Welegedara sets up Sri Lanka win
Sri Lanka made slightly hard work of chasing 213 at Uxbridge but opened their tour with a four-wicket victory as they reached the target with five overs to spare having bowled Middlesex out for 161
14/05Result
Tour Match, Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland at Uxbridge, May 14-16 2011
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
360/8 (100/100 ov) & 161 (48.5 ov) -
![Sri Lankans]( "Sri Lankans")
309/2d (69/100 ov) & 216/6 (44 ov, target 213)
14/05Result
Tour Match, Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland at Uxbridge, May 14-16 2011
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
360/8 (100/100 ov) & 161 (48.5 ov) -
![Sri Lankans]( "Sri Lankans")
309/2d (69/100 ov) & 216/6 (44 ov, target 213)
Day 3
Law lays down England challenge
Stuart Law, Sri Lanka's interim coach, has labelled England the "best Test team in the world" but promises his team won't take a backward step during the upcoming series
Day 2
Dilshan and Paranavitana hit hundreds
On the first day at Uxbridge it was the England captain reacquainting himself with first-class cricket and on the second it was the turn of Sri Lanka's
Dilshan thrills amid the chills
The weather wasn't too hot, nor was the bowling, but the Sri Lankan batsmen gave the fans something to shout about
Day 1
Strauss shows form on return to action
Andrew Strauss's last innings was the World Cup quarter-final against Sri Lanka and seven weeks on from that poor display in Colombo he returned to the middle with a breezy 151
Others
Sri Lanka search for focus in tour opener
Sri Lanka's tour of England will stutter into life on Saturday with the start of their three-day fixture against Middlesex at Uxbridge