On 12-Jan-2008 07:45
Mahela Jayawerdene is the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series for aggregating
474 runs in this series.
A draw that England really didn''t deserve. They were outplayed in the three departments
and would consider themselves very lucky to have been spared an emabrassing defeat.
Sri Lanka rise to the third position in the test rankings while England slide
down to the fifth position. Join us on boxing day for test matches and an ODI.
Until then, it''s goodbye and Merry Christmas.
Update 3:45 pm : Play has officially been called off. The match is drawn and
Sri Lanka win the series 1-0.
Off go the players again. Another rain delay and frankly nobody seems to have
a clue how long this is going to last.
94.6 Muralitharan to Sidebottom, no run, gets forward to defend, beaten by
the turn!
94.5 Muralitharan to Sidebottom, no run, defended off the backfoot
The rain is getting heavier!!
94.4 Muralitharan to Sidebottom, no run, still flat, nudges it around the corner
94.3 Muralitharan to Prior, 1 run, short and flat, worked away off the backfoot
towards deep mid wicket
94.2 Muralitharan to Prior, no run, defended carefully off the frontfoot
It''s starting to rain again!
94.1 Muralitharan to Prior, no run, sharp turn, brushes the pad and rolls away
to leg slip
93.6 Welegedara to Sidebottom, no run, shortish delivery outside off, left
alone
93.5 Welegedara to Sidebottom, no run, short and wide, ignores it!
93.4 Welegedara to Sidebottom, no run, another outside edge, well short of
second slip
Ryan Sidebottom, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Welegedara to Cook, out Caught by Prasanna!! back of a length delivery in that
corridor of uncertainty, fishes at it away from his body, gets an outside edge
and a pretty simple catch for the keeper! Huge wicket for Sri Lanka!Cook c Prasanna
b Welegedara 118(285) [4s-12]
By:Zafar