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 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 5.1GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, drives the half volley in the gap through covers and beats three chasing fielders to get a boundary!

Over 7.1RS Bopara bowls it short and wide outside off to TM Dilshan, cuts that rank bad ball fiercely behind point to greet the new bowler with a first ball boundary!


Bopara has replaced Swann.

Over 8.2CT Tremlett bowls a good length delivery to TM Dilshan, drives it majestically on the up through covers and doesn't bother to run at all as the ball speeds away for a boundary!

Over 8.5CT Tremlett bowls a good length delivery to TM Dilshan, smashes the wide one on the up past covers and that will also be a boundary! It has brought up the 50 of SL and also this opening stand.

Over 9.3RS Bopara bowls a pitched up delivery to WU Tharanga, plays a sweetly timed pick up shot of his pads which flies high in the air towards deep wide mid wicket for a one bounce boundary!

Over 12.3JC Tredwell bowls a tossed up delivery to WU Tharanga, steps out making room and drives the half volley inside out through square covers for a boundary!

Over 17.4GP Swann bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, steps out for a big shot over extra covers but gets a thick outside edge which flies fine of short thirdman and runs away for a boundary!

Over 18.6TT Bresnan bowls it short and wide outside off to WU Tharanga, leans back and guides it in the air just wide enough of slip to get a well paced boundary to bring up the 100 for SL.

Over 20.6TT Bresnan bowls a pitched up delivery to WU Tharanga, lifts that through the line over mid off and gets a boundary!

Over 24.1RS Bopara slips in a full toss to WU Tharanga, this is an attempted slower one which goes wrong and Tharanga heaves it over the bowler's head and that will be a boundary!


Bopara has replaced Tredwell.

Over 28.1RS Bopara bowls a good length delivery to TM Dilshan, smashes that flat in the air over mid off for a boundary!

Over 30.2JC Tredwell bowls a flighted delivery to TM Dilshan, who bends his frontknee and plays a slog sweep which flies over deep squareleg and that will be a boundary!

Over 30.3JC Tredwell bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, who gets forward and plays a lofted shot in the air over extra-cover and that will be a boundary!

Over 30.6JC Tredwell bowls a flighted delivery to WU Tharanga, who gets forward and plays a lofted shot in the air over cover and that will be a boundary!

Over 31.3TT Bresnan bowls it back of length to WU Tharanga, who plays a square cut through point and that will be a boundary!

Over 32.3LJ Wright bowls a juicy half volley to WU Tharanga, who gets forward and drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary!

Over 33.3TT Bresnan bowls a pitched up delivery to WU Tharanga, clears his frontfoot and belts that flat past mid on to get a boundary!

Over 35.5CT Tremlett bowls it short and wide outside off to WU Tharanga, leans back and guides it with the angle to thirdman and gets a couple of runs.

Over 36.5GP Swann bowls it on the shorter side to TM Dilshan, goes back and cuts that away through forward point in the gap to get a boundary to bring up his 10th ODI hundred in style!

Over 37.2CT Tremlett bowls a short and rising delivery to WU Tharanga, throws his bat at that wide one and plays a flashy cut flat over backward point for a boundary!

Over 38.4GP Swann bowls it on the shorter side to TM Dilshan, rocks back and plays a cracking cut through cover point for a boundary!

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Over 39.3CT Tremlett bowls it short and wide outside off to WU Tharanga, makes room and plays a crashing drive which goes through the fielder at extra covers for a boundary! That is Tharanga's century and it also takes Sri Lanka to a 10-wicket win. They will meet New Zealand in the 1st Semi Final on the 29th.