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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name              = Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2003
| team1_image              = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
| team1_name               = Sri Lanka
| team2_image              = WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
| team2_name               = West Indies
| from_date                = 4 June
| to_date                  = 29 June 2003
| team1_captain            = [[Hashan Tillakaratne]] (Tests)<br />[[Marvan Atapattu]] (ODIs)
| team2_captain            = [[Brian Lara]]
| no_of_ODIs               = 3
| team1_ODIs_won           = 2
| team2_ODIs_won           = 1
| team1_ODIs_most_runs     = [[Upul Chandana]] (122)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs     = [[Brian Lara]] (194)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets  = [[Chaminda Vaas]] (4)<br />[[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (4)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets  = [[Corey Collymore]] (5)
| player_of_ODI_series     = [[Marlon Samuels]] (WI)
| no_of_tests              = 2
| team1_tests_won          = 0
| team2_tests_won          = 1
| team1_tests_most_runs    = [[Marvan Atapattu]] (211)
| team2_tests_most_runs    = [[Brian Lara]] (299)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (9)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Corey Collymore]] (14)
| player_of_test_series    = [[Corey Collymore]] (WI)
}}
The [[Sri Lanka national cricket team]] toured the West Indies in June 2003 to play two [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and three [[One Day International]]s.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/WI/2003_WI_Sri_Lanka_in_West_Indies_2003.html CricketArchive – tour itinerary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106205759/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/WI/2003_WI_Sri_Lanka_in_West_Indies_2003.html |date=2012-11-06 }}. Retrieved on 13 December 2010.</ref> Sri Lanka won the ODI series 2–1, but the West Indies won the Test series 1–0 after one Test was drawn.
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==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!colspan=2|Tests
!colspan=2|ODIs
|-
! style="width:25%" | {{cr|WIN}}
! style="width:25%" | {{cr|SRI}}
! style="width:25%" | {{cr|WIN}}
! style="width:25%" | {{cr|SRI}}
|-
| [[Brian Lara]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
| [[Hashan Tillakaratne]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
| [[Brian Lara]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
| [[Marvan Atapattu]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
|-
| [[Omari Banks]]
| [[Marvan Atapattu]]
| [[David Bernard (cricketer)|David Bernard]]
| [[Upul Chandana]]
|-
| [[Corey Collymore]]
| [[Kumar Dharmasena]]
| [[Corey Collymore]]
| [[Kumar Dharmasena]]
|-
| [[Mervyn Dillon]]
| [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
| [[Mervyn Dillon]]
| [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
|-
| [[Vasbert Drakes]]
| [[Dinusha Fernando]]
| [[Vasbert Drakes]]
| [[Dharshana Gamage]]
|-
| [[Fidel Edwards]]
| [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
| [[Chris Gayle]]
| [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
|-
| [[Daren Ganga]]
| [[Mahela Jayawardene]]
| [[Wavell Hinds]]
| [[Mahela Jayawardene]]
|-
| [[Chris Gayle]]
| [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
| [[Ryan Hurley]]
| [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
|-
| [[Wavell Hinds]]
| [[Kaushal Lokuarachchi]]
| [[Ridley Jacobs]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
| [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]
|-
| [[Ridley Jacobs]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
| [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]
| [[Daren Powell]]
| [[Naveed Nawaz]]
|-
| [[Marlon Samuels]]
| [[Prabath Nissanka]]
| [[Ricardo Powell]]
| [[Prabath Nissanka]]
|-
| [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]]
| [[Thilan Samaraweera]]
| [[Marlon Samuels]]
| [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
|-
| [[Jerome Taylor]]
| [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
| [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]]
| [[Chaminda Vaas]]
|-
|
| [[Thilan Thushara]]
| [[Jerome Taylor]]
|[[Dinusha Fernando]]
|-
| 
| [[Chaminda Vaas]]
| 
| 
|}

