England v Sri Lanka
3rd Test · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 18 Dec 2003 – 21 Dec 2003
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs
England 1st innings 265 (101 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Trescothick | c DPMD Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 70 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 71.4 |
| MP Vaughan | c DPMD Jayawardene b UDU Chandana | 18 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 35.3 |
| MA Butcher | c KC Sangakkara b CRD Fernando | 23 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 46.0 |
| N Hussain | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 22.9 |
| GP Thorpe | lbw b M Muralitharan | 13 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
| A Flintoff | c & b M Muralitharan | 77 | 109 | 10 | 4 | 70.6 |
| GJ Batty | c MS Atapattu b UDU Chandana | 14 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 13.9 |
| CMW Read | not out | 17 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 26.6 |
| AF Giles | run out (KC Sangakkara/TM Dilshan) | 10 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 25.6 |
| RJ Kirtley | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| JM Anderson | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Extras | 13 | |||||
| Total | all out, 101 overs | 265 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 78-1 (MP Vaughan, 18.6 ov), 108-2 (ME Trescothick, 31.6 ov), 114-3 (MA Butcher, 34.1 ov), 135-4 (N Hussain, 44.3 ov), 139-5 (GP Thorpe, 45.5 ov), 226-6 (GJ Batty, 76.5 ov), 236-7 (A Flintoff, 83.3 ov), 258-8 (AF Giles, 93.4 ov), 259-9 (RJ Kirtley, 96.1 ov), 265-10 (JM Anderson, 100.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 17 | 5 | 64 | 3 | 3.76 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| CRD Fernando | 12 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 4.58 | 48 | 0 | 1 |
| TT Samaraweera | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| UDU Chandana | 26 | 7 | 82 | 2 | 3.15 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan | 40 | 21 | 40 | 3 | 1.00 | 216 | 0 | 0 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | 114 | ME Trescothick 58, MP Vaughan 18 |
| 2 | 30 | 78 | ME Trescothick 12, MA Butcher 18 |
| 3 | 6 | 13 | MA Butcher 5, N Hussain 1 |
| 4 | 21 | 62 | N Hussain 7, GP Thorpe 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | GP Thorpe 0, A Flintoff 4 |
| 6 | 87 | 186 | A Flintoff 64, GJ Batty 14 |
| 7 | 10 | 40 | A Flintoff 9, CMW Read 1 |
| 8 | 22 | 61 | CMW Read 12, AF Giles 10 |
| 9 | 1 | 15 | CMW Read 0, RJ Kirtley 1 |
| 10 | 6 | 29 | CMW Read 4, JM Anderson 1 |
Sri Lanka 1st innings 628/8d (181.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Sangakkara | c ME Trescothick b RJ Kirtley | 31 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 73.8 |
| ST Jayasuriya | c ME Trescothick b A Flintoff | 85 | 104 | 12 | 1 | 81.7 |
| TT Samaraweera | run out (GJ Batty/CMW Read) | 142 | 408 | 13 | 0 | 34.8 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | c PD Collingwood b A Flintoff | 134 | 246 | 14 | 1 | 54.5 |
| TM Dilshan | b AF Giles | 83 | 131 | 3 | 0 | 63.4 |
| HP Tillakaratne | b AF Giles | 12 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 |
| UDU Chandana | c MP Vaughan b RJ Kirtley | 76 | 103 | 7 | 2 | 73.8 |
| WPUJC Vaas | run out (AF Giles) | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.8 |
| M Muralitharan | not out | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 210.0 |
| CRD Fernando | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 34 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets declared, 181.5 overs | 628 | ||||
Did not bat: MS Atapattu
Fall of wickets: 71-1 (KC Sangakkara, 11.6 ov), 138-2 (ST Jayasuriya, 38.1 ov), 400-3 (DPMD Jayawardene, 128.2 ov), 428-4 (TT Samaraweera, 136.1 ov), 456-5 (HP Tillakaratne, 147.6 ov), 582-6 (TM Dilshan, 175.5 ov), 605-7 (WPUJC Vaas, 179.4 ov), 606-8 (UDU Chandana, 180.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Kirtley | 30.5 | 4 | 131 | 2 | 4.25 | 113 | 0 | 3 |
| JM Anderson | 24 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 3.54 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| A Flintoff | 18 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 2.61 | 74 | 0 | 3 |
| AF Giles | 65 | 16 | 190 | 2 | 2.92 | 282 | 0 | 0 |
| GJ Batty | 41 | 4 | 137 | 0 | 3.34 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
| MP Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| ME Trescothick | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | 72 | KC Sangakkara 31, ST Jayasuriya 38 |
| 2 | 67 | 157 | ST Jayasuriya 47, TT Samaraweera 14 |
| 3 | 262 | 540 | TT Samaraweera 115, DPMD Jayawardene 134 |
| 4 | 28 | 47 | TT Samaraweera 13, TM Dilshan 15 |
| 5 | 28 | 71 | TM Dilshan 13, HP Tillakaratne 12 |
| 6 | 126 | 167 | TM Dilshan 55, UDU Chandana 62 |
| 7 | 23 | 23 | UDU Chandana 13, WPUJC Vaas 9 |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | UDU Chandana 1, M Muralitharan 0 |
| Unbroken | 22 | 11 | M Muralitharan 21, CRD Fernando 1 |
England 2nd innings 148 (67.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Trescothick | c MG Vandort b WPUJC Vaas | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MP Vaughan | c ST Jayasuriya b CRD Fernando | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 56.0 |
| MA Butcher | b ST Jayasuriya | 37 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 31.1 |
| N Hussain | c KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 11 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 |
| GP Thorpe | st KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 19 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 31.7 |
| GJ Batty | st KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| A Flintoff | c KC Sangakkara b CRD Fernando | 30 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 40.0 |
| CMW Read | lbw b ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AF Giles | b CRD Fernando | 13 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 27.1 |
| RJ Kirtley | b M Muralitharan | 12 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 48.0 |
| JM Anderson | not out | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Extras | 11 | |||||
| Total | all out, 67.5 overs | 148 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (ME Trescothick, 0.6 ov), 22-2 (MP Vaughan, 7.4 ov), 44-3 (N Hussain, 17.6 ov), 82-4 (GP Thorpe, 37.5 ov), 82-5 (GJ Batty, 37.6 ov), 84-6 (MA Butcher, 42.3 ov), 84-7 (CMW Read, 44.6 ov), 124-8 (AF Giles, 60.4 ov), 137-9 (A Flintoff, 64.2 ov), 148-10 (RJ Kirtley, 67.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 3.57 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| CRD Fernando | 12 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 2.25 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
| UDU Chandana | 13 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1.38 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan | 26.5 | 9 | 63 | 4 | 2.35 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0.56 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 6 | ME Trescothick 0, MP Vaughan 0 |
| 2 | 22 | 40 | MP Vaughan 14, MA Butcher 8 |
| 3 | 22 | 62 | MA Butcher 9, N Hussain 11 |
| 4 | 38 | 119 | MA Butcher 18, GP Thorpe 19 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | MA Butcher 0, GJ Batty 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 27 | MA Butcher 2, A Flintoff 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 15 | A Flintoff 0, CMW Read 0 |
| 8 | 40 | 93 | A Flintoff 20, AF Giles 13 |
| 9 | 13 | 22 | A Flintoff 10, RJ Kirtley 3 |
| 10 | 11 | 22 | RJ Kirtley 9, JM Anderson 1 |
Match details
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- TT Samaraweera
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Sri Lanka
- Season
- 2003/04
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar, SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
- Source
- Cricsheet match 64058