England vs Sri Lanka, Live Score and Commentary, ICC Cricket World Cup, 4 April, 2007
COMPLETED / 33rd Match, Super Eights / Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
233/8 (50 ov)
235/10 (50 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 2 runs.
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Player of the match
Ravi Bopara,
England
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sajid Mahmood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 4.55 |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 5.00 |
Sri Lanka won by 2 runs.
England vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 13 run (1.1 ov): Ravi Bopara: 11 (5), Sajid Mahmood: 2 (2)
- Last Bat: Ravi Bopara 52(53) - b CRD Fernando Dilhara Fernando
- Fall of Wickets: 1 - 1 Michael Vaughan, 11 - 2 Ed Joyce, 101 - 3 Ian Bell, 126 - 4 Kevin Pietersen, 133 - 5 Andrew Flintoff, 133 - 6 Paul Collingwood, 220 - 7 Paul Nixon, 233 - 8 Ravi Bopara
- Reviews Remaining: England - 0 of 0, Sri Lanka - 0 of 0
- Toss: England elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 33rd Match, Super Eights
- Series: ICC Cricket World Cup
- Date: Wednesday, April 04, 2007
- Time: 07:00 PM
- Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
- City: Antigua
- Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan), Billy Bowden (New Zealand), Rudi Koertzen (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
Dilhara Fernando to Paul Nixon, Four,
Dilhara Fernando to Paul Nixon, 2 runs,
End of over 46 (10 runs)
Lasith Malinga to Ravi Bopara, no run,
Lasith Malinga to Ravi Bopara, 2 runs,
Lasith Malinga to Ravi Bopara, 1 run,
Lasith Malinga to Paul Nixon, 2 runs,
Lasith Malinga to Paul Nixon, 1 run,
Lasith Malinga to Ravi Bopara, 1 run,
End of over 47 (7 runs)
Muttiah Muralitharan to Ravi Bopara, 1 run,
Muttiah Muralitharan to Paul Nixon, 1 run,
Muttiah Muralitharan to Ravi Bopara, 1 run,
Muttiah Muralitharan to Paul Nixon, Six,
Muttiah Muralitharan to Paul Nixon, no run,
Muttiah Muralitharan to Paul Nixon, Four,
End of over 48 (13 runs)
Lasith Malinga to Ravi Bopara, 1 run,
Lasith Malinga to Paul Nixon, 1 run,
Lasith Malinga to Ravi Bopara, no run,
Lasith Malinga to Ravi Bopara, 1 run,
Paul Nixon c M Jayawardene b L Malinga 42 (44) Lasith Malinga to Paul Nixon, no run, c M Jayawardene b L Malinga,
Lasith Malinga to Ravi Bopara, Four,
End of over 49 (7 runs)
Dilhara Fernando to Sajid Mahmood, 1 run,
Dilhara Fernando to Ravi Bopara, Four,
Dilhara Fernando to Ravi Bopara, 2 runs,
Dilhara Fernando to Ravi Bopara, 1 run,
Dilhara Fernando to Sajid Mahmood, 1 run,
Ravi Bopara b CRD Fernando 52 (53) Dilhara Fernando to Ravi Bopara, no run, b CRD Fernando,
End of over 50 (9 runs)