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.

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.

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.