WC 2015

Scorecard - 22nd Match, Pool A, England vs Sri Lanka at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand (28 Feb 2015)

England

309/6 (50) RR:6.18

Sri Lanka won by 9 wkts

MOM: Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka

312/1 (47.2) RR:6.59

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49.0 - T Perera to Woakes, FOUR, to deep backward point

47.4 - Malinga to Buttler, FOUR, super shot by Buttler! It was the yorker outside off, Buttler squeezes it out past backward point and the ball runs away to the fence in no time

47.1 - Malinga to Buttler, FOUR, great placement from Buttler, it was full and outside off, Buttler just leans forward and creams the drive to the fence, splitting the fielder at sweeper and deep extra cover

45.5 - Malinga to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler replies in style! It was another short one from Malinga and around off, Buttler pulls it behind square and the ball runs away to the fence

45.0 - T Perera to J Root, FOUR, comes back over the wicket but still goes for a boundary to end the over, Perera has been taken to the cleaners here, it was full and outside off, Root gives the charge and goes for the drive, gets an outside edge that runs away down to the third man fence, Sanga moved to his right but had no chance of catching that, 25 runs came off that over

44.5 - T Perera to J Root, FOUR, bangs this one short and Root latches onto it in a flash, he pulls it to the cow corner fence for another boundary

44.3 - T Perera to J Root, FOUR, changes his stance and reverse hits the ball, places it to perfection, splitting backward point and short third man

43.5 - Mathews to J Root, FOUR, 4th ODI hundred for Root, he becomes the youngest English batsman to score a century in World Cups, it was shortish and outside off, Root cuts it to the sweeper cover fence, the fielder from cover gives chase, but the ball beats him to the fence. Root had dropped his bat at the non-striker's end, but had his arms up in joy. He takes off his helmet and then soaks in the applause by raising his helmet

43.0 - Malinga to J Root, FOUR, I spoke too soon as the last ball goes for a boundary, it was full outside off, Root backs away and squeezes out the drive towards the squarish third man region, the third man fielder was a lot finer, he runs to his right but the ball beats him to the fence

40.3 - Lakmal to J Root, FOUR, pitched up just outside off, Root uses the depth of the crease and drills it to deep extra cover, no chance for cover or sweeper cover. It was hit with immense power

39.1 - Malinga to J Root, FOUR, another edge and another four! Shortish and outside off, Root throws his bat at it, gets an under edge that runs away fine, no chance for the fielder in the deep

39.0 - Lakmal to James Taylor, FOUR, streaky! But England will take that. Low full toss just outside off, Taylor goes hard at that, the ball takes the edge and runs away to the third man fence

37.3 - Malinga to J Root, FOUR, digs it in mid-way down the wicket, it sat up nicely for Root, who swivels on the back foot and pulls it behind square, no chance for deep square to stop the ball reaching the fence

36.5 - T Perera to J Root, FOUR, bad delivery and deserved the treatment. Short and well wide of off, Root goes deep in the crease and cuts it fiercely behind point, the ball rocketed to the fence

35.4 - Herath to J Root, FOUR, lovely shot! They need more of this. Tossed up on off, Root kneels down and pulls it in front of square, the fielder from deep mid-wicket had no chance of cutting that

31.1 - Herath to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, fabulous shot! Lovely use of the feet from the England skipper. Tossed up on off, Morgan dances down the wicket and lofts it straight back over the bowler's head, one bounce and into the fence

29.1 - Herath to J Root, FOUR, on the pads from Herath, Root kneels down and sweeps it behind square and the ball races away to the fence

27.4 - T Perera to J Root, FOUR, that was lucky for Root, it was on a good length and just outside off, Root was looking to cut it, but it was neither that short nor that wide, gets an inside edge that runs away past the off-stump and to the fine leg fence

