English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2003–04
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| 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 | Chaminda Vaas (3) | No wickets taken | |
| 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)
[edit]1st ODI
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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
[edit]3rd ODI
[edit]Test series summary
[edit]1st Test
[edit]2–6 December 2003
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- PD Collingwood (ENG) and KADM Fernando (SL) made their Test debuts
2nd Test
[edit]3rd Test
[edit]18–21 December 2003
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Tour matches
[edit]One-day: Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI v England XI
[edit] 15 November 2003
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Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI
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- 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
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