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Sri Lanka v England
England in Sri Lanka 2000/01 (3rd Test)
VenueSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on 15th, 16th, 17th March 2001 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
ResultEngland won by 4 wickets
UmpiresEAR de Silva, DL Orchard
TV umpireBC Cooray
RefereeHanumant Singh
Close of play day 1Sri Lanka (1) 221/7 (Vaas 2*, Fernando 0*; 91 overs)
Close of play day 2England (1) 175/4 (Thorpe 71*, Vaughan 26*; 78 overs)
Player of the MatchGP Thorpe
Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MS Atapattub Caddick098-- 
*ST Jayasuriyac White b Croft451101647- 
+KC Sangakkarac Vaughan b Gough45931148- 
PA de Silvac Vaughan b Giles381361742- 
DPMD Jayawardenec Stewart b Croft7115218881 
RP Arnoldlbw b Giles01316-- 
TM Dilshanlbw b Croft524261- 
WPUJC Vaasnot out1949383- 
CRD Fernandoc Trescothick b Croft21213-- 
DS Hettiarachchib Gough01223-- 
M Muralitharanb Caddick134-- 
Extras(4 b, 4 lb, 6 nb, 1 w)15
Total(all out, 380 minutes, 101.1 overs)241
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Atapattu, 1.5 ov), 2-88 (Sangakkara, 28.5 ov), 3-108 (Jayasuriya, 39.3 ov), 4-205 (de Silva, 76.4 ov), 5-209 (Arnold, 80.3 ov), 6-216 (Dilshan, 87.1 ov), 7-219 (Jayawardene, 89.5 ov), 8-225 (Fernando, 93.6 ov), 9-240 (Hettiarachchi, 100.3 ov), 10-241 (Muralitharan, 101.1 ov)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gough14   53321-
Caddick11.11402-4
White10   1450-2
Giles34   13592--
Croft32   9564--
England first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MA Athertonlbw b Vaas2160763- 
ME Trescothickc Arnold b Hettiarachchi23591014- 
*N Hussainc Jayasuriya b Hettiarachchi829371- 
GP Thorpenot out11326733011- 
+AJ Stewartb Muralitharan32837-- 
MP Vaughanc Sangakkara b Vaas261341622- 
C Whitec Sangakkara b Vaas011-- 
AF Gilesc Jayawardene b Vaas01019-- 
RDB Croftrun out (Atapattu)1641492- 
AR Caddickc Jayasuriya b Vaas01519-- 
D Goughc Jayawardene b Vaas1421223- 
Extras(10 b, 9 lb, 6 nb)25
Total(all out, 432 minutes, 109.5 overs)249
Fall of wickets:
1-45 (Atherton, 18.3 ov), 2-55 (Trescothick, 23.1 ov), 3-66 (Hussain, 25.2 ov), 4-91 (Stewart, 34.6 ov), 5-177 (Vaughan, 79.4 ov), 6-177 (White, 79.5 ov), 7-181 (Giles, 85.1 ov), 8-209 (Croft, 98.1 ov), 9-223 (Caddick, 103.4 ov), 10-249 (Gough, 109.5 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Vaas27.56736-2
Fernando5   0260--
de Silva3   120-1
Muralitharan41   9731-3
Hettiarachchi24   6362--
Jayasuriya9   1200--
Sri Lanka second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MS Atapattuc Croft b Gough01720-- 
*ST Jayasuriyalbw b Gough2316334- 
+KC Sangakkarac Stewart b Caddick055-- 
PA de Silvac Thorpe b Caddick2332504- 
DPMD Jayawardenelbw b Giles1133601- 
RP Arnoldc Hussain b Croft058-- 
TM Dilshanb Giles101627-- 
WPUJC Vaasc Atherton b Giles6910-- 
CRD Fernandoc Giles b Gough522211- 
DS Hettiarachchinot out01316-- 
M Muralitharanlbw b Giles135-- 
Extras(2 nb)2
Total(all out, 131 minutes, 28.1 overs)81
Fall of wickets:
1-21 (Atapattu, 4.5 ov), 2-24 (Sangakkara, 5.5 ov), 3-24 (Jayasuriya, 6.2 ov), 4-57 (de Silva, 15.6 ov), 5-59 (Arnold, 17.3 ov), 6-59 (Jayawardene, 18.1 ov), 7-69 (Vaas, 20.3 ov), 8-76 (Dilshan, 24.1 ov), 9-80 (Fernando, 27.2 ov), 10-81 (Muralitharan, 28.1 ov)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gough6   1233-2
Caddick8   2292--
Giles9.14114--
Croft5   0181--
England second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MA Athertonc and b Fernando1325262- 
ME Trescothickc Sangakkara b Jayasuriya1023341- 
MP Vaughanb Muralitharan821291- 
GP Thorpenot out3249652- 
+AJ Stewartc Dilshan b Jayasuriya054-- 
C Whitec Jayawardene b Jayasuriya811201- 
