Sri Lanka vs England, 3rd Test at Colombo, Dec 18 2003 - Match Result
RESULT
3rd Test, Colombo (SSC), December 18 - 21, 2003, England tour of Sri Lanka
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Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera's 262-run partnership is SL's highest for the 3rd wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 243 between de Silva and Jayasuriya
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Scorecard summary
England • 265/10(101 overs)
1st INNINGS77 (109)
3/40 (40)
70 (98)
3/64 (17)
Sri Lanka • 628/8(182 overs)
1st INNINGS142 (408)
2/47 (18)
134 (246)
2/190 (65)
England • 148/10(68 overs)
2nd INNINGS37 (119)
4/63 (27)
30 (75)
3/27 (12)
end of over 68Wicket maiden
ENG: 148/10CRR: 2.17
James Anderson1 (7b)
Muthiah Muralidaran 27-9-63-4
Dilhara Fernando 12-4-27-3
67.6
W
Murali to Kirtley, OUT
James Kirtley b Muralidaran 12 (25b 0x4 1x6 34m) SR: 48
67.5
•
Murali to Kirtley, no run
67.4
•
Murali to Kirtley, no run
67.3
•
Murali to Kirtley, no run
67.2
•
Murali to Kirtley, no run
67.1
•
Murali to Kirtley, no run
end of over 67Maiden
ENG: 148/9CRR: 2.20
James Anderson1 (7b)
James Kirtley12 (19b 1x6)
Dilhara Fernando 12-4-27-3
Muthiah Muralidaran 26-8-63-3
66.6
•
Fernando to Anderson, no run
66.5
•
Fernando to Anderson, no run
66.4
•
Fernando to Anderson, no run
66.3
•
Fernando to Anderson, no run
66.2
•
Fernando to Anderson, no run
66.1
•
Fernando to Anderson, no run
end of over 668 runs
ENG: 148/9CRR: 2.24
James Kirtley12 (19b 1x6)
James Anderson1 (1b)
Muthiah Muralidaran 26-8-63-3
Dilhara Fernando 11-3-27-3
65.6
•
Murali to Kirtley, no run
65.5
2
Murali to Kirtley, 2 runs
65.4
•
Murali to Kirtley, no run
65.3
6
Murali to Kirtley, SIX runs
65.2
•
Murali to Kirtley, no run
65.1
•
Murali to Kirtley, no run
end of over 653 runs • 1 wicket
ENG: 140/9CRR: 2.15
James Kirtley4 (13b)
James Anderson1 (1b)
Dilhara Fernando 11-3-27-3
Muthiah Muralidaran 25-8-55-3
64.6
1
Fernando to Kirtley, 1 run
64.5
•
Fernando to Kirtley, no run
Match details
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2003/04 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Player Of The Series | |
| Series result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 1675 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
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