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Sat, 01 Dec - Wed, 05 Dec 2007 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Sri Lanka won by 88 runs
Sri Lanka
610/6 (24.50) & 442/8 (130)
England
577/3 (20.00) & 261/10 (94)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Ian Bell
2
Matt Prior
2
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Mahela Jayawardene
2
Prasanna Jayawardene
2
Kumar Sangakkara
2
Best Average
Paul Collingwood
12.500000
Matthew Hoggard
14.000000
Muttiah Muralitharan
15.555555
Chaminda Vaas
26.400000
Dilhara Fernando
29.000000
Best Bowling Fig
Muttiah Muralitharan
6
Matthew Hoggard
4
Chaminda Vaas
3
Monty Panesar
3
Dilhara Fernando
2
Paul Collingwood
2
Ryan Sidebottom
1
Most Runs Conceed
Monty Panesar
178
James Anderson
167
Muttiah Muralitharan
140
Chaminda Vaas
132
Most Wickets
Muttiah Muralitharan
9
Matthew Hoggard
6
Monty Panesar
6
Chaminda Vaas
5
Dilhara Fernando
3
Lasith Malinga
2
James Anderson
2
Best Economy
Muttiah Muralitharan
1.971830
Michael Vaughan
2.000000
Sanath Jayasuriya
2.312500
Matthew Hoggard
2.625000
Ravi Bopara
2.666666
Best Averages
Kumar Sangakkara
122.000000
Ian Bell
78.500000
Sanath Jayasuriya
44.000000
Prasanna Jayawardene
35.500000
Best Strike Rate
Muttiah Muralitharan
1.000000
Sanath Jayasuriya
0.745762
Chamara Silva
0.722222
Ravi Bopara
0.656250
Most Runs
Kumar Sangakkara
244
Ian Bell
157
Sanath Jayasuriya
88
Prasanna Jayawardene
71
Mahela Jayawardene
66
Highest Score
Kumar Sangakkara
152
Ian Bell
83
Sanath Jayasuriya
78
Mahela Jayawardene
65
Most Runs Conceed
Lasith Malinga
125
Ryan Sidebottom
123
Dilhara Fernando
87
Most Fours
Kumar Sangakkara
32
Ian Bell
18
Sanath Jayasuriya
12
Prasanna Jayawardene
11
Best Bowling Fig
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Most Not Outs
Monty Panesar
2
Chaminda Vaas
2
Dilhara Fernando
2
Lasith Malinga
2
Most Wickets
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Best Average
Monty Panesar
29.666666
Sanath Jayasuriya
37.000000
Most Dots
Matthew Hoggard
1
Best Averages
Mahela Jayawardene
33.000000
Matt Prior
31.500000
Paul Collingwood
30.500000
Most 100s
Kumar Sangakkara
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Monty Panesar
132
James Anderson
128
Lasith Malinga
86
Muttiah Muralitharan
85
Chaminda Vaas
76
Best Strike Rate
Alastair Cook
0.571428
Kumar Sangakkara
0.570093
Mahela Jayawardene
0.550000
Most Runs
Matt Prior
63
Paul Collingwood
61
Most Ducks
Alastair Cook
2
Matt Prior
2
Dilhara Fernando
2
Best Economy
Dilhara Fernando
2.900000
Monty Panesar
3.016949
Best Strike Rate
Paul Collingwood
24
Matthew Hoggard
32
Chaminda Vaas
42.12
Muttiah Muralitharan
47.3333
Monty Panesar
59
Dilhara Fernando
60
Sanath Jayasuriya
96
Most Ducks
Jehan Mubarak
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Ryan Sidebottom
65
Matthew Hoggard
55
Highest Score
Matt Prior
63
Prasanna Jayawardene
51
Michael Vandort
49
Most sixes
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Most Fours
Kevin Pietersen
10
Mahela Jayawardene
9
Matt Prior
8
Most Balls Faced
Kumar Sangakkara
428
Ian Bell
334
Michael Vandort
165
Matt Prior
153
Prasanna Jayawardene
148
Paul Collingwood
148
Michael Vaughan
133