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ICC World Cup - 33rd Match, Super Eights
England v Sri Lanka 2006/07 season Played at (neutral venue), on 4 April 2007 (50-over match) Result Sri Lanka won by 2 runs Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR c Pietersen b Flintoff 62 150 103 2 0 60.19 b Mahmood 25 34 26 4 1 96.15 c Collingwood b Mahmood 17 46 33 2 0 51.51 c Joyce b Collingwood 56 80 61 4 0 91.80 b Flintoff 24 46 37 2 0 64.86 run out (Bell) 5 13 6 0 0 83.33 c Joyce b Mahmood 20 36 22 1 0 90.90 c Collingwood b Flintoff 4 2 5 0 0 80.00 c Nixon b Mahmood 2 8 7 0 0 28.57 not out 2 5 2 0 0 100.00 run out ( Nixon/Pietersen) 2 1 2 0 0 100.00 Extras (b 3, lb 5, w 4, nb 4) 16 Total (all out; 50 overs) 235 Fall of wickets Bowling O M R W Econ 10 1 39 0 3.90 9 0 50 4 5.55 (3nb, 1w) 10 0 35 3 3.50 (1nb) 10 0 44 1 4.40 (1w) 8 0 45 0 5.62 3 0 14 0 4.66 England innings (target: 236 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR lbw b Malinga 10 23 21 1 0 47.61 c Sangakkara b Vaas 0 9 3 0 0 0.00 run out (Jayasuriya) 47 88 71 4 0 66.19 c & b Muralitharan 58 99 80 5 1 72.50 lbw b Fernando 14 34 20 2 0 70.00 c Malinga b Fernando 2 9 7 0 0 28.57 b Fernando 52 85 53 4 0 98.11 c Jayawardene b Malinga 42 72 44 2 1 95.45 not out 2 8 2 0 0 100.00 Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 2) 6 Total (8 wickets; 50 overs) 233 Did not bat , Fall of wickets Bowling O M R W Econ 8 1 45 1 5.62 10 1 50 2 5.00 (2nb) 9 0 41 3 4.55 8 0 31 0 3.87 5 1 16 0 3.20 (1w) 10 1 48 1 4.80 (1w) Toss England, who chose to field first
Points Sri Lanka 2, England 0
Player of the match RS Bopara (England)
Umpires (Pakistan) and (New Zealand)
TV umpire (South Africa)
Match referee (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire (Pakistan)
Match notes Sri Lanka innings
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (76 balls), Extras 3
Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 66/1 in 16.0 overs (WU Tharanga 20, KC Sangakkara 16)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (151 balls), Extras 8
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (WU Tharanga 17, DPMD Jayawardene 31, Ex 2)
WU Tharanga: 50 off 91 balls (1 x 4)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 149/2 in 33.0 overs (WU Tharanga 52, DPMD Jayawardene 47)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 33.1 overs (203 balls), Extras 8
DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 51 balls (3 x 4)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (265 balls), Extras 10 England innings
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
England: 50 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 0
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (IR Bell 23, KP Pietersen 27, Ex 0)
Drinks: England - 72/2 in 16.0 overs (IR Bell 33, KP Pietersen 29)
England: 100 runs in 24.5 overs (149 balls), Extras 0
England Innings: 1x5 ball over (26th over, ST Jayasuriya, called by Umpire Asad Rauf)
Power Play 3: Overs 29.1 - 34.0
KP Pietersen: 50 off 74 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: England - 133/5 in 33.1 overs (PD Collingwood 14)
England: 150 runs in 38.1 overs (231 balls), Extras 4
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (RS Bopara 27, PA Nixon 19, Ex 4)
England: 200 runs in 46.3 overs (282 balls), Extras 6
RS Bopara: 50 off 51 balls (4 x 4)
Sri Lanka beat England in a breathless finish by just 2 runs in the Super 8 phase in the World Cup at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda.

In addition, Sanath Jayasuriya became the most capped ODI player, in his 385th ODI, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar. 

'''Toss: ''' England won, and elected to field first.

















'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-37 (Jayasuriya, 7.6 ov), 2-69 (Sangakkara, 18.1 ov), 3-160 (Tharanga, 34.5 ov), 4-175 (Jayawardene, 38.4 ov), 5-193 (Dilshan, 42.1 ov), 6-215 (Silva, 46.1 ov), 7-219 (Vaas, 46.6 ov), 8-226 (Malinga, 49.1 ov), 9-231 (Arnold, 49.4 ov), 10-235 (Fernando, 49.6 ov)
























'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-1 (Vaughan, 2.2 ov), 2-11 (Joyce, 5.2 ov), 3-101 (Bell, 25.2 ov), 4-126 (Pietersen, 30.5 ov), 5-133 (Flintoff, 33.1 ov), 6-133 (Collingwood, 33.3 ov), 7-220 (Nixon, 48.5 ov), 8-233 (Bopara, 49.6 ov)










'''Sri Lanka:''' W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt),  D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, C R D Fernando, R P Arnold, W P U J C Vaas, S L Malinga, M Muralitharan
'''England:''' E C Joyce, M P Vaughan (capt), I R Bell, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, A Flintoff, R S Bopara, P A Nixon (wkt), S I Mahmood, J M Anderson, M S Panesar 

'''Player of the match:''' R S Bopara (England)

Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and B F Bowden (New Zealand) 
TV umpire: R E Koertzen (South Africa)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)