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Sri Lanka v England @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
13, 14, 15, 17, 18 March 1993 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: KT Francis, TM Samarasinghe
Third Umpire: CW Smith
Match Referee:
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Robin Smith | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 128 | 338 | 448 | 20 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | lbw b Champaka Ramanayake | 13 | 47 | 68 | 1 | - |
| 3. Mike Gatting | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 29 | 58 | 70 | 4 | - |
| 4. Graeme Hick | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 68 | 112 | 140 | 7 | 2 |
| *+5. Alec Stewart | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Jayananda Warnaweera | 63 | 121 | 189 | 10 | - |
| 6. Neil Fairbrother | b Jayananda Warnaweera | 18 | 39 | 63 | 2 | - |
| 7. Chris Lewis | run out ( > > ) | 22 | 36 | 60 | 4 | - |
| 8. John Emburey | not out | 1 | 32 | 46 | - | - |
| 9. Paul Jarvis | lbw b Jayananda Warnaweera | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Phil Tufnell | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Devon Malcolm | c Asanka Gurusinha b Jayananda Warnaweera | 13 | 8 | 11 | - | 2 |
| FOW | 1-40 (Mike Atherton), 2-82 (Mike Gatting), 3-194 (Graeme Hick), 4-316 (Robin Smith), 5-323 (Alec Stewart), 6-358 (Neil Fairbrother), 7-366 (Chris Lewis), 8-366 (Paul Jarvis), 9-367 (Phil Tufnell), 380 (Devon Malcolm). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 1w, 15nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 130.1 ovs) 380 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 17 | 2 | 66 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jayananda Warnaweera | 40.1 | 11 | 90 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chandika Hathurusingha | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 45 | 12 | 118 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 12 | 1 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c Robin Smith b John Emburey | 64 | 83 | 102 | 11 | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Alec Stewart b Chris Lewis | 59 | 146 | 195 | 8 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | st Alec Stewart b Phil Tufnell | 43 | 124 | 159 | 5 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Alec Stewart b Paul Jarvis | 80 | 148 | 205 | 6 | 2 |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Alec Stewart b Chris Lewis | 64 | 119 | 167 | 6 | 1 |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 93 | 208 | 281 | 9 | - |
| 7. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mike Atherton b Chris Lewis | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | - |
| +8. Ashley de Silva | c Mike Gatting b John Emburey | 9 | 28 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 9. Champaka Ramanayake | c Chris Lewis b Paul Jarvis | 1 | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | b Chris Lewis | 19 | 72 | 153 | 1 | - |
| 11. Jayananda Warnaweera | b Paul Jarvis | 1 | 10 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-99 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-153 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 3-203 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-330 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-339 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-349 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 7-371 (Ashley de Silva), 8-376 (Champaka Ramanayake), 9-459 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 469 (Jayananda Warnaweera). |
| Extras | 2b, 13lb, 2w, 15nb, 0pen) 32 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 156.5 ovs) 469 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Devon Malcolm | 25 | 7 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Jarvis | 25.5 | 1 | 76 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Lewis | 31 | 5 | 66 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 33 | 5 | 108 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 34 | 6 | 117 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hick | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Robin Smith | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 35 | 71 | 96 | 4 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Asanka Gurusinha | 2 | 11 | 18 | - | - |
| 3. Mike Gatting | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Jayananda Warnaweera | 18 | 17 | 26 | 4 | - |
| 4. Graeme Hick | c Champaka Ramanayake b Jayananda Warnaweera | 26 | 28 | 56 | 2 | 1 |
| *+5. Alec Stewart | c Roshan Mahanama b Jayananda Warnaweera | 3 | 14 | 16 | - | - |
| 6. Neil Fairbrother | run out ( > > ) | 3 | 16 | 39 | - | - |
| 7. Chris Lewis | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 45 | 51 | 62 | 7 | - |
| 8. John Emburey | b Asanka Gurusinha | 59 | 151 | 148 | 6 | - |
| 9. Paul Jarvis | st Ashley de Silva b Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 13 | 26 | - | - |
| 10. Phil Tufnell | c Ashley de Silva b Jayananda Warnaweera | 1 | 15 | 22 | - | - |
| 11. Devon Malcolm | not out | 8 | 30 | 64 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Mike Atherton), 2-38 (Mike Gatting), 3-83 (Robin Smith), 4-91 (Graeme Hick), 5-96 (Alec Stewart), 6-130 (Neil Fairbrother), 7-153 (Chris Lewis), 8-173 (Paul Jarvis), 9-188 (Phil Tufnell), 228 (John Emburey). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 1w, 18nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66 ovs) 228 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jayananda Warnaweera | 25 | 4 | 98 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 16 | 3 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 16 | 3 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c Alec Stewart b Chris Lewis | 6 | 11 | 13 | - | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Alec Stewart b Phil Tufnell | 14 | 69 | 120 | 1 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | b John Emburey | 29 | 46 | 74 | 3 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Paul Jarvis b John Emburey | 7 | 17 | 23 | 1 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Mike Gatting b Phil Tufnell | 35 | 56 | 87 | 3 | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 36 | 62 | 81 | 6 | - |
| 7. Sanath Jayasuriya | not out | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| +8. Ashley de Silva | ||||||
| 9. Champaka Ramanayake | ||||||
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | ||||||
| 11. Jayananda Warnaweera |
| FOW | 1-8 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-48 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-61 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-61 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 5-136 (Arjuna Ranatunga). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 42.4 ovs) 142 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Devon Malcolm | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Jarvis | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Lewis | 8 | 1 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 7.4 | 1 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 14 | 2 | 48 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hick | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Roshan Mahanama, Chandika Hathurusingha, Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ashley de Silva, Champaka Ramanayake, Muttiah Muralitharan, Jayananda Warnaweera