- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras16 (b 4, lb 11, w 1)TOTAL463 all out (117.4 Overs, RR: 3.93)Fall of wickets: 1-103 (Dom Sibley, 25.6 ov), 2-175 (Joe Denly, 49.3 ov), 3-179 (Zak Crawley, 50.1 ov), 4-369 (Joe Root, 93.4 ov), 5-388 (Ollie Pope, 97.4 ov), 6-399 (Sam Curran, 100.5 ov), 7-404 (Jos Buttler, 103.1 ov), 8-421 (Dom Bess, 106.2 ov), 9-431 (Chris Woakes, 107.4 ov), 10-463 (Matt Parkinson, 117.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AM Fernando 20 2 63 1 3.15 0 0 M Shiraz 18 0 68 2 3.77 1 0 NGRP Jayasuriya 37.4 3 164 6 4.35 0 0 RTM Mendis 31 0 106 1 3.41 0 0 GSNFG Jayasuriya 9 0 36 0 4.00 0 0 AK Perera 2 0 11 0 5.50 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras9 (b 4, lb 4, nb 1)TOTAL150/3 (40 Overs, RR: 3.75)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Pathum Nissanka, 0.1 ov), 2-12 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 4.5 ov), 3-95 (Angelo Perera, 23.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CR Woakes 6 1 11 2 1.83 0 0 SM Curran 6 0 36 0 6.00 0 0 MJ Leach 12 1 44 0 3.66 0 0 DM Bess 9 1 32 0 3.55 0 0 MW Parkinson 7 2 19 1 2.71 0 1
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
12,13,14,15 March 2020 (4-day match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Thu, 12 Mar - day 1 - England 1st innings 354/3 (JE Root 90*, OJ Pope 84*, 90 ov)
- Fri, 13 Mar - day 2 - Sri Lanka Board President's XI 1st innings 150/3 (HDRL Thirimanne 88*, ARS Silva 11*, 40 ov)
- Sat, 14 Mar - day 3 - no play
- Sun, 15 Mar - day 4 - no play
Match Notes
- MW Parkinson replace for BA Stokes in day 2
- Match called of at 3.40 pm on the day day 2
- England cricket tour of Sri Lanka has been called off due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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England tour of Sri Lanka postponed amid COVID-19 spread
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Abdominal strain rules Ben Stokes out of tour game in Colombo
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