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CSK

190

PBKS

(19.4/20 ov, T:191) 194/6

PBKS won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

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RESULT • 19th Match • PSL • T20 • Lahore

209/6

(16.5/20 ov, T:210) 121

Qalandars won by 88 runs

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Sri Lanka vs England, Only Test at Colombo, Feb 17 1982 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

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

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Sri Lanka

218 & 175

England

(T:171) 223 & 171/3

England won by 7 wickets

Player Of The Match

John Emburey

, ENG

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Sri Lanka 1st Innings

England 1st Innings

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

England 2nd Innings

Info

Sri Lanka 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bandula Warnapura (c)	c Gower b Willis	2	25	35	0	0	8.00
Sidath Wettimuny	c †Taylor b Botham	6	46	91	0	0	13.04
Roy Dias	c Cook b Willis	0	8	10	0	0	0.00
Duleep Mendis	lbw b Botham	17	28	56	2	0	60.71
Ranjan Madugalle	c Gower b Underwood	65	164	246	3	1	39.63
Arjuna Ranatunga	b Underwood	54	96	140	7	0	56.25
Somachandra De Silva	c Gower b Underwood	3	16	25	0	0	18.75
Ashantha de Mel	c Fletcher b Underwood	19	49	50	2	0	38.77
Lalith Kaluperuma	c Cook b Underwood	1	9	8	0	0	11.11
Mahes Goonatilleke †	not out	22	35	45	3	0	62.85
Ajit de Silva	c Emburey b Botham	12	24	36	2	0	50.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, nb 9, w 2)	17
Total	81.5 Ov (RR: 2.66)	218
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Bandula Warnapura), 2-11 (Roy Dias), 3-29 (Sidath Wettimuny), 4-34 (Duleep Mendis), 5-133 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-149 (Somachandra De Silva), 7-181 (Ashantha de Mel), 8-183 (Lalith Kaluperuma), 9-190 (Ranjan Madugalle), 10-218 (Ajit de Silva)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	19	7	46	2	2.42	-	-	-
Ian Botham	12.5	1	28	3	2.18	-	-	-
Paul Allott	13	4	44	0	3.38	-	-	-
John Emburey	19	3	55	0	2.89	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	18	6	28	5	1.55	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch	lbw b de Mel	22	31	56	5	0	70.96
Geoff Cook	c Kaluperuma b de Mel	11	24	40	2	0	45.83
Chris Tavaré	b de Mel	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
David Gower	c †Goonatilleke b DS de Silva	89	198	256	12	1	44.94
Keith Fletcher (c)	c Warnapura b GRA de Silva	45	99	112	3	0	45.45
Ian Botham	b de Mel	13	47	54	3	0	27.65
Bob Taylor †	not out	31	92	120	5	0	33.69
John Emburey	lbw b GRA de Silva	0	27	27	0	0	0.00
Paul Allott	c Kaluperuma b DS de Silva	3	9	6	0	0	33.33
Derek Underwood	c Mendis b DS de Silva	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Bob Willis	run out	0	1	7	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 6)	9
Total	86.5 Ov (RR: 2.56)	223
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Geoff Cook), 2-34 (Chris Tavaré), 3-40 (Graham Gooch), 4-120 (Keith Fletcher), 5-151 (Ian Botham), 6-200 (David Gower), 7-207 (John Emburey), 8-216 (Paul Allott), 9-216 (Derek Underwood), 10-223 (Bob Willis)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ashantha de Mel	17	2	70	4	4.11	-	-	-
Bandula Warnapura	3	1	9	0	3.00	-	-	-
Somachandra De Silva	27.5	11	54	3	1.94	-	-	-
Lalith Kaluperuma	9	1	29	0	3.22	-	-	-
Ajit de Silva	30	12	52	2	1.73	-	-	-

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bandula Warnapura (c)	c Gooch b Emburey	38	155	185	5	0	24.51
Sidath Wettimuny	b Willis	9	32	65	1	0	28.12
Roy Dias	c †Taylor b Underwood	77	128	161	11	0	60.15
Duleep Mendis	c Willis b Emburey	27	93	127	2	1	29.03
Ranjan Madugalle	c Cook b Emburey	3	52	52	0	0	5.76
Arjuna Ranatunga	c Fletcher b Emburey	2	4	9	0	0	50.00
Somachandra De Silva	c Fletcher b Underwood	1	12	11	0	0	8.33
Ashantha de Mel	c Gower b Emburey	2	26	18	0	0	7.69
Lalith Kaluperuma	c †Taylor b Emburey	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Mahes Goonatilleke †	not out	2	7	11	0	0	28.57
Ajit de Silva	c Willis b Underwood	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 6, nb 8)	14
Total	83.5 Ov (RR: 2.08)	175
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-113 (Bandula Warnapura), 3-140 (Roy Dias), 4-167 (Ranjan Madugalle), 5-169 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-170 (Somachandra De Silva), 7-172 (Duleep Mendis), 8-173 (Lalith Kaluperuma), 9-174 (Ashantha de Mel), 10-175 (Ajit de Silva)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	9	3	24	1	2.66	-	-	-
Ian Botham	12	1	37	0	3.08	-	-	-
John Emburey	25	9	33	6	1.32	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	37.5	15	67	3	1.77	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 171 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch	b GRA de Silva	31	74	109	5	0	41.89
Geoff Cook	lbw b de Mel	0	8	9	0	0	0.00
Chris Tavaré	st †Goonatilleke b GRA de Silva	85	186	220	12	0	45.69
David Gower	not out	42	79	125	6	0	53.16
Keith Fletcher (c)	not out	0	4	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 5, nb 1)	13
Total	58.1 Ov (RR: 2.93)	171/3
Did not bat: Ian Botham, Bob Taylor †, John Emburey, Paul Allott, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Geoff Cook), 2-84 (Graham Gooch), 3-167 (Chris Tavaré)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ashantha de Mel	13.1	4	33	1	2.50	-	-	-
Bandula Warnapura	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-
Somachandra De Silva	15	5	38	0	2.53	-	-	-
Lalith Kaluperuma	12	3	40	0	3.33	-	-	-
Ajit de Silva	17	6	46	2	2.70	-	-	-

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Wed, 17 Feb - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 183/8 (Ranjan Madugalle 64*)

Thu, 18 Feb - day 2 - England 1st innings 186/5 (David Gower 79*, Bob Taylor 8*)

Fri, 19 Feb - rest day

Sat, 20 Feb - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 152/3 (Duleep Mendis 16*, Ranjan Madugalle 0*)

Sun, 21 Feb - day 4 - England 2nd innings 171/3 (58.1 ov) - end of match

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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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)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
ALF de Mel	13.1	4	33	1	2.5
B Warnapura	1	0	1	0	1
DS de Silva	15	5	38	0	2.53
LWS Kaluperuma	12	3	40	0	3.33
GRA de Silva	17	6	46	2	2.7

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	3	Graham Gooch	Geoff Cook
2nd	81	Graham Gooch	Chris Tavaré
3rd	83	David Gower	Chris Tavaré
4th	4	Keith Fletcher	David Gower

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