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Sri Lanka Scores 1-0, Upset English Cricket Team

Dec 6, 2007
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National cricket player Muttiah Muralitharan made two significant deliveries that handed team Sri Lanka its victory against England. He sealed the home team victory against the visiting team with an 88-run in the first Test in Kandy, a city in the outskirts of capital Colombo.Muralitharan, an off spinner, managed to keep off Matt Prior and Ian Bell in the space of three deliveries with the second new ball to end England's spirited challenge.The visiting England team, who was targeting a draw, were bowled out for 261 in the last hour of the match at the Asgiriya stadium, BBC reports said.Fast bowler Lasith Malinga also played well amid Sri Lanka's 7,000 spectators, including at least 3,000 foreign supporters.Sri Lanka took a 1-0 lead and prepares for the second Test, which opens at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Sunday.