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Sri Lanka v England @ Galle International Stadium
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 December 2003 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: DJ Harper, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: MG Silva
Match Referee: CH Lloyd
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | c Chris Read b Andrew Flintoff | 29 | 99 | 156 | 4 | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Paul Collingwood b Ashley Giles | 48 | 110 | 131 | 8 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Richard Johnson | 71 | 142 | 208 | 9 | 1 |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Paul Collingwood b Ashley Giles | 17 | 42 | 64 | 2 | - |
| *5. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Chris Read b Ashley Giles | 0 | 14 | 16 | - | - |
| 6. Thilan Samaraweera | c Chris Read b Andrew Flintoff | 45 | 113 | 147 | 6 | - |
| 7. Upul Chandana | lbw b Andrew Flintoff | 21 | 41 | 50 | 4 | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | lbw b Gareth Batty | 27 | 69 | 74 | 2 | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 22 | 80 | 132 | 3 | - |
| 10. Dinusha Fernando | c Paul Collingwood b Gareth Batty | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Chris Read b Ashley Giles | 38 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-76 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-88 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-132 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-132 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-202 (Kumar Sangakkara), 6-238 (Thilan Samaraweera), 7-239 (Upul Chandana), 8-279 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-291 (Dinusha Fernando), 331 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 127.5 ovs, 525 mins) 331 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Matthew Hoggard | 20 | 4 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Johnson | 17 | 5 | 54 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 23 | 7 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Collingwood | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Gareth Batty | 31 | 5 | 98 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Giles | 32.5 | 9 | 69 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marcus Trescothick | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 | 62 | 67 | 4 | - |
| *2. Michael Vaughan | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 24 | 65 | 91 | 4 | - |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Kumar Sangakkara b Sanath Jayasuriya | 51 | 207 | 233 | 4 | - |
| 4. Graham Thorpe | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 43 | 121 | 125 | 4 | - |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 1 | 10 | 7 | - | - |
| 6. Andrew Flintoff | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 1 | 14 | 22 | - | - |
| +7. Chris Read | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| 8. Gareth Batty | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Kumar Dharmasena | 14 | 43 | 60 | - | 1 |
| 9. Ashley Giles | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 18 | 32 | 33 | - | 2 |
| 10. Richard Johnson | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 26 | 29 | 45 | 1 | 2 |
| 11. Matthew Hoggard | not out | 6 | 19 | 21 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-56 (Marcus Trescothick), 2-67 (Michael Vaughan), 3-142 (Graham Thorpe), 4-143 (Paul Collingwood), 5-151 (Andrew Flintoff), 6-155 (Chris Read), 7-177 (Mark Butcher), 8-183 (Gareth Batty), 9-208 (Ashley Giles), 235 (Richard Johnson). |
| Extras | 12b, 8lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 100.4 ovs, 360 mins) 235 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 12 | 2 | 25 | 1 | (0w,5nb) |
| Dinusha Fernando | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 24 | 6 | 55 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 31.4 | 15 | 46 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 17 | 2 | 44 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | st Chris Read b Gareth Batty | 35 | 71 | 97 | 5 | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Marcus Trescothick b Ashley Giles | 17 | 16 | 24 | 3 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | run out (Paul Collingwood > Chris Read > ) | 19 | 54 | 68 | 1 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 86 | 242 | 312 | 7 | - |
| *5. Hashan Tillakaratne | lbw b Gareth Batty | 1 | 9 | 12 | - | - |
| 6. Thilan Samaraweera | c Marcus Trescothick b Ashley Giles | 1 | 23 | 23 | - | - |
| 7. Chaminda Vaas | c Paul Collingwood b Ashley Giles | 19 | 72 | 104 | 3 | - |
| 8. Upul Chandana | lbw b Ashley Giles | 19 | 48 | 64 | 3 | - |
| 9. Kumar Dharmasena | lbw b Matthew Hoggard | 2 | 21 | 40 | - | - |
| 10. Dinusha Fernando | c Marcus Trescothick b Andrew Flintoff | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Paul Collingwood b Gareth Batty | 13 | 24 | 50 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-26 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-72 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-72 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-78 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-85 (Thilan Samaraweera), 6-123 (Chaminda Vaas), 7-163 (Upul Chandana), 8-179 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-180 (Dinusha Fernando), 226 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97.2 ovs, 408 mins) 226 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Matthew Hoggard | 9 | 2 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Johnson | 7 | 2 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 17 | 5 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Giles | 40 | 14 | 63 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gareth Batty | 23.2 | 7 | 55 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marcus Trescothick | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 24 | 47 | 68 | 5 | - |
| *2. Michael Vaughan | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Dinusha Fernando | 8 | 10 | 15 | 2 | - |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 54 | 132 | 166 | 6 | 1 |
| 4. Graham Thorpe | c Chaminda Vaas b Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 34 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Kumar Dharmasena | 36 | 153 | 174 | 5 | - |
| 6. Andrew Flintoff | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| +7. Chris Read | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 | 49 | 44 | - | 1 |
| 8. Gareth Batty | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 26 | 70 | 81 | 2 | 1 |
| 9. Ashley Giles | not out | 17 | 107 | 101 | 1 | - |
| 10. Richard Johnson | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 35 | 41 | - | - |
| 11. Matthew Hoggard | not out | 0 | 7 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Michael Vaughan), 2-62 (Marcus Trescothick), 3-73 (Graham Thorpe), 4-125 (Mark Butcher), 5-125 (Andrew Flintoff), 6-148 (Chris Read), 7-170 (Paul Collingwood), 8-204 (Gareth Batty), 9-208 (Richard Johnson). |
| Extras | 10b, 1lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 108 ovs, 376 mins) 210 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 14 | 4 | 23 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Dinusha Fernando | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 21 | 5 | 31 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 37 | 18 | 47 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 11 | 2 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 18 | 8 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Marvan Atapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Hashan Tillakaratne, Thilan Samaraweera, Chaminda Vaas, Upul Chandana, Kumar Dharmasena, Dinusha Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan