- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras31 (b 2, lb 6, nb 10, w 13)TOTAL461 all out (130.1 Overs, RR: 3.54)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Sam Robson, 3.5 ov), 2-43 (Alex Lees, 21.5 ov), 3-78 (James Taylor, 32.2 ov), 4-123 (Jonny Bairstow, 44.3 ov), 5-172 (Varun Chopra, 57.5 ov), 6-369 (Scott Borthwick, 107.6 ov), 7-441 (Chris Woakes, 124.6 ov), 8-452 (Liam Plunkett, 126.5 ov), 9-455 (Simon Kerrigan, 128.1 ov), 10-461 (Tymal Mills, 130.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MVT Fernando 23 5 80 1 3.47 1 1 PLS Gamage 27 6 95 2 3.51 2 1 PBB Rajapaksa 2 0 10 0 5.00 0 0 PVD Chameera 23 4 110 1 4.78 1 7 S Randiv 40.1 5 107 5 2.66 0 1 BMAJ Mendis 15 0 51 1 3.40 1 0
26/02Result
3rd unofficial Test, England Lions tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Feb 26-Mar 1 2014
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![England Lions]( "England Lions")
461 & 273/5 (92 ov) -
![Sri Lanka A]( "Sri Lanka A")
26/02Result
3rd unofficial Test, England Lions tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Feb 26-Mar 1 2014
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![England Lions]( "England Lions")
461 & 273/5 (92 ov) -
![Sri Lanka A]( "Sri Lanka A")
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras13 (b 5, lb 5, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL339 all out (115.1 Overs, RR: 2.94)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 5.2 ov), 2-219 (Madawa Warnapura, 67.6 ov), 3-254 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 79.5 ov), 4-264 (Upul Tharanga, 84.3 ov), 5-275 (Roshen Silva, 88.2 ov), 6-275 (Jeevan Mendis, 89.2 ov), 7-292 (Suraj Randiv, 96.3 ov), 8-299 (Lahiru Gamage, 100.4 ov), 9-328 (Niroshan Dickwella, 112.1 ov), 10-339 (Dushmantha Chameera, 115.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CR Woakes 15 0 47 0 3.13 0 0 G Onions 21 8 53 3 2.52 1 0 LE Plunkett 20 3 55 0 2.75 0 1 TS Mills 16 3 49 3 3.06 1 0 SC Kerrigan 37.1 11 86 4 2.31 0 0 SG Borthwick 4 0 24 0 6.00 0 0 SD Robson 2 0 15 0 7.50 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras15 (b 8, nb 3, w 4)TOTAL273/5 (92 Overs, RR: 2.96)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Alex Lees, 6.2 ov), 2-63 (Scott Borthwick, 25.2 ov), 3-82 (James Taylor, 29.3 ov), 4-97 (Jonny Bairstow, 34.2 ov), 5-123 (Chris Woakes, 45.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB PLS Gamage 13 5 35 1 2.69 2 0 PVD Chameera 9 2 35 1 3.88 1 1 S Randiv 36 9 85 3 2.36 0 0 MVT Fernando 8 0 31 0 3.87 1 2 BMAJ Mendis 9 2 25 0 2.77 0 0 FDM Karunaratne 9 1 23 0 2.55 0 0 ARS Silva 3 0 12 0 4.00 0 0 PBB Rajapaksa 2 0 8 0 4.00 0 0 N Dickwella 3 0 11 0 3.66 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England Lions , elected to bat first
Series result
England Lions won the 3-match series 1-0
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
26,27,28 February, 1 March 2014 (4-day match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Wed, 26 Feb - day 1 - England Lions 1st innings 302/5 (CR Woakes 84*, SG Borthwick 59*, 90 ov)
- Thu, 27 Feb - day 2 - Sri Lanka A 1st innings 166/1 (WU Tharanga 102*, MS Warnapura 47*, 47 ov)
- Fri, 28 Feb - day 3 - England Lions 2nd innings 39/1 (SD Robson 18*, SG Borthwick 10*, 15 ov)
- Sat, 1 Mar - day 4 - England Lions 2nd innings 273/5 (92 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWoakes delight at team and personal gains
England Lions captain Chris Woakes has credited his team's preparation and their unrelenting focus on victory, for the 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka A.
Robson's fifth hundred completes Lions' job
Sam Robson underlined his batting potential with his fifth hundred of the winter as England Lions secured a series win against Sri Lanka A in Colombo
Kerrigan starts out on path to redemption
So highly rated in county cricket but so emphatically embarrassed in his first Test at the Oval last year, Simon Kerrigan delivered an incisive spell in Colombo that may light his path to redemption.
Woakes and Tharanga share tons
Sri Lanka A's hopes of levelling the series diminished on Thursday, after England Lions had added a further 159 runs, but for Upul Tharanga and Suraj Randiv, the second day brought their possible return to the tips of the Test team
Woakes and Borthwick lift England Lions
A polished 83 from Varun Chopra laid the base for a busy, unbeaten 130-run stand between Chris Woakes and Scott Borthwick in the evening, as England Lions moved to a comfortable 302 for 5
