Sri Lanka vs England, 3rd Test at Colombo, Mar 15 2001 - Match Result

RESULT

3rd Test, Colombo (SSC), March 15 - 17, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

241 & 81

England

(T:74) 249 & 74/6

England won by 4 wickets

Player Of The Match

Graham Thorpe

, ENG

113* & 32*

Player Of The Series

Darren Gough

, ENG

24 runs • 14 wkts

This is the lowest match aggregate (645) involving England & Sri Lanka in Tests

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The streets of Colombo were awash with English supporters tonight, not drowning their sorrows after being spun to the series defeat that had been widely anticipated by most Sri Lankans and many English four weeks ago, but loudly celebrating England's

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Scorecard summary

Sri Lanka1st Inn

241/10(101.1 overs)

71 (152)

4/56 (32)

45 (93)

2/59 (34)

England1st Inn

249/10(109.5 overs)

*113 (267)

6/73 (27.5)

26 (134)

2/36 (24)

Sri Lanka2nd Inn

81/10(28.1 overs)

23 (16)

4/11 (9.1)

23 (32)

3/23 (6)

England2nd Inn

74/6(24.3 overs)

*32 (49)

4/24 (8.3)

13 (25)

1/26 (8)

Match details

GroundSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

TossSri Lanka, elected to bat first

Series

England tour of Sri Lanka

Season2000/01

Player Of The Match

Graham Thorpe

Player Of The Series

Darren Gough

Series resultEngland won the 3-match series 2-1

Match numberTest no. 1537

Match daysday (5-day match)

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