| Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2011 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | England | ||
| Dates | 14 May – 9 July 2011 | ||
| Captains | Tillakaratne Dilshan (1st and 2nd Tests, ODIs) Kumar Sangakkara (3rd Test) Thilina Kandamby (T20I) | Andrew Strauss (Tests) Stuart Broad (T20I) Alastair Cook (ODIs) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Tillakaratne Dilshan (253) | Alastair Cook (390) | |
| Most wickets | Chris Tremlett (15) | Chanaka Welegedara (7) | |
| Player of the series | Prasanna Jayawardene (SL) andChris Tremlett (Eng) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Mahela Jayawardene (246) | Alastair Cook (298) | |
| Most wickets | Suraj Randiv (9) | James Anderson (9) | |
| Player of the series | Alastair Cook (Eng) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mahela Jayawardene (72) | Eoin Morgan (47) | |
| Most wickets | Jade Dernbach (1) | Lasith Malinga (2) | |
| Player of the series | Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | ||
TheSri Lankan cricket team touredEngland from 14 May to 9 July 2011. The tour consisted of threeTests, oneTwenty20 International (T20I) and fiveOne Day Internationals (ODIs) between Sri Lanka and England.[1]
14–16 May Scorecard |
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Sri Lankans won by 4 wickets Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground,Uxbridge Umpires:Jeff Evans (Eng) andAndy Hicks (Eng) |
26–30 May Scorecard |
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England won by an innings and 14 runs Sophia Gardens,Cardiff Umpires:Aleem Dar (Pak) andBilly Doctrove (WI) Player of the match:Jonathan Trott (Eng) |
Jonathan Trott's score of 203 is the highest score by an English batsman against Sri Lanka, beating the previous score of 174 set byGraham Gooch in 1991.[2] Sri Lanka's second innings total of 82 was their fifth-lowest Test total.[3]Thisara Perera made his Test debut for Sri Lanka in this game.[4]
3–7 June Scorecard |
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Match drawn Lord's,London Umpires:Billy Doctrove (WI) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) |
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On the opening day, England's batsmen were reduced to 22 for 3, before battling back to finish the day on 342 for 6. This included a record stand for the sixth wicket against Sri Lanka, whenEoin Morgan andMatt Prior made 101 runs.[5] Sri Lankan captainTillakaratne Dilshan score of 193 was the highest score made by a Sri Lankan at Lord's and Dilshan's highest Test Match score.[6] Dilshan also suffered a broken thumb from a delivery on the third day byChris Tremlett that caused him to miss the Third Test.[7] England wicketkeeperMatt Prior was reprimanded by theInternational Cricket Council for breaking a window in the dressing room after he was run out.[8]
16–20 June Scorecard |
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Match drawn The Rose Bowl,Southampton Umpires:Aleem Dar (Pak) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Chris Tremlett (Eng) |
This was the first ever Test match to be played atThe Rose Bowl.[9] Sri Lankan batsmanLahiru Thirimanne made his Test Match debut.Chris Tremlett made his best Test figures to date with 6 for 48.[10]
25 June Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets County Ground,Bristol Umpires:Richard Kettleborough (Eng) andNigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match:Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
28 June Scorecard |
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England won by 110 runs (D/L) Kennington Oval,London Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andRichard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match:James Anderson (Eng) |
1 July Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 69 runs Headingley,Leeds Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
3 July Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Lord's,London Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andNigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match:Dinesh Chandimal (SL) |
6 July Scorecard |
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Alastair Cook 95* (75) |
England won by 10 wickets (D/L) Trent Bridge,Nottingham Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andRichard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match:Alastair Cook (Eng) |
9 July Scorecard |
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England won by 16 runs Old Trafford,Manchester Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andNigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match:Jonathan Trott (Eng) |
