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
265 & 148
628/8d

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs

thilan-samaraweera
Player Of The Match
142
muthiah-muralidaran
Player Of The Series
91 runs • 26 wkts
262

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
England1st Inn
265/10(101 overs)
Sri Lanka1st Inn
628/8(182 overs)
England2nd Inn
148/10(68 overs)
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Over68
Wicket maiden
ENG 148/10CRR: 2.17
JM Anderson 1 (7b)
M Muralidaran4/63 (27)
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
Over67
Maiden
ENG 148/9CRR: 2.20
JM Anderson 1 (7b)RJ Kirtley 12 (19b 1x6)
CRD Fernando3/27 (12)
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
Over66
8 runs
ENG 148/9CRR: 2.24
RJ Kirtley 12 (19b 1x6)JM Anderson 1 (1b)
M Muralidaran3/63 (26)
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
Over65
3 runs, 1 wicket
ENG 140/9CRR: 2.15
RJ Kirtley 4 (13b)JM Anderson 1 (1b)
CRD Fernando3/27 (11)
64.6
1
Fernando to Kirtley, 1 run
64.5
Fernando to Kirtley, no run
Match details
TossEngland, elected to bat first
Season2003/04
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultSri Lanka won the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1675
Match daysday (5-day match)
Match Referee