Sri Lanka won the 3 match series 1-0 and 4 limited overs matches, one of which was the Bungle in the jungle.
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 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 edit
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ST Jayasuriya 46* (41)
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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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- 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 edit