2002–03 Sri Lankan cricket season explained

The 2002–03 Sri Lankan cricket season featured two Test series with Sri Lanka playing against Bangladesh and New Zealand.

Honours

• Premier Trophy – Moors Sports Club
• Premier Limited Overs Tournament – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club^[1]
• Most runs – SKL de Silva 938 @ 42.63 (HS 133)
• Most wickets – PN Ranjith 69 @ 17.10 (BB 6–27)

Test series

Bangladesh made its first Test tour of Sri Lanka in July–August 2002, playing 2 Tests and 3 LOIs. Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–0:

• 1st Test^[2] @ Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo – Sri Lanka won by an innings and 196 runs
• 2nd Test^[3] @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – Sri Lanka won by 288 runs

Sri Lanka and New Zealand played 2 Tests which were both drawn:

• 1st Test^[4] @ Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo – match drawn
• 2nd Test^[5] @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy – match drawn

External sources

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

Further reading

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004

Notes and References

1. The competition was called the Kandos Limited Over Tournament in this season only.
2. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive . 2009-08-25 . 2008-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081010143245/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/75/75061.html . live .
3. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive . 2009-08-25 . 2012-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020150006/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/75/75113.html . live .
4. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive . 2009-08-25 . 2012-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020150029/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/76/76893.html . live .
5. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive . 2009-08-25 . 2012-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020150045/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/76/76918.html . live .