Sri Lanka v England @ R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo
25 March 2001
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: BC Cooray, DN Pathirana
Third Umpire: EAR de Silva
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 66 runs
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Darren Gough | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Graeme Hick b Alan Mullally | 18 | 36 | 47 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | c Andy Caddick b Robert Croft | 57 | 91 | 132 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 101 | 115 | 172 | 7 | - | |
| 5. Kumar Sangakkara | c & b Robert Croft | 6 | 16 | 17 | - | - | |
| 6. Indika de Saram | b Andy Caddick | 14 | 22 | 32 | - | - | |
| 7. Russel Arnold | c Alec Stewart b Alan Mullally | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 18 | 20 | 30 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | |||||||
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | |||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-0 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-33 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 3-119 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-129 (Kumar Sangakkara), 5-173 (Indika de Saram), 6-174 (Russel Arnold). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 3w, 4nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 50 ovs, 220 mins) 226 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 10 | 2 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig White | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Robert Croft | 10 | 1 | 40 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Marcus Trescothick | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Nuwan Zoysa | 6 | 17 | 24 | 1 | - | |
| +2. Alec Stewart | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 55 | 102 | 145 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Andrew Flintoff | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 16 | 20 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Graeme Hick | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 11 | 30 | 42 | - | - | |
| *5. Graham Thorpe | c Mahela Jayawardene b Kumar Dharmasena | 12 | 18 | 21 | - | - | |
| 6. Michael Vaughan | c Russel Arnold b Muttiah Muralitharan | 26 | 50 | 53 | - | - | |
| 7. Craig White | run out (Mahela Jayawardene > ) | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| 8. Robert Croft | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 11 | 16 | 20 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Andy Caddick | b Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 7 | 10 | - | 1 | |
| 10. Darren Gough | not out | 3 | 9 | 11 | - | - | |
| 11. Alan Mullally | run out (Marvan Atapattu > ) | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Marcus Trescothick), 2-35 (Andrew Flintoff), 3-63 (Graeme Hick), 4-88 (Graham Thorpe), 5-119 (Alec Stewart), 6-119 (Craig White), 7-145 (Michael Vaughan), 8-147 (Robert Croft), 9-157 (Andy Caddick), 160 (Alan Mullally). |
| Extras | 0b, 11lb, 6w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 45 ovs, 182 mins) 160 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 2 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Indika de Saram, Russel Arnold, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Muttiah Muralitharan
England: Marcus Trescothick, Alec Stewart, Andrew Flintoff, Graeme Hick, Graham Thorpe, Michael Vaughan, Craig White, Robert Croft, Andy Caddick, Darren Gough, Alan Mullally
