25/05Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England at Birmingham, May 25-28 2006
England won by 6 wkts
Player of the Match
Kevin PietersenEngland
25/05Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England at Birmingham, May 25-28 2006
England won by 6 wkts
Player of the Match
Kevin PietersenEngland

  • Sri Lanka 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    MG Vandort
    9
    19
    32
    1
    0
    47.36
    7.3 Plunkett strikes in his first over, fuller delivery, Vandort drives, gets the edge towards gully, Collingwood takes the catch to his right, that was a good catch. 16/2
    WU Tharanga
    0
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0.00
    0.5 Hoggard strikes, a beauty!, swings in, Tharanga plays forward, beats him completely, goes between the bat and pad and knocks the stumps. 3/1
    KC Sangakkara †
    25
    61
    87
    4
    0
    40.98
    19.3 Plunkett picks up his third wicket, back of a length delivery moving away, Sangakkara plays back, gets the outside edge through to Jones, who takes the catch. 46/5
    DPMD Jayawardene (c)
    0
    3
    3
    0
    0
    0.00
    7.6 Plunkett strikes for the second time in the over, excellent delivery on a good length, pitches and then moves away, Jayawardene plays forward, gets the outside edge and goes straight to Jones behind the wicket. 16/3
    TT Samaraweera
    3
    16
    22
    0
    0
    18.75
    12.5 Hoggard picks up his second wicket, fuller delivery swinging away, bit wide, Samaraweera drives, gets the edge towards the fourth slip, where Collingwood takes the catch. 25/4
    TM Dilshan
    27
    48
    80
    4
    0
    56.25
    30.1 Flintoff strikes first ball of a new spell, pitched up delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan drives, gets the outside edge to Trescothick at first slip, who comes forward and takes the catch low down. 79/7
    MF Maharoof
    5
    21
    29
    0
    0
    23.80
    25.3 Mahmood strikes, six down for Sri Lanka, good ball outside the off stump, slight movement away, pushes forward, gets the edge through to Jones, who takes an easy catch. 65/6
    WPUJC Vaas
    not out
    30
    78
    117
    3
    0
    38.46
    KMDN Kulasekara
    3
    8
    7
    0
    0
    37.50
    31.3 Mahmood picks up his second wicket, fuller delivery outside the off stump, Kulasekara drives, gets the outside edge to Trescothick at first slip, who takes a very good catch above his head. 82/8
    SL Malinga
    26
    54
    78
    4
    0
    48.14
    48.5 Panersar coming round the wicket, strikes in his first over, good ball pitches in line and goes straight on, Malinga on the front foot, gets hit on the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, given by the Umpire. 132/9
    M Muralidaran
    1
    4
    11
    0
    0
    25.00
    51.2 Flintoff strikes! Picks up his second wicket, fuller delivery outside the off stump, Muralitharan has a big heave across the line, gets an outside edge, the ball goes high up in the air, Plunkett runs in from point, settles under the ball and takes the catch comfortably. 141/10
    Extras
    12 (lb 6, nb 6)
    TOTAL
    141 all out (51.2 Overs, RR: 2.74, 237 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Upul Tharanga, 0.5 ov), 2-16 (Michael Vandort, 7.3 ov), 3-16 (Mahela Jayawardene, 7.6 ov), 4-25 (Thilan Samaraweera, 12.5 ov), 5-46 (Kumar Sangakkara, 19.3 ov), 6-65 (Farveez Maharoof, 25.3 ov), 7-79 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 30.1 ov), 8-82 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 31.3 ov), 9-132 (Lasith Malinga, 48.5 ov), 10-141 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 51.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MJ Hoggard1543222.1300
    A Flintoff13.242822.1003
    LE Plunkett1214333.5803
    SI Mahmood912522.7700
    MS Panesar20713.5000

