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

Best performances - Batsmen

KP Pietersen
142(157) 20x4 - 3x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 56 runs
  • 10x4 - 1x6
15 2 15 13 34 11 19 33
MG Vandort
105(303) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %79%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 38 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
4 0 14 16 17 18 17 19

Best performances - Bowlers

M Muralidaran
O25
M2
R86
W6
Eco3.44
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
M Muralidaran
O12.2
M3
R29
W4
Eco2.35
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

  • SL - 1st
  • ENG - 1st
  • SL - 2nd
  • ENG - 2nd

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

3
WU Tharanga0 (2)
MG Vandort3 (3)
13
KC Sangakkara6 (25)
MG Vandort6 (16)
0
DPMD Jayawardene0 (3)
KC Sangakkara0 (0)
9
TT Samaraweera3 (16)
KC Sangakkara6 (13)
21
TM Dilshan7 (18)
KC Sangakkara13 (23)
19
TM Dilshan9 (16)
MF Maharoof5 (21)
14
WPUJC Vaas2 (14)
TM Dilshan11 (14)
3
WPUJC Vaas0 (0)
KMDN Kulasekara3 (8)
50
WPUJC Vaas20 (53)
SL Malinga26 (54)
9
M Muralidaran1 (4)
WPUJC Vaas8 (11)

England - 1st - Innings

56
ME Trescothick27 (51)
AJ Strauss23 (50)
13
AJ Strauss7 (15)
AN Cook2 (13)
56
KP Pietersen27 (24)
AN Cook21 (42)
44
MJ Hoggard3 (36)
KP Pietersen29 (39)
69
PD Collingwood19 (47)
KP Pietersen44 (53)
52
A Flintoff9 (46)
KP Pietersen42 (41)
0
A Flintoff0 (2)
GO Jones0 (1)
3
GO Jones3 (4)
LE Plunkett0 (6)
1
GO Jones1 (7)
SI Mahmood0 (0)
1
MS Panesar0 (7)
SI Mahmood0 (1)

Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings

2
WU Tharanga0 (1)
MG Vandort0 (4)
36
KC Sangakkara18 (40)
MG Vandort17 (44)
5
DPMD Jayawardene5 (18)
MG Vandort0 (22)
13
TT Samaraweera8 (22)
MG Vandort4 (11)
125
TM Dilshan59 (113)
MG Vandort55 (156)
38
MF Maharoof13 (55)
MG Vandort22 (52)
4
WPUJC Vaas1 (10)
MG Vandort2 (8)
0
MG Vandort0 (0)
KMDN Kulasekara0 (1)
8
MG Vandort5 (4)
SL Malinga2 (6)
0
M Muralidaran0 (1)
MG Vandort0 (2)

England - 2nd - Innings

9
ME Trescothick0 (10)
AJ Strauss9 (12)
26
AJ Strauss7 (24)
AN Cook18 (34)
28
KP Pietersen13 (25)
AN Cook7 (21)
10
PD Collingwood3 (11)
AN Cook7 (24)
8*
A Flintoff4 (4)
AN Cook2 (6)

Sri Lanka tour of England 2006 News

  • Sri Lanka cricket in good shape: Moody

    Tom Moody, the coach of Sri Lanka, believes his side's recent success in England was a stepping stone towards achieving greater goals in the future

  • The difference between Harmison and Akram

    A look at the bowlers and teams who have conceded the highest number of wides and no-balls in one-day internationals

  • Lopsided lbws, and England's ODI worries

    In the West Indies-India series, India won 19 lbws while West Indies only got six in their favour. The difference of 13 was among the highest in any Test series

  • England slump further in rankings

    England's credibility as a one-day side took a further blow after their 5-0 thumping to Sri Lanka, dropping to the eighth spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings

  • A voyage of self-discovery

    Sri Lanka were not only competitive during their tour of England, they finished the dominant team, their confidence at sky-high after what proved to be a voyage of self-discovery