Sri Lanka beat England Sri Lanka won by an innings and 28 runs - Sri Lanka vs England, England tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test Match Summary, Report

result

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

Sri Lanka

470/5d

England

(110.3 ov)(f/o) 253 & 189

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 28 runs

player of the match

Sri Lanka

In the end it all proved too much

Match centre

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	15	6	29	1	1.93 (1 nb)
CRD Fernando	4	0	10	0	2.5
ST Jayasuriya	32	13	44	4	1.38
HDPK Dharmasena	16	6	21	1	1.31
M Muralitharan	42.3	14	66	4	1.55 (9 nb)
RP Arnold	1	0	2	0	2

Galle International Stadium
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Sri Lanka
Season	2000/01
Player Of The Match	Marvan Atapattu
Series result	Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	TEST No. 1530
Match days	- day match (5-day match)
Umpires	Arani Jayaprakash Peter Manuel
TV Umpire	Asoka de Silva
Match Referee	Hanumant Singh