Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Match days
25 March 2001 - day/night match (50-over match)
25/03Result
2nd ODI (D/N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Mar 25 2001
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
226/6 -
![England]( "England")
160 (45/50 ov)
Player of the Match
25/03Result
2nd ODI (D/N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Mar 25 2001
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
226/6 -
![England]( "England")
160 (45/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKA 226/6 (50 OVERS)
- Marvan Atapattu57 (91)
- Mahela Jayawardene*101 (115)
- Robert Croft2/40 (10)
- Alan Mullally2/37 (10)
ENGLAND 160 (45 OVERS)
- Alec Stewart55 (102)
- Michael Vaughan26 (50)
- Kumar Dharmasena2/31 (8)
- Muthiah Muralidaran3/11 (9)
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
