English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2003–04
English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2003-04 | |||
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Sri Lanka | England | ||
Dates | 15 November – 21 December 2003 | ||
Captains |
Hashan Tillakaratne (Tests) Marvan Atapattu (ODIs) | Michael Vaughan | |
Test series | |||
Result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Mahela Jayawardene (334) | Michael Vaughan (221) | |
Most wickets | Muttiah Muralitharan (26) | Ashley Giles (18) | |
Player of the series | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Sanath Jayasuriya (46) | Paul Collingwood (31) | |
Most wickets | No wickets taken | Chaminda Vaas (3) | |
Player of the series | Chaminda Vaas (SL) |
Sri Lanka won the 3 match series 1-0 and 4 limited overs matches, one of which was the Bungle in the jungle.
Sri Lanka won the Test series by winning 1 of the 3 matches with 2 drawn:
- 1st Test (Galle International Stadium) – match drawn
- 2nd Test (Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy) – match drawn
- 3rd Test (Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo) – Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs
One Day Internationals (ODIs)[]
1st ODI[]
England
88 (46.1 overs) |
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Sri Lanka
89/0 (13.5 overs) |
ST Jayasuriya 46* (41)
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- AJ Strauss (ENG), and KADM Fernando and KMDN Kulasekara (both SL) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI[]
3rd ODI[]
Test series summary[]
1st Test[]
2–6 December 2003
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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England
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235 (100.4 overs)
MA Butcher 51 (207) M Muralitharan 7/46 (31.4 overs) | ||
210/9 (108 overs)
MA Butcher 54 (132) M Muralitharan 4/47 (37 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- PD Collingwood (ENG) and KADM Fernando (SL) made their Test debuts
2nd Test[]
10–14 December 2003
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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England
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294 (114.2 overs)
GP Thorpe 57 (198) M Muralitharan 4/60 (40 overs) | ||
285/7 (140 overs)
MP Vaughan 105 (333) M Muralitharan 4/64 (56 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Test[]
18–21 December 2003
Scorecard |
England
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Sri Lanka
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265 (101 overs)
A Flintoff 77 (109) M Muralitharan 3/40 (40 overs) |
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148 (68 overs)
MA Butcher 37 (119) M Muralitharan 4/63 (27 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Tour matches[]
One-day: Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI v England XI[]
15 November 2003
Scorecard |
England XI
237/8 (38 overs) |
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Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI
76/1 (17.1 overs) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain reduced the number of overs to 38 per side and caused the game to be abandoned.
First-class: Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI vs England XI[]
26–28 November 2003
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI
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England XI
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- Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Categories:
- 2003 in English cricket
- 2003 in Sri Lankan cricket
- English cricket tours of Sri Lanka
- International cricket competitions in 2003–04
- Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 2000–01
- International cricket tour stubs