- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (b 4, lb 3, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL258/9 (50 Overs, RR: 5.16)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Joe Root, 0.3 ov), 2-22 (James Taylor, 4.5 ov), 3-63 (Alex Hales, 11.6 ov), 4-119 (Craig Kieswetter, 22.3 ov), 5-186 (Jonny Bairstow, 35.6 ov), 6-216 (Samit Patel, 41.2 ov), 7-237 (Danny Briggs, 45.5 ov), 8-246 (Jos Buttler, 47.2 ov), 9-247 (Nathan Buck, 48.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB S Prasanna 10 1 32 3 3.20 0 0 HMCM Bandara 10 0 54 0 5.40 2 0 T Thushara 10 1 59 1 5.90 3 0 MD Gunathilaka 10 0 46 2 4.60 0 1 KG Alvitigala 1 0 10 0 10.00 0 0 S Randiv 9 0 50 1 5.55 0 0
31/01Result
3rd unofficial ODI, England Lions tour of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates at Kurunegala, Jan 31 2012
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263/4 (47.3/50 ov)
31/01Result
3rd unofficial ODI, England Lions tour of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates at Kurunegala, Jan 31 2012
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![England Lions]( "England Lions")
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![Sri Lanka A]( "Sri Lanka A")
263/4 (47.3/50 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras13 (lb 5, w 8)TOTAL263/4 (47.3 Overs, RR: 5.53)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 0.1 ov), 2-22 (Mahela Udawatte, 3.2 ov), 3-154 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 26.3 ov), 4-236 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 43.4 ov)
Match Details
Toss
England Lions , elected to bat first
Series result
England Lions led the 5-match series 2-1
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
31 January 2012 (50-over match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- JC Buttler: 50 off 48 balls, 62 mins (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- JC Buttler: 100 off 103 balls, 129 mins (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka A innings: 1x5 ball over
- FDM Karunaratne: 50 off 64 balls, 90 mins (4 x 4)
- SHT Kandamby: 50 off 64 balls, 79 mins (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
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Karunaratne, Rajapaksa set up Sri Lanka A win
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Kieswetter ton helps Lions go 2-0 up
England Lions, led by Craig Kieswetter's century, registered their second successive win in the one-day series in Dambulla
