Twenty20 thrills the Rose Bowl thousands
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cricket20.com
A massive Rose Bowl crowd of 20,000 witnessed a thrilling Twenty20 international between England and Sri Lanka - but one that ended in a heartbreaking defeat for Kevin Pietersen and Co.
Needing 164, England finished on 162 for five after Marcus Trescothick was out for 72 when 12 were needed from the last nine balls.
Geraint Jones and Tim Bresnan couldn't find the boundary in the final over and ended two short of their target under the floodlights and in front of an excitable crowd.
Paul Collingwood took four for 22, the best figures in Twenty20 internationals, as Sri Lanka made 163.
Sanath Jayasuriya's 41 was the top Sri Lankan score and he also took two for 23.
The night was declared a big success for Hampshire as they hosted easily their biggest-ever crowd and switched on their world-class floodlights for a match for the first time.
Earlier, the crowd had watched the other England - Sven Goran Eriksson's one - beat Trinidad & Tobago 2-0 in their World Cup qualifier.
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