Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2006

Infobox_Cricket_series_begin
series_name = Sri Lanka in England 2006
team1_

team1_name = Sri Lanka
team2_
| team2_name = England
from_date = 24 April
to_date = 1 July 2006
team1_captain = Mahela Jayawardene
team2_captain = Andrew Flintoff
Infobox_Cricket_series_tests
no_of_tests = 3
team1_tests_won = 1
team2_tests_won = 1
team1_tests_most_runs = Kumar Sangakkara (231)
team2_tests_most_runs = Kevin Pietersen (360)
team1_tests_most_wickets = Muttiah Muralitharan (24)
team2_tests_most_wickets = Matthew Hoggard (15)
player_of_test_series = Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) and Kevin Pietersen (England)
Infobox_Cricket_series_ODI
no_of_ODIs = 5
team1_ODIs_won = 5
team2_ODIs_won = 0
team1_ODIs_most_runs = Upul Tharanga (347)
team2_ODIs_most_runs = Marcus Trescothick (277)
team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Lasith Malinga (13)
team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Steve Harmison (8)
player_of_ODI_series = Sanath Jayasuriya
Infobox_Cricket_series_twenty20
no_of_twenty20s = 1
team1_twenty20s_won = 1
team2_twenty20s_won = 0
team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Sanath Jayasuriya (41)
team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Marcus Trescothick (72)
team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = Sanath Jayasuriya (2)
team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Paul Collingwood (4)
player_of_twenty20_series = Sanath Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka toured England for cricket matches during the 2006 international cricket season. England were back home for the first time since September and looked to maintain their Test standards, which saw them keep their second place in the ICC Test Championship in India, and the teams were also competing for sixth place in the ICC ODI Championship as both England and Sri Lanka are coming off the back of two lost ODI tours on the Asian sub-continent, against India and Pakistan respectively. To add to problems, both teams are likely to be missing some key members of the team as England were without some of their squad for their previous tour and, two days before Sri Lanka departed for England, it was revealed that skipper Marvan Atapattu would stay at home for the tour due to back problems that forced him to skip his previous tour too, Jehan Mubarak was brought in as his replacement.

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England won the toss and decided to bat. Flintoff handed Sajid Mahmood his first Test cap, while Chamara Kapugedera made his Test debut for Sri Lanka. Marcus Trescothick opened for England for the first time since last year, alongside Andrew Strauss. 20 minutes before lunch Muttiah Muralitharan was brought in for his first over at Lord's, the 23rd of the England innings, with the seamers not having taken a wicket. However, in the fourth over of Muralitharan's innings Jayawardene had Strauss caught off Muralitharan, putting the English at 86 for one at lunch. The afternoon session started with Alastair Cook, playing in his first home Test, coming in to face his first ball in home Test cricket; after leaving that one alone, he proceeded to 44 not out by tea, while Trescothick was on 95 not out. [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvsl/engine/match/225264.html?innings=1;view=commentary Cricinfo - Commentary - 1st Test: England v Sri Lanka] , retrieved from Cricinfo on 16 June 2006] . Trescothick got his hundred by "slogging" Muralitharan for a single, but in the next over he, too, perished through being caught by Jayawardene. England batted through to stumps and lost only one further wicket, with Cook caught behind off Farveez Maharoof's bowling for 89, and England closed with nightwatchman Matthew Hoggard at the crease and the overnight total 318 for three. Sri Lanka, however, had taken a catch off a no-ball, a close lbw against Kevin Pietersen turned down off Chaminda Vaas, and Alastair Cook a couple of inches from being run out. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/246781.html Trescothick sparkles on return] , by Andrew McGlashan, published by Cricinfo on 11 May 2006]

