Test · MEN'S CRICKET
England v Sri Lanka
18 Dec 2003 – 21 Dec 2003 · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · England tour of Sri Lanka
England tour of Sri LankaRESULT
England265/10 & 148/10
Sri Lanka628/8dSri Lanka won by 1 inning and 215 runs
England265/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcus Trescothick | c DPMD Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 70 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 71.43 |
 Michael Vaughan | c DPMD Jayawardene b UDU Chandana | 18 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 35.29 |
 Mark Butcher | c KC Sangakkara b CRD Fernando | 23 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 46.00 |
 Nasser Hussain | lbw · WPUJC Vaas | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 22.86 |
 Graham Thorpe | lbw · M Muralitharan | 13 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
 Andrew Flintoff | caught and bowled · M Muralitharan | 77 | 109 | 10 | 4 | 70.64 |
 Gareth Batty | c MS Atapattu b UDU Chandana | 14 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 13.86 |
 Chris Read | not out | 17 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 26.56 |
 Ashley Giles | run out | 10 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 25.64 |
 James Kirtley | lbw · WPUJC Vaas | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
 James Anderson | lbw · WPUJC Vaas | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Total · 606 legal balls | 265 | 101.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 13 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chaminda Vaas | 17.0 | 64 | 3 | 3.76 | 0 | 0 |
 Dilhara Fernando | 12.0 | 55 | 1 | 4.58 | 0 | 1 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 26.0 | 82 | 2 | 3.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 40.0 | 40 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Sanath Jayasuriya | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-78 (MP Vaughan) · 2-108 (ME Trescothick) · 3-114 (MA Butcher) · 4-135 (N Hussain) · 5-139 (GP Thorpe) · 6-226 (GJ Batty) · 7-236 (A Flintoff) · 8-258 (AF Giles) · 9-259 (RJ Kirtley) · 10-265 (JM Anderson)
Sri Lanka628/8d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kumar Sangakkara | c ME Trescothick b RJ Kirtley | 31 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 73.81 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c ME Trescothick b A Flintoff | 85 | 104 | 12 | 1 | 81.73 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | run out | 142 | 408 | 13 | 0 | 34.80 |
 Mahela Jayawardene | c PD Collingwood b A Flintoff | 134 | 246 | 14 | 1 | 54.47 |
 Tillakaratne Dilshan | bowled · AF Giles | 83 | 131 | 3 | 0 | 63.36 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | bowled · AF Giles | 12 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Upul Chandana | c MP Vaughan b RJ Kirtley | 76 | 103 | 7 | 2 | 73.79 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out | 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 |
| Total · 1091 legal balls | 628 | 181.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 34 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Kirtley | 30.5 | 131 | 2 | 4.25 | 0 | 3 |
| James Anderson | 24.0 | 85 | 0 | 3.54 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 18.0 | 47 | 2 | 2.61 | 0 | 3 |
| Ashley Giles | 65.0 | 190 | 2 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth Batty | 41.0 | 137 | 0 | 3.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Vaughan | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Trescothick | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 5 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (KC Sangakkara) · 2-138 (ST Jayasuriya) · 3-400 (DPMD Jayawardene) · 4-428 (TT Samaraweera) · 5-456 (HP Tillakaratne) · 6-582 (TM Dilshan) · 7-605 (WPUJC Vaas) · 8-606 (UDU Chandana)
England148/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c MG Vandort b WPUJC Vaas | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Vaughan | c ST Jayasuriya b CRD Fernando | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 56.00 |
| Mark Butcher | bowled · ST Jayasuriya | 37 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 31.09 |
| Nasser Hussain | c KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 11 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Graham Thorpe | stumped · M Muralitharan | 19 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 31.67 |
| Gareth Batty | stumped · M Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c KC Sangakkara b CRD Fernando | 30 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Chris Read | lbw · ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ashley Giles | bowled · CRD Fernando | 13 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 27.08 |
| James Kirtley | bowled · M Muralitharan | 12 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 48.00 |
| James Anderson | not out | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Total · 407 legal balls | 148 | 67.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 11 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7.0 | 25 | 1 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 12.0 | 27 | 3 | 2.25 | 0 | 1 |
| Upul Chandana | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 26.5 | 63 | 4 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (ME Trescothick) · 2-22 (MP Vaughan) · 3-44 (N Hussain) · 4-82 (GP Thorpe) · 5-82 (GJ Batty) · 6-84 (MA Butcher) · 7-84 (CMW Read) · 8-124 (AF Giles) · 9-137 (A Flintoff) · 10-148 (RJ Kirtley)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.