Sri Lanka Vs Australia 1St Odi
Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 1983 (1982/83) · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo · 13 April 1983
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Graeme Wood top-scored with 50 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 13 April 1983
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Guy de Alwis
- Captains
- Greg Chappell (Australia), Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Roger Woolley (Australia)
- Umpires
- CEB Anthony and PW Vidanagamage
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Roger Woolley's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 168 for 9. Graeme Wood top-scored with 50 off 71 balls, and Graham Yallop made 39.
Chasing 169, Sri Lanka made 169 for 8. Sidath Wettimuny top-scored with 37 off 79 balls, and Susil Fernando made 31. Tom Hogan took 3 for 27 for Australia.
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 168 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | bowled | 50 | 71 |
| Steve Smith | c Guy de Alwis | 1 | 15 |
| Graham Yallop | c Guy de Alwis | 39 | 70 |
| Greg Chappell | c Guy de Alwis | 11 | 38 |
| David Hookes | c Guy de Alwis | 0 | 4 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 10 | 21 |
| Roger Woolley | c Guy de Alwis | 16 | 24 |
| Tom Hogan | c Rumesh Ratnayake | 27 | 25 |
| Dennis Lillee | run out | 5 | 5 |
| Rodney Hogg | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: John Maguire
Extras 9 · Total 168 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 9 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Vinothen John | 9 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 9 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 9 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 9 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Steve Smith), 2-87 (Graeme Wood), 3-103 (Graham Yallop), 4-107 (David Hookes), 5-109 (Greg Chappell), 6-118 (Allan Border), 7-144 (Roger Woolley), 8-167 (Dennis Lillee), 9-168 (Tom Hogan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Steve Smith | 15 |
| second | Graham Yallop and Graeme Wood | 72 |
| third | Greg Chappell and Graham Yallop | 16 |
| fourth | Greg Chappell and David Hookes | 4 |
| fifth | Greg Chappell and Allan Border | 2 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Roger Woolley | 9 |
| seventh | Tom Hogan and Roger Woolley | 26 |
| eighth | Dennis Lillee and Tom Hogan | 23 |
| ninth | Rodney Hogg and Tom Hogan | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 169 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | bowled | 37 | 79 |
| Susil Fernando | st Roger Woolley | 31 | 53 |
| Roy Dias | lbw | 5 | 5 |
| Duleep Mendis | bowled | 16 | 28 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | c Steve Smith | 9 | 40 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Tom Hogan | 10 | 22 |
| Ashantha de Mel | c Roger Woolley | 27 | 27 |
| Somachandra De Silva | not out | 15 | 13 |
| Guy de Alwis | bowled | 6 | 6 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Vinothen John
Extras 13 · Total 169 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 9 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| John Maguire | 8.1 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Dennis Lillee | 9 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 9 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Tom Hogan | 9 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-71 (Susil Fernando), 2-82 (Roy Dias), 3-82 (Sidath Wettimuny), 4-102 (Duleep Mendis), 5-112 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-139 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-157 (Ashantha de Mel), 8-168 (Guy de Alwis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Susil Fernando | 71 |
| second | Roy Dias and Sidath Wettimuny | 11 |
| third | Duleep Mendis and Sidath Wettimuny | 0 |
| fourth | Ranjan Madugalle and Duleep Mendis | 20 |
| fifth | Ranjan Madugalle and Arjuna Ranatunga | 10 |
| sixth | Ashantha de Mel and Arjuna Ranatunga | 27 |
| seventh | Ashantha de Mel and Somachandra De Silva | 18 |
| eighth | Somachandra De Silva and Guy de Alwis | 11 |
| ninth | Somachandra De Silva and Rumesh Ratnayake | 1 |
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