Day two began with Hoggard staying in the crease opposite Pietersen for 37 balls before being bowled by Vaas. This gave way to Paul Collingwood, who had made his first Test century in the first Test of the 2005–06 India tour. Collingwood contributed 57 to a partnership of 173 between the two before Pietersen fell at 158 trapped lbw by Vaas, and Collingwood a few balls later fell in the same fashion by Muralitharan. With England six down, Andrew Flintoff and Geraint Jones were the new batsmen, and the two made scores 33 and 11 respectively before Flintoff declared following his second six, off Muralitharan. The umpires called tea time early due to the declaration and the touring team came back out with their openers Mubarak and Tharanga. However, Mubarak quickly went back, after he was bowled by Hoggard without a run scored by any of the batsmen. Tharanga went five overs later, though with a more successful partnership of 21, the same amount of runs the third Sri Lankan, Kumar Sangakkara, managed to make before caught off Sajid Mahmood, his first Test dismissal. At this time, they were 81 for two: fifteen minutes later, the scoreboard read 85 for six, with three batsmen out for ducks including debutant Kapugedera who fell on his first Test ball. The day's play was curtailed by bad light, which left Sri Lanka at 91 for six, fourteen of which came off English extras, while Mahmood's debut figures read three for nine.

The third day started with the clement weather of the last few days overshadowed by clouds and the forecast of rain. With Mahmood unable to add to his tally from yesterday, conceding 41 runs on the day. Sri Lanka batted through ten overs, but Farveez Maharoof gave a return catch to Hoggard, and two overs later Flintoff makes a breakthrough, getting Jayawardene out with a catch by wicket-keeper Geraint Jones. However, the ninth-wicket stand between Vaas and Nuwan Kulasekara gave the most runs of the entire innings, as the two add 62 in just over an hour. After lunch, however, they were out in the space of three deliveries, and Sri Lanka were all out for 192.

Flintoff enforced the follow on, and once again Mubarak was out in single figures to Hoggard, the total 10 for one. However, Tharanga and Sangakkara built Sri Lanka's largest partnership of the match thus far, both making half-centuries and sharing a stand of 109. Eventually both batsmen were caught by Jones off spinner Monty Panesar, with Sangakkara's innings lasting four and a half hours for 65 runs, but at this point England required seven wickets and had two days to do it in.

However, nightwatchman Farveez Maharoof frustrated the England bowlers. He was dropped on 30 by Paul Collingwood, and went on to bat through 40 overs and 166 minutes, as Sri Lanka went through the entire morning session without loss. England then got two wickets in five overs, both courtesy of Sajid Mahmood, but that only brought in Tillakaratne Dilshan. Another 20 overs followed without a wicket, with Mahela Jayawardene completing his century, before being caught behind for 119 four overs before the close of play on day four, as 24 overs were cut due to bad light. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247147.html Jayawardene and light delay England] by Andrew McGlashan, retrieved 16 June 2006, published by Cricinfo on 14 May 2006]

Sri Lanka then lost both their last specialist batsmen, Kapugedera and Dilshan, but were leading by 62 runs at that time. The ninth-wicket partners Vaas and Kulasekara, however, had already showed their batting skills by having the highest partnership of the first innings, and they were eight runs away from achieving that again in the second. Batting through 189 minutes, the pair secured the draw for Sri Lanka, with Kulasekara even hitting a couple of sixes as he ended with 64 when Pietersen held a catch off Hoggard's bowling. However, by then it was too late, as Sri Lanka led by 167 runs and there was only half an hour left to score those runs in. Indeed, the tenth-wicket stand frustrated England until stumps: Muralitharan faced out that half-hour, scoring one run, while Vaas got his half-century before the close of play.

Tour Match: Sri Lanka v Sussex (18-21 May)

"Sri Lanka 521-5 (dec) & 5-1 drew with Sussex 262" [ [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/SL_SUSSEX_18-21MAY2006.html Tour Match: Sri Lanka v Sussex Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo]

econd Test (25-29 May)

