2000–01 Sri Lankan cricket season explained

The 2000–01 Sri Lankan cricket season featured a Test series between Sri Lanka and England.

Honours

• Premier Trophy – Nondescripts Cricket Club
  • Premier Limited Overs Tournament – Sinhalese Sports Club Most runs – RPAH Wickramaratne 830 @ 51.87 (HS 139)
• Most wickets – S Weerakoon 80 @ 12.97 (BB 7–51)

Test series

England played 3 Tests and won the series 2–1:

• 1st Test^[1] @ Galle International Stadium – Sri Lanka won by an innings and 28 runs
• 2nd Test^[2] @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy – England won by 3 wickets
• 3rd Test^[3] @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – England won by 4 wickets

External sources

• Web site: A brief history . CricInfo – brief history of Sri Lankan cricket
• Web site: The Home of CricketArchive . CricketArchive – Tournaments in Sri

Further reading

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive .
2. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive .
3. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive .