Men's Test · England tour of Sri Lanka · Match 1

Sri Lanka v England

1 Dec 2007 to 5 Dec 2007 · Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

Sri Lanka won by 88 runs

Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: KC Sangakkara

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Sri Lanka (1)	188	59.3
England (2)	281	93.1
Sri Lanka (3)	442/8d	130.0
England (4)	261	94.0

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England261 all out (94 ov)

England batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AN Cookcaught b WPUJC Vaas	caught b WPUJC Vaas	4	4	1	0	100.0
MP Vaughancaught b WPUJC Vaas	caught b WPUJC Vaas	5	25	1	0	20.0
JM Andersonb WPUJC Vaas	b WPUJC Vaas	11	36	1	0	30.6
IR Bellb M Muralitharan	b M Muralitharan	74	209	6	0	35.4
KP Pietersenb CRD Fernando	b CRD Fernando	18	33	4	0	54.5
PD Collingwoodcaught b CRD Fernando	caught b CRD Fernando	16	27	1	0	59.3
RS Boparalbw b ST Jayasuriya	lbw b ST Jayasuriya	34	42	7	0	81.0
MJ Priorb M Muralitharan	b M Muralitharan	63	147	8	0	42.9
RJ Sidebottomlbw b M Muralitharan	lbw b M Muralitharan	1	15	0	0	6.7
MJ Hoggardb SL Malinga	b SL Malinga	8	28	1	0	28.6
MS Panesar*not out	not out	2	9	0	0	22.2
Extras	25 (b 5, lb 9, nb 11)
Total	261 all out (94 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (AN Cook, 0.4 ov), 2-22 (MP Vaughan, 8.6 ov), 3-27 (JM Anderson, 10.3 ov), 4-55 (KP Pietersen, 17.2 ov), 5-90 (PD Collingwood, 25.5 ov), 6-139 (RS Bopara, 40.4 ov), 7-248 (MJ Prior, 84.6 ov), 8-249 (IR Bell, 86.2 ov), 9-253 (RJ Sidebottom, 90.2 ov), 10-261 (MJ Hoggard, 93.6 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
WPUJC Vaas	17	3	56	3	3.29	5
SL Malinga	15	3	39	1	2.60	4
M Muralitharan	36	12	85	3	2.36	1
ST Jayasuriya	14	6	28	1	2.00	0
CRD Fernando	12	1	39	2	3.25	1

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.