The England cricket team toured Sri Lanka in October and November 2018 to play three Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and one Twenty20 International (T20I) match.[1][2][3] The tour included England's first Test matches in Sri Lanka since 2012.[4]
| English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2018–19 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | England | ||
| Dates | 5 October – 27 November 2018 | ||
| Captains |
Dinesh Chandimal (Tests & ODIs)[n 1] Thisara Perera (T20I) |
Joe Root (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs & T20I)[n 2] | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dimuth Karunaratne (256) | Ben Foakes (277) | |
| Most wickets | Dilruwan Perera (22) |
Jack Leach (18) Moeen Ali (18) | |
| Player of the series | Ben Foakes (Eng) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Niroshan Dickwella (192) | Eoin Morgan (195) | |
| Most wickets | Akila Dananjaya (9) |
Tom Curran (6) Adil Rashid (6) | |
| Player of the series | Eoin Morgan (Eng) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Thisara Perera (57) | Jason Roy (69) | |
| Most wickets |
Amila Aponso (2) Lasith Malinga (2) | Joe Denly (4) | |
In September 2018, Sri Lanka Cricket named Dinesh Chandimal as the captain of the ODI team, replacing Angelo Mathews.[5] Days later, Mathews was dropped from Sri Lanka's ODI side due to fitness concerns.[6] However, Mathews was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad, which was named at the same time as the ODI squad.[7]
England won the ODI series 3–1, after the first match finished in a no result.[8] Despite all five ODIs being affected by rain, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) defended the decision to play the series during Sri Lanka's monsoon season, saying that they had "very little wriggle room" with regards to the dates.[9] England won the one-off T20I match by 30 runs.[10]
In October 2018, Sri Lankan bowler Rangana Herath announced that he would retire from international cricket following the first Test in Galle.[11] In the first innings of the match, he became the third bowler to take 100 Test wickets at the same venue, when he dismissed the England captain Joe Root.[12] After the match, Herath said that it was "the right time" to retire, finishing his career with 433 Test wickets, the most for a left-arm spin bowler.[13] Sri Lanka's Test captain, Dinesh Chandimal, was ruled out of the rest of the series after suffering an injury in the first Test, with Suranga Lakmal named as his replacement as captain for the remaining two Tests.[14]
England won the first two Test matches, therefore giving them an unassailable lead, and their first series win in Sri Lanka since 2001.[15] England went on to win the third Test by 42 runs, therefore winning the series 3–0.[16] It was the first time that England had won every Test of a three-match series in Sri Lanka.[17] It was also England's first clean sweep in an overseas series of three or more Tests since beating New Zealand in 1963.[18] The Test series saw 100 wickets taken by spin bowling, a record for a three-match series.[19]
Squads
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Liam Plunkett was included in the England ODI squad, but missed the first three matches due to his wedding.[23] Prior to the third ODI, Liam Dawson was ruled out of the series with a side strain, and replaced by Joe Denly.[26] Jonny Bairstow suffered an injury in training ahead of the fourth ODI and was ruled out of the remaining limited-over matches.[27] Chris Jordan was added to the England squad for the one-off T20I.[28] Ben Foakes was added to England's Test squad as cover for Jonny Bairstow.[29] Bairstow's injury also ruled him out of the first Test.[30] Ahead of the second Test, Ollie Pope was released from England's squad, to allow him to play with the England Lions.[31]
Kusal Mendis was added to Sri Lanka's squad, replacing Kusal Perera who suffered an injury during the second ODI match.[32] Kusal Perera was then ruled out of the one-off T20I, with Sadeera Samarawickrama added to Sri Lanka's squad for the match.[33] Ahead of the Test series, Lahiru Kumara was removed from Sri Lanka's squad for disciplinary reasons, and was replaced by Dushmantha Chameera.[34] Ahead of the second Test, Charith Asalanka was added to Sri Lanka's squad.[35] For the third Test, Nishan Peiris replaced Akila Dananjaya in Sri Lanka's squad.[36] Dananjaya was reported for a suspect bowling action during the first Test.[37] Danushka Gunathilaka was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the third Test, with Asalanka being released.[38]
Tour matches
edit1st 50 over match: Sri Lanka Board XI vs England
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- Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light stopped play.
2nd 50 over match: Sri Lanka Board XI vs England
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
1st Two-day match: Sri Lanka Board XI vs England
edit2nd Two-day match: Sri Lanka Board XI vs England
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
ODI series
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during England's innings prevented any further play.
- Olly Stone (Eng) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Sri Lanka's innings prevented any further play.
- Lasith Malinga (SL) took his 500th wicket in international cricket.[39]
3rd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 21 overs per side due to rain.
4th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during England's innings prevented any further play.
5th ODI
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T20I match
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edit1st Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rory Burns and Ben Foakes (Eng) both made their Test debuts.
- Rangana Herath (SL) played in his 93rd and final Test.[42][43] In the first innings, he took his 100th Test wicket at this venue.[44]
- Ben Foakes became the 20th batsman for England to score a century on debut in Tests.[45]
- Dilruwan Perera became the fastest cricketer for Sri Lanka to achieve the double of 100 wickets and 1,000 runs in Tests.[46]
- Moeen Ali (Eng) took his 150th wicket in Tests.[47]
- This was England's first win in Tests in Galle and Joe Root's first win as captain of England away from home.[48]
2nd Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- During Sri Lanka's first innings, England were awarded five penalty runs which were added to their first innings total.[49]
- Jack Leach (Eng) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[50]
- 38 wickets were taken by spin bowling in the match, a record in a Test match.[51]
3rd Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dilruwan Perera became the fastest bowler for Sri Lanka, in terms of matches, to take 100 wickets at home in Tests (20).[52]
Notes
edit- ^ Suranga Lakmal captained Sri Lanka in the second and third Tests.
- ^ Jos Buttler captained England in the fifth ODI.
- ^ a b While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first and third Tests reached a result in four days.
References
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- ^ a b "Olly Stone named in England ODI squad as cover for Liam Plunkett's wedding clash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka, England set for one-off T20I clash". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka, England set for one-off T20I face-off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Liam Dawson ruled out of tour, Joe Denly called up". ESPNcricinfo. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
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- ^ "Kusal Mendis replaces Kusal Perera in Sri Lanka ODI squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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- ^ "Uncapped Nishan Peiris replaces Akila Dananjaya in Sri Lanka squad for third Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Uncapped off-spinner Nishan Peiris called up as Dananjaya replacement". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Danushka Gunathilaka replaces injured Chandimal for third Test". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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