a24080 o3619 wc373	England v Sri Lanka
	ICC World Cup 2014/15 (Pool A)
Venue	Westpac Stadium, Wellington on 1st March 2015 (50-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	England won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
Points	England 0; Sri Lanka 2
Umpires	BNJ Oxenford (Australia), RJ Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire	CB Gaffaney
Referee	DC Boon (Australia)
Reserve Umpire	SD Fry (Australia)
Player of the Match	KC Sangakkara

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England innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
MM Ali	c Lakmal b Mathews	15	26	43	3	-	20	57.69
IR Bell	b Lakmal	49	54	87	7	-	28	90.74
GS Ballance	c and b Dilshan	6	14	10	1	-	11	42.86
JE Root	lbw b Herath	121	108	151	14	2	45	112.04
*EJG Morgan	c Dilshan b Perera	27	47	54	2	1	32	57.45
JWA Taylor	c Dilshan b Malinga	25	26	54	1	1	10	96.15
+JC Buttler	not out	39	19	28	6	1	4	205.26
CR Woakes	not out	9	8	19	1	-	2	112.50
SCJ Broad	did not bat
ST Finn	did not bat
JM Anderson	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 2 nb, 9 w)	18
Total	(6 wickets, innings closed, 226 minutes, 50 overs)	309
Fall of wickets:
1-62 (Ali, 9.2 ov), 2-71 (Ballance, 12.2 ov), 3-101 (Bell, 20.2 ov), 4-161 (Morgan, 34.3 ov), 5-259 (Taylor, 45.3 ov), 6-265 (Root, 46.3 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Malinga	10	0	63	1	2	-	30	10	-	60.00	6.30
Lakmal	7.4	0	71	1	2	2	25	11	1	46.00	9.26
Mathews	10	1	43	1	1	-	38	4	1	60.00	4.30
Dilshan	8.2	0	35	1	-	-	24	1	1	50.00	4.20
Herath	5.5	0	35	1	-	-	10	3	-	35.00	6.00
Perera	8.1	0	55	1	-	-	24	6	2	49.00	6.73

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Sri Lanka innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
HDRL Thirimanne	not out	139	143	197	13	2	62	97.20
TM Dilshan	c Morgan b Ali	44	55	81	4	2	34	80.00
+KC Sangakkara	not out	117	86	116	11	2	21	136.05
DPMD Jayawardene	did not bat
*AD Mathews	did not bat
FDM Karunaratne	did not bat
LD Chandimal	did not bat
NLTC Perera	did not bat
HMRKB Herath	did not bat
SL Malinga	did not bat
RAS Lakmal	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 1 lb, 3 w)	12
Total	(1 wicket, 197 minutes, 47.2 overs)	312
Fall of wickets:
1-100 (Dilshan, 18.6 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Anderson	8	0	48	0	-	-	23	6	-	-	6.00
Broad	10	1	67	0	1	-	27	6	2	-	6.70
Woakes	9.2	0	72	0	1	-	20	9	1	-	7.71
Finn	8	0	54	0	1	-	19	4	2	-	6.75
Ali	10	0	50	1	-	-	25	2	1	60.00	5.00
Root	2	0	12	0	-	-	3	1	-	-	6.00

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Notes
--> England powerplay 1: overs 1 to 10 (62/1)
--> England powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 36 (161/4) to 40 (203/4)
--> Sri Lanka powerplay 1: overs 1 to 10 (55/0)
--> Sri Lanka powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 35 (188/1) to 39 (242/1)
--> England innings: 50 in 6.3 overs
--> England innings: 100 in 19.6 overs
--> England innings: 150 in 31.1 overs
--> England innings: 200 in 39.3 overs
--> England innings: 250 in 44.5 overs
--> England innings: 300 in 49.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 50 in 8.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 100 in 18.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 150 in 28.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 200 in 35.1 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 250 in 40.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 300 in 45.6 overs
--> GS Ballance made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> ST Finn made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> HMRKB Herath made his last appearance in List A matches
--> HMRKB Herath made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> HMRKB Herath made his last appearance in ODI matches
--> IR Bell passed 10000 runs in List A matches when he reached 32
--> JE Root passed his previous highest score of 46 in World Cup matches
--> JE Root made his first century in World Cup matches
--> JE Root 50 in 65 balls with 4 fours
--> JE Root 100 in 100 balls with 11 fours and 1 six
--> JE Root passed his previous highest score of 113 in ODI matches
--> JE Root passed his previous highest score of 113 in List A matches
--> JE Root passed 2500 runs in List A matches when he reached 75
--> EJG Morgan passed 7000 runs in List A matches when he reached 19
--> JC Buttler passed his previous highest score of 24 in World Cup matches
--> HDRL Thirimanne 50 in 58 balls with 7 fours
--> HDRL Thirimanne passed his previous highest score of 65 in World Cup matches
--> HDRL Thirimanne made his first century in World Cup matches
--> HDRL Thirimanne 100 in 117 balls with 10 fours and 1 six
--> HDRL Thirimanne passed his previous highest score of 102 in List A matches
--> HDRL Thirimanne passed his previous highest score of 102 in ODI matches
--> HDRL Thirimanne passed 2000 runs in ODI matches when he reached 12
--> KC Sangakkara 50 in 45 balls with 3 fours and 1 six
--> KC Sangakkara 100 in 70 balls with 10 fours and 2 sixes
--> KC Sangakkara passed his previous highest score of 111 in World Cup matches
--> LD Chandimal made his debut in New Zealand in World Cup matches
--> RAS Lakmal was banned from bowling in the England innings (for beamers)
--> TM Dilshan reached 100 wickets in ODI matches when he dismissed GS Ballance, his 1st wicket in the England innings
--> MM Ali (13) and IR Bell (30) added 50 in 39 balls for the England 1st wicket
--> JE Root (27) and EJG Morgan (23) added 50 in 67 balls for the England 4th wicket
--> JE Root (35) and JWA Taylor (13) added 50 in 41 balls for the England 5th wicket
--> HDRL Thirimanne (26) and TM Dilshan (22) added 50 in 53 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket
--> HDRL Thirimanne (51) and TM Dilshan (44) added 100 in 112 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket
--> HDRL Thirimanne (31) and KC Sangakkara (21) added 50 in 57 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket
--> HDRL Thirimanne (45) and KC Sangakkara (57) added 100 in 97 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket
--> HDRL Thirimanne (56) and KC Sangakkara (93) added 150 in 129 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket
--> HDRL Thirimanne (80) and KC Sangakkara (114) added 200 in 162 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket

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MM Ali (13) and IR Bell (30) added 50 in 39 balls for the England 1st wicket
JE Root (27) and EJG Morgan (23) added 50 in 67 balls for the England 4th wicket
JE Root (35) and JWA Taylor (13) added 50 in 41 balls for the England 5th wicket
HDRL Thirimanne (26) and TM Dilshan (22) added 50 in 53 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket
HDRL Thirimanne (51) and TM Dilshan (44) added 100 in 112 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket
HDRL Thirimanne (31) and KC Sangakkara (21) added 50 in 57 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket
HDRL Thirimanne (45) and KC Sangakkara (57) added 100 in 97 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket
HDRL Thirimanne (56) and KC Sangakkara (93) added 150 in 129 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket
HDRL Thirimanne (80) and KC Sangakkara (114) added 200 in 162 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket
Over 38.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - JE Root (decision upheld)
Over 46.3: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - JE Root (Struck upheld)