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Sri Lanka vs England, Only Test at Colombo, , Feb 17 1982 - Match Result

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Only Test, Colombo (PSS), February 17 - 21, 1982, England tour of Sri Lanka

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218 & 175

(T:171) 223 & 171/3

England won by 7 wickets

Player Of The Match

, ENG

6/33

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Sri Lanka • 218/10(81.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

Ranjan Madugalle

65 (164)

Derek Underwood

5/28 (18)

Arjuna Ranatunga

54 (96)

3/28 (12.5)

England • 223/10(86.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

89 (198)

Ashantha de Mel

4/70 (17)

45 (99)

Somachandra De Silva

3/54 (27.5)

Sri Lanka • 175/10(83.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

77 (128)

6/33 (25)

Bandula Warnapura

38 (155)

Derek Underwood

3/67 (37.5)

England • 171/3(58.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

85 (186)

2/46 (17)

42* (79)

Ashantha de Mel

1/33 (13.1)

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Match details

P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Sri Lanka
Season	1981/82
Player Of The Match	John Emburey
Match number	Test no. 921
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Geoff Cook Arjuna Ranatunga Ashantha de Mel Bandula Warnapura Somachandra De Silva Ajit de Silva Mahes Goonatilleke Duleep Mendis Lalith Kaluperuma Roy Dias Ranjan Madugalle Sidath Wettimuny
Umpires	Herbi Felsinger K.T.Francis

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Toss: Sri Lanka

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GA Gooch	bowled	31	74
G Cook	lbw	0	8
CJ Tavare	stumped	85	186
DI Gower	not out	42	79
KWR Fletcher	not out	0	4
Extras	(b 7, lb 5, nb 1)
Total	171(3 wkts; 58.1 ovs)

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