First Class Matches
batting first

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batting first = Sri Lanka
first innings score of first team = 141
overs in first innings of first team = 51.2
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Chaminda Vaas
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = WPUJC Vaas
Highest score for first innings of first team = 30
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 78
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Liam Plunkett
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = LE Plunkett
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 3-43

second innings score of first team = 231
overs in second innings of first team = 93.2
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Michael Vandort
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = MG Vandort
Highest score for second innings of first team = 105
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 303
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Liam Plunkett
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = LE Plunkett
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 3-17

batting second

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batting second = England
first innings score of second team = 295
overs in first innings of second team = 78.3
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Kevin Pietersen
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = KP Pietersen
Highest score for first innings of second team = 142
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 157
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Muttiah Muralitharan
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = M Muralitharan
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 6-86

second innings score of second team = 81/4
overs in second innings of second team = 27.2
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Alastair Cook
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = A Cook
Highest score for second innings of second team = 34*
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 85
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Muttiah Muralitharan
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = M Muralitharan
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 4-29

winning team = England
win margin = 6 wickets [ [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/SL_ENG_T2_25-29MAY2006.html Second Test Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo]
stadium = Edgbaston
city = Birmingham
country = England
umpire1 = Aleem Dar
umpire1 initial form = AS Dar
umpire1 country = Pakistan
umpire1 country short form = Pak
umpire2 = Darrell Hair
umpire2 initial form = DB Hair
umpire2 country = Australia
umpire2 country short form = Aus
MOTM = Kevin Pietersen
MOTM initial form = KP Pietersen
MOTM country = England
MOTM ctry short form = Eng

Sri Lanka won the toss and skipper Mahela Jayawardene chose to bat; it seemed that they made the wrong choice as England crippled them to 82/8 with the help of a swinging wicket, before Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga put up a half century partnership and the team were all out for 141. Matthew Hoggard's swinging and cult-hero Monty Panesar put on impressive shows but regular ODI player, Liam Plunkett, was the real boon of the side. Before the end of the first day, England had all but closed the deficit as stumps was called at 138/3, Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss putting on a 56 partnership before Alastair Cook came out, soon followed by big-hitter Kevin Pietersen who was 30 at stumps aided by a 6, and went on to score another Test century the next day - the only batsmen in the first innings to hit more than 30. Despite the hot-headed player's skills, England were not fully confident at the slip, Cook being saved by a dropped ball by the Sri Lanka skipper and Muttiah Muralitharan proved quite a threat.

Pietersen opened the second day, 80 minutes late thanks to rain, with nightwatchmen Hoggard, the latter putting on his normal single figures, this time 3 runs, but holding the line for 36 balls. Once normal play resumed with Paul Collingwood England continued to dominate, setting their targets high with a 69 partnership before Collingwood gloved Murali to short leg for 238/5 and was replaced by skipper Andrew Flintoff who was surprisingly tame. Pietersen went on to hit three 4s in as many balls before hitting a reverse-sweeper 6 but then being bowled lbw by Murali, achieving three Test centuries in consecutive Tests. After the departure of their number four, England crumbled hopelessly from 290/6 to 295 all out just before tea. The mood in the English camp was swiftly revitalised by the hot drinks as Hoggard bowled Upul Tharanga for a golden duck, having been bowled for nothing in the first innings. Two more men went to see the tourists at 43/3 with a 111 run deficit and before the close of play Geraint Jones redeemed his missed catch to Thilan Samaraweera by stumping soon after, unbeaten opener Michael Vandort remained at the crease for 30 when play closed at 7:30 due to the missed play earlier. After persistent rain over Birmingham, play was started at 4:45 and the fifth wicket held up for 125, helping them take the lead. Both batsmen fought off good efforts by Panesar and Plunkett but eventually it was Hoggard who made the only breakthrough on a day where Sri Lanka stood tall for a short day at 194/5.

With the new ball due six overs into the fourth day Sri Lankan wickets fell thick and fast, half the team falling before lunch, the last of which being opener Michael Vandort who narrowly missed out on being the fifth batsmen ever to hold his wicket throughout an entire innings. England took to the crease just before lunch with a very slow run rate that came only from Strauss - Trescothick fell after nine runs, none of them contributed by him. The third man, Alastair Cook held out for the rest of the innings though achieving 34 not out; during this time Strauss fell to a controversial catch, replays showed it popped off his pads. Pietersen, wanting to end the Test quickly, took the wicket with his usual speed, taking 13 runs off 25 balls his confidence assured by a catch by the tourists' skipper to be called a no ball, and a further two no balls which he took boundaries off. However, his cockiness proved his downfall as he lashed out at a ball from Murali, the only bowler to take wickets in the second innings, and was caught plumb. Collingwood soon fell for 3 and it seemed as if the easy target of 78 was going to be more of a struggle but Cook, remaining from the second partnership, took two runs and two byes and skipper Flintoff, who done nothing with his first three balls, drove Murali down the ground to long on for four on his fourth ball to win the match, and his third in a row as English skipper.

