Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Match days
7,8,9,10,11 March 2001 (5-day match)
07/03Result
2nd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Mar 7-11 2001
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
297 & 250 -
![England]( "England")
387 & 161/7 (71.1 ov)
Player of the Match
07/03Result
2nd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Mar 7-11 2001
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
297 & 250 -
![England]( "England")
387 & 161/7 (71.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKA 297 (86 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Russel Arnold65 (165)
- Mahela Jayawardene101 (165)
- Andy Caddick4/55 (20)
- Darren Gough4/73 (14)
ENGLAND 387 (157 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Nasser Hussain109 (255)
- Graham Thorpe59 (153)
- Sanath Jayasuriya3/76 (34)
- Muthiah Muralidaran4/127 (63)
SRI LANKA 250 (89.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Kumar Dharmasena54 (181)
- Kumar Sangakkara95 (184)
- Robert Croft3/40 (22)
- Darren Gough4/50 (22)
ENGLAND 161/7 (71.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Graham Thorpe46 (58)
- Craig White*21 (74)
- Sanath Jayasuriya1/22 (16.1)
- Chaminda Vaas4/39 (18)
England tour of Sri Lanka 2000-01 News
Most wickets for spinners in a Test
England have won two successive away Tests for the first time in six years to complete a rare series win in Sri Lanka.
Dav Whatmore reviews a heartening all round performance
Having lost the Test series against England we were delighted to comeback sostrongly to win the three-match One-Day International series in such aconvincing fashion
3rd ODI, Sri Lanka v England , Statistical Highlights
It was the 1697th ODI in cricket history
2nd ODI, Sri Lanka v England, Statistical Highlights
It was the 1695th ODI in cricket history
Ist ODI, Sri Lanka v England, Statistical Highlights
It was the 1694th ODI in cricket history
