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2003–04 Sri Lankan cricket season

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The 2003–04 Sri Lankan cricket season featured two Test series with Sri Lanka playing against England and Australia.

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Honours

  • Premier Trophy – Bloomfield C & AC
  • Premier Limited Overs Tournament – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
  • Most runs – TM Dilshan 1284 @ 51.36 (HS 151)
  • Most wickets – M Muralitharan 96 @ 14.40 (BB 7-46)

    • Test series

    Sri Lanka won the 3 match Test series against England 1-0 and also 4 limited overs internationals, 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:

  • 1st Test (Galle International Stadium) – match drawn
  • 2nd Test (Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy) – match drawn
  • 3rd Test (Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo) – Sri Lanka won by an innings and 215 runs

    • Australia won the Test series 3-0 after Sri Lankan led in the 1st innings of each match by substantial amounts:

  • 1st Test @ Galle International Stadium – Australia won by 197 runs
  • 2nd Test @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy – Australia won by 27 runs
  • 3rd Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – Australia won by 121 runs

    • References

    2003–04 Sri Lankan cricket season Wikipedia
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