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- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003
Venue:
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Date & Time:
Thu, Dec 18, 5:30 AM LOCAL
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Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
265-10
(101 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marcus Trescothick
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
70
98
13
0
71.43
Andrew Flintoff
c & b Muralitharan
77
109
10
4
70.64
Sir James Anderson
lbw b Vaas
1
12
0
0
8.33
Michael Vaughan
c Jayawardene b Chandana
18
51
2
0
35.29
Ashley Giles
run out (Dilshan/Sangakkara)
10
39
1
0
25.64
Chris Read
not out
17
64
0
1
26.56
James Kirtley
lbw b Vaas
1
9
0
0
11.11
Gareth Batty
c Atapattu b Chandana
14
101
1
0
13.86
Nasser Hussain
lbw b Vaas
8
35
1
0
22.86
Graham Thorpe
lbw b Muralitharan
13
39
1
0
33.33
Mark Butcher
c Sangakkara b Fernando
23
50
3
0
46.00
Extras
13
(b 4, lb 8, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
265-10
(101 Overs, RR: 2.62)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
1
1
0
0
0
0.50
Muttiah Muralitharan
40
21
40
3
0
0
1.00
Upul Chandana
26
7
82
2
0
0
3.15
Thilan Samaraweera
4
1
11
0
0
0
2.75
Dilhara Fernando
12
3
55
1
1
0
4.58
Chaminda Vaas
17
5
64
3
0
0
3.76
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Vaughan
78-1
18.6
M Trescothick
108-2
31.6
M Butcher
114-3
34.1
N Hussain
135-4
44.3
G Thorpe
139-5
45.5
G Batty
226-6
76.5
A Flintoff
236-7
83.3
A Giles
258-8
93.4
J Kirtley
259-9
96.1
James Anderson
265-10
100.6
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
628-8
(182 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mahela Jayawardene
c sub (PD Collingwood) b Flintoff
134
246
14
1
54.47
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Trescothick b Flintoff
85
104
12
1
81.73
Kumar Sangakkara
c Trescothick b Kirtley
31
42
6
0
73.81
Tillakaratne Dilshan
b Giles
83
131
3
0
63.36
Upul Chandana
c Vaughan b Kirtley
76
103
7
2
73.79
Chaminda Vaas
run out (Giles)
9
11
1
0
81.82
Muttiah Muralitharan
not out
21
10
1
2
210.00
Dilhara Fernando
not out
1
2
0
0
50.00
Thilan Samaraweera
run out (Read/Batty)
142
408
13
0
34.80
Hashan Tillakaratne
b Giles
12
40
1
0
30.00
Extras
34
(b 7, lb 16, w 5, nb 6, p 0)
Total
628-8
(182 Overs, RR: 3.45)
Did not Bat
Marvan Atapattu
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Marcus Trescothick
2
0
10
0
0
1
5.00
Michael Vaughan
1
0
5
0
0
0
5.00
Gareth Batty
41
4
137
0
0
0
3.34
Ashley Giles
65
16
190
2
0
0
2.92
Andrew Flintoff
18
0
47
2
3
0
2.61
Sir James Anderson
24
5
85
0
0
0
3.54
James Kirtley
31
4
131
2
3
0
4.23
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Sangakkara
71-1
11.6
S Jayasuriya
138-2
38.1
Mahela
400-3
128.2
T Samaraweera
428-4
136.1
H Tillakaratne
456-5
147.6
Dilshan
582-6
175.5
C Vaas
605-7
179.4
U Chandana
606-8
180.1
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
148-10
(68 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marcus Trescothick
c sub (MG Vandort) b Vaas
0
6
0
0
0.00
Andrew Flintoff
c Sangakkara b Fernando
30
75
6
0
40.00
Sir James Anderson
not out
1
7
0
0
14.29
Michael Vaughan
c Jayasuriya b Fernando
14
25
2
0
56.00
Ashley Giles
b Fernando
13
48
1
0
27.08
Chris Read
lbw b Jayasuriya
0
9
0
0
0.00
James Kirtley
b Muralitharan
12
25
0
1
48.00
Gareth Batty
st Sangakkara b Muralitharan
0
1
0
0
0.00
Nasser Hussain
c Sangakkara b Muralitharan
11
33
2
0
33.33
Graham Thorpe
st Sangakkara b Muralitharan
19
60
2
0
31.67
Mark Butcher
b Jayasuriya
37
119
6
0
31.09
Extras
11
(b 2, lb 8, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
148-10
(68 Overs, RR: 2.17)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dilhara Fernando
12
4
27
3
1
0
2.25
Chaminda Vaas
7
2
25
1
0
0
3.57
Upul Chandana
13
7
18
0
0
0
1.38
Muttiah Muralitharan
27
9
63
4
0
0
2.33
Sanath Jayasuriya
9
6
5
2
0
0
0.56
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Trescothick
0-1
0.6
M Vaughan
22-2
7.4
N Hussain
44-3
17.6
G Thorpe
82-4
37.5
G Batty
82-5
37.6
M Butcher
84-6
42.3
C Read
84-7
44.6
A Giles
124-8
60.4
A Flintoff
137-9
64.2
J Kirtley
148-10
67.6
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
265-10
(101 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marcus Trescothick
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
70
98
13
0
71.43
Andrew Flintoff
c & b Muralitharan
77
109
10
4
70.64
Sir James Anderson
