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Sleepy draw in Colombo

Sleepy draw in Colombo

The inmates of the nearby Welikada Prison, given day release during the Test match to man the pitch covers, may have sung and danced their way through their last afternoon of freedom, but for the others present at the P Saravanamuttu Oval there was

29-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka management lament missed opportunities

Sri Lanka management lament missed opportunities

Sri Lanka's captain Hashan Tillakaratne and coach Duleep Mendis lamented their side's poor fielding in the opening Test but praised the efforts of the bowlers and batsmen

29-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Fleming delighted with performance against Muralitharan

Fleming delighted with performance against Muralitharan

Stephen Fleming believes New Zealand are now better-placed to win the second Test at Kandy after having shown that they can survive against Sri Lanka's leading spinner Muttiah Muralitharan

29-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

There is still work to do, says Tillakaratne

There is still work to do, says Tillakaratne

Hashan Tillakaratne, who celebrated the first match of his captaincy tenure with his eleventh Test century, believes Sri Lanka still have work to do on the final day despite his side's strong reply to New Zealand's 515 for 7 and a fourth day wash-out

28-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Tillakaratne, Kaluwitharana share honours on rain-affected day

A thunderstorm brought relief on the fourth afternoon of the opening Test: relief from the sweltering heat and also from the dreary cricket, which had reached a stalemate after a dour, unbeaten 11th Test century from Hashan Tillakaratne

28-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Sri Lankan batsmen forge spirited reply

Sri Lankan batsmen forge spirited reply

Sri Lanka's batsmen, faced with New Zealand's daunting 515 for 7, sparkled in the morning, wobbled in the afternoon and consolidated in the evening

27-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Fleming double ton puts New Zealand in control

Fleming double ton puts New Zealand in control

Stephen Fleming battled through searing heat and sapping humidity to score 274 not out, the second-highest score by a New Zealander in Test cricket

26-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Fleming and Richardson put New Zealand in strong position

Fleming and Richardson put New Zealand in strong position

Stephen Fleming hits out on his way to an unbeaten 112 ©AFP Local predictions that New Zealand might wilt in harsh Sri Lankan conditions proved overly optimistic on an attritional opening day of this two-Test series at the P Saravanamuttu Oval

25-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

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