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England men · Test · International series · 2nd Test
Result
Match drawn
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to bat
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | lbw b SL Malinga | 81 | 234 | 8 | 0 | 34.6 |
| Michael Vaughan | c J Mubarak b M Muralitharan | 87 | 139 | 12 | 0 | 62.6 |
| Ian Bell | c J Mubarak b M Muralitharan | 15 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 24.2 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c KC Sangakkara b WPUJC Vaas | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Paul Collingwood | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 52 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 54.2 |
| Ravi Bopara | b SL Malinga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Matt Prior | c & b M Muralitharan | 79 | 130 | 9 | 0 | 60.8 |
| Stuart Broad | lbw b SL Malinga | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | c DPMD Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 17 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Steve Harmison | c LPC Silva b M Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Monty Panesar | not out | 0* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 2, w 0, nb 7) | 17 | ||||
| Total | 126.1 overs | 351 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-133 (MP Vaughan, 39.2 ov), 2-168 (IR Bell, 59.1 ov), 3-171 (KP Pietersen, 60.3 ov), 4-237 (AN Cook, 82.3 ov), 5-237 (RS Bopara, 82.4 ov), 6-269 (PD Collingwood, 93.5 ov), 7-272 (SCJ Broad, 96.2 ov), 8-346 (RJ Sidebottom, 122.6 ov), 9-350 (SJ Harmison, 124.1 ov), 10-351 (MJ Prior, 126.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 32 | 8 | 68 | 2 | 2.13 | 0 | 2 |
| SL Malinga | 23.5 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 3.27 | 0 | 4 |
| CRD Fernando | 23 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 3.43 | 0 | 1 |
| M Muralitharan | 47.2 | 9 | 116 | 5 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Vandort | lbw b RJ Sidebottom | 138 | 259 | 18 | 1 | 53.3 |
| WU Tharanga | c MJ Prior b RJ Sidebottom | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 47.6 |
| KC Sangakkara | c MJ Prior b RJ Sidebottom | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | c PD Collingwood b MS Panesar | 195 | 422 | 16 | 1 | 46.2 |
| LPC Silva | c RS Bopara b SJ Harmison | 49 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 46.2 |
| J Mubarak | c IR Bell b SJ Harmison | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 39.1 |
| HAPW Jayawardene | c MJ Prior b SJ Harmison | 79 | 161 | 6 | 0 | 49.1 |
| WPUJC Vaas | c IR Bell b SCJ Broad | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| SL Malinga | lbw b MS Panesar | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 39.1 |
| CRD Fernando | not out | 36* | 82 | 5 | 0 | 43.9 |
| Extras | (b 7, lb 9, w 1, nb 1) | 18 | ||||
| Total | 186.4 overs | 548/9 | ||||
Did not bat: M Muralitharan
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (WU Tharanga, 6.4 ov), 2-22 (KC Sangakkara, 8.5 ov), 3-249 (MG Vandort, 80.4 ov), 4-377 (LPC Silva, 124.4 ov), 5-399 (J Mubarak, 136.3 ov), 6-420 (DPMD Jayawardene, 143.2 ov), 7-425 (WPUJC Vaas, 146.5 ov), 8-450 (SL Malinga, 155.1 ov), 9-548 (HAPW Jayawardene, 186.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sidebottom | 36 | 4 | 100 | 3 | 2.78 | 1 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 35.5 | 5 | 95 | 1 | 2.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | 41.5 | 9 | 111 | 3 | 2.65 | 0 | 1 |
| Monty Panesar | 50 | 7 | 151 | 2 | 3.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 15 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | c DPMD Jayawardene b LPC Silva | 62 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Michael Vaughan | c & b CRD Fernando | 61 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 56.0 |
| Ian Bell | c MG Vandort b M Muralitharan | 54 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 61.4 |
| Kevin Pietersen | not out | 45* | 79 | 4 | 1 | 57.0 |
| Paul Collingwood | not out | 23* | 67 | 2 | 0 | 34.3 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 5) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 77 overs | 250/3 | ||||
Did not bat: RS Bopara, MJ Prior, RJ Sidebottom, SJ Harmison, SCJ Broad, MS Panesar
Fall of wickets: 1-107 (MP Vaughan, 31.4 ov), 2-152 (AN Cook, 46.1 ov), 3-204 (IR Bell, 60.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 16 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 |
| SL Malinga | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 4.63 | 0 | 1 |
| CRD Fernando | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| J Mubarak | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan | 27 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 2.15 | 0 | 1 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| LPC Silva | 13 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 4.38 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the match: DPMD Jayawardene · Umpires: Aleem Dar, DJ Harper · TV umpire: MG Silva · Match referee: JJ Crowe. Scorecard from ball-by-ball data by Cricsheet (opens in a new tab), used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (opens in a new tab). Names as Cricsheet writes them; England players link to their profiles.
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