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England v Sri Lanka
Prudential World Cup 1983 (Group A)
VenueCounty Ground, Taunton on 11th June 1983 (60-over match)
Balls per over6
TossEngland won the toss and decided to bat
ResultEngland won by 47 runs
PointsEngland 4; Sri Lanka 0
UmpiresMJ Kitchen, KE Palmer
Player of the MatchDI Gower
England inningsRunsBallsMins4s6sS-Rate
G Fowlerb John2259 1-37.29
CJ Tavaréc de Alwis b Ranatunga3261 4-52.46
DI Gowerb de Mel130120 125108.33
AJ Lambb Ratnayake5351 42103.92
MW Gattingrun out78 --87.50
IT Bothamrun out01 --0.00
+IJ Gouldc Ranatunga b Ratnayake3540 2-87.50
GR Dilleyb de Mel2916 5-181.25
VJ Marksrun out55 --100.00
PJW Allottnot out00 --0.00
*RGD Willisdid not bat      
Extras(11 lb, 9 w)20
Total(9 wickets, innings closed, 60 overs)333
Fall of wickets:
1-49 (Fowler), 2-78 (Tavaré), 3-174 (Lamb), 4-193 (Gatting), 5-194 (Botham), 6-292 (Gould), 7-298 (Gower), 8-333 (Dilley), 9-333 (Marks)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-BallsS-RateEcon
de Mel12   3622--36.005.17
John12   0551--72.004.58
Ratnayake12   0662--36.005.50
Ranatunga12   0651--72.005.42
de Silva12   0650---5.42
Sri Lanka inningsRunsBallsMins4s6sS-Rate
S Wettimunylbw b Marks3366 3150.00
DSBP Kuruppuc Gatting b Dilley43 1-133.33
RL Diasc Botham b Dilley215 --13.33
*LRD Mendisc Willis b Marks5664 5187.50
RS Madugallec Tavaré b Marks1226 1-46.15
A Ranatungac Lamb b Marks3445 4-75.56
DS de Silvast Gould b Marks2837 2-75.68
+RG de Alwisnot out5851 61113.73
ALF de Melc Dilley b Allott2726 2-103.85
RJ Ratnayakec Lamb b Dilley1518 1-83.33
VB Johnb Dilley01 --0.00
Extras(12 lb, 3 nb, 2 w)17
Total(all out, 58 overs)286
Fall of wickets:
1-11 (Kuruppu), 2-17 (Dias), 3-92 (Wettimuny), 4-108 (Madugalle), 5-117 (Mendis), 6-168 (Ranatunga), 7-192 (de Silva), 8-246 (de Mel), 9-281 (Ratnayake), 10-286 (John)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-BallsS-RateEcon
Willis11   3430---3.91
Dilley11   0454--16.504.09
Allott12   1821--72.006.83
Botham12   0600---5.00
Marks12   3395--14.403.25
Notes
--> DI Gower passed his previous highest score of 39 in World Cup matches
--> DI Gower made his first century in World Cup matches
--> IJ Gould passed his previous highest score of 14 in World Cup matches
--> S Wettimuny passed his previous highest score of 12 in World Cup matches
--> S Wettimuny passed 500 runs in ODI matches when he reached 1
--> A Ranatunga passed his previous highest score of 31 in World Cup matches
--> ALF de Mel passed his previous highest score of 11 in World Cup matches
--> RJ Ratnayake passed his previous highest score of 13 in World Cup matches
--> RJ Ratnayake equalled his previous highest score of 15 in ODI matches
--> VJ Marks achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches when he dismissed A Ranatunga in the Sri Lanka innings (previous best was 3-13)
--> VJ Marks achieved his first five wickets in an innings in List A matches in the Sri Lanka innings
--> VJ Marks achieved his best innings bowling analysis in ODI matches when he dismissed A Ranatunga in the Sri Lanka innings (previous best was 3-30)
--> VJ Marks achieved his first five wickets in an innings in ODI matches in the Sri Lanka innings
--> GR Dilley achieved his best innings bowling analysis in ODI matches when he dismissed RJ Ratnayake in the Sri Lanka innings (previous best was 2-30)
--> GR Dilley achieved his best innings bowling analysis in World Cup matches when he dismissed RL Dias in the Sri Lanka innings (previous best was 1-33)
--> VJ Marks achieved his best innings bowling analysis in World Cup matches when he dismissed LRD Mendis in the Sri Lanka innings (previous best was 2-39)
--> VJ Marks achieved his first five wickets in an innings in World Cup matches in the Sri Lanka innings