England Vs Sri Lanka 21St Match
Prudential World Cup in England - 1983 (1983) · Headingley, Leeds · 20 June 1983
England won by 9 wickets (with 215 balls remaining)
England won by 9 wickets (with 215 balls remaining). Graeme Fowler top-scored with 81* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Date
- 20 June 1983
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 9 wickets (with 215 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Bob Willis
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Bob Willis (England)
- Umpires
- B Leadbeater and R Palmer
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 136 all out. Sidath Wettimuny top-scored with 22 off 49 balls. Paul Allott took 3 for 41 for England. From 25 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 18 runs, to 43 for 5. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Headingley, 207 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 137, England made 137 for 1. Graeme Fowler top-scored with 81 not out off 77 balls.
England won by 9 wickets (with 215 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 136 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | lbw | 22 | 49 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Mike Gatting | 6 | 36 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Allan Lamb | 0 | 6 |
| Roy Dias | c Ian Gould | 7 | 24 |
| Duleep Mendis | bowled | 10 | 38 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | c Ian Gould | 0 | 16 |
| Somachandra De Silva | c David Gower | 15 | 36 |
| Guy de Alwis | c Vic Marks | 19 | 20 |
| Ashantha de Mel | c Allan Lamb | 10 | 23 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | not out | 20 | 32 |
| Vinothen John | c Norman Cowans | 15 | 27 |
Extras 12 · Total 136 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Norman Cowans | 12 | 3 | 31 | 2 |
| Ian Botham | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Paul Allott | 10.4 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Mike Gatting | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Vic Marks | 6 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-30 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 3-32 (Sidath Wettimuny), 4-40 (Roy Dias), 5-43 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-54 (Duleep Mendis), 7-81 (Somachandra De Silva), 8-97 (Guy de Alwis), 9-103 (Ashantha de Mel), 10-136 (Vinothen John)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Brendon Kuruppu | 25 |
| second | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sidath Wettimuny | 5 |
| third | Roy Dias and Sidath Wettimuny | 2 |
| fourth | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 8 |
| fifth | Ranjan Madugalle and Duleep Mendis | 3 |
| sixth | Somachandra De Silva and Duleep Mendis | 11 |
| seventh | Somachandra De Silva and Guy de Alwis | 27 |
| eighth | Ashantha de Mel and Guy de Alwis | 16 |
| ninth | Ashantha de Mel and Rumesh Ratnayake | 6 |
| tenth | Vinothen John and Rumesh Ratnayake | 33 |
ENGLAND: 137 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tavaré | c Guy de Alwis | 19 | 48 |
| Graeme Fowler | not out | 81 | 77 |
| David Gower | not out | 27 | 24 |
Did not bat: Allan Lamb, Mike Gatting, Ian Botham, Ian Gould, Vic Marks, Paul Allott, Bob Willis, Norman Cowans
Extras 10 · Total 137 for 1
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 10 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Vinothen John | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-68 (Chris Tavaré)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Tavaré and Graeme Fowler | 68 |
| second | David Gower and Graeme Fowler | 69 |
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