lbw b Vaas
1
12
0
0
8.33
Michael Vaughan
c Jayawardene b Chandana
18
51
2
0
35.29
Ashley Giles
run out (Dilshan/Sangakkara)
10
39
1
0
25.64
Chris Read
not out
17
64
0
1
26.56
James Kirtley
lbw b Vaas
1
9
0
0
11.11
Gareth Batty
c Atapattu b Chandana
14
101
1
0
13.86
Nasser Hussain
lbw b Vaas
8
35
1
0
22.86
Graham Thorpe
lbw b Muralitharan
13
39
1
0
33.33
Mark Butcher
c Sangakkara b Fernando
23
50
3
0
46.00
Extras
13
(b 4, lb 8, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
265-10
(101 Overs, RR: 2.62)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
1
1
0
0
0
0.50
Muttiah Muralitharan
40
21
40
3
0
0
1.00
Upul Chandana
26
7
82
2
0
0
3.15
Thilan Samaraweera
4
1
11
0
0
0
2.75
Dilhara Fernando
12
3
55
1
1
0
4.58
Chaminda Vaas
17
5
64
3
0
0
3.76
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Vaughan
78-1
18.6
M Trescothick
108-2
31.6
M Butcher
114-3
34.1
N Hussain
135-4
44.3
G Thorpe
139-5
45.5
G Batty
226-6
76.5
A Flintoff
236-7
83.3
A Giles
258-8
93.4
J Kirtley
259-9
96.1
James Anderson
265-10
100.6
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
628-8
(182 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mahela Jayawardene
c sub (PD Collingwood) b Flintoff
134
246
14
1
54.47
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Trescothick b Flintoff
85
104
12
1
81.73
Kumar Sangakkara
c Trescothick b Kirtley
31
42
6
0
73.81
Tillakaratne Dilshan
b Giles
83
131
3
0
63.36
Upul Chandana
c Vaughan b Kirtley
76
103
7
2
73.79
Chaminda Vaas
run out (Giles)
9
11
1
0
81.82
Muttiah Muralitharan
not out
21
10
1
2
210.00
Dilhara Fernando
not out
1
2
0
0
50.00
Thilan Samaraweera
run out (Read/Batty)
142
408
13
0
34.80
Hashan Tillakaratne
b Giles
12
40
1
0
30.00
Extras
34
(b 7, lb 16, w 5, nb 6, p 0)
Total
628-8
(182 Overs, RR: 3.45)
Did not Bat
Marvan Atapattu
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Marcus Trescothick
2
0
10
0
0
1
5.00
Michael Vaughan
1
0
5
0
0
0
5.00
Gareth Batty
41
4
137
0
0
0
3.34
Ashley Giles
65
16
190
2
0
0
2.92
Andrew Flintoff
18
0
47
2
3
0
2.61
Sir James Anderson
24
5
85
0
0
0
3.54
James Kirtley
31
4
131
2
3
0
4.23
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Sangakkara
71-1
11.6
S Jayasuriya
138-2
38.1
Mahela
400-3
128.2
T Samaraweera
428-4
136.1
H Tillakaratne
456-5
147.6
Dilshan
582-6
175.5
C Vaas
605-7
179.4
U Chandana
606-8
180.1
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
148-10
(68 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marcus Trescothick
c sub (MG Vandort) b Vaas
0
6
0
0
0.00
Andrew Flintoff
c Sangakkara b Fernando
30
75
6
0
40.00
Sir James Anderson
not out
1
7
0
0
14.29
Michael Vaughan
c Jayasuriya b Fernando
14
25
2
0
56.00
Ashley Giles
b Fernando
13
48
1
0
27.08
Chris Read
lbw b Jayasuriya
0
9
0
0
0.00
James Kirtley
b Muralitharan
12
25
0
1
48.00
Gareth Batty
st Sangakkara b Muralitharan
0
1
0
0
0.00
Nasser Hussain
c Sangakkara b Muralitharan
11
33
2
0
33.33
Graham Thorpe
st Sangakkara b Muralitharan
19
60
2
0
31.67
Mark Butcher
b Jayasuriya
37
119
6
0
31.09
Extras
11
(b 2, lb 8, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
148-10
(68 Overs, RR: 2.17)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dilhara Fernando
12
4
27
3
1
0
2.25
Chaminda Vaas
7
2
25
1
0
0
3.57
Upul Chandana
13
7
18
0
0
0
1.38
Muttiah Muralitharan
27
9
63
4
0
0
2.33
Sanath Jayasuriya
9
6
5
2
0
0
0.56
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Trescothick
0-1
0.6
M Vaughan
22-2
7.4
N Hussain
44-3
17.6
G Thorpe
82-4
37.5
G Batty
82-5
37.6
M Butcher
84-6
42.3
C Read
84-7
44.6
A Giles
124-8
60.4
A Flintoff
137-9
64.2
J Kirtley
148-10
67.6
INFO
Match
SL vs ENG • 3rd Test • England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003
Series
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003
Date
Thu, Dec 18
Time
5:30 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Umpires
Aleem Dar, Steve Bucknor
3rd Umpire
Tyron Wijewardene
Referee
Sir Clive Lloyd
Sri Lanka squad
Players
Hashan Tillakaratne (c),
Tillakaratne Dilshan,
Mahela Jayawardene,
Thilan Samaraweera,
Sanath Jayasuriya,
Kumar Sangakkara (wk),
Upul Chandana,
Chaminda Vaas,
Muttiah Muralitharan,
Dilhara Fernando,
Marvan Atapattu
England squad
Players
James Anderson,
James Kirtley,
Ashley Giles,
Chris Read (wk),
Gareth Batty,
Andrew Flintoff,
Graham Thorpe,
Nasser Hussain,
Mark Butcher,
Michael Vaughan (c),
Marcus Trescothick
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