Third Test (2-5 June)

First Class Matches
batting first

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batting first = Sri Lanka
first innings score of first team = 231
overs in first innings of first team = 66.2
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Chaminda Vaas
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = WPUJC Vaas
Highest score for first innings of first team = 38
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 94
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Andrew Flintoff
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = A Flintoff
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 3-52

second innings score of first team = 322
overs in second innings of first team = 113.1
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Kumar Sangakkara
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = KC Sangakkara
Highest score for second innings of first team = 66
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 133
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Monty Panesar
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = MS Panesar
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 5-78

batting second

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batting second = England
first innings score of second team = 229
overs in first innings of second team = 91.1
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Kevin Pietersen
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = KP Pietersen
Highest score for first innings of second team = 41
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 58
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Muttiah Muralitharan
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = M Muralitharan
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 3-62

second innings score of second team = 190
overs in second innings of second team = 68.5
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Andrew Strauss
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = AJ Strauss
Highest score for second innings of second team = 55
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 115
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Muttiah Muralitharan
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = M Muralitharan
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 8-70

winning team = Sri Lanka
win margin = 134 runs [ [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/SL_ENG_T3_02-06JUN2006.html Third Test Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo]
stadium = Trent Bridge
city = Nottingham
country = England
umpire1 = Darrell Hair
umpire1 initial form = DB Hair
umpire1 country = Australia
umpire1 country short form = AUS
umpire2 = Rudi Koertzen
umpire2 initial form = RE Koertzen
umpire2 country = South Africa
umpire2 country short form = RAS
MOTM = Muttiah Muralitharan
MOTM initial form = M Muralitharan
MOTM country = Sri Lanka
MOTM ctry short form = SL

Sri Lanka came into the third test looking to level the series, and Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and again chose to bat. Nuwan Kulasekara and Thilan Samaraweera were dropped from the side, and Sanath Jayasuriya and Chamara Kapugedera came in. This was a return to test cricket for Jayasuriya following a previously announced retirement.

As at Edgbaston, Sri Lanka struggled batting first and Andrew Flintoff and Jon Lewis (who was in the side on debut replacing Sajid Mahmood) took 5 wickets between them to leave Sri Lanka on 139/8. However, England were unable to finish things off and Chaminda Vaas, who had shown resistance batting throughout the series, added 92 runs with the last two wickets. Muttiah Muralitharan hit 3 fours and 1 six in a very useful cameo, which included some remarkable shots. This late flurry of runs would prove critical in the match.

England’s openers began the reply tentatively, and by the end of the first day, England were 53/2 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 231.

Sri Lanka came out on the second day with a very positive approach, which was noticeable from the start of the day’s play. Their body language was positive, and Mahela Jayawardene displayed good strategic application with the field placings he set, and frustrated England’s batsmen in the process. A key point was the dismissal of Kevin Pietersen for 41, given that he had scored big centuries in the first innings of the previous two tests. Andrew Flintoff was dismissed cheaply and Sri Lanka had gained momentum in reducing England to 118/5.

The remaining batsmen struggled, with Paul Collingwood taking nearly 4 hours to score the innings highest score of 48. Jon Lewis hit a quickfire 20 to boost the score to almost parity with Sri Lanka as England were bowled out for 229. Although Sri Lanka lost Michael Vandort in the first over of their second innings, they reached 45/1 by the close of play on the second day.

On day 3, Sri Lanka showed application in their approach to batting, knowing that they did not need to score at a quick rate given the amount of time remaining in the match. Kumar Sangakkara and Chamara Kapugedera both scored 50s, and Jayawardene and Upul Tharanga scored 45 and 46 respectively. By the end of the day, their score had progressed to 286/7, a lead of 288.

