Sri Lanka v England, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 3rd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka, 2007
England tour of Sri Lanka 3rd Test: Sri Lanka v England at Galle, December 18, 2007

Sri Lanka
SL
499/8d (148.5)

England
ENG
81/10 (30.5) & 251/6 (95)
Finished
Match drawn
Sri Lanka inningSL inn.499/8 (148.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vandort | lbw b RJ Sidebottom | 18 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 54.54 |
lbw b RJ Sidebottom | ||||||
| Upul Tharanga | lbw b SJ Harmison | 16 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 38.09 |
lbw b SJ Harmison | ||||||
| Kumar Sangakkara | c MS Panesar b SJ Harmison | 46 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 48.42 |
c MS Panesar b SJ Harmison | ||||||
| Mahela Jayawardene(C) | Not out | 213 | 411 | 25 | 0 | 51.82 |
Not out | ||||||
| Chamara Silva | c I Bell b SJ Harmison | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 |
c I Bell b SJ Harmison | ||||||
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | runout (AN Cook) | 84 | 137 | 11 | 0 | 61.31 |
runout (AN Cook) | ||||||
| Prasanna Jayawardene(WK) | c M Prior b R Bopara | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c M Prior b R Bopara | ||||||
| Chaminda Vaas | c MP Vaughan b MJ Hoggard | 90 | 133 | 11 | 0 | 67.66 |
c MP Vaughan b MJ Hoggard | ||||||
| Lasith Malinga | b PD Collingwood | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 |
b PD Collingwood | ||||||
| Extra | 26 (b 1, w 8, nb 3, lb 14) | |||||
| Total | 499/8 (148.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sidebottom | 34 | 8 | 95 | 1 | 2.79 |
| Matthew Hoggard | 32 | 4 | 121 | 1 | 3.78 |
| Steve Harmison | 34 | 4 | 104 | 3 | 3.05 |
| Monty Panesar | 26 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 2.92 |
| Ravi Bopara | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 |
| Paul Collingwood | 9.5 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.66 |
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (MG Vandort - 10.1 ov), 2-44 (U Tharanga - 14.4 ov), 3-132 (K Sangakkara - 45.1 ov), 4-138 (C Silva - 53.2 ov), 5-287 (T Dilshan - 99.1 ov), 6-287 (HAPW Jayawardene - 99.4 ov), 7-470 (WPUJC Vaas - 143.5 ov), 8-499 (L Malinga - 148.5 ov)
England inningENG inn.81/10 (30.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | c HAPW Jayawardene b WPUJC Vaas | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 48.14 |
c HAPW Jayawardene b WPUJC Vaas | ||||||
| Michael Vaughan(C) | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
lbw b WPUJC Vaas | ||||||
| Ian Bell | runout (T Dilshan) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
runout (T Dilshan) | ||||||
| Kevin Pietersen | c HAPW Jayawardene b L Malinga | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
c HAPW Jayawardene b L Malinga | ||||||
| Paul Collingwood | b C Welegedara | 29 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 60.41 |
b C Welegedara | ||||||
| Ravi Bopara | c C Welegedara b WPUJC Vaas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c C Welegedara b WPUJC Vaas | ||||||
| Matt Prior(WK) | b WPUJC Vaas | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
b WPUJC Vaas | ||||||
| Ryan Sidebottom | c T Dilshan b M Muralitharan | 11 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 15.71 |
c T Dilshan b M Muralitharan | ||||||
| Steve Harmison | Not out | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Matthew Hoggard | c M Jayawardene b C Welegedara | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c M Jayawardene b C Welegedara | ||||||
| Monty Panesar | runout (HAPW Jayawardene / C Welegedara) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
runout (HAPW Jayawardene / C Welegedara) | ||||||
| Extra | 12 (b 4, w 0, nb 8, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 81/10 (30.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9.5 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2.84 |
| Lasith Malinga | 9 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2.88 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2.12 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (MP Vaughan - 2.1 ov), 2-9 (I Bell - 3.3 ov), 3-22 (AN Cook - 6.6 ov), 4-22 (KP Pietersen - 7.3 ov), 5-25 (R Bopara - 8.3 ov), 6-33 (M Prior - 10.3 ov), 7-70 (RJ Sidebottom - 27.6 ov), 8-72 (PD Collingwood - 28.2 ov), 9-72 (MJ Hoggard - 28.6 ov), 10-81 (MS Panesar - 30.5 ov)
England inningENG inn.251/6 (95 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | c HAPW Jayawardene b C Welegedara | 118 | 285 | 12 | 0 | 41.40 |
c HAPW Jayawardene b C Welegedara | ||||||
| Michael Vaughan(C) | c M Jayawardene b C Welegedara | 24 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 42.10 |
c M Jayawardene b C Welegedara | ||||||
| Ian Bell | b M Muralitharan | 34 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 50.74 |
b M Muralitharan | ||||||
| Kevin Pietersen | c M Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 30 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 45.45 |
c M Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | ||||||
| Paul Collingwood | st HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
st HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | ||||||
| Ravi Bopara | runout (M Jayawardene) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
runout (M Jayawardene) | ||||||
| Matt Prior(WK) | Not out | 19 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 19.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Ryan Sidebottom | Not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 26 (b 6, w 1, nb 14, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 251/6 (95) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 38 | 8 | 91 | 3 | 2.39 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 2.05 |
| Lasith Malinga | 20 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 2.10 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | 14 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 4.21 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.66 |
| Chamara Silva | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-67 (MP Vaughan - 19.6 ov), 2-128 (I Bell - 42.1 ov), 3-200 (KP Pietersen - 64.3 ov), 4-200 (PD Collingwood - 64.5 ov), 5-200 (R Bopara - 64.6 ov), 6-250 (AN Cook - 93.3 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2007-12-18 09:30 AM
Venue
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Toss
England elected to bowl
Umpires
- Asad Rauf
- Daryl Harper
Tv Umpires
- Asoka de Silva
Match Referee
- Jeff Crowe
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