Sri Lanka Vs Australia 2Nd Odi
Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 1983 (1982/83) · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo · 16 April 1983
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining). Graham Yallop top-scored with 59 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 16 April 1983
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Captains
- Greg Chappell (Australia), Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DP Buultjens and HC Felsinger
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 207 for 5. Graham Yallop top-scored with 59 off 63 balls, and Greg Chappell made 54.
Chasing 208, Sri Lanka made 213 for 6. Sidath Wettimuny top-scored with 56 off 92 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 55. Bruce Yardley took 3 for 28 for Australia. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the first wicket between Sidath Wettimuny and Susil Fernando, 47% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 207 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | lbw | 9 | 36 |
| Kepler Wessels | bowled | 39 | 63 |
| Graham Yallop | c Duleep Mendis | 59 | 63 |
| Greg Chappell | not out | 54 | 76 |
| David Hookes | run out | 27 | 26 |
| Allan Border | c Roy Dias | 6 | 5 |
| Roger Woolley | not out | 3 | 3 |
Did not bat: Bruce Yardley, Tom Hogan, Dennis Lillee, Rodney Hogg
Extras 10 · Total 207 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Vinothen John | 9 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 9 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 9 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 9 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Graeme Wood), 2-77 (Kepler Wessels), 3-136 (Graham Yallop), 4-195 (David Hookes), 5-201 (Allan Border)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Kepler Wessels | 34 |
| second | Graham Yallop and Kepler Wessels | 43 |
| third | Greg Chappell and Graham Yallop | 59 |
| fourth | Greg Chappell and David Hookes | 59 |
| fifth | Greg Chappell and Allan Border | 6 |
| sixth | Greg Chappell and Roger Woolley | 6 |
SRI LANKA: 213 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | bowled | 56 | 92 |
| Susil Fernando | run out | 34 | 81 |
| Roy Dias | c Graeme Wood | 2 | 7 |
| Duleep Mendis | bowled | 2 | 7 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 55 | 39 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | bowled | 37 | 23 |
| Ashantha de Mel | c Graeme Wood | 1 | 3 |
| Somachandra De Silva | not out | 7 | 11 |
Did not bat: Guy de Alwis, Rumesh Ratnayake, Vinothen John
Extras 19 · Total 213 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Dennis Lillee | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 6.2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Tom Hogan | 9 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| Bruce Yardley | 9 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| Allan Border | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Graham Yallop | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-101 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-101 (Susil Fernando), 3-107 (Roy Dias), 4-108 (Duleep Mendis), 5-177 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-178 (Ashantha de Mel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Susil Fernando | 101 |
| second | Roy Dias and Susil Fernando | 0 |
| third | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 6 |
| fourth | Duleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga | 1 |
| fifth | Ranjan Madugalle and Arjuna Ranatunga | 69 |
| sixth | Ashantha de Mel and Arjuna Ranatunga | 1 |
| seventh | Somachandra De Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga | 35 |
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