Sri Lanka v England Only Test
England tour of Sri Lanka - 1982 (1981/82) · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo · 17 February 1982 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 7 wickets · Man of the Match: John Emburey
England won by 7 wickets. David Gower top-scored with 89 for England. Man of the Match: John Emburey.
Sri Lanka, 201 (10 wkts)
| Bandula Warnapura | caught (David Gower) | 2 | 25 |
| Sidath Wettimuny | caught (Bob Taylor) | 6 | 46 |
| Roy Dias | caught (Geoff Cook) | 0 | 8 |
| Duleep Mendis | lbw | 17 | 28 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | caught (David Gower) | 65 | 164 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 54 | 96 |
| Somachandra De Silva | caught (David Gower) | 3 | 16 |
| Ashantha de Mel | caught (Keith Fletcher) | 19 | 49 |
| Lalith Kaluperuma | caught (Geoff Cook) | 1 | 9 |
| Mahes Goonatilleke | not out | 22 | 35 |
| Ajit de Silva | caught (John Emburey) | 12 | 24 |
Bob Willis 19.00-7-46-2Ian Botham 12.50-1-28-3Paul Allott 13.00-4-44-0John Emburey 19.00-3-55-0Derek Underwood 18.00-6-28-5
England, 214 (10 wkts)
| Graham Gooch | lbw | 22 | 31 |
| Geoff Cook | caught (Lalith Kaluperuma) | 11 | 24 |
| Chris Tavaré | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| David Gower | caught (Mahes Goonatilleke) | 89 | 198 |
| Keith Fletcher | caught (Bandula Warnapura) | 45 | 99 |
| Ian Botham | bowled | 13 | 47 |
| Bob Taylor | not out | 31 | 92 |
| John Emburey | lbw | 0 | 27 |
| Paul Allott | caught (Lalith Kaluperuma) | 3 | 9 |
| Derek Underwood | caught (Duleep Mendis) | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Willis | run out | 0 | 1 |
Ashantha de Mel 17.00-2-70-4Bandula Warnapura 3.00-1-9-0Somachandra De Silva 27.50-11-54-3Lalith Kaluperuma 9.00-1-29-0Ajit de Silva 30.00-12-52-2
Sri Lanka, 161 (10 wkts)
| Bandula Warnapura | caught (Graham Gooch) | 38 | 155 |
| Sidath Wettimuny | bowled | 9 | 32 |
| Roy Dias | caught (Bob Taylor) | 77 | 128 |
| Duleep Mendis | caught (Bob Willis) | 27 | 93 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | caught (Geoff Cook) | 3 | 52 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | caught (Keith Fletcher) | 2 | 4 |
| Somachandra De Silva | caught (Keith Fletcher) | 1 | 12 |
| Ashantha de Mel | caught (David Gower) | 2 | 26 |
| Lalith Kaluperuma | caught (Bob Taylor) | 0 | 1 |
| Mahes Goonatilleke | not out | 2 | 7 |
| Ajit de Silva | caught (Bob Willis) | 0 | 3 |
Bob Willis 9.00-3-24-1Ian Botham 12.00-1-37-0John Emburey 25.00-9-33-6Derek Underwood 37.50-15-67-3
England, 158 (3 wkts)
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 31 | 74 |
| Geoff Cook | lbw | 0 | 8 |
| Chris Tavaré | stumping (Mahes Goonatilleke) | 85 | 186 |
| David Gower | not out | 42 | 79 |
| Keith Fletcher | not out | 0 | 4 |
| Ian Botham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Taylor | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| John Emburey | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Allott | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Willis | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Ashantha de Mel 13.10-4-33-1Bandula Warnapura 1.00-0-1-0Somachandra De Silva 15.00-5-38-0Lalith Kaluperuma 12.00-3-40-0Ajit de Silva 17.00-6-46-2
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