Men's Test · England tour of Sri Lanka · Match 3

Sri Lanka v England

18 Dec 2007 to 22 Dec 2007 · Galle International Stadium

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

Result

Match drawn

Toss: England won the toss and chose to field.
Player of the match: DPMD Jayawardene

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Sri Lanka (1)	499/8d	148.5
England (2)	81	30.5
England (3)	251/6	95.0

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England251/6 (95 ov)

England batting, innings 3
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AN Cookcaught b UWMBCA Welegedara	caught b UWMBCA Welegedara	118	285	12	0	41.4
MP Vaughancaught b UWMBCA Welegedara	caught b UWMBCA Welegedara	24	57	0	0	42.1
IR Bellb M Muralitharan	b M Muralitharan	34	67	3	0	50.7
KP Pietersencaught b M Muralitharan	caught b M Muralitharan	30	66	3	0	45.5
PD Collingwoodstumped b M Muralitharan	stumped b M Muralitharan	0	2	0	0	0.0
RS Bopararun out	run out	0	1	0	0	0.0
MJ Prior*not out	not out	19	100	2	0	19.0
RJ Sidebottom*not out	not out	0	6	0	0	0.0
Extras	26 (b 6, lb 5, w 1, nb 14)
Total	251/6 (95 ov)

Did not bat: SJ Harmison, MJ Hoggard, MS Panesar

Fall of wickets: 1-67 (MP Vaughan, 19.6 ov), 2-128 (IR Bell, 42.1 ov), 3-200 (KP Pietersen, 64.3 ov), 4-200 (PD Collingwood, 64.5 ov), 5-200 (RS Bopara, 64.6 ov), 6-250 (AN Cook, 93.3 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling, innings 3
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
M Muralitharan	38	8	91	3	2.39	0	8
WPUJC Vaas	18	7	37	0	2.06	0	2
SL Malinga	20	3	42	0	2.10	0	3
UWMBCA Welegedara	14	1	59	2	4.21	1	1
TM Dilshan	3	1	8	0	2.67	0	0
LPC Silva	2	1	3	0	1.50	0	0

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.