The Sri Lankan cricket team toured England from 14 May to 9 July 2011. The tour consisted of three Tests, one Twenty20 International (T20I) and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) between Sri Lanka and England.[1]
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| Sri Lanka | England | ||
| Dates | 14 May – 9 July 2011 | ||
| Captains |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (1st and 2nd Tests, ODIs) Kumar Sangakkara (3rd Test) Thilina Kandamby (T20I) |
Andrew Strauss (Tests) Stuart Broad (T20I) Alastair Cook (ODIs) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Tillakaratne Dilshan (253) | Alastair Cook (390) | |
| Most wickets | Chris Tremlett (15) | Chanaka Welegedara (7) | |
| Player of the series | Prasanna Jayawardene (SL) and Chris Tremlett (Eng) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Mahela Jayawardene (246) | Alastair Cook (298) | |
| Most wickets | Suraj Randiv (9) | James Anderson (9) | |
| Player of the series | Alastair Cook (Eng) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mahela Jayawardene (72) | Eoin Morgan (47) | |
| Most wickets | Jade Dernbach (1) | Lasith Malinga (2) | |
| Player of the series | Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | ||
Squads
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Tour matches
editFirst-class: Middlesex vs Sri Lankans
editFirst-class: England Lions vs Sri Lankans
editFirst class: Essex vs Sri Lankans
editList A: Worcestershire Royals vs Sri Lankans
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- Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
Test series
edit1st Test
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Play on Day 1 was reduced to 48 overs, play on Day 3 was reduced to 70 overs and play on Day 4 was reduced to 63 overs due to rain. Start of Day 5 delayed due to rain.
Jonathan Trott's score of 203 is the highest score by an English batsman against Sri Lanka, beating the previous score of 174 set by Graham Gooch in 1991.[2] Sri Lanka's second innings total of 82 was their fifth-lowest Test total.[3] Thisara Perera made his Test debut for Sri Lanka in this game.[4]
2nd Test
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On the opening day, England's batsmen were reduced to 22 for 3, before battling back to finish the day on 342 for 6. This included a record stand for the sixth wicket against Sri Lanka, when Eoin Morgan and Matt Prior made 101 runs.[5] Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan score of 193 was the highest score made by a Sri Lankan at Lord's and Dilshan's highest Test Match score.[6] Dilshan also suffered a broken thumb from a delivery on the third day by Chris Tremlett that caused him to miss the Third Test.[7] England wicketkeeper Matt Prior was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council for breaking a window in the dressing room after he was run out.[8]
3rd Test
editThis was the first ever Test match to be played at The Rose Bowl.[9] Sri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne made his Test Match debut. Chris Tremlett made his best Test figures to date with 6 for 48.[10]
T20I series
editOnly T20I
edit 25 June
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- It was the last T20I for Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri).
ODI series
edit1st ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 32 overs each due to rain.
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri) played his final international match.
2nd ODI
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edit4th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 48 overs each due to rain.
5th ODI
editReferences
edit- ^ "ECB confirm Sri Lanka and India fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ Standley, James (30 May 2011). "Jonathan Trott scores 203 as England dominate Sri Lanka". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Dawkes, Phil (30 May 2011). "Sri Lanka batting collapse hands England shock victory". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland, 1st Test: England v Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (3 June 2011). "England fight back against Sri Lanka at Lord's". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (5 June 2011). "Dilshan sets record before weather halts Sri Lanka". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Dilshan ruled out of third Test against England". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ "England's Prior reprimanded after smashing Lord's window". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (16 June 2011). "England put Sri Lanka under pressure at the Rose Bowl". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (17 June 2011). "Tremlett puts England on top of Sri Lanka at Rose Bowl". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 June 2011.