Test · MEN'S CRICKET
Sri Lanka v England
3 Apr 2012 – 7 Apr 2012 · P Sara Oval · England in Sri Lanka Test Series
England in Sri Lanka Test SeriesRESULT
Sri Lanka275/10 & 278/10
England460/10 & 97/2England won by 8 wickets
Sri Lanka275/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lahiru Thirimanne | lbw · JM Anderson | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
 Tillakaratne Dilshan | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 14 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 87.50 |
 Kumar Sangakkara | c AJ Strauss b JM Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Mahela Jayawardene | lbw · GP Swann | 105 | 216 | 11 | 1 | 48.61 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | lbw · TT Bresnan | 54 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 41.86 |
 Angelo Mathews | c AJ Strauss b GP Swann | 57 | 157 | 6 | 0 | 36.31 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | c MJ Prior b ST Finn | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 |
 Suraj Randiv | c KP Pietersen b GP Swann | 12 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 23.08 |
 Dhammika Prasad | not out | 12 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Rangana Herath | c MJ Prior b TT Bresnan | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 |
 Suranga Lakmal | bowled · GP Swann | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 667 legal balls | 275 | 111.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 4 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Anderson | 22.0 | 62 | 3 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 |
 Steven Finn | 22.0 | 51 | 1 | 2.32 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Bresnan | 21.0 | 47 | 2 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 |
 Samit Patel | 16.0 | 32 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Graeme Swann | 28.1 | 75 | 4 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Pietersen | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (TM Dilshan) · 2-21 (KC Sangakkara) · 3-30 (HDRL Thirimanne) · 4-154 (TT Samaraweera) · 5-216 (DPMD Jayawardene) · 6-227 (HAPW Jayawardene) · 7-258 (S Randiv) · 8-261 (AD Mathews) · 9-270 (HMRKB Herath) · 10-275 (RAS Lakmal)
England460/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Strauss | c HAPW Jayawardene b TM Dilshan | 61 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 48.41 |
 Alastair Cook | c DPMD Jayawardene b TM Dilshan | 94 | 278 | 9 | 0 | 33.81 |
 Jonathan Trott | c DPMD Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath | 64 | 137 | 7 | 0 | 46.72 |
| Kevin Pietersen | lbw · HMRKB Herath | 151 | 165 | 16 | 6 | 91.52 |
 Ian Bell | c S Randiv b KTGD Prasad | 18 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 33.96 |
 Matt Prior | c KTGD Prasad b HMRKB Herath | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Samit Patel | c KTGD Prasad b S Randiv | 29 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 40.28 |
| Tim Bresnan | bowled · HMRKB Herath | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Graeme Swann | c TM Dilshan b HMRKB Herath | 17 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 51.52 |
| James Anderson | lbw · HMRKB Herath | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Steven Finn | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Total · 915 legal balls | 460 | 152.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 6 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 22.0 | 81 | 0 | 3.68 | 0 | 2 |
| Dhammika Prasad | 23.0 | 63 | 1 | 2.74 | 1 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 53.0 | 133 | 6 | 2.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 20.0 | 73 | 2 | 3.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Suraj Randiv | 34.3 | 107 | 1 | 3.10 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-122 (AJ Strauss) · 2-213 (AN Cook) · 3-253 (IJL Trott) · 4-347 (IR Bell) · 5-380 (MJ Prior) · 6-411 (KP Pietersen) · 7-419 (TT Bresnan) · 8-454 (GP Swann) · 9-458 (JM Anderson) · 10-460 (SR Patel)
Sri Lanka278/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhammika Prasad | c TT Bresnan b ST Finn | 34 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 57.63 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c AJ Strauss b JM Anderson | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 39.29 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c JM Anderson b GP Swann | 35 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 53.03 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c MJ Prior b GP Swann | 21 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 24.42 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c AN Cook b GP Swann | 64 | 191 | 4 | 0 | 33.51 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | bowled · GP Swann | 47 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 33.81 |
| Suraj Randiv | bowled · GP Swann | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | c AJ Strauss b ST Finn | 46 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 46.94 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | bowled · GP Swann | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rangana Herath | c JM Anderson b SR Patel | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Total · 713 legal balls | 278 | 118.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 20.0 | 36 | 1 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 15.5 | 30 | 2 | 1.89 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 40.0 | 106 | 6 | 2.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bresnan | 14.0 | 24 | 0 | 1.71 | 1 | 0 |
| Samit Patel | 25.0 | 54 | 1 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 4.0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (HDRL Thirimanne) · 2-64 (KTGD Prasad) · 3-104 (TM Dilshan) · 4-125 (KC Sangakkara) · 5-215 (TT Samaraweera) · 6-215 (S Randiv) · 7-238 (DPMD Jayawardene) · 8-242 (HAPW Jayawardene) · 9-251 (HMRKB Herath) · 10-278 (AD Mathews)
England97/2
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | bowled · TM Dilshan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alastair Cook | not out | 49 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 71.01 |
| Jonathan Trott | lbw · HMRKB Herath | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Kevin Pietersen | not out | 42 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 150.00 |
| Total · 118 legal balls | 97 | 19.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 1 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7.4 | 43 | 1 | 5.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 9.0 | 37 | 1 | 4.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Suraj Randiv | 3.0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (AJ Strauss) · 2-31 (IJL Trott)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.