- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras15 (b 10, lb 3, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL330 all out (90.1 Overs, RR: 3.65)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Alex Lees, 10.1 ov), 2-64 (Sam Robson, 22.4 ov), 3-114 (Varun Chopra, 35.4 ov), 4-206 (Moeen Ali, 53.2 ov), 5-211 (Jonny Bairstow, 54.3 ov), 6-219 (Chris Woakes, 56.2 ov), 7-241 (James Taylor, 65.1 ov), 8-270 (Liam Plunkett, 76.2 ov), 9-294 (Scott Borthwick, 83.5 ov), 10-330 (Tymal Mills, 90.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KTGD Prasad 21.1 4 68 4 3.21 0 0 MVT Fernando 16 3 42 0 2.62 0 0 HIA Jayaratne 11 0 68 1 6.18 1 0 PC de Silva 15 3 44 2 2.93 0 0 PHT Kaushal 27 5 95 3 3.51 0 1
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras13 (b 4, lb 6, w 3)TOTAL171 all out (48 Overs, RR: 3.56)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Udara Jayasundera, 0.3 ov), 2-0 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 0.4 ov), 3-12 (Madawa Warnapura, 4.4 ov), 4-39 (Niroshan Dickwella, 10.4 ov), 5-51 (Roshen Silva, 14.6 ov), 6-55 (Upul Tharanga, 17.3 ov), 7-61 (Ishan Jayaratne, 21.4 ov), 8-125 (Chaturanga de Silva, 35.3 ov), 9-143 (Tharindu Kaushal, 42.5 ov), 10-171 (Dhammika Prasad, 47.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CR Woakes 12 3 45 4 3.75 1 0 G Onions 10 0 31 1 3.10 0 0 TS Mills 9 0 38 0 4.22 2 0 LE Plunkett 8 0 31 1 3.87 0 0 MM Ali 9 4 16 2 1.77 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras16 (b 11, lb 3, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL319/8d (77.4 Overs, RR: 4.1)Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Sam Robson, 13.4 ov), 2-57 (Alex Lees, 17.1 ov), 3-85 (James Taylor, 25.5 ov), 4-87 (Varun Chopra, 28.2 ov), 5-105 (Moeen Ali, 32.3 ov), 6-138 (Jonny Bairstow, 38.3 ov), 7-164 (Liam Plunkett, 41.6 ov), 8-319 (Scott Borthwick, 77.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KTGD Prasad 11 1 51 2 4.63 1 1 MVT Fernando 10 1 46 0 4.60 0 0 HIA Jayaratne 7 0 33 0 4.71 0 0 PC de Silva 23 3 64 3 2.78 0 0 PHT Kaushal 23.4 3 98 3 4.14 0 0 PBB Rajapaksa 1 0 1 0 1.00 0 0 MDUS Jayasundera 2 0 12 0 6.00 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras30 (b 13, lb 17)TOTAL311 all out (96.4 Overs, RR: 3.21)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Udara Jayasundera, 0.5 ov), 2-4 (Upul Tharanga, 1.3 ov), 3-39 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 9.3 ov), 4-55 (Niroshan Dickwella, 13.1 ov), 5-123 (Chaturanga de Silva, 29.5 ov), 6-167 (Ishan Jayaratne, 46.3 ov), 7-182 (Dhammika Prasad, 52.4 ov), 8-295 (Madawa Warnapura, 92.5 ov), 9-296 (Tharindu Kaushal, 93.1 ov), 10-311 (Vishwa Fernando, 96.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB G Onions 19 3 61 1 3.21 0 0 CR Woakes 17 7 27 2 1.58 0 0 TS Mills 15 4 33 1 2.20 0 0 LE Plunkett 18.4 6 51 3 2.73 0 0 MM Ali 17 3 59 2 3.47 0 0 SG Borthwick 10 0 50 0 5.00 0 0
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- Wed, 12 Feb - day 1 - England Lions 1st innings 299/9 (G Onions 16*, TS Mills 1*, 86 ov)
- Thu, 13 Feb - day 2 - England Lions 2nd innings 105/4 (LE Plunkett 6*, MM Ali 12*, 32 ov)
- Fri, 14 Feb - day 3 - Sri Lanka A 2nd innings 164/5 (MS Warnapura 49*, HIA Jayaratne 21*, 41 ov)
- Sat, 15 Feb - day 4 - Sri Lanka A 2nd innings 311 (96.4 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWarnapura reasserts family name
Madawa Warnapura, the son of Sri Lanka's first Test captain Bandula Warnapura, reminded England of the family name they had first encountered more than 30 years ago with a stubborn century which delayed the Lions' victory on the final day
Woakes forgoes century in victory hunt
Chris Woakes declared England Lions' innings to chase victory against Sri Lanka A in Pallekele and ended his chances of another century in the process
Moeen's grace adorns Lions' wasteful day
England were hoping to find something a little different from their next generation but as well as Moeen Ali played the way England Lions collapsed after tea in Pallekele revealed similar flaws
Woakes puts Lions in firm control
Chris Woakes was dropped from the one-day team, had a modest Test debut and did not make the Ashes cut. But as captain of England Lions he reminded the selectors of his ability in Kandy
England's future goes on display
As the majority of English cricket supporters mourn the loss of Kevin Pietersen a group of players who are actually available are about to begin perhaps the most important series of their careers