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England in Sri Lanka Test Series
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3rd Test-England in Sri Lanka Test Series 2003
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Summary
3rd Test-England in Sri Lanka Test Series 2003 Summary
RESULT
TEST
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Thu, 18 Dec - Sun, 21 Dec 2003 - 09:30
SL
Sri Lanka
551/10 (20.00)
VS
England
628/8 (20.00) & 148/10 (68)
ENG
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
SL vs ENG — 3rd Test
Match No
3rd Test
Date
Thu, 18 Dec 2003
Teams
Sri Lanka vs England
Series
England in Sri Lanka Test Series
Ground
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Toss
England, elected to bat first
Umpires
Aleem DarSteve Bucknor
Result
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs
Season
2003/04
Player of Match
Thilan Samaraweera
England innings
628/8 (20.00)
BATTING
Total
265 101 Ov (RR: 2.62, 380 Mins)
265 (265)
Andrew Flintoff
77 (77)
Marcus Trescothick
70 (70)
BOWLING
Chaminda Vaas
3/64
Muthiah Muralidaran
3/40
Upul Chandana
2/82
Sri Lanka innings
551/10 (20.00)
BATTING
Total
628/8d 182 Ov (RR: 3.45, 747 Mins)
628 (628)
Thilan Samaraweera
142 (142)
Mahela Jayawardene
134 (134)
BOWLING
James Kirtley
2/131
Ashley Giles
2/190
Andrew Flintoff
2/47
England innings
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BATTING
Total
148 68 Ov (RR: 2.17, 251 Mins)
148 (148)
Mark Butcher
37 (37)
Andrew Flintoff
30 (30)
Sri Lanka innings
148/10 (68)
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India in New Zealand ODI Series
NZ
185 (40.2)
IND
143/5 (22.4)
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