1 | 59 | 2 | (1w,1nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chamara Silva | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Michael Vandort, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Chanaka Welegedara, Muttiah Muralitharan