Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1982–83

The Sri Lankan national cricket team toured Zimbabwe in October 1982 and played two first-class matches against the Zimbabwean national cricket team before Zimbabwe was elevated to Test status. In addition, the teams played a two-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI). Sri Lanka were captained by Duleep Mendis and Zimbabwe by John Traicos.

Limited overs series

1st Limited Overs Match

30 October 1982 (50-over match) Scorecard

Zimbabwe 196/6 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 197/7 (45.5 overs)
Kevin Curran 59 Rumesh Ratnayake 2/38 (10 overs)		Duleep Mendis 53 Vince Hogg 2/29 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Kevin Curran (ZIM)

• Zimbabwe elected to bat first

2nd Limited Overs Match

31 October 1982 (50-over match) Scorecard

Sri Lanka 161 (49 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 162/4 (43 overs)
Sidath Wettimuny 42 Duncan Fletcher 3/24 (8 overs)		Duncan Fletcher 60* Vinothen John 3/22 (10 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Duncan Fletcher (ZIM)

• Zimbabwe elected to field first

4-day match series

1st match

5–8 November 1982 (4-day match) Scorecard

Zimbabwe	v	Sri Lanka
416 (131 overs) Andy Pycroft 128 (249) Rumesh Ratnayake 4/79 (29 overs)		335 (100.4 overs) Roy Dias 85 (96) Peter Rawson 6/82 (27.4 overs)
221/6d (59.5 overs) Andy Pycroft 81 (100) Vinothen John 2/29 (8 overs)		126/2 (44 overs) Roy Dias 61 (80) Peter Rawson 1/11 (9 overs)

Match drawn Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Patrick Latham Player of the match: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)

• Zimbabwe elected to bat first

2nd match

12–14 November 1982 (4-day match) Scorecard

Zimbabwe	v	Sri Lanka
365 (105.3 overs) Andy Pycroft 96 (187) Somachandra De Silva 4/145 (35 overs)		104 (29.1 overs) Ravi Ratnayeke 20 (20) Kevin Curran 4/24 (7.1 overs)
		221 (77.2 overs) Duleep Mendis 67 (87) Vince Hogg 6/26 (15 overs)

Zimbabwe won by an innings and 40 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare

• Zimbabwe elected to bat first