Sri Lanka Beat England By 25 Runs Despite Moeen ton As, Mooen Score 119 but not enough for England team to win As, Target was big and no Batsman would able to score runs.
Colombo : Sri Lanka overcame a brilliant century by Moeen Ali and defeat England by 25 runs in the first one-day international in Colombo on Wednesday.
Opener Moeen smashed 119 off 87 balls with 11 boundaries and five sixes as the tourists made a spirited chase of Sri Lanka's 317-6 before being bowled out for 292 in the day-night match.The left-hander's maiden one-day hundred is there for Mooen Ali also Ravi Bopara's 65 off 62 balls in the end overs that left England on the doorstep of victory in the first match of the seven-game series. But Bopara was last man out off the first ball of the 48th over.
From Sri Lanka Side Thisara Perera, who finished with three wickets and have England team on Backfoot.
England captain Alastair Cook made only 10 runs and twice off successive balls in the first over by the TV umpire after being declared leg-before to Angelo Mathews. Moeen put on 51 for the first wicket with Cook and 56 for the second with Ian Bell to lift England to 107-1 in the 16th over.
Sri Lanka's total after being sent in to bat was built around half-centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene and Kusal Perera. Dilshan top-scored with 88, Jayawardene hit a fluent 55 and Kusal Perera made 59 as the hosts took advantage of England's wayward and indisciplined attack that produced 17 wides and give Sri Lanka team Extra Runs.
Colombo : Sri Lanka overcame a brilliant century by Moeen Ali and defeat England by 25 runs in the first one-day international in Colombo on Wednesday.
Opener Moeen smashed 119 off 87 balls with 11 boundaries and five sixes as the tourists made a spirited chase of Sri Lanka's 317-6 before being bowled out for 292 in the day-night match.The left-hander's maiden one-day hundred is there for Mooen Ali also Ravi Bopara's 65 off 62 balls in the end overs that left England on the doorstep of victory in the first match of the seven-game series. But Bopara was last man out off the first ball of the 48th over.
Sri Lanka Beat England By 25 Runs Despite Moeen ton
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England captain Alastair Cook made only 10 runs and twice off successive balls in the first over by the TV umpire after being declared leg-before to Angelo Mathews. Moeen put on 51 for the first wicket with Cook and 56 for the second with Ian Bell to lift England to 107-1 in the 16th over.
Sri Lanka's total after being sent in to bat was built around half-centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene and Kusal Perera. Dilshan top-scored with 88, Jayawardene hit a fluent 55 and Kusal Perera made 59 as the hosts took advantage of England's wayward and indisciplined attack that produced 17 wides and give Sri Lanka team Extra Runs.
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