22.3 - Lakmal to J Root, FOUR, good shot from Root, it was short and slightly wide outside off, Root transfers his weight on the back foot and cuts it towards the square third man region, Herath from third man, which was finer, runs to his right and puts in the dive, but can't stop the ball

21.0 - Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, good shot to get off the mark, it was touch fuller this time and outside off, Morgan comes on the front foot and drives it to the long-off fence, the fielder at mid-off was a little square there and the ball races away through the quick outfield

15.2 - Mathews to J Root, FOUR, beautiful shot! It was a wide half volley and Root cashes in. He gets a good stride forward, present the high elbow while playing the drive, times it handsomely through extra-cover

11.3 - Mathews to Ballance, FOUR, that should make him feel better, pitched up on the fourth stump line, Ballance strides forward, presents the full face and drives it past short cover. The timing was exquisite on that

7.2 - Mathews to Bell, byes, FOUR, beauty! Mathews thought he had his man. Jags back in from a short of length, Bell is caught in the crease, the ball cuts him into half, brushes the back pocket of the trouser and runs away to the left of Sanga. Umpire Oxenford didn't spot the brush and gave it as byes

7.1 - Mathews to Bell, FOUR, top shot! It was tad overpitched outside off, Bell gets a good stride forward and drives it through cover, in the air for a while, but it was in the gap. Calls third man in and sends cover back

6.3 - Malinga to Bell, FOUR, lovely shot! Malinga goes too straight and it is too easy for Bell. Leans forward nicely, flicks it through mid-wicket, the timing and placement was sublime

5.0 - Malinga to Moeen Ali, FOUR, Malinga is just overdoing the yorker now. This one ends up as a low full toss, Ali presses forward, presents the straight bat and drives it between extra cover and mid-off, Mathews had no chance of chasing that down

4.0 - Lakmal to Bell, FOUR, was that another drop? Need replays to confirm it. Dilshan was the fielder this time. Short and outside off, Bell cuts it in the air to backward point, goes low to the fielder. Dilshan can't even get a finger to it. He was late to react there. Two chances for Bell and 19 runs off the over

3.2 - Lakmal to Bell, FOUR, this is bread and butter for Bell, full and too straight, Bell leans forward and plays the pick up shot over mid-wicket, lofts it elegantly over the in-field. The rich timing takes it to the fence

3.1 - Lakmal to Bell, FOUR, anything outside off and Bell is throwing his bat at it. Fullish and wide of off, Bell goes hard on that, slices it off the outer half over backward point, the ball races away to the boundary

2.4 - Malinga to Bell, FOUR, a controlled edge from Bell, good length ball close to off, Bell plays it late, gets a thickish outside edge that rolls past second slip. Herath at third man has no chance of catching up with that

2.3 - Malinga to Bell, FOUR, offers a bit of width and Bell throws his bat at it. Short and wide of off, Bell cuts it in the air, just manages to evade Dilshan at backward point. He could have done slightly better there

1.2 - Lakmal to Moeen Ali, FOUR, lovely shot! He is relying more on timing rather than power. Fuller and shapes back in, Ali pushes it to the left of Lakmal, beats mid-on and the ball races away to the fence. Mathews gives chase and comes second

1.1 - Lakmal to Moeen Ali, FOUR, super shot! It is not a bad delivery but it was a fantastic shot from Ali. On a length just outside off, Ali leans forward and caresses the drive to the right of mid-off. The timing takes it to the fence

44.4 - T Perera to J Root, SIX, this time it carries over the fence, it was full from Perera, Root changes his stance once again and scoops it over the third man fence for a six, this is great batting from Root

44.1 - T Perera to James Taylor, SIX, what a shot! Sweet sound off the bat as well, Taylor gives the charge and Perera drops it short, Taylor still muscles the pull over the deep mid-wicket fence

43.3 - Mathews to J Root, SIX, length ball from Mathews, Root slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence

28.2 - Dilshan to Eoin Morgan, SIX, first maximum of the day from the bat of Morgan, it was floated outside off, Morgan kneels down and slog sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a six, great shot

