1981-1982 Sri Lanka vs England- The first ODI match in Colombo, where England and Sri Lanka met for a tussle. England beat Sri Lanka, winning the match by 5 runs. Sri Lanka invited England to bat to begin with, England scored 211 runs in 44.4 overs. However, in the moment innings, Sri Lanka overseen to score 206 runs in 45 overs but lost the match. England’s Graham Gooch (64 runs) and Ian Botham (60 runs) gave commendable exhibitions in the game. Ian Botham was granted the Man of the Match for his remarkable batting. In the 2nd match of the arrangement, Sri Lanka took over the ground and won the coordinate by 3 runs. Sidath Wettimuny scored a half-century with 86 runs in the fight.

1982 Sri Lanka vs England- It is the inaugural test match between the two teams. This match implies Sri Lanka’s debut in test cricket after picking up test cricket status in 1982. Be that as it may, England won the match by 7 wickets, but the Sri Lankan team gave a intense battle to their rival by scoring 218 & 175.

1983 Prudential World Glass- In the 5th coordinate of the Prudential World Cup, England secured a good win over Sri Lanka by 47 runs. England scored an unbeaten 333 runs in 60 overs. David Gower scored an unimaginable century with 130 runs. He was moreover granted the Man of the Coordinate for his extraordinary batting abilities. From the Sri Lankan group, Duleep Mendis and Fellow De Alwis are the two key players who scored half-centuries in the game.

In the 1991 England vs Sri Lanka 1st test match, England once once more smashed Sri Lanka, winning the coordinate by 137 runs. Chosen to bat to begin with, England scored 282 & 364/3 dec. Whereas in the second inning, when Sri Lanka came onto the ground for batting, they as it were overseen to score 224 & 285 and misplaced the coordinate. Alec Stewart scored a century with 113 runs, and Rumesh Ratnayake from the Sri Lankan group scored a half-century with 52 runs in the match.

1991-1992 Benson & Supports Arrangement Container– In the 23rd coordinate of the Benson and Supports World Glass held at Ballarat, once once more, Britain beat the Lankan Lions by 106 runs. Neil Fairbrother scored 63 runs. Be that as it may, Chris Lewis was granted the Man of the Match title for scoring 20 runs in 6 balls.

In the 1992-1993 Sri Lanka vs Britain ODI series, Sri Lanka won by 2-0. The Lankan Lions secured this enormous win after a long time. They defeated England on their domestic ground. Hashan Tillakaratne, Sanath Jayasuriya, and Aravinda de Silva are a few of the key players from the Sri Lankan team who contributed to this triumph of their team.

In the 1998 Britain vs Sri Lanka arrangement, the to begin with test coordinate of the season, Sri Lanka clinched a triumph over England by 10 wickets. Sri Lanka secured its first-ever test triumph on English Soil. Muttiah Muralitharan, a extraordinary bowler of the Sri Lankan group, took 16 wickets in 113.5 overs. He too won the Man of the Coordinate title for his extraordinary bowling in the coordinate. This triumph was a turning point for the Sri Lankan group, driving to the more expanded test arrangement between the two countries.

1999 ICC World Cup– The Three Lions won the match by 8 wickets at Lord’s, London. In this match, Britain effortlessly chased down the target of 207 runs in 46.5 overs. Graeme Hick scored unbeaten 73 runs off 88 balls and Alec Stewart 88 off 146 balls. Alec Stewart was granted the Man of the Coordinate for his uncommon execution.

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