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New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
4, 5, 6 March 1983 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: FR Goodall, DA Kinsella
Match Result: New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Glenn Turner | c Guy de Alwis b Vinothen John | 32 | 0 | 48 | 6 | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Mithra Wettimuny b Ravi Ratnayeke | 39 | 66 | 90 | 5 | - |
| 3. John Wright | b Rumesh Ratnayake | 13 | 31 | 47 | 1 | - |
| *4. Geoff Howarth | c Yohan Goonasekera b Ravi Ratnayeke | 0 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 5. Jeff Crowe | run out ( > > ) | 12 | 57 | 63 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jeremy Coney | run out ( > > ) | 84 | 158 | 206 | 8 | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | b Vinothen John | 12 | 10 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 8. Lance Cairns | c Mithra Wettimuny b Rumesh Ratnayake | 3 | 25 | 31 | - | - |
| +9. Warren Lees | b Somachandra de Silva | 89 | 180 | 198 | 8 | 1 |
| 10. Martin Snedden | c sub b Ravi Ratnayeke | 22 | 35 | 51 | 4 | - |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 10 | 29 | 45 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-59 (Glenn Turner), 2-93 (Bruce Edgar), 3-93 (John Wright), 4-93 (Geoff Howarth), 5-137 (Jeff Crowe), 6-159 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 7-171 (Lance Cairns), 8-250 (Jeremy Coney), 9-292 (Martin Snedden), 344 (Warren Lees). |
| Extras | 0b, 14lb, 2w, 12nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101.5 ovs) 344 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 31 | 8 | 125 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinothen John | 12 | 2 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 31 | 9 | 93 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Somachandra de Silva | 22.5 | 10 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sridharan Jeganathan | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mithra Wettimuny | c Warren Lees b Lance Cairns | 17 | 60 | 61 | 1 | - |
| 2. Sidath Wettimuny | not out | 63 | 0 | 210 | 6 | - |
| 3. Susil Fernando | b Lance Cairns | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Yohan Goonasekera | c Warren Lees b Lance Cairns | 4 | 10 | 15 | - | - |
| 5. Ranjan Madugalle | run out ( > > ) | 34 | 0 | 52 | 6 | - |
| *6. Somachandra de Silva | c Warren Lees b Sir Richard Hadlee | 7 | 0 | 53 | - | - |
| 7. Ravi Ratnayeke | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| +8. Guy de Alwis | c Glenn Turner b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. Sridharan Jeganathan | lbw b Lance Cairns | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 10. Rumesh Ratnayake | c Jeremy Coney b Sir Richard Hadlee | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Vinothen John | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-49 (Mithra Wettimuny), 2-49 (Susil Fernando), 3-56 (Yohan Goonasekera), 4-104 (Ranjan Madugalle), 5-121 (Somachandra de Silva), 6-129 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 7-133 (Guy de Alwis), 8-141 (Sridharan Jeganathan), 9-144 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 144 (Vinothen John). |
| Extras | 2b, 7lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.3 ovs) 144 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 13.3 | 1 | 33 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Snedden | 10 | 1 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 15 | 6 | 49 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 15 | 4 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mithra Wettimuny | c Warren Lees b Martin Snedden | 5 | 30 | 29 | - | - |
| 2. Sidath Wettimuny | lbw b Lance Cairns | 7 | 0 | 71 | - | - |
| 3. Susil Fernando | b Lance Cairns | 46 | 149 | 153 | 6 | - |
| 4. Yohan Goonasekera | c Glenn Turner b Lance Cairns | 8 | 20 | 23 | - | - |
| 5. Ranjan Madugalle | c Warren Lees b Martin Snedden | 23 | 0 | 77 | 4 | - |
| *6. Somachandra de Silva | b Ewen Chatfield | 52 | 0 | 129 | 4 | - |
| 7. Ravi Ratnayeke | lbw b Lance Cairns | 7 | 21 | 33 | 1 | - |
| +8. Guy de Alwis | c Sir Richard Hadlee b Martin Snedden | 3 | 0 | 22 | - | - |
| 9. Sridharan Jeganathan | b Ewen Chatfield | 8 | 20 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 10. Rumesh Ratnayake | c Geoff Howarth b Ewen Chatfield | 0 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Vinothen John | not out | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Mithra Wettimuny), 2-26 (Sidath Wettimuny), 3-46 (Yohan Goonasekera), 4-95 (Ranjan Madugalle), 5-108 (Susil Fernando), 6-124 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 7-133 (Guy de Alwis), 8-168 (Sridharan Jeganathan), 9-170 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 175 (Somachandra de Silva). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 5w, 1nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.5 ovs) 175 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 22 | 12 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Snedden | 23 | 6 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 20 | 7 | 47 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 16.5 | 3 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Glenn Turner, Bruce Edgar, John Wright, Geoff Howarth, Jeff Crowe, Jeremy Coney, Sir Richard Hadlee, Lance Cairns, Warren Lees, Martin Snedden, Ewen Chatfield