3rd Test, Colombo, December 18, 2003, 12:00 AM
265/10(101ov) & 148/10(68ov)
628/8(182ov)
Sri Lanka beat England by an innings and 215 runs
Sri Lanka Playing XI| Marvan Atapattu | Batsman |
| Upul Chandana | Bowler |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | All Rounder |
| Dilhara Fernando | Bowler |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Batsman |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Batsman |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Bowler |
| Thilan Samaraweera | Batsman |
| Kumar Sangakkara † | Wicket Keeper |
| Hashan Tillakaratne (c)† | Wicket Keeper |
| Chaminda Vaas | Bowler |
England Playing XI| Mark Butcher | All Rounder |
| Andrew Flintoff | All Rounder |
| Ashley Giles | Bowler |
| Nasser Hussain | Batsman |
| James Kirtley | Bowler |
| Chris Read † | Wicket Keeper |
| Graham Thorpe | Batsman |
| Marcus Trescothick | Batsman |
| Michael Vaughan (c) | Batsman |
| James Anderson | Bowler |
| Gareth Batty | Bowler |