Sri Lanka v England 3rd Test
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2003 (2003/04) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 18 December 2003
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 142 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4/63.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of Sri Lanka - 2003 (2003/04)
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Dates
- 18 December 2003 to 21 December 2003
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs
- Player of the match
- Thilan Samaraweera
- Captains
- Michael Vaughan (England), Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 265 all out. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 77 off 109 balls, and Marcus Trescothick made 70. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 40 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka replied with 628 for 8 declared. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 142 off 408 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 134. The innings was built on a 262-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera, 42% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 363 on first innings.
England made 148 all out in their second innings. Mark Butcher top-scored with 37 off 119 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 63 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 265 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 70 | 98 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Mahela Jayawardene b Upul Chandana | 18 | 51 |
| Mark Butcher | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dilhara Fernando | 23 | 50 |
| Nasser Hussain | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 35 |
| Graham Thorpe | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 13 | 39 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c & b Muthiah Muralidaran | 77 | 109 |
| Gareth Batty | c Marvan Atapattu b Upul Chandana | 14 | 101 |
| Chris Read | not out | 17 | 64 |
| Ashley Giles | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara) | 10 | 39 |
| James Kirtley | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 9 |
| James Anderson | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 12 |
Extras 13 · Total 265 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 17 | 5 | 64 | 3 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 12 | 3 | 55 | 1 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 26 | 7 | 82 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 40 | 21 | 40 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-78 (Michael Vaughan, 18.6 ov), 2-108 (Marcus Trescothick, 31.6 ov), 3-114 (Mark Butcher, 34.1 ov), 4-135 (Nasser Hussain, 44.3 ov), 5-139 (Graham Thorpe, 45.5 ov), 6-226 (Gareth Batty, 76.5 ov), 7-236 (Andrew Flintoff, 83.3 ov), 8-258 (Ashley Giles, 93.4 ov), 9-259 (James Kirtley, 96.1 ov), 10-265 (James Anderson, 100.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (58) and Michael Vaughan (18) | 78 | 109 |
| second | Marcus Trescothick (12) and Mark Butcher (18) | 30 | 78 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (1) and Mark Butcher (5) | 6 | 13 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain (7) and Graham Thorpe (13) | 21 | 62 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe (0) and Andrew Flintoff (4) | 4 | 8 |
| sixth | Andrew Flintoff (64) and Gareth Batty (14) | 87 | 186 |
| seventh | Andrew Flintoff (9) and Chris Read (1) | 10 | 40 |
| eighth | Ashley Giles (10) and Chris Read (12) | 22 | 60 |
| ninth | James Kirtley (1) and Chris Read (0) | 1 | 15 |
| tenth | Chris Read (4) and James Anderson (1) | 6 | 29 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 628 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Marcus Trescothick b James Kirtley | 31 | 42 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Marcus Trescothick b Andrew Flintoff | 85 | 104 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | run out (Chris Read, Gareth Batty) | 142 | 408 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Paul Collingwood b Andrew Flintoff | 134 | 246 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Ashley Giles | 83 | 131 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | b Ashley Giles | 12 | 40 |
| Upul Chandana | c Michael Vaughan b James Kirtley | 76 | 103 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Ashley Giles) | 9 | 11 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 21 | 10 |
| Dilhara Fernando | not out | 1 | 2 |
Did not bat: Marvan Atapattu
Extras 34 · Total 628 for 8 declared
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Kirtley | 31 | 4 | 131 | 2 |
| James Anderson | 24 | 5 | 85 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 18 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Ashley Giles | 65 | 16 | 190 | 2 |
| Gareth Batty | 41 | 4 | 137 | 0 |
| Michael Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Marcus Trescothick | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-71 (Kumar Sangakkara, 11.6 ov), 2-138 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 38.1 ov), 3-400 (Mahela Jayawardene, 128.2 ov), 4-428 (Thilan Samaraweera, 136.1 ov), 5-456 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 147.6 ov), 6-582 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 175.5 ov), 7-605 (Chaminda Vaas, 179.4 ov), 8-606 (Upul Chandana, 180.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (38) and Kumar Sangakkara (30) | 71 | 73 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (47) and Thilan Samaraweera (14) | 67 | 158 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (134) and Thilan Samaraweera (115) | 262 | 543 |
| fourth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (15) and Thilan Samaraweera (13) | 28 | 47 |
| fifth | Hashan Tillakaratne (12) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (13) | 28 | 71 |
| sixth | Upul Chandana (62) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (55) | 126 | 167 |
| seventh | Upul Chandana (13) and Chaminda Vaas (9) | 23 | 23 |
| eighth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Upul Chandana (1) | 1 | 3 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (21) and Dilhara Fernando (1) | 22 | 11 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 148 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c Michael Vandort b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 6 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Dilhara Fernando | 14 | 25 |
| Mark Butcher | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 37 | 119 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 11 | 33 |
| Graham Thorpe | st Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 19 | 60 |
| Gareth Batty | st Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dilhara Fernando | 30 | 75 |
| Chris Read | lbw b Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 | 9 |
| Ashley Giles | b Dilhara Fernando | 13 | 48 |
| James Kirtley | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 12 | 25 |
| James Anderson | not out | 1 | 7 |
Extras 11 · Total 148 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 12 | 4 | 27 | 3 |
| Upul Chandana | 13 | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 27 | 9 | 63 | 4 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Marcus Trescothick, 0.6 ov), 2-22 (Michael Vaughan, 7.4 ov), 3-44 (Nasser Hussain, 17.6 ov), 4-82 (Graham Thorpe, 37.5 ov), 5-82 (Gareth Batty, 37.6 ov), 6-84 (Mark Butcher, 42.3 ov), 7-84 (Chris Read, 44.6 ov), 8-124 (Ashley Giles, 60.4 ov), 9-137 (Andrew Flintoff, 64.2 ov), 10-148 (James Kirtley, 67.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (0) and Michael Vaughan (0) | 0 | 6 |
| second | Mark Butcher (8) and Michael Vaughan (13) | 22 | 38 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (11) and Mark Butcher (9) | 22 | 62 |
| fourth | Graham Thorpe (19) and Mark Butcher (18) | 38 | 119 |
| fifth | Mark Butcher (0) and Gareth Batty (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Mark Butcher (2) and Andrew Flintoff (0) | 2 | 27 |
| seventh | Andrew Flintoff (0) and Chris Read (0) | 0 | 15 |
| eighth | Andrew Flintoff (20) and Ashley Giles (13) | 40 | 94 |
| ninth | Andrew Flintoff (10) and James Kirtley (3) | 13 | 22 |
| tenth | James Kirtley (9) and James Anderson (1) | 11 | 23 |
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