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Sri Lanka v Australia @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
22, 23, 24, 26 April 1983 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: CEB Anthony, HC Felsinger
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 38 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Kepler Wessels | c Roy Dias b Somachandra de Silva | 141 | 188 | 250 | 21 | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | c Rumesh Ratnayake b Arjuna Ranatunga | 4 | 22 | 54 | - | - |
| 3. Graham Yallop | lbw b Ashantha de Mel | 98 | 238 | 303 | 14 | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | lbw b Ashantha de Mel | 66 | 103 | 163 | 7 | - |
| 5. David Hookes | not out | 143 | 152 | 201 | 17 | 2 |
| 6. Allan Border | not out | 47 | 0 | 145 | 2 | - |
| +7. Roger Woolley | ||||||
| 8. Tom Hogan | ||||||
| 9. Bruce Yardley | ||||||
| 10. Dennis Lillee | ||||||
| 11. Rodney Hogg |
| FOW | 1-43 (Graeme Wood), 2-213 (Kepler Wessels), 3-290 (Graham Yallop), 4-359 (Greg Chappell). |
| Extras | 0b, 11lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 131 ovs) 514 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ashantha de Mel | 23 | 3 | 113 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 28 | 4 | 108 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 19 | 2 | 72 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Somachandra de Silva | 44 | 7 | 122 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roshan Guneratne | 17 | 1 | 84 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sidath Wettimuny | c Roger Woolley b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Susil Fernando | c Roger Woolley b Rodney Hogg | 0 | 12 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. Roy Dias | c Allan Border b Dennis Lillee | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| *4. Duleep Mendis | c David Hookes b Bruce Yardley | 74 | 0 | 151 | 12 | - |
| 5. Ranjan Madugalle | c & b Bruce Yardley | 9 | 0 | 48 | - | - |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Dennis Lillee b Bruce Yardley | 90 | 120 | 174 | 16 | - |
| 7. Somachandra de Silva | c Tom Hogan b Bruce Yardley | 26 | 0 | 71 | 3 | - |
| 8. Ashantha de Mel | c David Hookes b Tom Hogan | 29 | 0 | 75 | 3 | - |
| +9. Guy de Alwis | c Allan Border b Bruce Yardley | 3 | 0 | 30 | - | - |
| 10. Rumesh Ratnayake | c Roger Woolley b Allan Border | 14 | 45 | 53 | 2 | - |
| 11. Roshan Guneratne | not out | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-5 (Roy Dias), 3-9 (Susil Fernando), 4-46 (Ranjan Madugalle), 5-142 (Duleep Mendis), 6-220 (Somachandra de Silva), 7-224 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-247 (Guy de Alwis), 9-270 (Ashantha de Mel), 271 (Rumesh Ratnayake). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 1w, 12nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 72.5 ovs) 271 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 19 | 3 | 67 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 12 | 4 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 25 | 7 | 88 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hogan | 11 | 1 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 4.5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sidath Wettimuny | b Tom Hogan | 96 | 0 | 180 | 13 | - |
| 2. Susil Fernando | c Roger Woolley b Dennis Lillee | 3 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| 3. Roy Dias | b Tom Hogan | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 | - |
| 4. Rumesh Ratnayake | run out ( > > ) | 30 | 67 | 71 | 5 | - |
| *5. Duleep Mendis | c Allan Border b Bruce Yardley | 6 | 0 | 30 | - | - |
| 6. Ranjan Madugalle | b Bruce Yardley | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 7. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Tom Hogan | 32 | 64 | 72 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. Somachandra de Silva | c Roger Woolley b Tom Hogan | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 9. Ashantha de Mel | c Graham Yallop b Tom Hogan | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| +10. Guy de Alwis | run out ( > > ) | 9 | 0 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 11. Roshan Guneratne | not out | 0 | 19 | 24 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Susil Fernando), 2-59 (Roy Dias), 3-120 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 4-151 (Duleep Mendis), 5-155 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-155 (Sidath Wettimuny), 7-162 (Somachandra de Silva), 8-164 (Ashantha de Mel), 9-191 (Guy de Alwis), 205 (Arjuna Ranatunga). |
| Extras | 6b, 7lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 65.2 ovs) 205 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 11 | 3 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 26 | 6 | 78 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hogan | 25.2 | 6 | 66 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Sidath Wettimuny, Susil Fernando, Roy Dias, Rumesh Ratnayake, Duleep Mendis, Ranjan Madugalle, Arjuna Ranatunga, Somachandra de Silva, Ashantha de Mel, Guy de Alwis, Roshan Guneratne