Men's ODI · England in Sri Lanka ODI Series · Match 3

Sri Lanka v England

3 Dec 2014 · Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota

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

Result

England won by 5 wickets (D/L method)

D/L

Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: JC Buttler
Scheduled overs: 50 a side

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Sri Lanka	242/8	35.0
EnglandTarget 236 from 35 overs	236/5	33.4

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England236/5 (33.4 ov)

England batting, innings 2
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AN Cookcaught b KTGD Prasad	caught b KTGD Prasad	34	42	5	0	81.0
MM Alirun out	run out	58	40	2	5	145.0
AD Halescaught b AD Mathews	caught b AD Mathews	27	29	2	1	93.1
JE Root*not out	not out	48	48	2	2	100.0
RS Boparacaught b HMRKB Herath	caught b HMRKB Herath	6	3	0	1	200.0
EJG Morgancaught b AD Mathews	caught b AD Mathews	1	4	0	0	25.0
JC Buttler*not out	not out	55	37	9	0	148.6
Extras	7 (lb 1, w 5, nb 1)
Total	236/5 (33.4 ov)

Did not bat: BA Stokes, CR Woakes, CJ Jordan, ST Finn

Fall of wickets: 1-84 (AN Cook, 11.4 ov), 2-103 (MM Ali, 14.5 ov), 3-144 (AD Hales, 21.5 ov), 4-151 (RS Bopara, 22.3 ov), 5-152 (EJG Morgan, 23.1 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling, innings 2
Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
AD Mathews	7	34	2	4.86	0	0
TM Dilshan	4	31	0	7.75	0	0
NLTC Perera	3	18	0	6.00	1	0
BAW Mendis	5.4	53	0	9.35	1	0
BMAJ Mendis	2	9	0	4.50	0	0
KTGD Prasad	6	49	1	8.17	2	1
HMRKB Herath	6	41	1	6.83	1	0

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

Worm

Runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

View as table

Runs and wickets after each over
Overs	Sri Lanka	England
0	0/0	0/0
1	3/0	1/0
2	6/1	5/0
3	14/1	16/0
4	23/1	24/0
5	30/2	33/0
6	31/3	41/0
7	35/3	45/0
8	38/3	55/0
9	43/3	61/0
10	48/3	76/0
11	53/3	79/0
12	58/3	88/1
13	63/3	97/1
14	71/3	102/1
15	75/3	103/2
16	81/3	107/2
17	92/3	115/2
18	99/3	119/2
19	106/3	127/2
20	118/3	130/2
21	121/4	136/2
22	127/4	144/3
23	131/4	152/4
24	133/4	154/5
25	140/4	158/5
26	152/5	162/5
27	160/5	166/5
28	168/5	171/5
29	175/6	180/5
30	180/6	186/5
31	196/6	196/5
32	207/7	217/5
33	222/7	228/5
33.667	–	236/5
34	233/8	–
35	242/8	–

Win probability

This match was decided by the D/L method after rain, so its target does not mean what the model assumes. Win probability, projected score and par are hidden.