OnThisDay in 2003, Former New Zealand Captain Stephen Fleming made his first Test double century in Colombo against Sri Lanka.
His brilliant knock of 274* was also his career-best score in the longest format and consisted of 28 fours and a six
In that innings several catches of Steven Fleming was dropped by Sri Lankan fielders.
Specially Mahela Jayawardana, one of Sri Lanka’s best ever fielders & currently the world record holder for most catches as a fielder had a horrible day in the field.
He dropped 4 easy catches of Stephen Fleming, Sri Lanka dropped 8 catches overall in that entire New Zealand innings.
When asked whether this was his worst day in the field Mahela Jayawardana had this to say
