Srilanka VS England Champions Trophy

England began their Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket triumph over Group B rivals Sri Lanka on Friday. Chasing Sri Lanka's 212 all out in 47.3 overs, England eased to 213 for four off 45 thanks to an unbeaten 62 in 83 balls from Eoin Morgan.

England slipped to 19 for two before Paul Collingwood launched a counter-attack, dominating a 63-run partnership with Owais Shah.Collingwood breezed to 46 off 51 balls with five fours and three sixes before chopping a delivery from fast bowler Lasith Malinga on to his stumps.
His dismissal brought Morgan to the crease and he and Shah combined for a 76-run stand off 94 balls.Shah was then caught by keeper Kumar Sangakkara off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for a patient 44.

COMPETITIVE TOTAL
The left-handed Morgan went on to reach his half-century with his fifth boundary.
"We did not pick up wickets quickly enough and the Collingwood-Shah partnership was important to England," said Sri Lanka skipper Sangakkara.
"I thought Morgan understood his job very well and did the job required for his side. He played the anchor role that saw them through."
Earlier, half-centuries from Thilina Kandamby and Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka post a competitive total after slumping to 17 for four after being put in to bat.
Kandamby top-scored with 53 before being run out while Mathews chipped in with 52 as the pair combined for a sixth-wicket stand of 82.
Mathews was lucky on 51 when he appeared to have been run out after colliding with England seamer Graham Onions.
Although he was initially given out, Strauss called the batsman back.
Fast bowler James Anderson swung the new ball prodigiously, taking two for 11 in his opening seven overs before finishing with three for 20. All-rounder Stuart Broad also took three for 49.
The result leaves the group evenly poised with Sri Lanka, South Africa and England having won one game each.
On Sunday, England play hosts South Africa in Centurion while Sri Lanka meet New Zealand in Johannesburg.

Scoreboard after Englandbeat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the Champions Trophy Group Bmatch at the Wanderers, South Africa on Friday.

Scoreboard after Englandbeat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the Champions Trophy Group Bmatch at the Wanderers, South Africa on Friday.

Sri Lanka innings

T. Dilshan c Morgan b Anderson 2

S. Jayasuriya c Prior b Onions 0

K. Sangakkara c Strauss b Onions 1

M. Jayawardena lbw b Anderson 9

T. Samaraweera c Collingwood b Broad 30

T. Kandamby run out 53

A. Mathews c Prior b Wright 52

N. Kulasekara not out 17

M. Muralitharan b Broad 18

L. Malinga b Broad 0

A. Mendis c Strauss b Anderson 5

Extras (lb-4, w-21) 25

Total (all out; 47.3 overs) 212

Fall of wickets: 1-7 2-7 3-17 4-17 5-81 6-163 7-176 8-1979-197 10-212.



Bowling:

Anderson 9.3-2-20-3 (3w),
Onions 10-0-58-2 (5w),
Broad 10-0-49-3 (5w),
Wright 6-0-34-1 (1w),
Collingwood 8-0-24-0(2w),
Swann 4-0-23-0 (1w).



England innings

A. Strauss c Kandamby b Kulasekara 9

J. Denly lbw b Kulasekara 5

O. Shah c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 44

P. Collingwood b Malinga 46

E. Morgan not out 62

M. Prior not out 28

Extras (lb-7, w-11, nb-1) 19

Total (four wickets; 45 overs) 213

Fall of wickets: 1-9 2-19 3-82 4-158.

Did not bat: Luke Wright, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, JamesAnderson, Graham Onions.



Bowling:

Malinga 9-0-43-1 (3w, 1nb),

Kulasekara 9-1-42-2 (3w),

Mathews 8-2-26-0 (1w),

Mendis 9-0-35-0 (1w),

Muralitharan 10-0-60-1 (3w).

Pakistan v West Indies - Champions Trophy



Pakistan beat West Indies by five wickets in their Champions Trophy Group A match in South
Africa on Wednesday.
: West Indies 133 (N. Miller 51) v Pakistan 134-5

Scoreboard after Pakistan beat West Indies by five wickets in the
ir Champions Trophy Group A match
at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday.



West Indies innings

D. Richards c & b Aamer 1
A. Fletcher c Nazir b Rana Naved 7
D. Smith c U. Akmal b Gul 18
T. Dowlin c K. Akmal b Aamer 0
F. Reifer c Misbah b Gul 7
D. Bernard b Aamer 6
D. Sammy b Ajmal 25
C. Walton lbw b Gul 0
N. Miller c Malik b Afridi 51
T. Best st K. Akmal b Ajmal 8
G. Tonge not out 4
Extras (w-5, nb-1) 6
Total (all out, 34.3 overs) 133

Fall of wickets: 1-2 2-11 3-14 4-36 5-43 6-47 7-47 8-85
9-121
Bowling:
Aamer 7-1-24-3 (w-1),
Rana Naved 7-0-26-1 (w-2,nb-1),
Gul 8-2-28-3 (w-2),
Afridi 8.3-0-39-1,
Ajmal 4-0-16-2.


