Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1982–83

The Sri Lankan national cricket team toured Australia and New Zealand in February and March 1983 and played a two-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. New Zealand won the series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Geoff Howarth and Sri Lanka by Somachandra de Silva. In addition, the teams played a three-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which New Zealand won 3–0. The Australian leg of the tour consisted of two first-class matches but no Tests.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

New Zealand won the Rothmans Cup 3–0.

1st ODI

2 March 1983 Scorecard

New Zealand 183/8 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 118/9 (50 overs)
JG Wright 45 (82) VB John 3/28 (10 overs)		Y Goonasekera 23 (60) RJ Hadlee 3/9 (8 overs)

New Zealand won by 65 runs Carisbrook, Dunedin Umpires: SC Cowman and IC Higginson Player of the match: JG Wright (NZ)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
• RG de Alwis, ERNS Fernando, Y Goonasekera and MD Wettimuny (all SL) made their Test debuts.

2nd ODI

19 March 1983 Scorecard

Sri Lanka 167/8 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 168/3 (36.4 overs)
DS de Silva 37* (29) BL Cairns 2/25 (10 overs)		JJ Crowe 46* (89) DS de Silva 1/28 (6 overs)

New Zealand won by 7 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: FR Goodall and DA Kinsella Player of the match: MD Crowe (NZ)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

20 March 1983 Scorecard

New Zealand 304/5 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 188/6 (50 overs)
GM Turner 140 (130) RJ Ratnayake 2/50 (10 overs)		ERNS Fernando 36 (72) BL Cairns 4/23 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 116 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: IC Higginson and SJ Woodward Player of the match: GM Turner (NZ)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
• S Jeganathan (SL) made his ODI debut.

Test series summary

First Test

4–6 March 1983 Scorecard

New Zealand	v	Sri Lanka
344 (101.5 overs) WK Lees 89 (180) RJ Ratnayake 3/93 (31 overs)		144 (53.3 overs) S Wettimuny 63 (139) RJ Hadlee 4/33 (13.3 overs)
		175 (f/o) (81.5 overs) DS de Silva 52 (111) BL Cairns 4/47 (20 overs)

New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: FR Goodall and DA Kinsella Player of the match: WK Lees (NZ)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
• JJ Crowe (NZ), and RG de Alwis, ERNS Fernando, Y Goonasekera, S Jeganathan, VB John, RJ Ratnayake and MD Wettimuny (all SL) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

11–15 March 1983 Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	New Zealand
240 (100.5 overs) RS Madugalle 79 (173) EJ Chatfield 4/66 (26.5 overs)		201 (72.2 overs) BL Cairns 45 (50) VB John 5/60 (25.2 overs)
93 (53 overs) Y Goonasekera 23 (66) RJ Hadlee 4/34 (17 overs)		134/4 (37.1 overs) BA Edgar 47* (110) DS de Silva 1/18 (6 overs)

New Zealand won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: IC Higginson and SJ Woodward

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
• SAR Silva (SL) made his Test debut.