==Tour matches==

===50-over: Shell Cricket Academy Invitation XI v Sri Lankans===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 June 2003
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI|name=Sri Lankans}}
| score1 = 243/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 128/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = Shell Cricket Academy Invitation XI
| runs1 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 99
| wickets1 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 2/44 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Matthew Sinclair (Jamaican cricketer)|Matthew Sinclair]] 22
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/5 (7 overs)
| result = Sri Lankans won by 115 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/129370.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park (Grenada)|Queen's Park]], [[St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]], [[Grenada]]
| umpires = [[Glenroy T. Johnson]] (WI) and EA Jones (WI)
| motm = 
| toss = Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Krishna Arjune]], [[Jason Bennett (cricketer)|Jason Bennett]] and [[Jerome Taylor]] (all Shell Cricket Academy Invitation XI) made their List A debuts.
}}

===First-class: West Indies Cricket Board President's XI v Sri Lankans===
{{Test match
| date = 14–16 June 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI|name=Sri Lankans}}
| team2 = [[West Indies Cricket Board|WICB President's XI]]
| score-team1-inns1 = 299 (123.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 59
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Jerome Taylor]] 2/22 (10 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 296 (78.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ryan Hinds]] 83
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Thilan Samaraweera]] 3/56 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 66/1 (15.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 44[[not out|*]]
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 1/12 (4.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 
| runs-team2-inns2 = 
| wickets-team2-inns2 = 
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/129628.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]], [[Saint Vincent (island)|Saint Vincent]]
| umpires = [[Goaland Greaves]] (WI) and [[Gary White (umpire)|Gary White]] (WI)
| motm = 
| toss = Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = Play on Day 1 reduced to 18 overs due to rain.
}}

==ODI series==

===1st ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 7 June 2003
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 201 (48.4 overs)
| score2 = 146 (41 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]] 54 (75)
| wickets1 = [[Mervyn Dillon]] 3/39 (9.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Brian Lara]] 64[[not out|*]] (130)
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/17 (7 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 55 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64827.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Billy Doctrove]] (WI)
| motm = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (SL)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 8 June 2003
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 312/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 313/6 (49.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Brian Lara]] 116 (106)
| wickets1 = [[Chaminda Vaas]] 1/33 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Upul Chandana]] 89 (71)
| wickets2 = [[Vasbert Drakes]] 2/49 (7 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64828.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Eddie Nicholls]] (WI)
| motm = [[Upul Chandana]] (SL)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 11 June 2003
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 191 (50 overs)
| score2 = 160/4 (36.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 51 (74)
| wickets1 = [[Corey Collymore]] 3/28 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marlon Samuels]] 45[[not out|*]] (38)
| wickets2 = [[Upul Chandana]] 1/25 (4 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 6 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L method]])
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64829.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]], [[Saint Vincent (island)|Saint Vincent]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Billy Doctrove]] (WI)
| motm = [[Marlon Samuels]] (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Rain reduced the West Indies innings to 42 overs.
| notes = [[Jerome Taylor]] (WI) made his ODI debut.
}}

==Test series==

===1st Test===
{{Test match
| date = 20–24 June 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 354 (143.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 118 (275)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Corey Collymore]] 5/66 (29 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 477/9[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (138.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Brian Lara]] 209 (360)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 5/138 (50 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 126/0 (34 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 72[[not out|*]] (113)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = 
| score-team2-inns2 = 
| runs-team2-inns2 = 
| wickets-team2-inns2 = 
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64034.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Daryl Harper]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Brian Lara]] (WI)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = No play was possible on Day 4 due to rain.
| notes = [[Jerome Taylor]] (WI) made his Test debut.
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Test match
| date = 27–29 June 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 208 (85.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 75 (212)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Fidel Edwards]] 5/36 (15.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 191 (53.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 31 (48)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Prabath Nissanka]] 5/64 (12.3 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 194 (54 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 32 (60)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Corey Collymore]] 7/57 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 212/3 (42.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]] 82 (110)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Chaminda Vaas]] 2/54 (12 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64035.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]
| umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus) and [[Russell Tiffin]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Corey Collymore]] (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Thilan Thushara]] (SL) and [[Fidel Edwards]] (WI) made their Test debuts.
}}

==References==
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{{International cricket in 2003}}
{{International cricket tours of the West Indies}}

[[Category:Sri Lankan cricket tours of the West Indies|2003]]
[[Category:West Indian cricket seasons from 2000–01|Sri Lanka 2003]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions in 2003]]
[[Category:2003 in West Indian cricket]]
[[Category:2003 in Sri Lankan cricket]]


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