Sri Lanka v England @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
7, 8, 9, 10, 11 March 2001 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: BC Cooray, RE Koertzen
Third Umpire: PT Manuel
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: England won by 3 wickets
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | b Darren Gough | 16 | 25 | 30 | 4 | - | |
| *2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ashley Giles b Andy Caddick | 9 | 26 | 46 | 1 | - | |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Marcus Trescothick b Craig White | 17 | 24 | 45 | 3 | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c & b Craig White | 29 | 33 | 48 | 5 | 1 | |
| 5. Mahela Jayawardene | c Graham Thorpe b Andy Caddick | 101 | 165 | 180 | 12 | 1 | |
| 6. Russel Arnold | c Craig White b Darren Gough | 65 | 165 | 242 | 10 | - | |
| 7. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Mike Atherton b Darren Gough | 36 | 59 | 103 | 6 | - | |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | c Graham Thorpe b Darren Gough | 1 | 8 | 10 | - | - | |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Graham Thorpe b Andy Caddick | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | - | |
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 0 | 6 | 12 | - | - | |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-29 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-69 (Kumar Sangakkara), 4-80 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-221 (Mahela Jayawardene), 6-277 (Russel Arnold), 7-279 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-282 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-286 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 297 (Nuwan Zoysa). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86 ovs, 369 mins) 297 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 14 | 1 | 73 | 4 | (0w,4nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 20 | 3 | 55 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ashley Giles | 15 | 2 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig White | 17 | 3 | 70 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Robert Croft | 20 | 2 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mike Atherton | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 20 | 27 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Marcus Trescothick | c Kumar Sangakkara b Kumar Dharmasena | 23 | 49 | 71 | 3 | - | |
| *3. Nasser Hussain | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 109 | 255 | 298 | 12 | 3 | |
| 4. Graham Thorpe | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Sanath Jayasuriya | 59 | 153 | 217 | 6 | - | |
| +5. Alec Stewart | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Sanath Jayasuriya | 54 | 159 | 219 | 9 | - | |
| 6. Graeme Hick | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 11 | 11 | - | - | |
| 7. Craig White | st Kumar Sangakkara b Sanath Jayasuriya | 39 | 113 | 127 | 6 | - | |
| 8. Ashley Giles | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 5 | 37 | 39 | - | - | |
| 9. Robert Croft | not out | 33 | 78 | 89 | 4 | - | |
| 10. Andy Caddick | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 7 | 23 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Darren Gough | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 48 | 57 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Mike Atherton), 2-37 (Marcus Trescothick), 3-204 (Graham Thorpe), 4-232 (Nasser Hussain), 5-236 (Graeme Hick), 6-323 (Craig White), 7-330 (Alec Stewart), 8-336 (Ashley Giles), 9-346 (Andy Caddick), 387 (Darren Gough). |
| Extras | 16b, 20lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 41 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 157 ovs, 584 mins) 387 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 23 | 7 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 10 | 2 | 35 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 63 | 21 | 127 | 4 | (0w,4nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 27 | 4 | 74 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 34 | 10 | 76 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | |
| *2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Graham Thorpe b Andy Caddick | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | st Alec Stewart b Robert Croft | 95 | 184 | 255 | 13 | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Craig White b Darren Gough | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | |
| 5. Mahela Jayawardene | b Craig White | 18 | 29 | 36 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Russel Arnold | lbw b Robert Croft | 22 | 48 | 69 | 5 | - | |
| 7. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Graeme Hick b Robert Croft | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - | |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | c Graeme Hick b Darren Gough | 54 | 181 | 226 | 8 | - | |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Robert Croft b Craig White | 36 | 83 | 112 | 5 | - | |
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | c Graeme Hick b Darren Gough | 0 | 6 | 10 | - | - | |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 6 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 |
| FOW | 1-2 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-2 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-3 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-42 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-81 (Russel Arnold), 6-88 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 7-181 (Kumar Sangakkara), 8-234 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-242 (Nuwan Zoysa), 250 (Chaminda Vaas). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.1 ovs, 370 mins) 250 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 22 | 6 | 50 | 4 | (0w,3nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 18 | 5 | 55 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Craig White | 12.1 | 3 | 42 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Robert Croft | 22 | 11 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Giles | 15 | 3 | 58 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mike Atherton | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 11 | 18 | 27 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Marcus Trescothick | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 13 | 21 | 33 | 2 | - | |
| *3. Nasser Hussain | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 15 | 65 | 92 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Graham Thorpe | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 46 | 58 | 73 | 6 | - | |
| +5. Alec Stewart | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 37 | 45 | - | - | |
| 6. Robert Croft | lbw b Kumar Dharmasena | 17 | 89 | 114 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Graeme Hick | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 16 | 34 | 33 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Craig White | not out | 21 | 74 | 88 | 2 | - | |
| 9. Ashley Giles | not out | 4 | 33 | 38 | - | - | |
| 10. Andy Caddick | |||||||
| 11. Darren Gough |
| FOW | 1-24 (Mike Atherton), 2-25 (Marcus Trescothick), 3-86 (Graham Thorpe), 4-89 (Nasser Hussain), 5-97 (Alec Stewart), 6-122 (Graeme Hick), 7-142 (Robert Croft). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 71.1 ovs, 274 mins) 161 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 4 | 39 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 27 | 7 | 50 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 16.1 | 6 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka:
Marvan Atapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Aravinda de Silva, Mahela Jayawardene, Russel Arnold, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Muttiah Muralitharan
England:
Mike Atherton, Marcus Trescothick, Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, Alec Stewart, Robert Croft, Graeme Hick, Craig White, Ashley Giles, Andy Caddick, Darren Gough
