Sri Lanka won the 3 match series 1-0 and 4 limited overs matches, one of which was the Bungle in the jungle.

Sri Lanka won the Test series by winning 1 of the 3 matches with 2 drawn:

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

1st ODI

18 November 2003 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
88 (46.1 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
89/0 (13.5 overs)
PD Collingwood 31 (96)
WPUJC Vaas 3/15 (9.1 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and TH Wijewardene (SL)
Player of the match: WPUJC Vaas (SL)

2nd ODI

21 November 2003 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and PT Manuel (SL)

3rd ODI

23 November 2003
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and TH Wijewardene (SL)

Test series summary

1st Test

2–6 December 2003
Scorecard
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331 (127.5 overs)
KC Sangakkara 71 (142)
AF Giles 4/69 (32.5 overs)
235 (100.4 overs)
MA Butcher 51 (207)
M Muralitharan 7/46 (31.4 overs)
226 (97.2 overs)
DPMD Jayawardene 86* (242)
AF Giles 4/63 (40 overs)
210/9 (108 overs)
MA Butcher 54 (132)
M Muralitharan 4/47 (37 overs)
Match drawn
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and S Venkataraghavan (IND)
Player of the match: M Muralitharan (SL)

2nd Test

10–14 December 2003
Scorecard
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382 (126.4 overs)
TM Dilshan 63 (94)
AF Giles 5/116 (37.4 overs)
294 (114.2 overs)
GP Thorpe 57 (198)
M Muralitharan 4/60 (40 overs)
279/7dec (71 overs)
TM Dilshan 100 (129)
AF Giles 3/101 (22 overs)
285/7 (140 overs)
MP Vaughan 105 (333)
M Muralitharan 4/64 (56 overs)
Match drawn
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and DJ Harper (AUS)
Player of the match: MP Vaughan (ENG)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Test

18–21 December 2003
Scorecard
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265 (101 overs)
A Flintoff 77 (109)
M Muralitharan 3/40 (40 overs)
628/8dec (182 overs)
TT Samaraweera 142 (408)
A Flintoff 2/47 (18 overs)
148 (68 overs)
MA Butcher 37 (119)
M Muralitharan 4/63 (27 overs)
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and SA Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: TT Samaraweera (SL)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

Tour matches

One-day: Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI v England XI

15 November 2003
Scorecard
 England XI
237/8 (38 overs)
v
Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI Sri Lanka
76/1 (17.1 overs)
Andrew Strauss 83 (88)
Nandika Ranjith 2/32 (8 overs)
Michael Vandort 39 (59)
James Kirtley 1/12 (4 overs)
No result
Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
Umpires: Grashan Liyanage (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
  • England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain reduced the number of overs to 38 per side and caused the game to be abandoned.

First-class: Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI vs England XI

26–28 November 2003
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181 (67.5 overs)
Bathiya Perera 55* (125)
James Kirtley 4/41 (14 overs)
314/9d (71.3 overs)
Mark Butcher 151* (219)
Dilhara Fernando 3/79 (21 overs)
135/4 (44 overs)
Michael Vandort 42 (46)
Robert Croft 1/18 (7 overs)
  • Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat.


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