England tour of Sri Lanka | 2001 England tour of Sri Lanka

Matches (33)

BAN v NZ (1)

IND v AUS (1)

Abu Dhabi T10 (5)

SA v WI (A tour) (1)

Sheffield Shield (3)

WBBL 2023 (2)

Hazare Trophy (18)

IND v ENG (W-A) (1)

Legends League (1)

Live • 1st TEST • Sylhet

BAN

310

(12.5 ov) 36/1

Day 2 - Session 1: New Zealand trail by 274 runs.

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RESULT • 3rd T20I • Guwahati

IND

222/3

AUS

(20 ov, T:223) 225/5

Australia won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

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RESULT

3rd ODI, Colombo (SSC), March 27, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

ENG

165/9

(33.5/50 ov, T:166) 166/0

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 97 balls remaining)

RESULT

2nd ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), March 25, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

226/6

ENG

(45/50 ov, T:227) 160

Sri Lanka won by 66 runs

RESULT

1st ODI, Dambulla, March 23, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

ENG

143

(40.5/50 ov, T:144) 144/5

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)

RESULT

Colombo (CCC), March 21, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

ENGXI

279

SLBP

(50 ov, T:280) 228/9

England XI won by 51 runs

RESULT

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

241 & 81

ENG

(T:74) 249 & 74/6

England won by 4 wickets

RESULT

2nd Test, Kandy, March 07 - 11, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

297 & 250

ENG

(T:161) 387 & 161/7

England won by 3 wickets

RESULT

Kurunegala, March 03, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

249/7

ENGXI

(43.4/50 ov, T:250) 250/2

England XI won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)

RESULT

1st Test, Galle, February 22 - 26, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

470/5d

ENG

(f/o) 253 & 189

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 28 runs

RESULT

Tour Match, Matara, February 15 - 18, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

SLBP

253 & 234/7

ENGXI

418/7d

Match drawn

RESULT

Colombo (PSS), February 08 - 11, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

ENGXI

329 & 261/9d

SLBP

(T:326) 265 & 160

England XI won by 165 runs

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Winner

Englandwon the 3-match Test series 2-1

Winner

Sri Lankawon the 3-match ODI series 3-0

Most wickets for spinners in a Test

England have won two successive away Tests for the first time in six years to complete a rare series win in Sri Lanka.

Thorpey and Gilo mug Sri Lanka

Fresh off an inspiring win in Pakistan, England headed to Sri Lanka in 2001, and proceeded to pull off an epic upset

Dav Whatmore reviews a heartening all round performance

Having lost the Test series against England we were delighted to comeback so strongly to win the three-match One-Day International series in such a convincing fashion

Ist ODI, Sri Lanka v England, Statistical Highlights

It was the 1694th ODI in cricket history

2nd ODI, Sri Lanka v England, Statistical Highlights

It was the 1695th ODI in cricket history

3rd ODI, Sri Lanka v England , Statistical Highlights

It was the 1697th ODI in cricket history

An Englishman in Sri Lanka (part 8)

Ever since I arrived in Sri Lanka in late January, the most frequent question that I have been asked, apart from the obligatory "What's your name?" and "Are you married?", has been "March 23rd

Our inexperience showed in one-day cricket

In his final diary piece from Sri Lanka, Alec Stewart looks back at a successful winter but warns that England players need much more experience in international one-day cricket before the next World Cup

Kaluwitharana leads Sri Lanka to crushing victory over England

England's foot weary cricketers lost the final One-Day International of a three-match series by ten-wickets at the Sinhalese Sports Club today

Kaluwitharana sentences England to 3-0 defeat

England's foot weary cricketers lost the final One-Day International of a three-match series by ten-wickets at the Sinhalese Sports Club today

Top Wicket Takers

Tests

ODIs

List A

Others

Sanath Jayasuriya

SL, Sla

Innings: 6Average: 14.75

Chaminda Vaas

SL, Lfm

Innings: 6Average: 15.25

Darren Gough

ENG, Rfm

Innings: 5Average: 19.57

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Top Run Scorers

Tests

ODIs

List A

Others

Graham Thorpe

ENG, Lhb

269

Innings: 6Average: 67.25

Mahela Jayawardene

SL, Rhb

262

Innings: 5Average: 52.40

Marcus Trescothick

ENG, Lhb

248

Innings: 6Average: 41.33

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