Root ton helps England seal series
As England were spinning to defeat in the third Test against Pakistan, the next generation had just secured an encouraging victory on the subcontinent
06/02Result
5th unofficial ODI, England Lions tour of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates at Colombo, Feb 6 2012
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213 (40.2/50 ov)
06/02Result
5th unofficial ODI, England Lions tour of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates at Colombo, Feb 6 2012
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![England Lions]( "England Lions")
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![Sri Lanka A]( "Sri Lanka A")
213 (40.2/50 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
England Lions , elected to bat first
Series result
England Lions won the 5-match series 3-2
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30, Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45
Match days
6 February 2012 (50-over match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND LIONS 330/6 (50 OVERS)
- Joe Root*110 (118)
- Jos Buttler64 (31)
- Malinga Bandara2/65 (10)
- Tharanga Lakshitha2/64 (8)
SRI LANKA A 213 (40.2 OVERS)
- Mahela Udawatte52 (63)
- Ashan Priyanjan35 (40)
- Samit Patel3/55 (10)
- Danny Briggs3/27 (9.2)
40.2
W
Briggs to Lakshitha, OUT,
ABT Lakshitha lbw b Briggs 5 (13m 13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 38.46
40.1
0
Briggs to Lakshitha, no run,
END OF OVER:40 | 4 Runs | SL-A: 213/9 (118 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 5.32, RRR: 11.80)
- Tharanga Lakshitha5 (11b)
- Sajeewa Weerakoon5 (8b)
- Jack Brooks7-0-40-1
- Danny Briggs9-1-27-2
39.6
1
Brooks to Lakshitha, 1 run,
39.5
0
Brooks to Lakshitha, no run,
39.4
2
Brooks to Lakshitha, 2 runs,
39.3
0
Brooks to Lakshitha, no run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRoot ton helps England seal series
As England were spinning to defeat in the third Test against Pakistan, the next generation had just secured an encouraging victory on the subcontinent
