Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
23 March 2001 (50-over match)
23/03Result
1st ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Mar 23 2001
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![England]( "England")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
144/5 (40.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
23/03Result
1st ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Mar 23 2001
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![England]( "England")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
144/5 (40.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND 143 (48.5 OVERS)
- Graham Thorpe*62 (107)
- Marcus Trescothick26 (63)
- Muthiah Muralidaran4/29 (9.5)
- Nuwan Zoysa2/22 (7)
SRI LANKA 144/5 (40.5 OVERS)
- Russel Arnold*39 (83)
- Marvan Atapattu40 (89)
- Andy Caddick2/42 (8)
- Craig White1/17 (8)
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