  • England 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    ME Trescothick
    27
    51
    75
    5
    0
    52.94
    16.3 Muralitharan strikes in his first over, extra bounce, Trescothick looks to drive on the back foot, gets the edge, Sangakkara behind the wicket takes a sharp catch. 56/1
    AJ Strauss
    30
    65
    95
    5
    0
    46.15
    20.3 RUN OUT! tossed up outside the leg stump, nudges to short fine leg, Cook calls Strauss for a single, bit late to respond, Samaraweera picks up the ball and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end, Strauss long way outside the crease. 69/2
    AN Cook
    23
    55
    63
    3
    0
    41.81
    25.1 pitched up and drifting in, Maharoof on the back-foot defending, ball rolls down to mid-on 65/5
    KP Pietersen
    142
    157
    225
    20
    3
    90.44
    73.5 Muralitharan picks up his 4th wicket, after being hit all around the park, he strikes, doosra tossed up on the stumps, Pietersen goes for the sweep, misses it, strikes the pad in line with the stumps, loud shout, given by the Umpire 290/6
    MJ Hoggard
    3
    36
    49
    0
    0
    8.33
    42.6 Vaas strikes, softened Hoggard with a short one the previous ball, good yorker on target, Hoggard plays all over it, gets beaten, ball knocks the middle stump. 169/4
    PD Collingwood
    19
    47
    70
    2
    0
    40.42
    59.3 Muralitharan picks up his 3rd wicket, tossed up, outside the off stump, spins in, uses his feet and defends, gets the edge, Tharanga at short leg takes the catch to his left. 238/5
    A Flintoff (c)
    9
    48
    64
    1
    0
    18.75
    74.2 Malinga strikes, the big wicket of Flintoff, good length delivery, Flintoff plays down the wrong line, beats the bat, knocks the off stump out of the ground. 290/7
    GO Jones †
    4
    12
    17
    0
    0
    33.33
    77.1 Muralitharan strikes for the 6th time, tossed up, Jones sweeps, gets a top edge, goes in the air to short fine leg, Samaraweera walks a few paces and takes the catch. 294/9
    LE Plunkett
    0
    6
    6
    0
    0
    0.00
    75.6 Muralitharan picks up his 5th wicket, tossed up outside the off stump, the doosra, Plunkett looks to pull over the midwicket, mistimes it to Vandort at mid on, straight into his hands. 293/8
    SI Mahmood
    not out
    0
    1
    13
    0
    0
    0.00
    MS Panesar
    0
    7
    7
    0
    0
    0.00
    78.3 Malinga picks up his 2nd wicket, quick delivery on the leg stump, Panersar plays down the wrong line, strikes the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, given by the Umpire 295/10
    Extras
    38 (b 6, lb 13, nb 14, pen 5)
    TOTAL
    295 all out (78.3 Overs, RR: 3.75, 347 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Marcus Trescothick, 16.3 ov), 2-69 (Andrew Strauss, 20.3 ov), 3-125 (Alastair Cook, 30.5 ov), 4-169 (Matthew Hoggard, 42.6 ov), 5-238 (Paul Collingwood, 59.3 ov), 6-290 (Kevin Pietersen, 73.5 ov), 7-290 (Andrew Flintoff, 74.2 ov), 8-293 (Liam Plunkett, 75.6 ov), 9-294 (Geraint Jones, 77.1 ov), 10-295 (Monty Panesar, 78.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    WPUJC Vaas1663011.8700
    SL Malinga13.326825.0305
    MF Maharoof1134203.8104
    M Muralidaran2528663.4404
    KMDN Kulasekara1324503.4601

  • Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    MG Vandort
    105
    303
    396
    9
    0
    34.65
    93.2 Plunkett picks up his 3rd wicket, short of length delivery angled across, Vandort drives off the back foot, gets the edge to Jones behind the wicket, who takes the catch 231/10
    WU Tharanga
    0
    1
    3
    0
    0
    0.00
    0.4 Hoggard strikes in the first over, short of a length delivery, Tharanga plays at it, gets the edge, straight into the hands of Jones, who takes the catch. 2/1
    KC Sangakkara †
    18
    40
    61
    3
    0
    45.00
    14.4 Panesar strikes in his first over, the big wicket of Sangakkara, tossed up, comes down the track and chips it straight into the hands of Collingwood at midwicket 38/2
    DPMD Jayawardene (c)
    5
    18
    27
    1
    0
    27.77
    21.2 Hoggard strikes picks up his 2nd wicket, short of length delivery, keeps low, Jayawardene looking to play to the on side, misses it, strikes the pad, loud shout, given by the Umpire 43/3
    TT Samaraweera
    8
    22
    25
    1
    0
    36.36
    26.5 Panesar picks up his second wicket, excellent delivery, tossed up outside the off stump, Samaraweera uses his feet and completely misses it, spins away, Jones behind the wicket, collects the ball and whips off the bails, good work there by Jones. 56/4
    TM Dilshan
    59
    113
    178
    8
    0
    52.21
    70.4 Hoggard strikes, excellent delivery pitched outside the off stump, nips back in, Dilshan misjudging the length goes for the shot on the on side, misses it, strikes the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, given by Umpire Dar. 181/5
    MF Maharoof
    13
    55
    68
    2
    0
    23.63
    88.2 Flintoff strikes in his first over with the new ball, short delivery, climbs up on Maharoof, who looks to fend it off, hits the top of the bat and lobs up to the off side, Flintoff calls for it and takes the catch. 219/6
    WPUJC Vaas
    1
    10
    13
    0
    0
    10.00
    91.1 Plunkett strikes coming round the wicket, Vaas on the back foot drives, gets a thick edge, goes straight into the hands of Collingwood at backward-point. 223/7
    KMDN Kulasekara
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    91.2 Plunkett gets another one this time from over the wicket, short of length delivery outside the off stump, climbs up on Kulasekara, who fends it in the air towards gully, where Collingwood takes the catch. 223/8
    SL Malinga
    2
    6
    7
    0
    0
    33.33
    92.5 Flintoff picks up his second wicket, short of length delivery outside the off stump, climbs up on him, defends, gets the edge towards Strauss at second slip, who takes the catch 231/9
    M Muralidaran
    not out
    0
    1
    3
    0
    0
    0.00
    Extras
    20 (lb 8, nb 11, w 1)
    TOTAL
    231 all out (93.2 Overs, RR: 2.47, 396 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Upul Tharanga, 0.4 ov), 2-38 (Kumar Sangakkara, 14.4 ov), 3-43 (Mahela Jayawardene, 21.2 ov), 4-56 (Thilan Samaraweera, 26.5 ov), 5-181 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 70.4 ov), 6-219 (Farveez Maharoof, 88.2 ov), 7-223 (Chaminda Vaas, 91.1 ov), 8-223 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 91.2 ov), 9-231 (Lasith Malinga, 92.5 ov), 10-231 (Michael Vandort, 93.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MJ Hoggard2286432.9005
    A Flintoff1935022.6314
    LE Plunkett13.261731.2701
    MS Panesar2867322.6000
    SI Mahmood921902.1101
    PD Collingwood22000.0000

  • England 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    ME Trescothick
    0
    10
    13
    0
    0
    0.00
    3.4 Muralitharan strikes in his first over, tossed up on the leg stump, goes straight on, Trescothick comes forward and plays down the wrong line, strikes the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, given by Umpire Dar. 9/1
    AJ Strauss
    16
    36
    49
    2
    0
    44.44
    13.1 Muralitharan picks up his second wicket, tossed up bit full outside the leg stump, Strauss goes for the sweep, misses it, strikes the pad, and goes into the hands of Jayawardene at first slip, loud appeal for a catch, given by Umpire Dar. 35/2
    AN Cook
    not out
    34
    85
    114
    4
    0
    40.00
    KP Pietersen
    13
    25
    31
    2
    0
    52.00
    19.5 Muralitharan picks up his 3rd wicket, doosra tossed up on the stumps, Pietersen plays down the wrong line, caught on the back foot, strikes the pad, loud appeal, plumb in front, given by Umpire Dar 63/3
    PD Collingwood
    3
    11
    24
    0
    0
    27.27
    26.3 good ball pitched bit wide outside the off stump, left alone, through to Jones. 66/6
    A Flintoff (c)
    not out
    4
    4
    7
    1
    0
    100.00
    Extras
    11 (b 2, nb 9)
    TOTAL
    81/4 (27.2 Overs, RR: 2.96, 114 minutes)
    Did not bat: MJ Hoggard, GO Jones †, LE Plunkett, SI Mahmood, MS Panesar
    Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Marcus Trescothick, 3.4 ov), 2-35 (Andrew Strauss, 13.1 ov), 3-63 (Kevin Pietersen, 19.5 ov), 4-73 (Paul Collingwood, 25.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    WPUJC Vaas721201.7102
    SL Malinga712904.1403
    M Muralidaran12.232942.3502
    TM Dilshan10909.0000

Close of Play

  • Thu, 25 May - day 1 - England 1st innings 138/3 (KP Pietersen 30*, MJ Hoggard 2*, 34 ov)
  • Fri, 26 May - day 2 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 86/4 (MG Vandort 30*, TM Dilshan 21*, 40 ov)
  • Sat, 27 May - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 194/5 (MG Vandort 89*, MF Maharoof 0*, 74 ov)
  • Sun, 28 May - day 4 - England 2nd innings 81/4 (27.2 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

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