England v Sri Lanka 2011- http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Timothy-Tremlett-c51014 takes 6, Visitors – 184 all out, first innings of Third Test
Sri Lanka was bowled out at 184 runs in 62.2 overs as Chris Tremlett destroyed their batting by claiming 6 wickets for 48 runs in the rain affected match.
The third and last Test match of the current series is being organised at The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rose-c86842 Bowl for the first time from 20th June and scheduled to finish on 20th June, 2011.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tillakaratne-Mudiyanselage-Dilshan-c93947.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 won the toss and offered the batting to Sri Lanka, which paid immediate dividends, when both openers were removed by the pace attack of the England.
The experienced duo of Sangakkara and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 in all sorts of trouble when both departed when the total was at 39 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 was restricted to 81 runs for the loss of four wickets by the end of the first day.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HAPW-Jayawardene-c1529 played responsible knocks and shared 50 runs partnership for the fifth wicket.
They faced an early blow on the second day when Samaraweera was gone after the addition of just eight runs to the overnight score.
England’s bowlers were unplayable and especially Tremlett was at his best.
Jayawardene was holding one end as the wickets kept on tumbling at the other end and the seventh wicket was lost at 117 runs when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Congenige-Randhi-Dilhara-Fernando-c51539 joined him at the crease.
The pair consolidated their innings by sharing, a quick-fire 41-runs, for the eighth wicket.
There was a rush of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hendrik-Wessels-c75170 in Jayawardene, who tried to smash a six on the bowling of Graeme Swan but was caught at deep midwicket for 43 runs.
Fernando kept on capitalising on the opportunity and scored 39 runs when the whole team was bowled out at 184 runs.
Tremlett grabbed 6 wickets, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Duncan-Anderson-c65612 2, and, Swann got 1 wicket.
A strong batting performance from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 side can put them in the driving seat by scoring heavily in the first innings.
Tags: