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Sri Lankan Test Record
17 - 21 Feb 1982      Colombo         Only Test SL ENG   ENG by 7wickets
SL   941
ENG 1102

5 - 10 Mar 1982       Karachi         1st Test  PAK SL   PAK by 204 runs
14 - 19 Mar 1982      Faisalabad      2nd Test  PAK SL   Draw
22 - 27 Mar 1982      Lahore          3rd Test  PAK SL   PAK by inn & 102 runs
PAK  986
SL   930

17 - 22 Sept 1982     Madras          Only Test IND SL   draw
IND 1054
SL   933

4 - 6 Mar 1983        Christchurch    1st Test  NZ SL    NZ by inn & 25 runs
11 - 15 Mar 1983      Wellington      2nd Test  NZ SL    NZ by 6 wickets
NZ   966
SL   919

22 - 26 Apr 1983      Kandy           Only Test SL AUS   AUS by inn & 38 runs
SL   914
AUS 1054

9 - 14 Mar 1984       Kandy           1st Test  SL NZ    NZ by 165 runs
16 - 21 Mar 1984      Colombo         2nd Test  SL NZ    draw
24 - 29 Mar 1984      Colombo         3rd Test  SL NZ    NZ by inn & 61 runs
SL   903
NZ   988

23 - 28 Aug 1984      Lord's          Only Test ENG SL   draw
ENG 1042
SL   906

30 Aug - 4 Sept 1985  Colombo         1st Test  SL IND   Draw
6 - 11 Sept 1985      Colombo         2nd Test  SL IND   SL by 149 runs
14 - 19 Sept 1985     Kandy           3rd Test  SL IND   Draw
SL   920
IND  998

16 - 21 Oct 1985      Faisalabad      1st Test  PAK SL   Draw
27 - 31 Oct 1985      Sialkot         2nd Test  PAK SL   PAK by 8 wickets
7 - 11 Nov 1985       Karachi         3rd Test  PAK SL   PAK by 10 wickets
PAK 1062
SL   913

23 - 27 Feb 1986      Kandy           1st Test  SL PAK   PAK by inn & 20 runs
14 - 18 Mar 1986      Colombo         2nd Test  SL PAK   SL by 8 wickets
22 - 27 Mar 1986      Colombo         3rd Test  SL PAK   Draw
SL   922
PAK 1053

17 - 22 Dec 1986      Kanpur          1st Test  IND SL   Draw
27 - 31 Dec 1986      Nagpur          2nd Test  IND SL   IND by inn & 106 runs
4 - 7 Jan 1987        Cuttack         3rd Test  IND SL   IND by inn & 67 runs
IND 1026
SL   913

16 - 21 Apr 1987      Colombo         1st Test  SL NZ    Draw
24 - 28 Apr 1987      Kandy           2nd Test  SL NZ    Cancelled
5 - 10 May 1987       Colombo         3rd Test  SL NZ    Cancelled
SL   915
NZ  1034

12 - 15 Feb 1988      Perth           1st Test  AUS SL   AUS by inn & 108 runs
AUS 1024
SL   910

25 - 30 Aug 1988      Lord's          Only Test  ENG SL   ENG by 7 wickets
ENG 1008
SL   904

08 - 12 Dec 1989      Brisbane        1st Test  AUS SL   Draw
16 - 20 Dec 1989      Hobart          2nd Test  AUS SL   AUS by 173 runs
AUS 1064
SL   903

23 - 27 Nov 1990      Chandigarh      Only Test IND SL   IND by inn & 8 runs
IND 1025
SL   898

31 Jan - 4 Feb 1991   Wellington      1st Test  NZ SL    draw
22 - 26 Feb 1991      Hamilton        2nd Test  NZ SL    draw
1 - 5 Mar 1991        Auckland        3rd Test  NZ SL    draw
NZ 1001
SL  905

22 - 27 Aug 1991    Lord's            Only Test ENG SL   ENG by 137 runs
ENG 1020
SL   900

12 - 17 Dec 1991    Sialkot           1st Test  PAK SL   Draw
20 - 25 Dec 1991    Gujranwala        2nd Test  PAK SL   Draw
02 - 07 Jan 1992    Faisalabad        3rd Test  PAK SL   PAK by 3 wkts
PAK 1093
SL   903

17 - 22 Aug 1992    Colombo           1st Test  SL AUS   Aus by 16 runs
22Aug - 2Sep 1992   Colombo           2nd Test  SL AUS   draw
8 - 13 Sep 1992     Moratuwa          3rd Test  SL AUS   draw
SL   908
AUS 1114

27 Nov - 1 Dec 1992 Colombo           1st Test  SL NZ    draw
06 - 10 Dec 1992    Colombo           2nd Test  SL NZ    SL by 9wkts
SL   919
NZ   983

13 - 18 Mar 1993    Colombo           Only Test SL ENG   SL by 5 wkts
SL   928
ENG  998

17 - 22 Jul 1993    Kandy             1st Test  SL IND   draw
27 Jul - 1 Aug 1993 Colombo           2nd Test  SL IND   IND by 235 runs
4 - 9 Aug 1993      Colombo           3rd Test  SL IND   draw
SL   927
IND 1028

25 - 30 Aug 1993    Moratuwa          1st Test  SL SA    draw
06 - 10 Sep 1993    Colombo           2nd Test  SL SA    SA by inn & 208 runs
14 - 19 Sep 1993    Colombo           3rd Test  SL SA    draw
SL  926
SA 1033