At the start of day 4, England took the final three Sri Lankan wickets, but not without their score progressing to 322 – thanks to the efforts of Lasith Malinga, who scored 22, and Chaminda Vaas who was unbeaten on 34. England had only managed to dismiss him twice in the entire series.

For England, Monty Panesar took his first five wicket haul, recording figures of 5/78. This left England needing 325 to win, a record for Trent Bridge.

England started their chase confidently, albeit with some slices of luck. Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss progressed the score to 84 before the first wicket fell, to Muttiah Muralitharan. From that point on, Muralitharan assumed total control of the match, and of England’s batsman.

He proceeded to take the next 6 wickets, reducing England to 132/7, and at that point, would have harboured hopes of capturing all 10 wickets. However, the next wicket to fall was to a run out. But this did not deter him, and he took a further wicket – that of Jon Lewis to leave the score at 153/9. England were on the verge of defeat, still needing 172 to win with one wicket remaining.

All was left to do was for Monty Panesar to dispel the popular belief that he was incapable of batting – he proceeded to attack Muralitharan’s bowling – hitting 3 fours and one remarkable swept six on the way to a career best 26. In the end, Muralitharan did not claim his wicket – with Jayasuriya being the one to dismiss him lbw.

England had been bowled out for 190 – pretty much by one man. Muralitharan’s figures of 8/70 earned him man of the match, and were his second best bowling figures recorded. Sri Lanka won the match by 134 runs and squared the series. They would go on to carry this momentum into the one day series that followed.

Limited Over Matches

Tour Match: Sri Lanka v Essex (9 June)

"Essex 174-4 (38) beat Sri Lanka 172 (43.3) by 6 wickets." [ [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/SL_ESSEX_09JUN2006.html Tour Match: Sri Lanka v Essex Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo, 11 June 2006]

Tour Match: Sri Lanka v Somerset (11 June)

"Somerset 332-6 (50) beat Sri Lanka 281 (46.3) by 51 runs" [ [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/SL_SOMERSET_11JUN2006.html Tour Match: Sri Lanka v Somerset Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo]

Twenty20 Match (15 June)

Limited overs international
batting first

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batting first = Sri Lanka
score first innings = 163
overs first innings = 20
batting first highest scorer = Sanath Jayasuriya
batting first highest scorer initial form = ST Jayasuriya
batting first highest score = 41
batting first highest score balls faced = 30
bowling first best bowler = Paul Collingwood
bowling first best bowler initial form = PD Collingwood
bowling first best figures = 4-22
batting second

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batting second = England
score second innings = 161-5
overs second innings = 20
batting second highest scorer = Marcus Trescothick
batting second highest scorer initial form = ME Trescothick
batting second highest score = 72
batting second highest score balls faced = 58
bowling second best bowler = Sanath Jayasuriya
bowling second best bowler initial form = ST Jayasuriya
bowling second best figures = 2-32
winning team = Sri Lanka
win margin = 2 runs [ [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/frames/SL_ENG_TWENTY-20-I_15JUN2006.html Twenty20 International Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo]
stadium = Rose Bowl, Hampshire
city = Southampton
country = England
umpire1 = Ian Gould
umpire1 initial form = IJ Gould
umpire1 country = England
umpire1 country short form = Eng
umpire2 = Nigel Llong
umpire2 initial form = NJ Llong
umpire2 country = England
umpire2 country short form = Eng
MOTM = Sanath Jayasuriya
MOTM initial form = ST Jayasuriya
MOTM country = Sri Lanka
MOTM ctry short form = SL|

First ODI (17 June)

Limited overs international
batting first

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batting first = Sri Lanka
score first innings = 257/9
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Upul Tharanga
batting first highest scorer initial form = WU Tharanga
batting first highest score = 120
batting first highest score balls faced = 156
bowling first best bowler = Steve Harmison
bowling first best bowler initial form = SJ Harmison
bowling first best figures = 3-51
batting second