46.3 - Herath to J Root, out Lbw!! An amazing innings from Root comes to an end. It was the arm-ball from Herath, Root went for the reverse sweep, but failed to connect. The ball hit him in line with middle and leg, Herath was pleading for the lbw decision and the the umpire obliged by raising his finger. He walks off to a big applause, raises his bat to the crowd. J Root lbw b Herath 121(108) [4s-14 6s-2]

45.3 - Malinga to James Taylor, out Caught by Dilshan!! Taylor perishes for the cause. It was the wide yorker from Malinga, Taylor tries to squeeze it out over the fielder at backward point, but can't get the elevation. He slices it straight to the man at backward point. Taylor and Root punch gloves as he walks off, Root also pats him on the helmet. James Taylor c Dilshan b Malinga 25(26) [4s-1 6s-1]

34.3 - T Perera to Eoin Morgan, out Caught by Dilshan!! England again lose a wicket against the run of play. Huge wicket with the batting poweplay coming up. A poor delivery fetches Thisara his first wicket. Short and outside off, Morgan slaps it straight to backward point, Dilshan hangs onto a fine catch. He hit that right off the meat and the ball was travelling at a good speed. Eoin Morgan c Dilshan b T Perera 27(47) [4s-2 6s-1]

20.2 - Lakmal to Bell, out Bowled!! Ohh dear! Bell drags one back right before reaching his fifty. Lucky break for Lakmal here, the bowler he was especially severe on during the early part of the innings. It was fuller and around off, Bell looks to drive, the ball shapes in just a touch, gets an inside edge onto the pad and then the ball crashes into the stumps. Bell shakes his head in disappointment. Bell b Lakmal 49(54) [4s-7]

12.2 - Dilshan to Ballance, out Caught&Bowled!! Another soft dismissal! Dilshan goes on a celebratory run. Ballance never looked at ease. Sri Lanka slowly but surely pulling things back. This was given bit more air, Ballance deceived in flight, checks his shot and chips it back towards the bowler, Dilshan dives to his left and clings onto a superb catch. 100th ODI wicket for Dilshan. Ballance c and b Dilshan 6(14) [4s-1]

9.2 - Mathews to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Lakmal!! Tame dismissal! How many times has Mathews done that? Providing the crucial breakthrough for his team. It was a nothing shot from Moeen. Fullish and outside off, he reaches out for it and drives it in the air to mid-off, Lakmal hangs to a dolly. Actually, Moeen was trying to hit it over the fielder, but was not able to get the elevation. An important wicket for Sri Lanka. Moeen Ali c Lakmal b Mathews 15(26) [4s-3]

48.5 - Herath to Buttler, 1 run, dropped! Herath's finger is bleeding as well, that must be hurting a lot, Buttler backs away and was looking to go inside-out, but Herath follows him, Buttler drills it back uppishly back at the bowler, who couldn't get out of the way as well, the ball his his finger and he can't continue, he has gone off the field to receive some treatment, Perera will finish the over

13.3 - Mathews to J Root, no run, did that carry? Yes, it did. Mahela has spilled the third catch of the innings. He is disappointed with himself. Bumble on comm says, "That is a rarity, he catches everything". Good length ball in the corridor of uncertainty, Root goes chasing at that, the outside edge is found and goes low to first slip, Mahela dives, gets both hands but grasses it

3.5 - Lakmal to Bell, 2 runs, Chandimal almost pulled off a stunner. But, that will go down as a drop. In fact, he went too far across and didn't time his move. It was full and outside off, Bell drives it in the air towards cover-point, Chandimal moves to his right, goes for it with one hand, can't hang on

43.2 - Mathews to James Taylor, 1 run, run-out chance missed! It was slower and around off, Taylor just wrists it towards mid-on and sets off, Jayawrdene from mid-wicket moves to his left, picks it up and fires in the throw at the non-striker's end, Taylor dives and takes Mathews with him, the ball hit Taylor's helmet as well, a direct-hit would have caught him short

