England Vs Sri Lanka 5Th Match
Prudential World Cup in England - 1983 (1983) · County Ground, Taunton · 11 June 1983 · England won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 47 runs · Man of the Match: David Gower
England won by 47 runs. David Gower top-scored with 130 for England. Vic Marks took 5/39. Man of the Match: David Gower.
England, 333/9
| Chris Tavaré | caught (Guy de Alwis) | 32 | 61 |
| Graeme Fowler | bowled | 22 | 59 |
| David Gower | bowled | 130 | 120 |
| Allan Lamb | bowled | 53 | 51 |
| Mike Gatting | run out | 7 | 8 |
| Ian Botham | run out | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Gould | caught (Arjuna Ranatunga) | 35 | 40 |
| Graham Dilley | bowled | 29 | 16 |
| Vic Marks | run out | 5 | 5 |
| Paul Allott | not out | 0 | 0 |
Did not bat: Bob Willis
Extras: 20
Ashantha de Mel 12.00-3-62-2Vinothen John 12.00-0-55-1Rumesh Ratnayake 12.00-0-66-2Arjuna Ranatunga 12.00-0-65-1Somachandra De Silva 12.00-0-65-0
Sri Lanka, 286/10
| Sidath Wettimuny | lbw | 33 | 66 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | caught (Mike Gatting) | 4 | 3 |
| Roy Dias | caught (Ian Botham) | 2 | 15 |
| Duleep Mendis | caught (Bob Willis) | 56 | 64 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | caught (Chris Tavaré) | 12 | 26 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | caught (Allan Lamb) | 34 | 45 |
| Somachandra De Silva | stumped (Ian Gould) | 28 | 37 |
| Guy de Alwis | not out | 58 | 51 |
| Ashantha de Mel | caught (Graham Dilley) | 27 | 26 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | caught (Allan Lamb) | 15 | 18 |
| Vinothen John | bowled | 0 | 1 |
Extras: 17
Bob Willis 11.00-3-43-0Graham Dilley 11.00-0-45-4Paul Allott 12.00-1-82-1Ian Botham 12.00-0-60-0Vic Marks 12.00-3-39-5
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