Kandamby guides Lanka after England strike early

After England opening bowlers James Anderson and Graham Onions had taken two wickets each by the sixth over,Kandamby put on stands of 64 with Thilan Samaraweera (30) and 72 with Angelo Mathews (52) on a lively pitch at the Wanderers. First-change bowler Stuart Broad claimed 3-49 off 10 overs. Anderson finished with 3-20 off 9.3 overs and Onions 2-58 off 10.

England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and sent in Sri Lanka,and immediately there was considerable bounce and movement that troubled Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya. Jayasuriya was caught for a second-ball duck by wicketkeeper Matt Prior off Anderson on the 11th delivery of the innings. Four balls later,Dilshan was caught by Eoin Morgan at point for 2 off 12 balls and Sri Lanka were 7-2.

Anderson trapped Mahela Jayawardene in front for 9 in the fifth over with the total on 17. Sri Lanka were in even more trouble two deliveries later,when captain Kumar Sangakkara inexplicably drove at a very wide ball from Onions delivery and was out for 1.

Kandamby and Samaraweera then began rebuilding the innings. Samaraweera was out driving Stuart Broad to point where Paul Collingwood took an easy catch at head height,and Sri Lanka were 81-5. He hit four boundaries in 48 balls.

Kandamby and Mathews then more than doubled the score before Kandamby was run out in a mid-pitch mix-up thanks to Luke Wright’s accurate throw to Prior. Kandamby faced 82 balls,hitting five fours,and Sri Lanka was 163-6.

Mathews was controversially given out run out,then called back,on 51 with the total on 170-6. He had bumped into Onions going for a second run,but it was debatable whether he would have completed the run safely. Strauss called him back but the batsman was caught behind five balls later.