Pakistan innings
I. Nazir b Tonge 5
K. Akmal c Walton b Tonge 5
S. Malik c Walton b Tonge 23
M. Yousuf c Walton b Tonge 23
Misbah ul-Haq c Walton b Bernard 6
U. Akmal not out 41
S. Afridi not out 17
Extras (lb-2, nb-3, w-9) 14
Total (for five wickets, 30.3 overs) 134

Fall of wickets: 1-5 2-21 3-54 4-61 5-76

Bowling:
Sammy 7-0-29-0,
Tonge 10-3-25-4 (w-1, nb-2),
Best 6.3-0-50-0 (w-5, nb-1),
Bernard 7-0-28-1 (w-3)

Group B fixtures (champions trophy)

Sept. 24 South Africa v New Zealand, Centurion

Sept. 25 England v Sri Lanka, Johannesburg

Sept. 27 New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Johannesburg

Sept. 28South Africa v England, Centurion

Sept. 29 England v New Zealand, Johannesburg

Oct. 2&3 Semi-finals Oct. 5 Final

Sri Lanka beat South Africa in Champions Trophy

Sri Lanka 319 for 8 (Dilshan 106, Jayawardene 77, Sangakkara 54) beat South Africa 206 for 7 (Smith 58, Mendis 3-30) by 55 runs (D/L)

Tillakeratne Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis led Sri Lanka to a 55-run win over hosts South Africa as the opening match of the Champions Trophy was decided by the Duckworth-Lewis scoring method on Tuesday.

Dilshan struck 106 off 92 balls as Sri Lanka amassed 319 for eight, their highest one-day score against South Africa. Spinner Mendis then claimed three for 30 as the hosts finished on 206 for seven from 37.4 overs after rain intervened.

The 24-year-old Mendis was playing against South Africa for the first time and frequently bamboozled the opposition batsmen in the Group B match.


Sri Lanka innings

T. Dilshan c Morkel b 106
S. Jayasuriya lbw b 10
K. Sangakkara c&b 54
M. Jayawardena c Duminy b 77
T. Samaraweera c Van der Merwe 37
A. Mathews b 15
T. Kandamby c Duminy b 6
N. Kulasekara run 1
M. Muralitharan not 0

Extras (lb-5, w-5, nb-3)13
Total (eight wickets; 50 ) 319

Fall of wickets: 1-16 2-174 3-181 4-297 5-297 6-314 7-3178-319.

Bowling:
Steyn 9-2-47-3 (w-1), Parnell 10-0-79-3 (w-3,nb-1), Kallis 7-0-43-0, Morkel 4-0-39-0 (nb-1), Botha 9-0-53-0(w-1, nb-1), Van der Merwe 10-0-42-0, Duminy 1-0-11-1.


South Africa innings
G. Smith b 58
H. Amla b Mathews 2
J. Kallis c Mathews b Mendis 41
A. de Villiers c Jayawardena b Malinga 24
JP. Duminy b Mendis 0
M. Boucher lbw b Mathews 26
A. Morkel not out 29
J. Botha c Mathews b Malinga 21
R. van der Merwe not out 3

Extras (w-2) 2 Total
(for seven wickets, 37.4 overs) 206

Bowling:
Malinga 7.4-0-43-2 (w-1), Kulasekara 7-0-44-0,Mathews 8-1-43-2, Muralitharan 8-0-46-0, Mendis 7-0-30-3 (w-1).

New Zealand all out for 155

46.3 overs New Zealand 155 (Nehra 3-24, Yuvraj 3-31) v India

Batting

BB McCullum 3
JD Ryder 0
MJ Guptill 22
LRPL Taylor 11
GD Elliott 22
JDP Oram 24
NT Broom 21
DL Vettori 25
KD Mills 6
IG Butler 6
SE Bond 10*


Bowling
A Nehra 3/24
RP Singh 2/22
I Sharma 2/26
Yuvraj Singh 3/31
Harbhajan Singh 0/39
SK Raina 0/4
YK Pathan 0/5

Gautam Gambhir will miss the ongoing one-day tri-series

India's in-form opener Gautam Gambhir will miss the ongoing one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka with a groin injury, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Thursday.

Left-handed Gambhir strained the muscle and will return home to rest for 10 days, the BCCI said in a statement.

Virat Kohli has been named as his replacement.

India open against New Zealand on Friday and play Sri Lanka the following day with the final slated for Sept. 14 in the short series -- their build up to the Champions Trophy in South Africa later this month.

India is already without explosive opener Virender Sehwag and bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan. Both are recovering after shoulder surgery and will be sidelined until after the Champions Trophy.

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