Sri Lanka Vs England 2Nd Odi
England tour of Sri Lanka - 1982 (1981/82) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 14 February 1982
Sri Lanka won by 3 runs
Sri Lanka won by 3 runs. Sidath Wettimuny top-scored with 86* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 14 February 1982
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 3 runs
- Player of the match
- Sidath Wettimuny
- Captains
- Bandula Warnapura (Sri Lanka), Keith Fletcher (England)
- Debuts
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Mahes Goonatilleke (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and PW Vidanagamage
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. Arjuna Ranatunga and Mahes Goonatilleke played their first ODIs.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 215 for 7. Sidath Wettimuny top-scored with 86 not out off 109 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 42. The innings was built on a 87-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Sidath Wettimuny, 40% of the total.
Chasing 216, England made 212 all out. Graham Gooch top-scored with 74 off 85 balls, and Keith Fletcher made 38. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the first wicket between Graham Gooch and Geoff Cook, 51% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 3 runs.
SRI LANKA: 215 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandula Warnapura | c Bob Taylor | 4 | 25 |
| Sidath Wettimuny | not out | 86 | 109 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Ian Botham | 0 | 3 |
| Roy Dias | hit wicket | 26 | 36 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out | 42 | 53 |
| Anura Ranasinghe | c Graham Gooch | 0 | 4 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | c Bob Taylor | 12 | 17 |
| Ashantha de Mel | run out | 14 | 12 |
| Somachandra De Silva | not out | 9 | 15 |
Did not bat: Mahes Goonatilleke, Ajit de Silva
Extras 22 · Total 215 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 9 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 9 | 4 | 29 | 2 |
| John Lever | 9 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Graham Gooch | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Bandula Warnapura), 2-5 (Duleep Mendis), 3-43 (Roy Dias), 4-130 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-130 (Anura Ranasinghe), 6-158 (Ranjan Madugalle), 7-186 (Ashantha de Mel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bandula Warnapura and Sidath Wettimuny | 5 |
| second | Duleep Mendis and Sidath Wettimuny | 0 |
| third | Roy Dias and Sidath Wettimuny | 38 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sidath Wettimuny | 87 |
| fifth | Sidath Wettimuny and Anura Ranasinghe | 0 |
| sixth | Ranjan Madugalle and Sidath Wettimuny | 28 |
| seventh | Ashantha de Mel and Sidath Wettimuny | 28 |
| eighth | Somachandra De Silva and Sidath Wettimuny | 29 |
ENGLAND: 212 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | st Mahes Goonatilleke | 74 | 85 |
| Geoff Cook | st Mahes Goonatilleke | 32 | 81 |
| David Gower | lbw | 6 | 9 |
| Ian Botham | c Bandula Warnapura | 13 | 21 |
| Keith Fletcher | run out | 38 | 48 |
| Chris Tavaré | bowled | 5 | 9 |
| Mike Gatting | run out | 18 | 13 |
| Bob Taylor | run out | 3 | 5 |
| John Lever | not out | 2 | 3 |
| Derek Underwood | run out | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Willis | c Ranjan Madugalle | 0 | 1 |
Extras 21 · Total 212 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 8.5 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Anura Ranasinghe | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Bandula Warnapura | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Ajit de Silva | 9 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-109 (Geoff Cook), 2-122 (David Gower), 3-122 (Graham Gooch), 4-147 (Ian Botham), 5-170 (Chris Tavaré), 6-203 (Mike Gatting), 7-206 (Bob Taylor), 8-211 (Keith Fletcher), 9-211 (Derek Underwood), 10-212 (Bob Willis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Geoff Cook | 109 |
| second | Graham Gooch and David Gower | 13 |
| third | Graham Gooch and Ian Botham | 0 |
| fourth | Keith Fletcher and Ian Botham | 25 |
| fifth | Keith Fletcher and Chris Tavaré | 23 |
| sixth | Keith Fletcher and Mike Gatting | 33 |
| seventh | Keith Fletcher and Bob Taylor | 3 |
| eighth | Keith Fletcher and John Lever | 5 |
| ninth | Derek Underwood and John Lever | 0 |
| tenth | Bob Willis and John Lever | 1 |
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