Matches (15)
ZIM vs NZ (1)
Men's Hundred (2)
Women's Hundred (2)
AUS-WA vs IND-WA (1)
One-Day Cup (7)
WI vs PAK (1)
IRE-W vs PAK-W (1)

Sri Lanka vs England, 1st Test at Galle, Dec 02 2003 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Test, Galle, December 02 - 06, 2003, England tour of Sri Lanka
PrevNext
Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
331 & 226
England FlagEngland
(T:323) 235 & 210/9

Match drawn

Player Of The Match
38, 7/46 & 4/47
muthiah-muralidaran
Summary
Scorecard
Commentary
News
Photos
Match centre 
Scorecard summary
Sri Lanka • 331/10(127.5 overs)
1st INNINGS
Kumar Sangakkara
71 (142)
Ashley Giles
4/69 (32.5)
Sanath Jayasuriya
48 (110)
Andrew Flintoff
3/42 (23)
England • 235/10(100.4 overs)
1st INNINGS
Mark Butcher
51 (207)
Muthiah Muralidaran
7/46 (31.4)
Graham Thorpe
43 (121)
Chaminda Vaas
1/25 (12)
Sri Lanka • 226/10(97.2 overs)
2nd INNINGS
Mahela Jayawardene
86* (242)
Ashley Giles
4/63 (40)
Marvan Atapattu
35 (71)
Gareth Batty
3/55 (23.2)
England • 210/9(108 overs)
2nd INNINGS
Mark Butcher
54 (132)
Muthiah Muralidaran
4/47 (37)
Paul Collingwood
36 (153)
Chaminda Vaas
2/23 (14)
View full scorecard
end of over 1082 runs
ENG: 210/9CRR: 1.94 
Ashley Giles17 (111b 2x4)
Matthew Hoggard0 (7b)
Sanath Jayasuriya 21-5-31-1
Muthiah Muralidaran 37-18-47-4
107.6
•
Jayasuriya to Giles, no run
107.5
•
Jayasuriya to Giles, no run
107.4
•
Jayasuriya to Giles, no run
107.3
2
Jayasuriya to Giles, 2 runs
107.2
•
Jayasuriya to Giles, no run
107.1
•
Jayasuriya to Giles, no run
end of over 107Maiden
ENG: 208/9CRR: 1.94 
Matthew Hoggard0 (7b)
Ashley Giles15 (105b 2x4)
Muthiah Muralidaran 37-18-47-4
Kumar Dharmasena 18-8-36-1
106.6
•
Murali to Hoggard, no run
106.5
•
Murali to Hoggard, no run
106.4
•
Murali to Hoggard, no run
106.3
•
Murali to Hoggard, no run
106.2
•
Murali to Hoggard, no run
106.1
•
Murali to Hoggard, no run
end of over 106Maiden
ENG: 208/9CRR: 1.96 
Ashley Giles15 (105b 2x4)
Matthew Hoggard0 (1b)
Kumar Dharmasena 18-8-36-1
Muthiah Muralidaran 36-17-47-4
105.6
•
Dharmasena to Giles, no run
105.5
•
Dharmasena to Giles, no run
105.4
•
Dharmasena to Giles, no run
105.3
•
Dharmasena to Giles, no run
105.2
•
Dharmasena to Giles, no run
105.1
•
Dharmasena to Giles, no run
end of over 105Wicket maiden
ENG: 208/9CRR: 1.98 
Matthew Hoggard0 (1b)
Ashley Giles15 (99b 2x4)
Muthiah Muralidaran 36-17-47-4
Kumar Dharmasena 17-7-36-1
104.6
•
Murali to Hoggard, no run
104.5
W
Murali to Johnson, OUT
Richard Johnson b Muralidaran 3 (35b 0x4 0x6 41m) SR: 8.57
Read full commentary
Match details
Galle International Stadium
TossSri Lanka, elected to bat first
Series
Season2003/04
Player Of The Match
Sri Lanka
Muthiah Muralidaran
Series result3-match series level 0-0
Match numberTest no. 1670
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
Paul Collingwood
Paul Collingwood
Dinusha Fernando
Dinusha Fernando
Umpires
Australia
Daryl Harper
India
Srinivas Venkataraghavan
TV Umpire
Sri Lanka
Gamini Silva
Match Referee
West Indies
Clive Lloyd
Match Coverage
All Match News

Greatest Tests: Giles' great survival act in Galle vs Dravid's Adelaide conquest

Which one would you pick: a great stonewalling effort against Muralitharan on a fifth-day Galle pitch or a display of supreme Test-match batsmanship in a hostile environment?

Greatest Tests: Giles' great survival act in Galle vs Dravid's Adelaide conquest

Back to where it all began for Collingwood

As the groundsmen of Galle fight against the elements ahead of Tuesday's final Test, the England batsman, Paul Collingwood, is readying himself for a return to the ground at which he made his debut four years ago

Back to where it all began for Collingwood

Sri Lanka v England

At Galle, December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2003

Sri Lanka v England

Giles gives England the edge

England had the better of a rain-shortened first day at Galle

Giles gives England the edge

SL coach optimistic about remaining Tests

John Dyson, Sri Lanka's coach, was upbeat after his first Test match in charge, saying that Sri Lanka were the dominant team and the only winners in Galle had rain not interrupted play on the fourth afternoon

SL coach optimistic about remaining Tests
AskESPNcricinfo Logo
Instant answers to T20 questions
Ask a question
England Innings
Player NameRB
ME Trescothick
bowled2447
MP Vaughan
caught810
MA Butcher
caught54132
GP Thorpe
caught1034
PD Collingwood
caught36153
A Flintoff
caught06
CMW Read
caught1449
GJ Batty
bowled2670
AF Giles
not out17107
RL Johnson
bowled335
MJ Hoggard
not out07
Extras(b 10, lb 1, nb 7)
Total210(9 wkts; 108 ovs)
<1 / 3>