Sri Lanka 300-9 (50 overs) beat England 293-8 (50 overs) by 7 runs (Series level at 2-2)
Sri Lanka beat England by 7 runs in the fourth one day international to level the Series at 2-2. A century from Sangakkara (112) helped the visitors reach 300-9 from their fifty overs before Malinga claimed four wickets to deny England victory despite a spirited century from Buttler (121).
My Opinion:
Gurney dismissed K. Perera (19) in the sixth over but a 150 run partnership between Dilshan and Sangakkara boosted Sri Lanka's total up to 198-1. Anderson bowled Dilshan (71) before Sangakkara went on to make a century from 95 balls. Two wickets fell in quick succession as Jayawardene (7) and Sangakkara (112) were both dismissed, leaving SL 233-4 with just under eight overs left. During the last eight overs, SL managed to put on a further 67 runs but lost five wickets along the way. The partnership between Dilshan and Sangakkara put SL in a strong position and ended up being a major factor in the result of the game. Gurney was the pick of the bowlers, taking four wickets but Sangakkara was the star of the innings.
England started their innings poorly, losing two wickets inside the first four overs as Cook (1) and Bell (7) were both dismissed cheaply. Ballance and Root put on a fifty partnership before both were dismissed, leaving England 107-4 in the 28th over. Morgan was stumped an over later but a century stand between Buttler and Bopara brought England back into the game at 220-5 with nine overs to go. Shortly, after passing fifty, Bopara (51) was sent back to the pavilion but Buttler continued to fight, eventually sealing a century off just 61 balls. England needed just 15 runs from the last 20 balls but were unable to deliver the win. Two overs passed and England were still nowhere nearer the finish line which left them with plenty to do in the last over. However, it was Malinga to bowl the last over and that's never good for the batsmen. Jordan (5) went off the second ball before Buttler was run out on the fourth. In the end, it came to a really disappointing loss which England should have seen through. Buttler was mightily impressive and deserved to be on the winning side. However, it was an old foe who denied England once again as Malinga proved once more why he's so strong at the end of an innings. Cook, Bell and Morgan all failed to deliver but with the Series level at 2-2, it just takes one spark of magic from one player to take home the victory in the final match of the Series.
Match Guide: Key Moments
England won the toss and elected to bowl.
Sri Lanka Innings:
(5.1) 26-1, K. Perera 19 (15), 2 fours, 1 six, caught Jordan, Gurney.
(11) 50-1, Dilshan 25*, Sangakkara 2*.
(16) 77-1, Fifty partnership between Dilshan 38* and Sangakkara 14*.
(20) 103-1, Dilshan 42*, Sangakkara 36*.
(23.1) 124-1, Fifty for Sangakkara off 53 balls.
(23.2) 125-1, Fiffy for Dilshan off 72 balls.
(24) 131-1, Hundred Partnership between Dilshan 50* and Sangakkara 55*.
(29) 155-1, Dilshan 57*, Sangakkara 72*.
(33) 179-1, 150 partnership between Dilshan 63* and Sangakkara 85*.
(35.4) 198-2, Dilshan 71 (109), 5 fours, bowled by Anderson.
(37) 201-2, Sangakkara 97*, Jayawardene 2*.
(38.1) 204-2, Century for Sangakkara off 95 balls.
(39.3) 217-3, Jayawardene 7 (14), 1 four, caught Anderson, Gurney.
(42.1) 233-4, Sangakkara 112 (104), 14 fours, stumped by Buttler, Tredwell.
(46) 260-4, Mathews 18*, Thirimanne 16*.
(46.2) 261-5, Thirimanne 16 (14), 2 fours, caught Ballance, Anderson.
(48.1) 279-6, Mathews 30 (30), 4 fours, caught Anderson, Jordan.
(48.4) 280-7, Kulasekara 0 (2), bowled by Jordan.
(49.3) 292-8, Priyanjan 9 (7), caught Morgan, Gurney.
(49.5) 296-9, Senanayake 12 (5), 1 four, 1 six, caught Cook, Gurney.
(50) 300-9, Mendis 4*(1), 1 four and Malinga 0*(0).
Batsman of the Innings: Sangakkara 112 (104)
Bowler of the Innings: Gurney 4-55 from 10 overs
England Innings:
(1.1) 3-1, Cook 1 (6), lbw Malinga.
(3.2) 10-2, Bell 7 (8), 1 four, caught Jayawardene, Malinga.
(14) 52-2, Ballance 21*, Root 18*.
(16) 62-2, Fifty partnership between Ballance 28* and Root 21* off 75 balls.
(23.2) 94-3, Ballance 42 (69), 2 fours, caught Sangakkara, Mendis.
(25) 101-3, Root 40*, Morgan 6*.
(27.2) 107-4, Root 43 (68), 1 four, caught Mendis, Mathews.
(28.2) 111-5, Morgan 12 (17), stumped by Sangakkara, Senanayake.
(34) 153-5, Bopara 16*, Buttler 25*.
(36) 166-5, Fifty partnership between Bopara 16* and Buttler 36*.
(37) 181-5, Fifty for Buttler off 34 balls.
(40) 209-5, Buttler 67*, Bopara 28*.
(41) 220-5, Century partnership between Buttler 68* and Bopara 38*.
(44) 239-5, Fifty for Bopara off 44 balls.
(44.4) 244-6, Bopara 51 (47), 1 four, caught Thirimanne, Mendis.
(46) 265-6, Buttler 98*, Jordan 1*.
(46.4) 286-6, Century for Buttler off 61 balls.
(49.2) 290-7, Jordan 5 (10), caught Dilshan, Malinga.
(49.4) 292-8, Buttler 121 (74), 11 fours, 4 sixes, run out by Malinga.
(50) 293-8, Tredwell 1*(1) and Anderson 0*(0).
Sri Lanka win by 7 runs and level the Series 2-2.
Batsman of the Innings: Buttler 121 (74)
Bowler of the Innings: Malinga 3-52 from 10 overs.
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