The England cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 21 November to 16 December 2014 playing a seven-match ODI series against the Sri Lankan national cricket team. It was Sri Lanka's first seven-match ODI series played at home. Sri Lanka won the 7-match series 5–2. The series marked the final international matches that Mahela Jayawardene played in his home country and Kumar Sangakkara's final ODIs at home before their retirements after the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
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| Sri Lanka | England | ||
| Dates | 21 November 2014 – 16 December 2014 | ||
| Captains | Angelo Mathews | Alastair Cook | |
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| Results | Sri Lanka won the 7-match series 5–2 | ||
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (454) | Joe Root (367) | |
| Most wickets | Tillakaratne Dilshan (12) | Chris Woakes (14) | |
| Player of the series | Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) | ||
Squads
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Tour matches
editOne-day: Sri Lanka A v England XI
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- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain before the match reduced the game to 43 overs per side.
- Bad light later ended England's innings with 25 overs played, at which point their target was 90 runs.
One-day: Sri Lanka A v England XI
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edit1st ODI
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2nd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain delayed the start of play by 75 minutes and reduced the match to 45 overs per side.
3rd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Play was suspended due to bad light after two overs. The match was then reduced to a 35 overs-a-side. England's target was adjusted to 236 runs on the Duckworth–Lewis method.
- Kumar Sangakkara (SL) became the fourth player to score 13,000 runs in ODIs.[3]
- England captain Alastair Cook was given a one-match ban for England's slow over rate.[4]
4th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Eoin Morgan was the stand-in captain for England, due to Alastair Cook's one-match ban. Morgan was fined 20% of his match fee for the team's slow over-rate in this match.[5]
5th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play at the end of the Sri Lankan innings and no further play was possible. England's innings resumed on the next day, which was a reserve day.
- Sachithra Senanayake played his first ODI since being banned for an illegal bowling action.[6]
6th ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
7th ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Mahela Jayawardene's last International match in Sri Lanka.
- Kumar Sangakkara's last ODI in Sri Lanka.
- Tillakaratne Dilshan passed 9000 runs in ODIs.
References
edit- ^ "Alastair Cook stays as England ODI captain v Sri Lanka". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Sri Lanka hold on despite Moeen and Bopara". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Sri Lanka v England: Joe Root and Jos Buttler carry tourists home". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Alastair Cook: England captain given slow over rate ban". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Sri Lanka v England: Eoin Morgan fined for England's slow over rate". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Sachithra Senanayake & Kane Williamson cleared to bowl again". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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