Match Details
Toss
England XI , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
8,9,10,11 February 2001 (4-day match)
08/02Result
England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Feb 8-11 2001
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![England XI]( "England XI")
329 & 261/9d -
![Sri Lanka Board President's XI]( "Sri Lanka Board President's XI")
265 & 160 (74.2 ov)
08/02Result
England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Feb 8-11 2001
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![England XI]( "England XI")
329 & 261/9d -
![Sri Lanka Board President's XI]( "Sri Lanka Board President's XI")
265 & 160 (74.2 ov)
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND XI 329 (94.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Nasser Hussain81 (163)
- Craig White63 (70)
- Sujeewa de Silva3/73 (19)
- Ravindra Pushpakumara3/88 (21)
SRI LANKA BOARD PRESIDENT'S XI 265 (81.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Tillakaratne Dilshan122 (207)
- Chamara Silva30 (36)
- Robert Croft3/78 (19)
- Michael Vaughan2/8 (3.2)
ENGLAND XI 261/9d (76.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Mike Atherton47 (80)
- Graeme Hick75 (112)
- Dinuka Hettiarachchi5/84 (30)
- Thilan Samaraweera3/91 (25.3)
SRI LANKA BOARD PRESIDENT'S XI 160 (74.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Tillakaratne Dilshan45 (78)
- Hashan Tillakaratne43 (158)
- Ashley Giles4/37 (19)
- Darren Gough4/47 (17)
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