38.5 - Lakmal to J Root, leg byes, 1 run, Lakmal gets away with a nice juicy full toss, Root misses the heave across the line, is struck above the knee roll. The ball rolls towards point and the duo scamper across for a brisk single. Root had to dive in as the throw was at his end. He was safe though. Sri Lanka reviewed it. Lakmal's front foot is fine. No inside edge and the impact was outside leg. It was a shocking review from Sri Lanka

33.5 - Mathews to J Root, 2 runs, fifty for Root, his 9th in ODIs. First in the World Cup. Too straight, on middle and leg, Root nurdles it to deep backward square leg, calls for two and has to put in the dive as the throw is right on top of the stumps, Sanga whips the bails off, but Root had made it in

45.3 - Woakes to Thirimanne, FOUR, back of a length delivery outisde off, Thirimanne arches back and ramps it past the keeper, the balls runs away to the third man fence in a flash

45.2 - Woakes to Thirimanne, FOUR, dropped! Thirimanne is dropped for the third time in this innings, it was a fullish delivery on the stumps, Thirimanne backs away and mistimes the heave, the ball goes in the air, Taylor from deep mid-wicket covers a lot of ground running to his right, but can't take the catch even after putting in the dive. He got both hands onto it, but couldn't hold on. To make matters worse, the ball trickles away to the fence

44.5 - Broad to Thirimanne, byes, FOUR, poor effort from Buttler there! It was a length ball, Thirimanne was backing away and gets beaten because of the slower nature of the ball, Buttler dives to his right but can't stop the ball, the ball runs away for four byes

42.1 - Broad to Thirimanne, FOUR, slower ball well outside off, Thirimanne waits for it and cuts it past a diving backward point, the ball beats the dive from the sweeper cover fielder, who had ran across to try and stop the ball

42.0 - J Anderson to Sangakkara, FOUR

40.5 - Broad to Sangakkara, FOUR, ordinary bowling this from Broad, slants it onto the pads, Sangakkara leans forward and whips it behind square for a boundary

38.5 - Woakes to Sangakkara, FOUR, he is toying with the bowling now. Backs away to the leg-side and slaps it past a diving backward point fielder, Root dived in vain and the sweeper cover can't get around to stop it

38.4 - Woakes to Sangakkara, FOUR, this is tremendous batting from Sangakkara, dances down the wicket, meets the pitch of the ball and lofts it handsomely straight back over the bowler's head. No chance for the long-on or long-off fielder

38.3 - Woakes to Sangakkara, FOUR, excellent improvisation, moves away to the leg-side, provides himself room, flays it through the packed off-side field. He middled it alright as the ball races away to the fence

37.2 - J Anderson to Sangakkara, FOUR, what is Anderson doing? Banged in midway down the wicket, Sangakkara was in no position to play the pull, but keeps his eyes on the ball and pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket this time

37.1 - J Anderson to Sangakkara, FOUR, third time in the powerplay that the bowlers have bowled short and have been dispatched. He rocks back and pulls it in the front of square. The ball has travelled quickly to the fence

36.5 - Broad to Sangakkara, FOUR, terrific shot! Broad misses the yorker, bowls a low full toss on middle, Sangakkara clears his front leg, whips it to the left of mid-wicket for a boundary. No one protecting the fence in the deep

34.1 - Broad to Sangakkara, FOUR, poor start by Broad. Short and on leg-stump, Sangakkara swivels and helps it on its way, the ball bounced just before the rope. The fielder at fine was inside the ring

29.5 - Woakes to Sangakkara, FOUR, great shot from Sanga now, it was short and wide outside off, Sangakkara stays on the back foot and cuts it past a leaping backward point, the ball rockets away to the fence

