Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1982–83
The Sri Lankan national cricket team toured Australia and New Zealand in February and March 1983 and played a two-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. New Zealand won the series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Geoff Howarth and Sri Lanka by Somachandra de Silva. In addition, the teams played a three-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which New Zealand won 3–0. The Australian leg of the tour consisted of two first-class matches but no Tests.[1]
One Day Internationals (ODIs)[]
New Zealand won the Rothmans Cup 3-0.
1st ODI[]
2 March 1983
Scorecard |
New Zealand
183/8 (50 overs) |
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Sri Lanka
118/9 (50 overs) |
JG Wright 45 (82)
VB John 3/28 (10 overs) |
Y Goonasekera 23 (60)
RJ Hadlee 3/9 (8 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- RG de Alwis, ERNS Fernando, Y Goonasekera and MD Wettimuny (all SL) made their Test debuts.
2nd ODI[]
19 March 1983
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
167/8 (50 overs) |
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New Zealand
168/3 (36.4 overs) |
DS de Silva 37* (29)
BL Cairns 2/25 (10 overs) |
JJ Crowe 46* (89)
DS de Silva 1/28 (6 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI[]
20 March 1983
Scorecard |
New Zealand
304/5 (50 overs) |
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Sri Lanka
188/6 (50 overs) |
GM Turner 140 (130)
RJ Ratnayake 2/50 (10 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- S Jeganathan (SL) made his Test debut.
Test series summary[]
First Test[]
4–6 March 1983
Scorecard |
New Zealand
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Sri Lanka
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344 (101.5 overs)
WK Lees 89 (180) RJ Ratnayake 3/93 (31 overs) |
144 (53.3 overs)
S Wettimuny 63 (139) RJ Hadlee 4/33 (13.3 overs) | |
175 (f/o) (81.5 overs)
DS de Silva 52 (111) BL Cairns 4/47 (20 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
- JJ Crowe (NZ), and RG de Alwis, ERNS Fernando, Y Goonasekera, S Jeganathan, VB John, RJ Ratnayake and MD Wettimuny (all SL) made their Test debuts.
Second Test[]
11–15 March 1983
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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New Zealand
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201 (72.2 overs)
BL Cairns 45 (50) VB John 5/60 (25.2 overs) | ||
93 (53 overs)
Y Goonasekera 23 (66) RJ Hadlee 4/34 (17 overs) |
134/4 (37.1 overs)
BA Edgar 47* (110) DS de Silva 1/18 (6 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- SAR Silva (SL) made his Test debut.
References[]
- ^ "Sri Lanka in Australia and New Zealand 1983". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1982–83 Australian cricket season
- 1983 in Australian cricket
- 1983 in New Zealand cricket
- 1983 in Sri Lankan cricket
- International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985
- New Zealand cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000
- Sri Lankan cricket tours of Australia
- Sri Lankan cricket tours of New Zealand
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