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| June 29, 2006 | Thursday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 2, 1427 |
Jayawardene sets up latest England defeat
MANCHESTER, June 28: Mahela Jayawardene's second hundred in as many matches was the backbone of Sri Lanka's 33-run One-day International victory against England at Old Trafford on Wednesday as his team went 4-0 up in the series with another decisive win.
The Sri Lanka captain, dropped twice, made 100 after scoring an unbeaten 126 at Chester-le-Street on Saturday where the 1996 world champions took an unbeatable 3-0 lead.
Together with opener Upul Tharanga (60) he put on 137 for the second-wicket.
England fought back before an unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 68 in 38 balls between Farveez Maharoof (58 not out) and Malinga Bandara (28 not out) led the visitors past the 300-mark.
Defeat, with eight balls to spare, was injury-hit England's ninth in 11 One-day Internationals, their hopes of salvaging something from this series now resting with Saturday's finale at Headingley.
England's openers made a positive start to chasing their victory target of 319 with Marcus Trescothick and fellow left-hander Alastair Cook, on his ODI debut, putting on a run-a-ball fifty stand.
But on 44 Trescothick, dropped on 18, chipped Lasith Malinga straight to Bandara at mid-off and, six balls later, 77 for one became 85 for two when Cook played on to Dilhara Fernando for 39.
England stand-in captain Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell rebuilt the innings with a stand of 76 before both exited on 161.
First Strauss edged off-spinner Tillekeratne Dilshan through to Sangakkara for a run-a-ball 45.
And two balls later leg-spinner Bandara had the unlucky Ian Bell, on 30, stumped by Sangakkara after the keeper dropped the ball.
Sangakkara was far tider when, after recalled batsman Vikram Solanki (10) charged down the pitch, he neatly completed a low stumping chance which left England 178 for five in the 35th over and out of the game.
Fittingly Jayawardene took the catch that ended the match when Liam Plunkett holed out off Malinga, England 285 all out.
Earlier, recalled seamer Kabir Ali bore the brunt of Sri Lanka's late assault.
His 10 wicketless overs cost 77 runs and there were 20 off his last, including two sixes by Maharoof – the first taking him to a maiden ODI fifty off just 47 balls.
Bandara faced 21 balls with a six off Kabir and three fours. Kabir's day went from bad to worse when he was later run out first ball.
After Jayawardene won the toss, veteran left-hander Sanath Jayasuriya, who came into the match with more one-day caps, runs, hundreds, fifties, wickets and catches then the entire England team combined, fell for 14 when a trademark cut off Harmison caught by James Dalrymple.
England then saw leg gully Bell drop Jayawardene on seven and on 27 he was missed again by Dalrymple at point.
Jayawardene pressed on to an 82-ball hundred with nine fours, a pulled boundary off medium-pacer Bell taking him to his eighth century at this level and fourth against England.
But to his next ball Jayawardene gave off-spinner Dalrymple, who took a creditable two for 44, an easy return catch.
Scoreboard
SRI LANKA:
W.U. Tharanga c Solanki b Dalrymple 60
S.T. Jayasuriya c Dalrymple b Harmison 14
D.P.M. Jayawardene c and b Dalrymple 100
K.C. Sangakkara c Jones b Harmison 7
T.M. Dilshan b Plunkett 7
R.P. Arnold c Jones b Bell 7
M.F. Maharoof not out 58
W.P.U.J.C. Vaas c Jones b Plunkett 7
C.M. Bandara not out 28
EXTRAS (LB-6, W-21, NB-3) 30
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 50 overs) 318
FALL OF WKTS: 1-23, 2-160, 3-173, 4-196, 5-214, 6-220, 7-250.
DID NOT BAT: S.L. Malinga, C.R.D. Fernando.
BOWLING: Harmison 10-0-51-2 (9w); Kabir Ali 10-0-77-0 (2nb, 2w); Plunkett 9-0-60-2 (2w); Bresnan 8-0-58-0 (1nb, 1w); Dalrymple 10-0-44-2 (2w); Solanki 1-0-9-0 (5w); Bell 2-0-13-1;
ENGLAND:
M.E. Trescothick c Bandara b Malinga 44
A.N. Cook b Fernando 39
I.R. Bell st Sangakkara b Bandara 30
A.J. Strauss c Sangakkara b Dilshan 45
V.S. Solanki st Sangakkara b Bandara 10
J.W.M. Dalrymple b Fernando 33
G.O. Jones c Maharoof b Dilshan 23
T.T. Bresnan run out 20
L.E. Plunkett c Jayawardene b Malinga 29
Kabir Ali run out 0
S.J. Harmison not out 2
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-3, W-6) 10
TOTAL (all out, 48.4 overs) 285
FALL OF WKTS: 1-77, 2-85, 3-161, 4-161, 5-178, 6-212, 7-241, 8-273, 9-273.
BOWLING: Vaas 8-0-45-0; Malinga 9.4-0-63-2 (5w); Fernando 7-0-47-2; Maharoof 1-0-11-0 (1w); Bandara 10-1-43-2; Dilshan 10-0-46-2; Jayasuriya 3-0-26-0.
UMPIRES: N.J. Llong (England) and B.R. Doctrove (West Indies).
TV UMPIRE: M.R. Benson (England).
MATCH REFEREE: C.H. Lloyd (West Indies).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Mahela Jayawardene.
FINAL MATCH: At Headingley on Saturday.—Agencies
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