English national cricket team in Sri Lanka during the 2003/04 season
The tour of the English national cricket team to Sri Lanka in the 2003/04 season took place from November 18 to December 21, 2003. The international cricket tour was part of the 2003/04 international cricket season and included three tests and three ODIs . Sri Lanka won the Test and ODI series 1–0 each.
prehistory
England previously played a tour in Bangladesh , for Sri Lanka it was the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 2002 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on July 4, 2003.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Premadasa Stadium (RPS) | Colombo | 35,000 | 2nd & 3rd ODI |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) | Colombo | 10,000 | 3rd test |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | Dambulla | 16,800 | 1. ODI |
| Galle International Stadium | bile | 35,000 | 1st test |
| Asgiriya Stadium | Kandy | 10,300 | 2nd test |
Squad lists
Sri Lanka named its ODI roster on November 4th and its test roster on November 25th, 2003.
| test | ODI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka
|
 England
|
Sri Lanka
|
England
|
Tour matches
| November 15th scorecard |
Moratuwa |
England XI 237-8 (38/38) |
- |
Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI 76-1 (17.1 / 38) |
| No result | ||||
| November 26-28 Scorecard |
Colombo (CCC) |
Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI 181 (67.5) & 135-4 (44) |
- |
England XI 314-9d (71.3) |
| draw | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Dambulla
| November 18 scorecard |
Dambulla |
England 88 (46.1) |
- |
Sri Lanka 89-0 (13.5) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 10 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Colombo
| November 21 scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
Sri Lanka |
- |
England |
| Called off | ||||
Third ODI in Colombo
| November 23 scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
Sri Lanka |
- |
England |
| Called off | ||||
Testing
First test in bile
| December 2-6 scorecard |
bile |
Sri Lanka 331 (127.5) & 226 (97.2) |
- |
England 235 (100.4) & 210-9 (108) |
| draw | ||||
Second test in Kandy
| December 10-14 scorecard |
Kandy (AS) |
Sri Lanka 382 (126.4) & 279-7d (71) |
- |
England 294 (114.2) & 285-7 (140) |
| draw | ||||
Third test in Colombo
| December 18-21 Scorecard |
Colombo (SSC) |
England 265 (101) & 148 (68) |
- |
Sri Lanka 628-8d (182) |
| Sri Lanka wins with one innings and 215 runs | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Mahela Jayawardene |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 5 | 334 | 83.50 | 134 | 1 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Sri Lanka
|
2 | 3 | 246 | 82.00 | 100 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Vaughan |
England
|
3 | 6th | 221 | 36.83 | 105 | 1 | 1 |
| Thilan Samaraweera |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 5 | 214 | 53.50 | 142 | 1 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 5 | 209 | 41.80 | 85 | 0 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Muttiah Muralitharan |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 231.4 | 26th | 12.30 | 7/46 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashley Giles |
England
|
3 | 197.3 | 18th | 29.94 | 5/116 | 1 | 0 |
| Chaminda Vaas |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 103.2 | 13 | 21.00 | 4/77 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff |
England
|
3 | 97 | 9 | 24.55 | 3/42 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kirtley |
England
|
2 | 81 | 6th | 50.33 | 2/62 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth Batty |
England
|
3 | 124.2 | 6th | 66.00 | 3/55 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Sanath Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka
|
1 | 1 | 46 | 46 * | 0 | 0 | |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana |
Sri Lanka
|
1 | 1 | 36 | 36 * | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Collingwood |
England
|
1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Giles |
England
|
1 | 1 | 21st | 21.00 | 21st | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Trescothick |
England
|
1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Chaminda Vaas |
Sri Lanka
|
1 | 9.1 | 3 | 5.00 | 3/15 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinusha Fernando |
Sri Lanka
|
1 | 7th | 2 | 6.50 | 2/13 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara |
Sri Lanka
|
1 | 9 | 2 | 9.50 | 2/19 | 0 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana |
Sri Lanka
|
1 | 10 | 2 | 11.50 | 2/23 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan |
Sri Lanka
|
1 | 10 | 1 | 15.00 | 1/15 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
Muttiah Muralitharan
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1. ODI |
Chaminda Vaas
|
| 1st test |
Muttiah Muralitharan
|
| 2nd test |
 Michael Vaughan
|
| 3rd test |
Thilan Samaraweera
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Revised itinerary for England tour to Sri Lanka ( English ) Cricinfo. July 4, 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ Zoysa back in Sri Lankan ODI squad ( English ) Cricinfo. November 4, 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ Charlie Austin: Dinusha and Dilhara Fernando included in Test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. November 25, 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ Records / England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ↑ Records / England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ↑ Records / England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2003/04 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ↑ Records / England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2003/04 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved March 4, 2017.