*N Hussainc Arnold b Jayasuriya0810-- 
AF Gilesnot out167-- 
RDB Croftdid not bat      
AR Caddickdid not bat      
D Goughdid not bat      
Extras(1 lb, 1 nb)2
Total(6 wickets, 100 minutes, 24.3 overs)74
Fall of wickets:
1-23 (Atherton, 7.2 ov), 2-24 (Trescothick, 8.4 ov), 3-42 (Vaughan, 13.4 ov), 4-43 (Stewart, 14.4 ov), 5-63 (White, 20.1 ov), 6-71 (Hussain, 22.6 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Vaas3   0110--
Hettiarachchi3   150--
Muralitharan8   1261--
Fernando2   071-1
Jayasuriya8.30244--
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 88/1 (Jayasuriya 35*, Sangakkara 45*; 28 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 158/3 (de Silva 28*, Jayawardene 28*; 60 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: England (1) 44/0 (Atherton 20*, Trescothick 23*; 17 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: England (1) 117/4 (Thorpe 42*, Vaughan 5*; 47 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: England (1) 248/9 (Thorpe 112*, Gough 14*; 109 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 71/7 (Dilshan 5*, Fernando 1*; 22 overs)
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 14.3 overs, 71 minutes
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 35.1 overs, 149 minutes
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 56.1 overs, 221 minutes
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 200 in 74.5 overs, 323 minutes
--> England first innings: 50 in 21.3 overs, 91 minutes
--> England first innings: 100 in 39.4 overs, 170 minutes
--> England first innings: 150 in 65.2 overs, 200 minutes
--> England first innings: 200 in 92.5 overs, 368 minutes
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 15.3 overs, 75 minutes
--> England second innings: 50 in 17.3 overs
--> DS Hettiarachchi made his debut in Test matches
--> DS Hettiarachchi made his last appearance in Test matches
--> KC Sangakkara (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 12
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) 50 in 97 balls, 107 minutes with 7 fours
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 62
--> GP Thorpe (1) 50 in 116 balls, 128 minutes with 6 fours
--> GP Thorpe (1) 100 in 250 balls, 301 minutes with 10 fours
--> MP Vaughan (1) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 13
--> ST Jayasuriya (2) passed 9000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
--> C White (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 6
--> DS Hettiarachchi made his debut for Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> MP Vaughan made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> RDB Croft reached 650 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed DPMD Jayawardene, his 3rd wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
--> AR Caddick reached 150 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed M Muralitharan, his 2nd wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
--> WPUJC Vaas achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the England first innings (previous best was 6-87)
--> ST Jayasuriya achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the England second innings (previous best was 4-40)
--> ST Jayasuriya achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the England second innings (previous best was 4-40)
--> ST Jayasuriya reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed ME Trescothick, his 1st wicket in the England second innings
12th Man: HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), G Hick (England)
Stand by Umpire: TM Samarasinghe
England took the 2nd new ball after 99 overs, Sri Lanka 240/8 (Vaas 19*, Hettiarchchi 0*)
Play start 1/2 hour delayed due to unnatural wicket condition