New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2003

The New Zealand national cricket team toured Sri Lanka during the 2003 season, playing two Tests from 25 April to 7 May 2003. New Zealand was led by Stephen Fleming while Sri Lanka was led by Hashan Tillakaratne. Both tests were drawn.^[1]

New Zealand then competed against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in a triangular one-day tournament called the Bank Alfalah Cup. New Zealand won the tournament defeating Pakistan in the final.^[2]

Test series summary

1st Test

25–29 April 2003 Scorecard

New Zealand	v	Sri Lanka
515/7dec (174.5 overs) SP Fleming 274* (476) HDPK Dharmasena 3/132 (40 overs)		483 (152 overs) HP Tillakaratne 144 (314) DL Vettori 3/94 (33 overs)
161/5dec (78 overs) SP Fleming 69* (234) M Muralitharan 3/41 (30 overs)

Match drawn Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and SJA Taufel (AUS)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
• KS Lokuarachchi and RAP Nissanka (both SL) made their Test debuts.

2nd Test

3–7 May 2003 Scorecard

New Zealand	v	Sri Lanka
305 (111.5 overs) JDP Oram 74 (179) M Muralitharan 3/90 (34 overs)		298 (97.3 overs) HP Tillakaratne 93 (232) PJ Wiseman 4/104 (32.3 overs)
183 (97.3 overs) MH Richardson 55 (101) M Muralitharan 5/49 (39 overs)		72/1 (30 overs) DPMD Jayawardene 32* (78) SE Bond 1/19 (6 overs)

Match drawn Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and SJA Taufel (AUS)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
• There was no play on the first day.

References

1. "New Zealand in Sri Lanka, Apr-May 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
2. "Bank Alfalah Cup (SL, NZ, Pak), May 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.