English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2011–12
International cricket tour
English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2011–12 | |||
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Sri Lanka | England | ||
Dates | 15 March 2012 – 7 April 2012 | ||
Captains | Mahela Jayawardene | Andrew Strauss | |
Test series | |||
Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Mahela Jayawardene (354) | Kevin Pietersen (226) | |
Most wickets | Rangana Herath (19) | Graeme Swann (16) | |
Player of the series | Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
The England cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 26 March to 7 April 2012. The tour included two Tests between Sri Lanka and England.[1] With England's victory in the Second Test, they retained their top spot on the world Test rankings.[2]
Squads
Sri Lanka[3] | England[4] |
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Tour matches
First-class: Sri Lanka Board XI vs England XI
15–17 March Scorecard |
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England XI won by an innings and 15 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) |
- Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI vs England XI
20–22 March Scorecard |
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England XI won by 4 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nilan De Silva (SL) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) |
- Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI won the toss and decided to bat
Test series
1st Test
26–29 March Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 75 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Rangana Herath (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Samit Patel (Eng) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
3–7 April Scorecard |
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England won by 8 wickets Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Eng) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "Sri Lanka-Fixtures". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "England beat Sri Lanka as Pietersen and Swann shine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan dropped by England for Test series in Sri Lanka". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2011
- Asia Cup
- 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
- England in Sri Lanka
- Australia in West Indies
- Australia women in India
Following season: International cricket in 2012