29.1 - Woakes to Thirimanne, FOUR, lovely shot from Thiri, it was full and just outside off, Thirimanne drills it over the non-striker and the ball runs away to the fence, the fielder at mid-off was inside the circle and had no chance of cutting that off

28.0 - Woakes to Thirimanne, FOUR, this is just class batting from Thirimanne, it was a back of a length delivery outside off from round the wicket, Thirimanne allows the ball to come it and just ramps it past the keeper, the ball runs away to the fence in no time, the third man fielder was a little square there

22.1 - Moeen Ali to Sangakkara, FOUR, poor delivery from Ali, he drags this one short, Sangakkara swivels across and pulls it to the deep backward square leg fence

21.4 - J Root to Thirimanne, FOUR, good batting from Thirimanne, it was well wide of off, Thirimanne just waits for it, opens the face of the bat and sends it to the right of short third man, the ball runs away to the fence

15.2 - Finn to Dilshan, FOUR, great short, it was angling down the leg-side, Dilshan flicks it on its way behind square, Woakes from fine leg runs to his left, puts in the dive, but the ball beats him to the fence

14.2 - Moeen Ali to Dilshan, FOUR, just a bit of width from Moeen Ali, Dilshan rocks back and cuts it off the outer half, Finn thinks about diving to his left, but decides against it and then escorts the ball to the fence

13.5 - Finn to Dilshan, FOUR, Finn is getting nice shape on the ball, but gets the line wrong this time. Starts on middle and slants it in, Dilshan leans forward and flicks it to the deep mid-wicket fence

12.5 - Woakes to Thirimanne, FOUR, gorgeous shot! He makes it look so pleasing to the eyes. Tad overpitched and outside off, Thirimanne leans forward and drives it past the diving cover fielder. The sweet timing takes it to the fence

11.4 - Finn to Thirimanne, FOUR, fantastic shot! Finn generates some extra bounce, Thirimanne arches back and ramps it over the slip fielder, third man was very square and had no chance of stopping the ball

11.3 - Finn to Thirimanne, FOUR, pitched up around off, Thirimanne squeezes the drive to the right of mid-off, Broad runs to his left and dives over the ball. He should have done better. Thirimanne didn't middle it, but had enough fuel to get a boundary

8.5 - J Anderson to Thirimanne, FOUR, Thirimanne is surely winning the battle against Anderson today. Good length ball just outside off, Thirimanne presses forward and drives it through cover-point, no chance for the backward point or the cover fielder to stop that

8.1 - J Anderson to Thirimanne, FOUR, cracking shot! That was all power from Thirimanne. Anderson comes round the wicket, keeps it fuller and outside off, he comes forward and creams the drive, he hit it hard but found the placement as well, the ball rocketed away to the fence

4.1 - J Anderson to Thirimanne, FOUR, in the air and safe! Fullish and on the fourth stump, Thirimanne presses forward and drives it uppishly, the ball was in the air for a long time, but was well wide of the mid-off fielder

3.5 - Broad to Thirimanne, byes, FOUR, Broad decides to test the bounce on the wicket, bangs it in short, the ball rises steeply, Thirimanne sinks under and Buttler had no chance of stopping that

3.3 - Broad to Thirimanne, FOUR, dropped! Thirimanne's lady luck in this World Cup keeps shining. It was back of a length and angled across off, Thirimanne pokes at it and gets a thick edge, Buttler moved to his left and was a distraction to Root at first slip, who got both hands but couldn't cling onto it

1.1 - Broad to Dilshan, FOUR, Broad knows it was not the best of deliveries, he shakes his head and walks back to his run-up. Provides plenty of width outside off, Dilshan throws the kitchen sink at it, the ball takes the edge and flies over the slip cordon

47.2 - Woakes to Thirimanne, SIX, Thirimanne finishes off in style. This is their third win on the trot. It was fuller and on the stumps, Thirimanne gets under it and lofts it handsomely over the wide long-on fence

