England vs Sri Lanka 4th Quarter Final at Colombo, 26 Mar, 2011

Toss: England, who chose to bat first
England 229/6 (50)
Sri Lanka 231/0 (39.3)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: TM Dilshan
  • TM Dilshan 108 * (115)
  • WU Tharanga 102 * (122)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, big movement into the left hander from over the sticks and Tharanga chops his attempted cut towards slip and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, doesn't move his feet in a cut shot and is beaten by the low bounce and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.3TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, stays back and plays a one handed cut to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.4TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, punches the sharp indipper to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.5TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, deflects it off his thighpad to fine leg and collects a couple of leg byes.

Over 0.6TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, goes back and punches it to covers and that is a dot ball.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, gets forward and plays a rash drive to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.2GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, goes back for a flick and seems to have got a little edge which isn't taken by the keeper down the legside and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.3GP Swann bowls it flat in the air to TM Dilshan, goes back and works it through mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 1.4GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to WU Tharanga, gets forward in defence and is beaten by a turning and bouncing off break outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.5GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to WU Tharanga, who gets forward and defends it towards covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to WU Tharanga, leans forward and drives it uppishly past covers and gets three runs for that.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1TT Bresnan bowls it short and wide outside off to WU Tharanga, this is a rank bad ball and Tharanga eases the nerves of the dressing room with a flashy cut behind point for a boundary!

Over 2.2TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, goes back and punches it to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.3TT Bresnan bowls it short and wide outside off to WU Tharanga, another bad ball and gets cut away to the left of Tremlett at square thirdman for a couple of runs.

Over 2.4TT Bresnan bowls it short and wide outside off to WU Tharanga, flashes it away along the ground to thirdman and gets a single.

Over 2.5TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to TM Dilshan, plays a cracking drive straight to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.6TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to TM Dilshan, punches it back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to WU Tharanga, who gets forward and defends it towards covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.2GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to WU Tharanga, steps out and once again takes off the pressure on his team with a mighty hit straight down the ground for a six!

Over 3.3GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to WU Tharanga, drives the full ball wristily to Swann who deviates the ball towards mid off and there will be a single.

Over 3.4GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, goes back for a flick and is hit on the pad by a sharp turning off break and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.5GP Swann bowls it flat in the air to TM Dilshan, gets hit on the pad while going back for a flick around leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.6GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, gets forward and flicks it with the turn to long on and gets a single.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1TT Bresnan bowls a short and rising delivery to TM Dilshan, gets a top edge to his pull shot which just eludes Bell at wide mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 4.2TT Bresnan bowls a pitched up delivery to WU Tharanga, gets hit on the pad around leg in a flick shot and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.3TT Bresnan bowls a short and rising delivery to WU Tharanga, punches it down to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, defends it back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.5TT Bresnan bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, punches it defensively to short covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.6TT Bresnan bowls a short and rising delivery to WU Tharanga, defends it back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

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