Maharoof stars in Lanka win

All-rounder Farveez Maharoof grabbed four wickets to propel Sri Lanka to an emphatic 119-run run victory over England in the first ODI.

All-rounder Farveez Maharoof grabbed four wickets to propel Sri Lanka to an emphatic 119-run run victory over England in the first ODI. Maharoof ripped through the top order after a positive start by England8217;s batsmen, claiming the key wickets of Phil Mustard, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook, finishing with 4 for 31 from 10 overs.

Sri Lanka8217;s victory platform was set-up earlier in the afternoon as skipper Mahela Jayawardene top scored with 66 to guide his team to a competitive 269-7 on a sluggish pitch. Jayawardene was well-supported by this fellow top order batsmen with Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara and Chamara Silva all chipping in.

England captain Paul Collingwood was the tourists8217; most effective bowler, claiming two for 44 from his 10 overs. England started their reply confidently with debutante Mustard racing to 27 from 17 balls with three fours and a six, adding 43 with Cook for the first wicket.

But Maharoof8217;s entry into the attack swung the game decisively Sri Lanka8217;s way as Mustard chipped to mid off. Maintaining a tight line and length and nipping the ball off the seam, Maharoof then found the outside edges of both Bell and Pietersen.

Scoreboard

Sri Lanka: U Tharanga c Collingwood b Broad 40;S Jayasuriya c Bopara b Sidebottom 41; K Sangakkara st Mustard b Swann 38; M Jayawardene c Shah b Collingwood 66; C Silva c Cook b Collingwood 33; T Dilshan not out 11; J Mubarak c Anderson b Broad 1; F Maharoof c Anderson b Sidebottom 22; C Vaas not out 1.

Extras b-3, lb-5, w-8 16

Total 7 wickets; 50 overs 269

Fall of wickets: 1-71, 2-95, 3-166, 4-225, 5-237, 6-240, 7-264

Bowling: Anderson 8-0-47-0 3w, Sidebottom 10-0-56-2 2w, Broad 10-0-54-2 2w, Collingwood 10-0-44-2 1w, Swann 10-0-47-1, Shah 2-0-13-0.

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England: A Cook c Sangakkara b Maharoof 46; P Mustard c Malinga b Maharoof 27; I Bell c Sangakkara b Maharoof 0; K Pietersen c Sangakkara b Maharoof 1; P Collingwood c Jayawardene b Fernando 9; O Shah c Mubarak b Malinga 7; R Bopara not out 27; G Swann c Malinga b Dilshan 24; S Broad run out 1; R Sidebottom st Sangakkara b Dilshan 2; J Anderson c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya 0.

Extras: w-6 6.

Total all out; 34.5 overs 150.

Fall of wickets: 1-43, 2-58, 3-60, 4-73, 5-91, 6-102, 7-144, 8-145, 9-149

Bowling: Vaas 5-0-32-0 1w, Malinga 6-0-32-1 3w, Fernando 7-0-23-1 1w, Maharoof 10-2-31-4, Dilshan 4-0-20-2 1w, Jayasuriya 2.5-0-12-1.