35.1 - Finn to Sangakkara, SIX, superb shot! England are not learning their lessons. Finn starts the same way as Broad. Drops it short and on leg-stump, Sangakkara rocks back and pulls it over fine leg for a maximum. That brings up the second 100-run stand of the innings

33.1 - Finn to Sangakkara, SIX, magnificent shot! He made that look so easy. Gives the charge to Finn, who drops it short, Sangakkara flat-bats it over wide long-off, where a spectator drops the catch. Sri Lanka slowly building momentum towards the final flourish

28.3 - Moeen Ali to Thirimanne, SIX, he was trying to play the shot in the last over, but this time he connects well, it was floated up, Thirimanne kneels down and slog sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence

7.4 - Broad to Dilshan, SIX, that's a Dilshan special. Only he can play that shot with some precision. Good length ball on middle, Dilshan picks it up and launches it over backward square. The ball sailed away over the fence

7.1 - Broad to Dilshan, SIX, superb shot! Dug in midway down the wicket, Dilshan was quick to pick up the length, he rocks back and smashes the pull over deep square leg for a maximum. That made a good sound when the ball made contact with the bat

19.0 - Moeen Ali to Dilshan, out Caught by Eoin Morgan!! First wicket gone for Sri Lanka. He was in two minds there whether to sweep or work it through the on-side, it was on middle and leg, Dilshan goes for the clip and closes the bat face a little too early, ends up getting a leading edge that goes straight to short mid-wicket. A soft, soft dismissal for Dilshan. Dilshan c Eoin Morgan b Moeen Ali 44(55) [4s-4 6s-2]

38.0 - J Anderson to Thirimanne, 1 run, dropped! Moeen Ali puts down a sitter. Anderson is not pleased, so is Morgan. It was the slower one just outside off, Thirimanne goes for the inside out loft, slices it towards cover-point, Moeen misjudges it completely, was late to react and spills a straightforward chance

46.0 - Woakes to Thirimanne, 1 run, fuller and on the stumps, Thirimanne drives it past the non-striker for a single, this also brings up the 200-run stand between these two, 300 up for Sri Lanka as well

41.2 - J Anderson to Sangakkara, 2 runs, back-to-back tons for Sanga, this is also his fastest century of his career, it was short and at the batsman, Sangakkara drills it back at the bowler, who can't stop in his followthrough. The batsmen take a couple as the ball rolls away towards long-on, what a knock has this been, it has come in quick time, just 70 balls for this century. Better than the last match as well, last match he took 73 balls to reach his ton

40.3 - Broad to Thirimanne, 1 run

38.1 - Woakes to Thirimanne, 1 run, Thirimanne registers his 4th ODI ton. He becomes the youngest Sri Lankan to score a World Cup hundred. Roars as soon as he makes contact. Takes his helmet off and soaks in the applause, Sangakkara goes up to his junior partner and congratulates him. Fuller and outside off, Thirimanne drives it to sweeper cover

34.5 - Broad to Sangakkara, 2 runs, 94th ODI fifty for Sanga. Thirimanne walks up to him and shakes his hand. The veteran waves his bat at the crowd. Full and on the stumps, Sangakkara clips it through mid-wicket for a couple

18.4 - Moeen Ali to Thirimanne, 1 run, 100 on the board and 100 of the partnership comes up, it was floated up around off, Thirimanne drives it to long-off

18.2 - Moeen Ali to Thirimanne, 1 run, 13th ODI fifty for Thirimanne, he has batted well today, it was flatter and outside off, Thirimanne goes back and cuts it square of the wicket

8.3 - J Anderson to Thirimanne, 1 run, run-out chance! It needed a direct hit, Broad fails to hit the target. Thirimanne works it towards mid-on and sets off for a risky single, Broad runs forward, picks up the ball and shies at the non-striker's end, Thirimanne had to dive in, but even that wouldn't have saved him