English national cricket team in Sri Lanka for the 2018/19 season

The tour of the English national cricket team to Sri Lanka in the 2018/19 season will take place from October 10th to November 27th, 2018. The international cricket tour is part of the 2018/19 international cricket season and includes three tests , five ODIs and one Twenty20 . England won the ODI series 3–1, the Twenty20 series 1–0, and the Test series 3–0.

prehistory

It is the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams took place in England in the 2016 season .

Stages

Colombo (RPS) Colombo (SSC) Dambulla bile Kandy (MMS)

Tour venues

The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on March 15, 2018.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
R. Premadasa Stadium (RPS)	Colombo	35,000	5. ODI; 1. T20
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC)	Colombo	10,000	3rd test
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	Dambulla	16,800	1st & 2nd ODI
Galle International Stadium	bile	35,000	1st test
Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium	Kandy	35,000	2. test; 3rd & 4th ODI

Squad lists

England named their ODI squad on September 19, and their test squad on September 21, 2018. Sri Lanka named their test squad on September 26 and their Twenty20 squad on October 22, 2018.

test		ODI		Twenty20
Sri Lanka	England	Sri Lanka	England	Sri Lanka	England
Dinesh Chandimal ( K ) Suranga Lakmal ( UK ) Charith Asalanka Dushmantha Chameera Akila Dananjaya Niroshan Dickwella Danushka Gunathilaka Rangana Herath Dimuth Karunaratne Lahiru Kumara Angelo Mathews Kusal Mendis Nishan Peiris Dilruwan Perera Malinda Pushpakumara Kasun Rajitha Lakshan Sandakan Dhananjaya de Silva Kaushal Silva Roshen Silva	Joe Root ( K ) Jos Buttler ( UK ) Moeen Ali James Anderson Jonny Bairstow ( wk ) Stuart Broad Rory Burns Sam Curran Joe Denly Ben Foakes ( wk ) Keaton Jennings Jack Leach Ollie Pope Adil Rashid Ben Stokes Olly Stone Chris Woakes	Dinesh Chandimal ( K ) Amila Aponso Dushmantha Chameera Akila Dananjaya Niroshan Dickwella Lasith Malinga Kusal Mendis Kusal Perera Thisara Perera Nuwan Pradeep Kasun Rajitha Sadeera Samarawickrama Lakshan Sandakan Dasun Shanaka Dhananjaya de Silva Upul Tharanga	Eoin Morgan ( K ) Jos Buttler ( K , wk ) Moeen Ali Jonny Bairstow Sam Curran Tom Curran Liam Dawson Joe Denly Alex Hales Liam Plunkett Adil Rashid Joe Root Jason Roy Ben Stokes Olly Stone Chris Woakes Mark Wood	Thisara Perera ( K ) Amila Aponso Dushmantha Chameera Dinesh Chandimal Akila Dananjaya Niroshan Dickwella Lasith Malinga Kamindu Mendis Kusal Mendis Kusal Perera Nuwan Pradeep Kasun Rajitha Sadeera Samarawickrama Lakshan Sandakan Dasun Shanaka Dhananjaya de Silva Isuru Udana	Eoin Morgan ( K ) Jos Buttler ( VK , wk ) Moeen Ali Jonny Bairstow Sam Curran Tom Curran Liam Dawson Joe Denly Alex Hales Chris Jordan Liam Plunkett Adil Rashid Joe Root Jason Roy Ben Stokes Olly Stone Chris Woakes Mark Wood

Tour matches

October 5th scorecard	Colombo (RPS)	Sri Lanka Board XI 287-9 (50)	-	England XI 215-2 (35.3)
		England XI wins with 43 runs ( D / L method )

October 6th scorecard	Colombo (RPS)	Sri Lankan XI	-	England XI
		Game canceled

October 30th - 31st scorecard	Colombo (NCC)	Sri Lanka Board President's XI 392-9d (89.5)	-	England XI 365-7 (90)
		draw

November 1st - 2nd scorecard	Colombo (CCCG)	England XI 210-6d (50)	-	Sri Lanka Board President's XI 200-7 (50)
		draw

One-day internationals

First ODI in Dambulla

October 10 scorecard	Dambulla	England 92-2 (15)	-	Sri Lanka
		No result

Second ODI in Dambulla

October 13 scorecard	Dambulla	England 279-9 (50)	-	Sri Lanka 140-5 (29/29)
		England wins with 31 runs ( D / L method )

