Sri Lanka England Most wickets Chris Tremlett (15) | Dates 14 May – 9 July 2011 | |
Captains Tillakaratne Dilshan (1st and 2nd Tests, ODIs)
Kumar Sangakkara (3rd Test)
Thilina Kandamby (T20I) Result England won the 3-match series 1–0 Most runs Tillakaratne Dilshan (253) | ||
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured England from 14 May to 9 July 2011. The tour consisted of three Tests, one Twenty20 International (T20I) and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) between Sri Lanka and England.
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1st Test
Jonathan Trott's score of 203 is the highest score by an English batsman against Sri Lanka, beating the previous score of 174 set by Graham Gooch in 1991. Sri Lanka's second innings total of 82 was their fifth-lowest Test total. Thisara Perera made his Test debut for Sri Lanka in this game.
2nd Test
On the opening day, England's batsmen were reduced to 22 for 3, before battling back to finish the day on 342 for 6. This included a record stand for the sixth wicket against Sri Lanka, when Eoin Morgan and Matt Prior made 101 runs. Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan score of 193 was the highest score made by a Sri Lankan at Lord's and Dilshan's highest Test Match score. Dilshan also broke his thumb during his innings, after a delivery on the third day from Chris Tremlett. As a result, he'll miss the Third Test. England wicketkeeper Matt Prior was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council, after he broke a window in the dressing-room, following a run-out.
3rd Test
This was the first ever Test match to be played at The Rose Bowl. Sri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne made his Test Match debut. Chris Tremlett made his best Test figures to date with 6 for 48.