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batting second = England
score second innings = 237/9
overs second innings = 50
batting second highest scorer = Jamie Dalrymple
batting second highest scorer initial form = JWM Dalrymple
batting second highest score = 67
batting second highest score balls faced = 87
bowling second best bowler = Lasith Malinga
bowling second best bowler initial form = SL Malinga
bowling second best figures = 3-26
winning team = Sri Lanka
win margin = 20 Runs [ [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/frames/SL_ENG_NWS_ODI1_17JUN2006.html First ODI Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo]
stadium = Lord's
city = London
country = England
umpire1 = Darrell Hair
umpire1 initial form = DB Hair
umpire1 country = Australia
umpire1 country short form = AUS
umpire2 = Nigel Llong
umpire2 initial form = NJ Llong
umpire2 country = England
umpire2 country short form = ENG
MOTM = Upul Tharanga
MOTM initial form = WU Tharanga
MOTM country = Sri Lanka
MOTM ctry short form = SL|

econd ODI (20 June)

Limited overs international
batting first

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batting first = Sri Lanka
score first innings = 319/8
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Sanath Jayasuriya
batting first highest scorer initial form = ST Jayasuriya
batting first highest score = 122
batting first highest score balls faced = 136
bowling first best bowler = Steve Harmison
bowling first best bowler initial form = SJ Harmison
bowling first best figures = 3-51
batting second

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batting second = England
score second innings = 273
overs second innings = 46.4
batting second highest scorer = Kevin Pietersen
batting second highest scorer initial form = KP Pietersen
batting second highest score = 73
batting second highest score balls faced = 76
bowling second best bowler = Sanath Jayasuriya
bowling second best bowler initial form = ST Jayasuriya
bowling second best figures = 3-52
winning team = Sri Lanka
win margin = 46 Runs [ [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/frames/SL_ENG_NWS_ODI2_20JUN2006.html Second ODI Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo]
stadium = The Oval
city = London
country = England
umpire1 = Ian Gould
umpire1 initial form = IJ Gould
umpire1 country = England
umpire1 country short form = ENG
umpire2 = Darrell Hair
umpire2 initial form = DB Hair
umpire2 country = Australia
umpire2 country short form = AUS
MOTM = Sanath Jayasuriya
MOTM initial form = ST Jayasuriya
MOTM country = Sri Lanka
MOTM ctry short form = SL|

Third ODI (24 June)

Limited overs international
batting first

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batting first = England
score first innings = 261/7
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Ian Bell (cricketer)
batting first highest scorer initial form = IR Bell
batting first highest score = 77
batting first highest score balls faced = 114
bowling first best bowler = Chaminda Vaas
bowling first best bowler initial form = WPUJC Vaas
bowling first best figures = 2/38
batting second

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batting second = Sri Lanka
score second innings = 265/2
overs second innings = 42.2
batting second highest scorer = Mahela Jayawardene
batting second highest scorer initial form = DPMD Jayawardene
batting second highest score = 126
batting second highest score balls faced = 127
bowling second best bowler = Jamie Dalrymple
bowling second best bowler initial form = JWM Dalrymple
bowling second best figures = 1/40
winning team = Sri Lanka
win margin = 8 wickets [ [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/frames/SL_ENG_NWS_ODI3_24JUN2006.html Third ODI Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo]
stadium = Riverside Ground
city = Chester-le-Street
country = England
umpire1 = Mark Benson
umpire1 initial form = MR Benson
umpire1 country = England
umpire1 country short form = ENG
umpire2 = Billy Doctrove
umpire2 initial form = BR Doctrove
umpire2 country = West Indies
umpire2 country short form = WI
MOTM = Mahela Jayawardene
MOTM initial form = DPMD Jayawardene
MOTM country = Sri Lanka
MOTM ctry short form = SL|

Fourth ODI (28 June)