08 - 13 Dec 1993    Colombo           1st Test  SL WI    draw
SL   930
WI  1178

18 - 22 Jan 1994    Lucknow           1st Test  IND SL   IND by inn & 119 runs
26 - 30 Jan 1994    Bangalore         2nd Test  IND SL   IND by inn & 95 runs
08 - 13 Feb 1994    Ahmedabad         3rd Test  IND SL   IND by inn & 17 runs
IND 1045
SL   914

09 - 13 Aug 1994    Colombo           1st Test  SL PAK   PAK by 301 runs
18 - 23 Aug 1994    Colombo           2nd Test  SL PAK   cancelled
26 - 28 Aug 1994    Kandy             3rd Test  SL PAK   PAK by inn & 52 runs
SL   910
PAK 1115

11 - 16 Oct 1994    Harare            1st Test  ZIM SL   Draw
20 - 24 Oct 1994    Bulawayo          2nd Test  ZIM SL   Draw
26 - 31 Oct 1994    Harare            3rd Test  ZIM SL   Draw
ZIM  951
SL   912

11 - 15 Mar 1995    Napier            1st Test  NZ SL    SL by 241 runs
18 - 22 Mar 1995    Dunedin           2nd Test  NZ SL    Draw
NZ   954
SL   922

08 - 11 Sep 1995    Peshawar          1st Test  PAK SL   PAK by inn & 40 runs
15 - 19 Sep 1995    Faisalabad        2nd Test  PAK SL   SL by 42 runs
22 - 26 Sep 1995    Sialkot           3rd Test  PAK SL   SL by 144 runs
PAK 1093
SL   941

8 - 12 Dec 1995     Perth             1st Test  AUS SL   AUS by inn & 36 runs
26 - 30 Dec 1995    Melbourne         2nd Test  AUS SL   AUS by 10 wkts
25 - 29Jan 1996     Adelaide          3rd Test  AUS SL   AUS by 148 runs
AUS 1138
SL   929

11 - 14 Sep 1996    Premadasa         1st Test  SL ZIM   SL by inn & 77 runs
18 - 21 Sep 1996    SSC               2nd Test  SL ZIM   SL by 10 wickets
SL   945
ZIM  932

07 - 11 Mar 1997    Dunedin           1st Test  NZ SL    NZ by inn & 36 runs
14 - 18 Mar 1997    Hamilton          2nd Test  NZ SL    NZ by 120 runs
NZ   958
SL   930

9 - 23 Apr 1997     Colombo           1st Test  SL PAK   draw
26 - 30 Apr 1997    Colombo           2nd Test  SL PAK   draw
SL   937
PAK 1091

13 - 15 June 1997   Antigua           1st Test  WI SL    WI by 6 wkts
20 - 24 June 1997   Arnos Vale        2nd Test  WI SL    draw
WI 1126
SL  937

2 - 6 Aug 1997      Colombo           1st Test  SL IND   draw
9 - 13 Aug 1997     Colombo           2nd Test  SL IND   draw
SL   941
IND 1042

19 - 23 Nov 1997    Mohali            1st Test  IND SL   draw
26 - 30 Nov 1997    Nagpur            2nd Test  IND SL   draw
3 - 7 Dec 1997      Mumbai            3rd Test  IND SL   draw
IND 1036
SL   947

7 - 11 Jan 1998     Kandy             1st Test  ZIM SL   ZIM by 8 wickets
14 - 18 Jan 1998    Colombo           2nd Test  ZIM SL   ZIM by 5 wickets
ZIM  951
SL   932

19 - 23 Mar 1998    Cape Town         1st Test  SA SL    SA by 70 runs
27 - 31 Mar 1998    Centurion         2nd Test  SA SL    SA by 6 wickets
SA 1086
SL  923

27 - 31 May 1998    Colombo           1st Test  SL NZ    NZ by 167 runs
3 - 7 Jun 1998      Galle             2nd Test  SL NZ    SL by inn & 16 runs
10 - 13 Jun 1998    Colombo           3rd Test  SL NZ    SL by 164 runs
SL   933
NZ   957

27 - 31 Aug 1998    The Oval          Only Test ENG SL   SL by 10 wickets
ENG 1029
SL   942

16 - 20 Feb 1999    Calcutta          Test A    IND PAK  Pak by 46 runs
24 - 28 Feb 1999    Colombo           Test B    SL IND   draw
5 - 9 Mar 1999      Karachi           Test C    PAK SL   draw
12 - 15 Mar 1999    Dhaka             Final     PAK SL   Pak by inn & 175 runs
IND 1021
SL   942
PAK 1094

9 - 13 Sep 1999     Kandy             1st Test  SL AUS   SL by 6 Wickets
22 - 26 Sep 1999    Galle             2nd Test  SL AUS   Draw
29 Sep - 3 Oct 1999 Colombo           3rd Test  SL AUS   Draw
SL   961
AUS 1114

18 - 12 Nov 1999    Bulawayo          1st Test  ZIM SL  Draw
26 - 30 Nov 1999    Harare            2nd Test  ZIM SL  SL by 6 wickets
4 - 8 Dec 1999      Harare            3rd Test  ZIM SL  Draw
ZIM  940
SL   968
Last Updated: 3 May 2000