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Sri Lanka v Australia @ P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
13 April 1983
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: CEB Anthony, PW Vidanagamage
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | b Somachandra de Silva | 50 | 71 | 90 | 5 | - |
| 2. Steve Smith | c Guy de Alwis b Vinothen John | 1 | 15 | 22 | - | - |
| 3. Graham Yallop | c Guy de Alwis b Arjuna Ranatunga | 39 | 70 | 92 | 4 | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | c Guy de Alwis b Vinothen John | 11 | 38 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 5. David Hookes | c Guy de Alwis b Arjuna Ranatunga | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| 6. Allan Border | b Somachandra de Silva | 10 | 21 | 16 | - | - |
| +7. Roger Woolley | c Guy de Alwis b Ashantha de Mel | 16 | 24 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 8. Tom Hogan | c Rumesh Ratnayake b Ashantha de Mel | 27 | 25 | 32 | 4 | 1 |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | run out | 5 | 5 | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. John Maguire |
| FOW | 1-15 (Steve Smith), 2-87 (Graeme Wood), 3-103 (Graham Yallop), 4-107 (David Hookes), 5-109 (Greg Chappell), 6-118 (Allan Border), 7-144 (Roger Woolley), 8-167 (Dennis Lillee), 9-168 (Tom Hogan). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 45 ovs) 168 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ashantha de Mel | 9 | 2 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinothen John | 9 | 1 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 9 | 1 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 9 | 1 | 26 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Somachandra de Silva | 9 | 0 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sidath Wettimuny | b Tom Hogan | 37 | 79 | 81 | - | - |
| 2. Susil Fernando | st Roger Woolley b Tom Hogan | 31 | 53 | 74 | - | - |
| 3. Roy Dias | lbw b Greg Chappell | 5 | 5 | 9 | - | - |
| *4. Duleep Mendis | b Tom Hogan | 16 | 28 | 24 | - | - |
| 5. Ranjan Madugalle | c Steve Smith b John Maguire | 9 | 40 | 42 | - | - |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Tom Hogan b Rodney Hogg | 10 | 22 | 44 | - | - |
| 7. Ashantha de Mel | c Roger Woolley b John Maguire | 27 | 27 | 41 | - | - |
| 8. Somachandra de Silva | not out | 15 | 13 | 27 | - | - |
| +9. Guy de Alwis | b Rodney Hogg | 6 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Rumesh Ratnayake | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Vinothen John |
| FOW | 1-71 (Susil Fernando), 2-82 (Roy Dias), 3-82 (Sidath Wettimuny), 4-102 (Duleep Mendis), 5-112 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-139 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-157 (Ashantha de Mel), 8-168 (Guy de Alwis). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 5w, 3nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 44.1 ovs) 169 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 9 | 1 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Maguire | 8.1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dennis Lillee | 9 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 9 | 2 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hogan | 9 | 1 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Sidath Wettimuny, Susil Fernando, Roy Dias, Duleep Mendis, Ranjan Madugalle, Arjuna Ranatunga, Ashantha de Mel, Somachandra de Silva, Guy de Alwis, Rumesh Ratnayake, Vinothen John