Sri Lanka 257-9 against England
England won the toss and chose to bowl in bright sunshine in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Saturday.
Updated at 7.11 pm
LONDON: Sri Lanka, after losing the toss, scored 257 for nine against England in the first one-day international at Lord's here on Saturday.
Dilhara Fernando was 10 not out and Muttiah Muralitharan nought not out.
This match is the first of a five-match series.
England made one change from the two-run defeat by Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 International on Thursday, with Ian Bell replacing the injured Ed Joyce.
Sri Lanka brought in all-rounder Russel Arnold and top-spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan.
Andrew Strauss is leading England in the five-match series in the absence of regular skipper Michael Vaughan and his stand-in Andrew Flintoff.
They are still recovering from injury.
Scoreboard
Sri Lanka
U Tharanga c Dalrymple b Mahmood 120
S Jayasuriya c Jones b Harmison 11
M Jayawardene c Strauss b Collingwood 24
K Sangakkara run out 15
T Dilshan c Collingwood b Harmison 13
R Arnold c Jones b Collingwood 8
C Kapugedera c Pietersen b Plunkett 1
C Vaas c Strauss b Harmison 10
L Malinga b Bresnan 3
D Fernando not out 10
M Muralitharan not out 0
Extras (b2, lb13, w23, nb4) 42
Total (9 wkts, 50 overs) 257
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-124, 3-153, 4-187, 5-204, 6-207, 7-227, 8-236, 9-248
Bowling: Harmison 10-0-52-3 (8w); Plunkett 7-0-32-1 (6w); Bresnan 9-1-44-1 (1nb, 5w); Mahmood 9-0-57-1 (3nb, 2w); Collingwood 10-1-29-2; Dalrymple 5-0-28-0 (1w)
Sri Lanka
U Tharanga c Dalrymple b Mahmood 120
S Jayasuriya c Jones b Harmison 11
M Jayawardene c Strauss b Collingwood 24
K Sangakkara run out 15
T Dilshan c Collingwood b Harmison 13
R Arnold c Jones b Collingwood 8
C Kapugedera c Pietersen b Plunkett 1
C Vaas c Strauss b Harmison 10
L Malinga b Bresnan 3
D Fernando not out 10
M Muralitharan not out 0
Extras (b2, lb13, w23, nb4) 42
Total (9 wkts, 50 overs) 257
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-124, 3-153, 4-187, 5-204, 6-207, 7-227, 8-236, 9-248
Bowling: Harmison 10-0-52-3 (8w); Plunkett 7-0-32-1 (6w); Bresnan 9-1-44-1 (1nb, 5w); Mahmood 9-0-57-1 (3nb, 2w); Collingwood 10-1-29-2; Dalrymple 5-0-28-0 (1w)
England
Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Strauss (capt), Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, James Dalrymple, Geraint Jones (wkt), Tim Bresnan, Liam Plunkett, Stephen Harmison, Sajid Mahmood
Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Strauss (capt), Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, James Dalrymple, Geraint Jones (wkt), Tim Bresnan, Liam Plunkett, Stephen Harmison, Sajid Mahmood
Toss: England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS), Nigel Llong (ENG)
TV umpire: Ian Gould (ENG)
Match referee: Clive Lloyd (WIS)
Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS), Nigel Llong (ENG)
TV umpire: Ian Gould (ENG)
Match referee: Clive Lloyd (WIS)
Teams
England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Marcus Trescothick, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Jamie Dalrymple, Geraint Jones, Tim Bresnan, Sajid Mahmood, Liam Plunkett, Steve Harmison.
England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Marcus Trescothick, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Jamie Dalrymple, Geraint Jones, Tim Bresnan, Sajid Mahmood, Liam Plunkett, Steve Harmison.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Russel Arnold, Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Dilhara Fernando, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan.