| Sri Lanka in England in 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Sri Lanka | England | ||
| Dates | 13 May – 24 June 2014 | ||
| Captains | Lasith Malinga(T20I) Angelo Mathews(Tests & ODIs) | Eoin Morgan(T20I) Alastair Cook(Tests & ODIs) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (342) | Joe Root (259) | |
| Most wickets | Shaminda Eranga (11) | James Anderson (12) | |
| Player of the series | James Anderson (Eng) Angelo Mathews (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Tillakaratne Dilshan (222) | Jos Buttler (172) | |
| Most wickets | Sachithra Senanayake (9) | Chris Jordan (12) | |
| Player of the series | Lasith Malinga (SL) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Thisara Perera (49) | Alex Hales (66) | |
| Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (3) | Harry Gurney (2) | |
| Player of the series | Thisara Perera (SL) | ||
TheSri Lanka national cricket team toured England from 13 May to 24 June 2014 for aTwenty20 International (T20I), fiveOne Day Internationals (ODIs) and twoTest matches against theEngland cricket team. They also played three one-day and one four-day tour matches against English county sides. Their England tour was preceded by atwo-match ODI series againstIreland. Sri Lanka won the Test series 1–0 (the first time they had won a Test series with more than one match in England), the ODI series 3–2 and the one-off T20I.
| T20I | ODIs | Tests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England[1] |  Sri Lanka[2] | England[3] | Sri Lanka[4] | England[5] | Sri Lanka[6] |
Essex Eagles 161/5 (21 overs) | v | |
Essex won by 22 runs (D/L method) County Ground,Chelmsford Umpires:Mike Burns (Eng) andDavid Millns (Eng) |
v | Kent Spitfires 173 (36.3 overs) | |
Sri Lankans won by 128 runs St Lawrence Ground,Canterbury Umpires:Ismail Dawood (Eng) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) |
Sussex Sharks 126/7 (20 overs) | v | |
Tillakaratne Dilshan 73* (31) |
5–8 June 2014 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 9 runs The Oval,London Umpires:Rob Bailey (Eng) andMichael Gough (Eng) Player of the match:Thisara Perera (SL) |
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England won by 81 runs (D/L method) The Oval,London Umpires:Rob Bailey (Eng) andChris Gaffaney (NZ) Player of the match:Chris Jordan (Eng) |
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Sri Lanka won by 157 runs Riverside Ground,Chester-le-Street Umpires:Marais Erasmus (SA) andTim Robinson (Eng) Player of the match:Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) |
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England won by 10 wickets Old Trafford,Manchester Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (NZ) andMichael Gough (Eng) Player of the match:Chris Jordan (Eng) |
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Sri Lanka won by 7 runs Lord's,London Umpires:Marais Erasmus (SA) andIan Gould (Eng) Player of the match:Jos Buttler (Eng) |
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Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Edgbaston,Birmingham Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (NZ) andMichael Gough (Eng) Player of the match:Lahiru Thirimanne (SL) |
12–16 June 2014 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Lord's,London Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andPaul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match:Joe Root (Eng) |
20–24 June 2014 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 100 runs Headingley,Leeds Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andSteve Davis (Aus) Player of the match:Angelo Mathews (SL) |
In the fifth ODI game, England batsmanJos Buttler was controversially run out backing-up at the non-striker's end by Sri Lankan bowlerSachithra Senanayake, a dismissal calledMankading.[11] Senanayake had warned Buttler twice before in the same game about moving out of his crease, before he removed his bails and appealed to umpireMichael Gough.[11] Speaking after the game, Sri Lankan captainAngelo Mathews defended the decision by saying "what we did was completely within the rules."[12] England coachPeter Moores said he was "disappointed" in Mathew's decision.[12] Former England captainMichael Vaughan said it was "no way to play the game", but another former captain,Michael Atherton, defended the decision saying "You see a lot of batsmen wandering aimlessly out of their ground. It's a good lesson for him – don't be dozy and keep your bat in your crease".[12] Australian captainMichael Clarke said that "I think as long as the player's warned, it's in the rules so you can make whatever decision you want".[13] Buttler's dismissal by Senanayake was the first instance of Mankading in international cricket sincePeter Kirsten's innings was ended byKapil Dev during an ODI between South Africa and India in 1992.[14]