England tour of Sri Lanka 2018

2018 England tour of Sri Lanka Facts

Dates	31 October–7 December 2018
Captains	Dinesh Chandimal	Joe Root (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs)

Schedule

• FRI 5/10 – 10:00 AM IST
  Tour Match, Sri Lankan XI v England at Colombo, Oct 5 2018
  
• SAT 6/10 – 10:00 AM IST
  Tour Match, Sri Lankan XI v England at Colombo, Oct 6 2018
  
• WED 10/10 – 02:30 PM IST
  1st ODI, (D/N) Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla, Oct 10 2018
  
• SAT 13/10 – 10:00 AM IST
  2nd ODI, Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla, Oct 13 2018
  
• WED 17/10 – 02:30 PM IST
  3rd ODI, (D/N) Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, Oct 17 2018
  
• SAT 20/10 – 10:00 AM IST
  4th ODI, Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, Oct 20 2018
  
• TUE 23/10 – 02:30 PM IST
  5th ODI, (D/N) Sri Lanka v England at Colombo, Oct 23 2018
  
• SAT 27/10 – 07:00 PM IST
  Only T20I, (N) Sri Lanka v England at Colombo, Oct 27 2018
  
• TUE 30/10 – 10:00 AM IST
  Tour Match, Sri Lanka Board President’s XI v England at Colombo, Oct 30 – Nov 1 2018
  
• TUE 6/11 – 10:00 AM IST
  1st Test, Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Nov 6-10 2018
  
• WED 14/11 – 10:00 AM IST
  2nd Test, Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, Nov 14-18 2018
  
• FRI 23/11 – 10:00 AM IST
  3rd Test, Sri Lanka v England at Colombo, Nov 23-27 2018

Results

• FRI 23/11 – 10:00 AM IST
  3rd Test, Sri Lanka v England at Colombo, Nov 23-27 2018
• 2nd Test, Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, Nov 14-18 2018
  
• Toss England , elected to bat first
  England 290 & 346 ; Sri Lanka 336 & 243 (74 ov, target 301)
  RESULT: England won by 57 runs
  Player Of The Match
  Joe Root
  Series result
  England led the 3-match series 2-0
• Tour Match, Sri Lankan XI v England at Colombo, Oct 5 2018
  
• Sri Lanka Board XI 287/9 ; England 215/2 (35.3 ov, target 173)
  RESULT: England won by 43 runs (D/L method)
• Tour Match, Sri Lankan XI v England at Colombo, Oct 6 2018
  
• Sri Lanka Board XI ; England
  ABANDONED: Match abandoned without a ball bowled
• 1st ODI, (D/N) Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla, Oct 10 2018
  
• England 92/2 (15/50 ov); Sri Lanka
  RESULT: No result
• 2nd ODI, Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla, Oct 13 2018
  
• England 278/9 ; Sri Lanka 140/5 (29 ov, target 172)
  RESULT: England won by 31 runs (D/L method)
• 3rd ODI, (D/N) Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, Oct 17 2018
  
• Sri Lanka 150/9 ; England 153/3 (18.3/21 ov, target 151)
  RESULT: England won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
• 4th ODI, Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, Oct 20 2018
  
• Sri Lanka 273/7 ; England 132/2 (27 ov, target 115)
  RESULT: England won by 18 runs (D/L method)
• 5th ODI, (D/N) Sri Lanka v England at Colombo, Oct 23 2018
  
• Sri Lanka 366/6 ; England 132/9 (26.1 ov, target 352)
  RESULT: Sri Lanka won by 219 runs (D/L method)
• Only T20I, (N) Sri Lanka v England at Colombo, Oct 27 2018
  
• England 187/8 ; Sri Lanka 157 (20 ov, target 188)
  RESULT: England won by 30 runs
• Tour Match, Sri Lanka Board President’s XI v England at Colombo, Oct 30 – Nov 1 2018
  
• Sri Lanka Board XI 392/9d ; England 365/7 (90 ov)
  RESULT: Match drawn
• Tour Match, at Colombo, Nov 1-2 2018
  England 210/6d ; Sri Lanka Board XI 200/7 (50 ov)
  RESULT: Match drawn
• 1st Test, Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Nov 6-10 2018
  
• England 342 & 322/6d ; Sri Lanka 203 & 250 (85.1 ov, target 462)
  RESULT: England won by 211 run
• 2nd Test, at Kandy, Nov 14-18 2018
  England 290 & 346 ; Sri Lanka 336 & 243 (74 ov, target 301)
  RESULT: England won by 57 runs
• 3rd Test, at Colombo, Nov 23-26 2018
  England 336 & 230 ; Sri Lanka 240 & 284 (86.4 ov, target 327)
  RESULT: England won by 42 runs

Squads

Test Squad

Sri Lanka

• Dinesh Chandimal (c)
• Akila Dananjaya
• Niroshan Dickwella
• Rangana Herath
• Dimuth Karunaratne
• Lahiru Kumara
• Suranga Lakmal
• Angelo Mathews
• Kusal Mendis
• Dilruwan Perera
• Malinda Pushpakumara
• Kasun Rajitha
• Lakshan Sandakan
• Dhananjaya de Silva
• Kaushal Silva
• Roshen Silva

England

• Joe Root (c)
• Moeen Ali
• James Anderson
• Jonny Bairstow (wk)
• Stuart Broad
• Rory Burns
• Jos Buttler
• Sam Curran
• Joe Denly
• Keaton Jennings
• Jack Leach
• Ollie Pope
• Adil Rashid
• Ben Stokes
• Olly Stone
• Chris Woakes

ODIs

Sri Lanka

• Dinesh Chandimal (c)
• Amila Aponso
• Dushmantha Chameera
• Akila Dananjaya
• Niroshan Dickwella
• Lasith Malinga
• Kusal Perera
• Thisara Perera
• Nuwan Pradeep
• Kasun Rajitha
• Sadeera Samarawickrama
• Lakshan Sandakan
• Dasun Shanaka
• Dhananjaya de Silva
• Upul Tharanga

England

• Eoin Morgan (c)
• Moeen Ali
• Jonny Bairstow
• Jos Buttler (wk)
• Sam Curran
• Tom Curran
• Liam Dawson
• Alex Hales
• Liam Plunkett
• Adil Rashid
• Joe Root
• Jason Roy
• Ben Stokes
• Olly Stone
• Chris Woakes
• Mark Wood

Grounds

• Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
• Location Borella, Colombo
  Establishment 1945
  Capacity 15,000
• Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground
• Location Maitland Place, Colombo
  Capacity 2,000
• Colombo Cricket Club Ground
• Location Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7
  Capacity 6,000
  Owner Colombo Cricket Club
• Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
• Location Dambulla, Central Province
  Establishment 2000
  Capacity 46800 (approx)
• Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
• Location Pallekele, Kandy, Sri Lanka
  Establishment 27 November 2009
  Capacity 35,000
• R. Premadasa Stadium
• Location Maligawatta, Colombo
  Establishment 1986
  Capacity 40,000[1]
• Galle International Stadium
• Location Galle, Sri Lanka
  Establishment 1876
  Capacity 35,000
• Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
• Location Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo
  Establishment 1952
  Capacity 10,000