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Sri Lanka v England @ P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
17, 18, 20, 21 February 1982 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: HC Felsinger, KT Francis
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bandula Warnapura | c David Gower b Bob Willis | 2 | 0 | 35 | - | - |
| 2. Sidath Wettimuny | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 6 | 0 | 91 | - | - |
| 3. Roy Dias | c Geoff Cook b Bob Willis | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 4. Duleep Mendis | lbw b Ian Botham | 17 | 0 | 56 | 2 | - |
| 5. Ranjan Madugalle | c David Gower b Derek Underwood | 65 | 0 | 246 | 3 | 1 |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Derek Underwood | 54 | 96 | 140 | 7 | - |
| 7. Somachandra de Silva | c David Gower b Derek Underwood | 3 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 8. Ashantha de Mel | c Keith Fletcher b Derek Underwood | 19 | 0 | 50 | 2 | - |
| 9. Lalith Kaluperuma | c Geoff Cook b Derek Underwood | 1 | 9 | 8 | - | - |
| +10. Mahes Goonatilleke | not out | 22 | 0 | 45 | 3 | - |
| 11. Ajit de Silva | c John Emburey b Ian Botham | 12 | 0 | 36 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Bandula Warnapura), 2-11 (Roy Dias), 3-29 (Sidath Wettimuny), 4-34 (Duleep Mendis), 5-133 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-149 (Somachandra de Silva), 7-181 (Ashantha de Mel), 8-183 (Lalith Kaluperuma), 9-190 (Ranjan Madugalle), 218 (Ajit de Silva). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 2w, 9nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.5 ovs) 218 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 19 | 7 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 12.5 | 1 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Allott | 13 | 4 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 19 | 3 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 18 | 6 | 28 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | lbw b Ashantha de Mel | 22 | 31 | 56 | 5 | - |
| 2. Geoff Cook | c Lalith Kaluperuma b Ashantha de Mel | 11 | 24 | 40 | 2 | - |
| 3. Chris Tavare | b Ashantha de Mel | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Mahes Goonatilleke b Somachandra de Silva | 89 | 198 | 256 | 12 | 1 |
| *5. Keith Fletcher | c Bandula Warnapura b Ajit de Silva | 45 | 0 | 112 | 3 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | b Ashantha de Mel | 13 | 47 | 54 | 3 | - |
| +7. Bob Taylor | not out | 31 | 92 | 120 | 5 | - |
| 8. John Emburey | lbw b Ajit de Silva | 0 | 27 | 27 | - | - |
| 9. Paul Allott | c Lalith Kaluperuma b Somachandra de Silva | 3 | 9 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | c Duleep Mendis b Somachandra de Silva | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-34 (Geoff Cook), 2-34 (Chris Tavare), 3-40 (Graham Gooch), 4-120 (Keith Fletcher), 5-151 (Ian Botham), 6-200 (David Gower), 7-207 (John Emburey), 8-216 (Paul Allott), 9-216 (Derek Underwood), 223 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.5 ovs) 223 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ashantha de Mel | 17 | 2 | 70 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bandula Warnapura | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Somachandra de Silva | 27.5 | 11 | 54 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lalith Kaluperuma | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ajit de Silva | 30 | 12 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bandula Warnapura | c Graham Gooch b John Emburey | 38 | 0 | 185 | 5 | - |
| 2. Sidath Wettimuny | b Bob Willis | 9 | 0 | 65 | 1 | - |
| 3. Roy Dias | c Bob Taylor b Derek Underwood | 77 | 0 | 161 | 11 | - |
| 4. Duleep Mendis | c Bob Willis b John Emburey | 27 | 0 | 127 | 2 | 1 |
| 5. Ranjan Madugalle | c Geoff Cook b John Emburey | 3 | 0 | 52 | - | - |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Keith Fletcher b John Emburey | 2 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| 7. Somachandra de Silva | c Keith Fletcher b Derek Underwood | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - |
| 8. Ashantha de Mel | c David Gower b John Emburey | 2 | 0 | 18 | - | - |
| 9. Lalith Kaluperuma | c Bob Taylor b John Emburey | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| +10. Mahes Goonatilleke | not out | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Ajit de Silva | c Bob Willis b Derek Underwood | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-30 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-113 (Bandula Warnapura), 3-140 (Roy Dias), 4-167 (Ranjan Madugalle), 5-169 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-170 (Somachandra de Silva), 7-172 (Duleep Mendis), 8-173 (Lalith Kaluperuma), 9-174 (Ashantha de Mel), 175 (Ajit de Silva). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 83.5 ovs) 175 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 9 | 3 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 12 | 1 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 25 | 9 | 33 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 37.5 | 15 | 67 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | b Ajit de Silva | 31 | 74 | 109 | 5 | - |
| 2. Geoff Cook | lbw b Ashantha de Mel | 0 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 3. Chris Tavare | st Mahes Goonatilleke b Ajit de Silva | 85 | 186 | 220 | 12 | - |
| 4. David Gower | not out | 42 | 79 | 125 | 6 | - |
| *5. Keith Fletcher | not out | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | ||||||
| +7. Bob Taylor | ||||||
| 8. John Emburey | ||||||
| 9. Paul Allott | ||||||
| 10. Derek Underwood | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-3 (Geoff Cook), 2-84 (Graham Gooch), 3-167 (Chris Tavare). |
| Extras | 7b, 5lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 58.1 ovs) 171 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ashantha de Mel | 13.1 | 4 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bandula Warnapura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Somachandra de Silva | 15 | 5 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lalith Kaluperuma | 12 | 3 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ajit de Silva | 17 | 6 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Bandula Warnapura, Sidath Wettimuny, Roy Dias, Duleep Mendis, Ranjan Madugalle, Arjuna Ranatunga, Somachandra de Silva, Ashantha de Mel, Lalith Kaluperuma, Mahes Goonatilleke, Ajit de Silva