Limited overs international
batting first

batting first = Sri Lanka
score first innings = 7/318
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Mahela Jayawardene
batting first highest scorer initial form = DPMD Jayawardene
batting first highest score = 100
batting first highest score balls faced = 83
bowling first best bowler = Jamie Dalrymple
bowling first best bowler initial form = JWM Dalrymple
bowling first best figures = 2/44
batting second

batting second = England
score second innings = 285
overs second innings = 48.4
batting second highest scorer = Andrew Strauss
batting second highest scorer initial form = AJ Strauss
batting second highest score = 45
batting second highest score balls faced = 44
bowling second best bowler = Malinga Bandara
bowling second best bowler initial form = CM Bandara
bowling second best figures = 2/43
winning team = Sri Lanka
win margin = 33 runs [ [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/frames/SL_ENG_NWS_ODI4_28JUN2006.html Fourth ODI Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo, 29 June 2006]
stadium = County Ground, Old Trafford
city = Manchester
country = England
umpire1 = Billy Doctrove
umpire1 initial form = BR Doctrove
umpire1 country = West Indies
umpire1 country short form = WI
umpire2 = Nigel Llong
umpire2 initial form = NJ Llong
umpire2 country = England
umpire2 country short form = Eng
MOTM = Mahela Jayawardene
MOTM initial form = DPMD Jayawardene
MOTM country = Sri Lanka
MOTM ctry short form = SL |

Fifth ODI (1 July)

Limited overs international
batting first

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batting first = England
score first innings = 321/7
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Marcus Trescothick
batting first highest scorer initial form = ME Trescothick
batting first highest score = 121
batting first highest score balls faced = 118
bowling first best bowler = Lasith Malinga
bowling first best bowler initial form = SL Malinga
bowling first best figures = 4/44
batting second

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batting second = Sri Lanka
score second innings = 324/2
overs second innings = 37.3
batting second highest scorer = Sanath Jayasuriya
batting second highest scorer initial form = ST Jayasuriya
batting second highest score = 152
batting second highest score balls faced = 99
bowling second best bowler = Vikram Solanki
bowling second best bowler initial form = VS Solanki
bowling second best figures = 1/17
winning team = Sri Lanka
win margin = 8 wickets [ [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/SL_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/frames/SL_ENG_NWS_ODI5_01JUL2006.html Fifth ODI Scorecard] , retrieved from Cricinfo]
stadium = Headingley
city = Leeds
country = England
umpire1 = Mark Benson
umpire1 initial form = MR Benson
umpire1 country = England
umpire1 country short form = ENG
umpire2 = Billy Doctrove
umpire2 initial form = BR Doctrove
umpire2 country = West Indies
umpire2 country short form = WI
MOTM = Sanath Jayasuriya
MOTM initial form = ST Jayasuriya
MOTM country = Sri Lanka
MOTM ctry short form = SL|

Sri Lanka completed their 5-0 rout of England's underperforming one day side in a dramatic and brutal fashion. Although England had recorded their highest score of the series batting first - 321/7, the Sri Lankans were enjoying such a rich streak of success that this normally challenging total posed no real threat.

England batted first having won the toss, and looked to be putting themselves in a strong position, guided by a century from Marcus Trescothick. Alastair Cook and Vikram Solanki also had scores in the 40s, and 321/7 seemed a reasonable total at the halfway stage.

However, any hopes that the 5-0 whitewash would be averted were quickly dispelled by Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga, who both launched into the bowling attack which they knew had had its confidence already battered from the previous encounters of the series.

The first ten overs of the Sri Lankan reply yielded an amazing 133 runs. Andrew Strauss kept turning to different bowlers, even calling on the spin of Jamie Dalrymple as early as the 8th over in a futile attempt to stem the flow of runs. But Jayasuriya and Tharanga were unstoppable, and although their scoring rates tapered off slightly when fielding restrictions were lifted, they continued on their merry way and racked up an enormous partnership of 286, which was broken in the 32nd over - with only 36 more needed to win at this point.

Jayasuriya brought up his century in 72 balls, and Tharanga in 82. Tharanga was caught and bowled by Dalrymple for 109 with the score on 286/1, and Jayasuriya went 4 balls later for an outstanding 152 off just 99 balls.

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene had over 17 overs left to score the remaining 33 runs, and the victory was completed soon after. The target of 322 was chased down with 12.3 overs to spare, and the whitewash complete.

Notes

External sources

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_2006.html CricketArchive]

References

* "Playfair Cricket Annual"
* "Wisden Cricketers Almanack" (annual)