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Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2003

The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured the West Indies in June 2003 to play two Test matches and three One Day Internationals.[1] Sri Lanka won the ODI series 2–1, but the West Indies won the Test series 1–0 after one Test was drawn.

Squads

Tests ODIs
 West Indies  Sri Lanka  West Indies  Sri Lanka
Brian Lara (c) Hashan Tillakaratne (c) Brian Lara (c) Marvan Atapattu (c)
Omari Banks Marvan Atapattu David Bernard Upul Chandana
Corey Collymore Kumar Dharmasena Corey Collymore Kumar Dharmasena
Mervyn Dillon Tillakaratne Dilshan (wk) Mervyn Dillon Tillakaratne Dilshan (wk)
Vasbert Drakes Dinusha Fernando Vasbert Drakes Dharshana Gamage
Fidel Edwards Sanath Jayasuriya Chris Gayle Sanath Jayasuriya
Daren Ganga Mahela Jayawardene Wavell Hinds Mahela Jayawardene
Chris Gayle Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk) Ryan Hurley Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk)
Wavell Hinds Kaushal Lokuarachchi Ridley Jacobs (wk) Muttiah Muralitharan
Ridley Jacobs (wk) Muttiah Muralitharan Daren Powell Naveed Nawaz
Marlon Samuels Prabath Nissanka Ricardo Powell Prabath Nissanka
Ramnaresh Sarwan Thilan Samaraweera Marlon Samuels Kumar Sangakkara
Jerome Taylor Kumar Sangakkara Ramnaresh Sarwan Chaminda Vaas
Thilan Thushara Jerome Taylor Dinusha Fernando
Chaminda Vaas

Tour matches

50-over: Shell Cricket Academy Invitation XI v Sri Lankans

4 June 2003
Scorecard
Sri Lankans 
243/7 (50 overs)
v
Shell Cricket Academy Invitation XI
128/9 (50 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 99
Dwayne Bravo 2/44 (9 overs)
Sri Lankans won by 115 runs
Queen's Park, St. George's, Grenada
Umpires: Glenroy T. Johnson (WI) and EA Jones (WI)

First-class: West Indies Cricket Board President's XI v Sri Lankans

14–16 June 2003
Scorecard
v
299 (123.3 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 59
Jerome Taylor 2/22 (10 overs)
296 (78.5 overs)
Ryan Hinds 83
Thilan Samaraweera 3/56 (19 overs)
66/1 (15.2 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 44*
Dwayne Bravo 1/12 (4.2 overs)
  • Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Play on Day 1 reduced to 18 overs due to rain.

ODI series

1st ODI

7 June 2003
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
201 (48.4 overs)
v
 West Indies
146 (41 overs)
Romesh Kaluwitharana 54 (75)
Mervyn Dillon 3/39 (9.4 overs)
Brian Lara 64* (130)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/17 (7 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 55 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Billy Doctrove (WI)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

8 June 2003
Scorecard
West Indies 
312/4 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
313/6 (49.3 overs)
Brian Lara 116 (106)
Chaminda Vaas 1/33 (10 overs)
Upul Chandana 89 (71)
Vasbert Drakes 2/49 (7 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Eddie Nicholls (WI)
Player of the match: Upul Chandana (SL)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

11 June 2003
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
191 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
160/4 (36.5 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 51 (74)
Corey Collymore 3/28 (10 overs)
Marlon Samuels 45* (38)
Upul Chandana 1/25 (4 overs)
West Indies won by 6 wickets (D/L method)
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Billy Doctrove (WI)
Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain reduced the West Indies innings to 42 overs.
  • Jerome Taylor (WI) made his ODI debut.

Test series

1st Test

20–24 June 2003
Scorecard
v
354 (143.2 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 118 (275)
Corey Collymore 5/66 (29 overs)
477/9d (138.3 overs)
Brian Lara 209 (360)
Muttiah Muralitharan 5/138 (50 overs)
126/0 (34 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 72* (113)
Match drawn
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Daryl Harper (Aus)
Player of the match: Brian Lara (WI)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on Day 4 due to rain.
  • Jerome Taylor (WI) made his Test debut.

2nd Test

27–29 June 2003
Scorecard
v
208 (85.4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 75 (212)
Fidel Edwards 5/36 (15.4 overs)
191 (53.3 overs)
Chris Gayle 31 (48)
Prabath Nissanka 5/64 (12.3 overs)
194 (54 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 32 (60)
Corey Collymore 7/57 (16 overs)
212/3 (42.4 overs)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 82 (110)
Chaminda Vaas 2/54 (12 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Corey Collymore (WI)

References

  1. ^ CricketArchive – tour itinerary Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 13 December 2010.