Sri Lanka defeat England by record margin to take series 3-0
A flamboyant century by Romesh Kaluwitharana sentenced England to a crushing 10-wicket loss in the third and final one-day international in Colombo
27/03Result
3rd ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Mar 27 2001
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![England]( "England")
165/9 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
166/0 (33.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
27/03Result
3rd ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Mar 27 2001
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![England]( "England")
165/9 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
166/0 (33.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Match days
27 March 2001 (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND 165/9 (50 OVERS)
- Mark Ealham28 (40)
- Graeme Hick46 (114)
- Kumar Dharmasena2/35 (10)
- Chaminda Vaas3/13 (8)
SRI LANKA 166/0 (33.5 OVERS)
- Marvan Atapattu*53 (92)
- Romesh Kaluwitharana*102 (117)
- Mark Ealham0/26 (6.5)
- Darren Gough0/30 (7)
Match Coverage
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Kaluwitharana leads Sri Lanka to crushing victory over England
England's foot weary cricketers lost the final One-Day International of a three-match series by ten-wickets at the Sinhalese Sports Club today
Sri Lanka defeat England by record margin to take series 3-0
A flamboyant century by Romesh Kaluwitharana sentenced England to a crushing 10-wicket loss in the third and final one-day international in Colombo