English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2000–01
The England cricket team toured Sri Lanka in February and March 2001, playing three Test matches and three One Day Internationals. England won the Test series 2–1, while Sri Lanka took the ODI series 3–0.
Test series[]
1st Test[]
22–26 February 2001
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Sri Lanka
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253 (132.3 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 122 (348) Sanath Jayasuriya 4/50 (27 overs) | ||
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Test[]
7–11 March 2001
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387 (157 overs)
Nasser Hussain 109 (255) Muttiah Muralitharan 4/127 (63 overs) | ||
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Graeme Hick (Eng) played his 65th and final Test match.[1]
3rd Test[]
15–17 March 2001
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dinuka Hettiarachchi (SL) played his only Test match.
ODI series[]
1st ODI[]
23 March 2001
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England
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first ODI played at Dambulla. Michael Vaughan (Eng) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI[]
25 March 2001
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Sri Lanka
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Alec Stewart 55 (102)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/11 (9 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI[]
27 March 2001
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England
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Romesh Kaluwitharana 102* (117)
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
References[]
- ^ Smyth, Rob (14 March 2012). "The Spin: Remembering England's remarkable 2001 Test series win in Sri Lanka". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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- 2001 in English cricket
- 2001 in Sri Lankan cricket
- English cricket tours of Sri Lanka
- International cricket competitions in 2000–01
- Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 2000–01
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