Third ODI in Kandy

October 17th scorecard	Kandy	Sri Lanka 150-9 (21/21)	-	England 153-3 (18.3 / 21)
		England wins with 7 wickets

Fourth ODI in Kandy

October 20 scorecard	Kandy	Sri Lanka 273-7 (50)	-	England 132-2 (27/27)
		England wins with 18 runs ( D / L method )

Fifth ODI in Colombo

October 23 scorecard	Colombo (RPS)	Sri Lanka 366-6 (50)	-	England 132-9 (26.1 / 26.1)
		Sri Lanka wins with 219 runs ( D / L method )

Counted in runs this was the biggest defeat England suffered in ODI cricket.

Twenty20 International in Colombo

October 27 scorecard	Colombo (RPS)	England 187-8 (20)	-	Sri Lanka 157 (20)
		England wins with 30 runs

Testing

First test in bile

November 6-9 scorecard	bile	England 342 (97) & 322-6d (93)	-	Sri Lanka 203 (68) & 250 (85.1)
		England wins with 211 runs

Before the game, the Sri Lankan bowler Rangana Herath announced his retirement after the first test. It was the last active test player to make his test debut in the 1990s. The English wicketkeeper Ben Foakes scored his first Century on his test debut . English bowler James Anderson received a fine for openly voicing a disagreement with the umpires. This was the first away test won after not winning the last 14, the longest distance England had to endure so far. The Sri Lankan bowler Akila Dananjaya was referred to the International Cricket Council to test his arm movements because of illegal bowling movements. On December 10, 2018, it was announced that Dananjaya's throwing technique had been classified as illegal during the tests and that he had been banned by the World Association for International Cricket until the time of a positive test result.

Second test in Kandy

November 14-18 Scorecard	Kandy	England 290 (75.4) & 346 (80.4)	-	Sri Lanka 336 (103) & 243 (74)
		England wins with 57 runs

Englishman Joe Root received a fine for openly voicing a disagreement with the umpires.

Third test in Colombo

November 23-26 Scorecard	Colombo (SSC)	England 336 (92.5) & 230 (69.5)	-	Sri Lanka 240 (65.5) & 284 (86.4)
		England wins with 42 runs

The series was England's first win in Asia since winning in India in the 2012/13 season and the first in Sri Lanka since the 2000/01 season .

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ England's full tour of Sri Lanka begins October 10 ( English ) Cricinfo. March 15, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
2. ↑ Andrew Miller: Olly Stone named in England ODI squad as cover for Liam Plunkett's wedding clash ( English ) Cricinfo. September 19, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
3. ↑ Andrew Miller: Rory Burns, Olly Stone, Joe Denly picked for Sri Lanka Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. September 21, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
4. ↑ Sri Lanka recall Kaushal Silva, Malinda Pushpakumara for England Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. September 26, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
5. ↑ Ambidextrous Kamindu Mendis breaks into SL T20I squad ( English ) Cricinfo. October 22, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
6. ↑ George Dobell: Sri Lanka top order inflicts heaviest ODI defeat on England ( English ) Cricinfo. January 29, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
7. ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Rangana Herath to retire after first England Test ( English ) Cricinfo. October 22, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
8. ↑ Gaurav Sundararaman: Ben Foakes becomes the fifth keeper to score a century on Test debut ( English ) Cricinfo. November 7, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
9. ↑ James Anderson handed demerit point for dissent in Galle Test ( English ) Cricinfo. November 8, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
10. ↑ George Dobell: England storm fortress Galle to end winless overseas run ( English ) Cricinfo. November 9, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
11. ↑ Akila Dananjaya reported for suspect bowling action ( English ) Cricinfo. November 11, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
12. ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Akila Dananjaya set to miss third Test in order to have action tested ( English ) Cricinfo. November 13, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
13. ↑ Akila Dananjaya found to have illegal bowling action ( English ) Cricinfo. October 12, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
14. ↑ Joe Root receives ICC demerit point after being found guilty of dissent ( English ) Cricinfo. November 15, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
15. ↑ George Dobell: Jack Leach, Moeen Ali lead England to rare series win ( English ) Cricinfo. November 18, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.