New Zealand in Sri Lanka, 2009

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd Test

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, August 26-30, 2009

Match Information

Umpires:
Daryl Harper (Aus) & Nigel Llong (Eng)

Third Umpire:
Kumar Dharmasena (SL)

Match Referee:
Andrew Pycroft (Zim)

Toss:
Sri Lanka (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
Sri Lanka won by 96 runs

Man of the Match:
Mahela Jayawardene

Man of the Series:
Thilan Samaraweera

Batting: Sri Lanka 1st Innings

Batsmen
Sri Lanka [...]

Bangladesh in West Indies, 2009

West Indies vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test

National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada, July 17-21, 2009

Match Information

Umpires:
Asoka De Silva (SL) & Tony Hill (NZ)

Third Umpire:
Clyde Duncan (WI)

Match Referee:
Andrew Pycroft (Zim)

Toss:
Bangladesh (Elected to field)

Match Status:
West Indies lead by 197 runs

Match State:
Day 3: Stumps

Batting: West Indies 2nd Innings

Batsmen
West Indies (192/8 in 65.2 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Dale Richards
lbw [...]

The Ashes, 2009

England vs Australia, 2nd Test

Lords, London, July 16-20, 2009

Match Information

Umpires:
Billy Doctrove (WI) & Rudi Koertzen (RSA)

Third Umpire:
Nigel Llong (Eng)

Match Referee:
Jeff Crowe (NZ)

Toss:
England (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
England won by 115 runs

Batting: England 1st Innings

Batsmen
England (425/10 in 101.4 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Andrew Strauss (c)
b B Hilfenhaus
161
268
22
0
60.07

Alastair Cook
lbw b M Johnson
95
147
18
0
64.63

[...]

Pakistan in Sri Lanka, 2009

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test

P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, July 12-16, 2009

Match Information

Umpires:
Daryl Harper (Aus) & Simon Taufel (Aus)

Third Umpire:
Kumar Dharmasena (SL)

Match Referee:
Alan Hurst (Aus)

Toss:
Pakistan (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
Sri Lanka won by 7 wkts

Man of the Match:
Fawad Alam, Nuwan Kulasekara

Batting: Pakistan 1st Innings

Batsmen
Pakistan (90/10 in 36 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Khurram Manzoor
c T Dilshan [...]

West Indies in England, 2009

England vs West Indies, 2nd Test

Riverside, Chester-le-Street, May 14-18, 2009

Match Information

Umpires:
Stephen Davis (Aus) & Asoka De Silva (SL)

Third Umpire:
Peter Hartley (Eng)

Match Referee:
Andrew Pycroft (Zim)

Toss:
England (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
England won by an innings and 83 runs

Man of the Match:
James Anderson

Man of the Series:
Ravinder Bopara

Batting: England 1st Innings

Batsmen
England (569/6 in 147 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Andrew [...]

Australia in South Africa, 2009

South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test

Kingsmead, Durban, March 6-10, 2009

Match Information

Umpires:
Asad Rauf (Pak) & Billy Bowden (NZ)

Third Umpire:
Steve Bucknor (WI)

Match Referee:
Jeff Crowe (NZ)

Toss:
Australia (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
Australia won by 175 runs

Man of the Match:
Phillip Hughes

Batting: Australia 1st Innings

Batsmen
Australia (352/10 in 107.4 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Phillip Hughes
c N McKenzie [...]

Sri Lanka in Pakistan, 2009

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, March 1-5, 2009

Match Information

Umpires:
Stephen Davis (Aus) & Simon Taufel (Aus)

Third Umpire:
Nadeem Ghauri (Pak)

Match Referee:
Chris Broad (Eng)

Toss:
Pakistan (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Match abandoned due to terror attacks

Batting: Sri Lanka 1st Innings

Batsmen
Sri Lanka (606/10 in 151 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Malinda Warnapura
c M Haq [...]

A commanding 162-run knock by Tillakaratne Dilshan allowed Sri Lanka to recover from a shaky start against Bangladesh and reach a healthy score at stumps on day one of the second Test.
Scorecard
Dilshan enjoyed century stands with Malinda Warnapura (63) and Chamara Kapugedera as the tourists hit back from a precarious 75 for four to post [...]

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, 2008-09

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test

Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong, January 3-7, 2009

Match Information

Umpires:
Steve Bucknor (WI) & Nigel Llong (Eng)

Match Referee:
Jeff Crowe (NZ)

Toss:
Sri Lanka (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
Sri Lanka won by 465 runs

Man of the Match:
Tillakaratne Dilshan

Man of the Series:
Tillakaratne Dilshan

Batting: Sri Lanka 1st Innings

Batsmen
Sri Lanka (384/10 in 93.5 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Malinda Warnapura
lbw [...]

- Duminy (166) recorded his maiden Test hundred.
- Steyn is now the fourth South African all-rounder after Llewellyn, Mitchell and Schwarz to make a half-century and bag five wickets in an innings against Australia
- Steyn (76) posted his maiden Test fifty, surpassing his unbeaten 33 against West Indies at Port Elizabeth in December 2007.
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