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New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Carisbrook, Dunedin
2 March 1983
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: SC Cowman, IC Higginson
Match Result: New Zealand won by 65 runs
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Glenn Turner | b Vinothen John | 18 | 20 | 22 | 2 | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Guy de Alwis b Ashantha de Mel | 3 | 26 | 31 | - | - |
| 3. John Wright | lbw b Rumesh Ratnayake | 45 | 82 | 102 | 4 | 1 |
| 4. Jeff Crowe | lbw b Ravi Ratnayeke | 5 | 26 | 35 | - | - |
| 5. Jeremy Coney | b Rumesh Ratnayake | 15 | 62 | 85 | 1 | - |
| *6. Geoff Howarth | b Rumesh Ratnayake | 11 | 21 | 15 | - | - |
| 7. Lance Cairns | b Vinothen John | 37 | 33 | 44 | 5 | - |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | b Vinothen John | 11 | 19 | 19 | - | - |
| 9. Martin Snedden | not out | 13 | 13 | 25 | - | - |
| +10. Warren Lees | not out | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield |
| FOW | 1-26 (Glenn Turner), 2-26 (Bruce Edgar), 3-50 (Jeff Crowe), 4-99 (John Wright), 5-113 (Geoff Howarth), 6-124 (Jeremy Coney), 7-150 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-165 (Lance Cairns). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 4w, 4nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs) 183 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ashantha de Mel | 9.3 | 2 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinothen John | 10 | 4 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 10 | 0 | 30 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Somachandra de Silva | 10 | 1 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sidath Wettimuny | 0.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sidath Wettimuny | run out | 15 | 52 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 2. Susil Fernando | c Glenn Turner b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 3. Mithra Wettimuny | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 2 | 11 | 13 | - | - |
| 4. Yohan Goonasekera | run out | 23 | 60 | 81 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ranjan Madugalle | run out | 3 | 10 | 11 | - | - |
| *6. Somachandra de Silva | b Ewen Chatfield | 18 | 52 | 56 | 3 | - |
| 7. Ashantha de Mel | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 1 | 12 | 12 | - | - |
| 8. Ravi Ratnayeke | c Martin Snedden b Jeremy Coney | 14 | 24 | 29 | 2 | - |
| +9. Guy de Alwis | not out | 13 | 43 | 45 | 2 | - |
| 10. Rumesh Ratnayake | c Jeremy Coney b Geoff Howarth | 15 | 35 | 44 | 2 | - |
| 11. Vinothen John |
| FOW | 1-1 (Susil Fernando), 2-7 (Mithra Wettimuny), 3-39 (Sidath Wettimuny), 4-46 (Ranjan Madugalle), 5-62 (Yohan Goonasekera), 6-65 (Ashantha de Mel), 7-85 (Somachandra de Silva), 8-85 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 9-118 (Rumesh Ratnayake). |
| Extras | 2b, 10lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 118 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Snedden | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Howarth | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Glenn Turner, Bruce Edgar, John Wright, Jeff Crowe, Jeremy Coney, Geoff Howarth, Lance Cairns, Sir Richard Hadlee, Martin Snedden, Warren Lees, Ewen Chatfield