# Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2011

The Sri Lankan cricket team toured England from 14 May to 9 July 2011. The tour consisted of three Tests, one Twenty20 International (T20I) and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) between Sri Lanka and England.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | Limited overs | Limited overs |
| England | Sri Lanka | England | Sri Lanka |
| Andrew Strauss (c) Alastair Cook (vc) Ian Bell Stuart Broad James Anderson Jade Dernbach Steven Finn Eoin Morgan Kevin Pietersen Matt Prior (wk) Graeme Swann Chris Tremlett Jonathan Trott | Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) – 1st & 2nd Tests Kumar Sangakkara (c) – 3rd Test Nuwan Pradeep Dilhara Fernando Rangana Herath Mahela Jayawardene Prasanna Jayawardene (wk) Suraj Randiv Suranga Lakmal Farveez Maharoof Ajantha Mendis Tharanga Paranavitana Thisara Perera Thilan Samaraweera Dinesh Chandimal Kaushal Silva Lahiru Thirimanne Chanaka Welegedara | Stuart Broad (c) – T20I Alastair Cook (c) – ODIs James Anderson Ian Bell Ravi Bopara Tim Bresnan (ODI only) Jade Dernbach Steven Finn Craig Kieswetter (wk) Michael Lumb (T20I only) Eoin Morgan Samit Patel Kevin Pietersen Graeme Swann Jonathan Trott Chris Woakes Luke Wright | Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) – ODIs Thilina Kandamby (c) – T20I, (vc) – ODIs Dinesh Chandimal Sanath Jayasuriya Mahela Jayawardene Suraj Randiv Dimuth Karunaratne Nuwan Kulasekara Suranga Lakmal Lasith Malinga Angelo Mathews Ajantha Mendis Jeevan Mendis Thisara Perera Dhammika Prasad Kumar Sangakkara (wk) |

## Tour matches
### First-class: Middlesex vs Sri Lankans

* 14–16 May Scorecard
* Sri Lankans won by 4 wickets Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge Umpires: Jeff Evans (Eng) and Andy Hicks (Eng)
* Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: England Lions vs Sri Lankans

* 19–22 May Scorecard
* Sri Lankans won by 38 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Peter Hartley (Eng) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
* Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to field.

### First class: Essex vs Sri Lankans

* 10–12 June Scorecard
* Match drawn County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Steve O'Shaughnessy (Eng)
* Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.

### List A: Worcestershire Royals vs Sri Lankans

* 22 June Scorecard
| Sri Lankans 351/5 (50 overs) | v | Worcestershire Royals 294 (43.2 overs) |
| Jeevan Mendis 99* (71) Saeed Ajmal 3/42 (10 overs) | | Moeen Ali 136 (90) Lasith Malinga 3/25 (6.2 overs) |
* Sri Lankans won by 57 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng)
* Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 26–30 May Scorecard
* England won by an innings and 14 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Doctrove (WI) Player of the match: Jonathan Trott (Eng)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Play on Day 1 was reduced to 48 overs, play on Day 3 was reduced to 70 overs and play on Day 4 was reduced to 63 overs due to rain. Start of Day 5 delayed due to rain.
Jonathan Trott's score of 203 is the highest score by an English batsman against Sri Lanka, beating the previous score of 174 set by Graham Gooch in 1991. Sri Lanka's second innings total of 82 was their fifth-lowest Test total. Thisara Perera made his Test debut for Sri Lanka in this game.

### 2nd Test

* 3–7 June Scorecard
* Match drawn Lord's, London Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
On the opening day, England's batsmen were reduced to 22 for 3, before battling back to finish the day on 342 for 6. This included a record stand for the sixth wicket against Sri Lanka, when Eoin Morgan and Matt Prior made 101 runs. Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan score of 193 was the highest score made by a Sri Lankan at Lord's and Dilshan's highest Test Match score. Dilshan also suffered a broken thumb from a delivery on the third day by Chris Tremlett that caused him to miss the Third Test. England wicketkeeper Matt Prior was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council for breaking a window in the dressing room after he was run out.

### 3rd Test

* 16–20 June Scorecard
* Match drawn The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Chris Tremlett (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
This was the first ever Test match to be played at The Rose Bowl. Sri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne made his Test Match debut. Chris Tremlett made his best Test figures to date with 6 for 48.

## T20I series
### Only T20I

* 25 June Scorecard
| England 136/9 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 137/1 (17.2 overs) |
| Eoin Morgan 47 (32) Lasith Malinga 2/15 (4 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 72* (57) Jade Dernbach 1/18 (3 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* It was the last T20I for Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri).

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 28 June Scorecard
| England 229/8 (32 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 121 (27 overs) |
| Craig Kieswetter 61 (56) Lasith Malinga 3/40 (7 overs) | | Lasith Malinga 26 (15) James Anderson 4/18 (5 overs) |
* England won by 110 runs (D/L) Kennington Oval, London Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: James Anderson (Eng)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 32 overs each due to rain.
* Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri) played his final international match.

### 2nd ODI

* 1 July Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 309/5 (50 overs) | v | England 240 (45.5 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 144 (150) Graeme Swann 2/42 (10 overs) | | Eoin Morgan 52 (40) Suranga Lakmal 3/43 (7.5 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 69 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
* England won the toss and elected to field.

### 3rd ODI

* 3 July Scorecard
| England 246/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 249/4 (48.2 overs) |
| Alastair Cook 119 (143) Jeevan Mendis 2/40 (10 overs) | | Dinesh Chandimal 105* (126) Graeme Swann 2/32 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Dinesh Chandimal (SL)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 4th ODI

* 6 July Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 174 (43.4 overs) | v | England 171/0 (23.5 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 75 (107) James Anderson 3/24 (8 overs) | | Alastair Cook 95* (75) |
* England won by 10 wickets (D/L) Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Alastair Cook (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 48 overs each due to rain.

### 5th ODI

* 9 July Scorecard
| England 268/9 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 252 (48.2 overs) |
| Jonathan Trott 72 (87) Suraj Randiv 5/42 (10 overs) | | Angelo Mathews 62 (64) Tim Bresnan 3/49 (9 overs) |
* England won by 16 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Jonathan Trott (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.