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Sri Lanka v England
England in India and Sri Lanka 1981/82 (1st ODI)
VenueSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on 13th February 1982 (45-over match)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
ResultEngland won by 5 runs
UmpiresCEB Anthony, HC Felsinger
Player of the MatchIT Botham
England inningsRunsBallsMins4s6sS-Rate
GA Goochb GRA de Silva64107908-59.81
G Cookc GRA de Silva b Kaluperuma2852702-53.85
DI Gowerrun out1523352-65.22
IT Bothamb de Mel60516972117.65
*KWR Fletcherb DS de Silva1212192-100.00
MW Gattingc Mendis b de Mel3616--50.00
+CJ Richardsb GRA de Silva356--60.00
JE Embureylbw b de Mel045--0.00
PJW Allottrun out013--0.00
DL Underwoodb de Mel4510--80.00
RGD Willisnot out278--28.57
Extras(6 b, 2 lb, 10 nb, 2 w)20
Total(all out, 44.4 overs)211
Fall of wickets:
1-55 (Cook), 2-83 (Gower), 3-152 (Gooch), 4-191 (Botham), 5-197 (Gatting), 6-202 (Richards), 7-205 (Emburey), 8-205 (Allott), 9-205 (Fletcher), 10-211 (Underwood)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-BallsS-RateEcon
de Mel8.41344--13.003.92
Ranasinghe8   2200---2.50
Kaluperuma7   0351--42.005.00
DS de Silva9   0311--54.003.44
GRA de Silva9   0562--27.006.22
Wettimuny3   0150---5.00
Sri Lanka inningsRunsBallsMins4s6sS-Rate
*B Warnapurac Gower b Allott1025391-40.00
S Wettimunyc Richards b Allott46801293-57.50
+RSA Jayasekerac Gooch b Willis1742471-40.48
RL Diasc and b Underwood41522--26.67
LRD Mendisc Gower b Underwood21223--16.67
RS Madugalleb Willis2221493-104.76
AN Ranasinghec Cook b Botham51417031124.39
DS de Silvab Botham81416--57.14
ALF de Melnot out131728--76.47
LWS Kaluperumanot out1414111-100.00
GRA de Silvadid not bat      
Extras(5 b, 10 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)19
Total(8 wickets, innings closed, 45 overs)206
Fall of wickets:
1-34 (Warnapura), 2-75 (Jayasekera), 3-84 (Dias), 4-92 (Mendis), 5-92 (Wettimuny), 6-160 (Madugalle), 7-175 (DS de Silva), 8-187 (Ranasinghe)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-BallsS-RateEcon
Willis9   1322--27.003.56
Botham9   0452--27.005.00
Emburey5   0180---3.60
Allott9   0402--27.004.44
Gooch6   1180---3.00
Underwood7   0342--21.004.86
Notes
--> PJW Allott made his debut in ODI matches
--> S Wettimuny made his debut in ODI matches
--> RSA Jayasekera made his debut in ODI matches
--> ALF de Mel made his debut in ODI matches
--> LWS Kaluperuma made his last appearance in ODI matches
--> GA Gooch passed 5500 runs in List A matches when he reached 49
--> IT Botham equalled his previous highest score of 60 in ODI matches
--> AN Ranasinghe passed his previous highest score of 14 in ODI matches
--> LWS Kaluperuma passed his previous highest score of 13 in ODI matches
--> PJW Allott made his debut for England in List A matches
--> DL Underwood made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> KWR Fletcher made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> RGD Willis made his debut in Sri Lanka in List A matches
--> RGD Willis made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> GA Gooch made his debut in Sri Lanka in List A matches
--> GA Gooch made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> IT Botham made his debut in Sri Lanka in List A matches
--> IT Botham made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> MW Gatting made his debut in Sri Lanka in List A matches
--> MW Gatting made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> DI Gower made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> JE Emburey made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> PJW Allott made his debut in Sri Lanka in List A matches
--> G Cook made his debut in Sri Lanka in List A matches
--> G Cook made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> DS de Silva made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> GRA de Silva made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> RL Dias made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> LWS Kaluperuma made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> RS Madugalle made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> LRD Mendis made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> B Warnapura made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> AN Ranasinghe made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> CJ Richards made his debut in Sri Lanka in List A matches
--> CJ Richards made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> ALF de Mel achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches when he dismissed MW Gatting in the England innings (previous best was 1-13)