England vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, England vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, 27 August, 1998, Kennington Oval
England vs Sri Lanka | August 27, 1998, 07:30 PM | Kennington Oval
*591/10 (156.5 ov) & *37/0 (5.0 ov)
*445/10 (158.3 ov) & *181/10 (129.2 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
England 1st Innings Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark Butcher
c Jayasuriya b Wickramasinghe
|
10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
|
Steve James
c & b Muralitharan
|
36 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 32.43 |
|
Graeme Hick
c †Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe
|
107 | 238 | 14 | 0 | 44.96 |
|
Alec Stewart
c Tillakaratne b Perera
|
2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
|
Mark Ramprakash
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
|
53 | 149 | 4 | 0 | 35.57 |
|
John Crawley
not out
|
156 | 249 | 19 | 1 | 62.65 |
|
Ben Hollioake
c Atapattu b Muralitharan
|
14 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 26.42 |
|
Dominic Cork
b Muralitharan
|
6 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
|
Ian Salisbury
b Muralitharan
|
2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
|
Darren Gough
c †Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
|
4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Angus Fraser
b Muralitharan
|
32 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 61.54 |
| EXTRAS ( b 1, lb 11, w 2, nb 9, p 0) | 23 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.81 RUNS PER OVER) | 445/10 (158.3 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
16-1 (Mark Butcher, 0 ov), 78-2 (Steve James, 0 ov), 230-5 (Graeme Hick, 0 ov), 81-3 (Alec Stewart, 0 ov), 209-4 (Mark Ramprakash, 0 ov), 277-6 (Ben Hollioake, 0 ov), 333-7 (Dominic Cork, 0 ov), 343-8 (Ian Salisbury, 0 ov), 356-9 (Darren Gough, 0 ov), 445-10 (Angus Fraser, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 30 | 4 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Suresh Perera | 40 | 10 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 18 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 59.3 | 14 | 155 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 11 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 |
Sri Lanka 1st Innings Inning
England 2nd Innings Inning
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings (target 36) Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Thursday, August 27, 1998 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
VENUE
Kennington Oval , London
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