# International cricket in 1982–83

The 1982–83 international cricket season was from September 1982 to April 1983.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 12 September 1982 | India | Sri Lanka | 0–0 [1] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 20 September 1982 | Pakistan | Australia | 3–0 [3] | 2–0 [3] | — | — |
| 17 November 1982 | Australia | England | 2–1 [5] | — | — | — |
| 3 December 1982 | Pakistan | India | 3–0 [6] | 3–1 [4] | — | — |
| 19 February 1983 | New Zealand | England | — | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 23 February 1983 | West Indies | India | 2–0 [5] | 2–1 [3] | — | — |
| 4 March 1983 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | 2–0 [2] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 22 April 1983 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 0–1 [1] | 2–0 [4] | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 9 January 1983 | 1982–83 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1982–83 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1982–83 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1982–83 Benson & Hedges World Series | Australia | Australia |
| 17 March 1983 | Bushfire Appeal Challenge | Bushfire Appeal Challenge | Bushfire Appeal Challenge | Bushfire Appeal Challenge | New Zealand | New Zealand |

## September
### Sri Lanka in India

One-off Test :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 934 | 17–22 September | Sunil Gavaskar | Bandula Warnapura | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Match Drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 156 | 12 September | Kapil Dev | Bandula Warnapura | Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar | India by 78 runs |
| ODI 157 | 15 September | Kapil Dev | Bandula Warnapura | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 159 | 26 September | Kapil Dev | Bandula Warnapura | Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bengaluru | India by 6 wickets |

### Australia in Pakistan

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 935 | 22–27 September | Imran Khan | Kim Hughes | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 9 wickets |
| Test 936 | 3 Sept-5 October | Imran Khan | Kim Hughes | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan by an innings and 3 runs |
| Test 937 | 14–19 October | Imran Khan | Kim Hughes | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 9 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 158 | 20 September | Zaheer Abbas | Kim Hughes | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sindh | Pakistan by 59 runs |
| ODI 160 | 8 October | Imran Khan | Kim Hughes | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 28 runs |
| ODI 161 | 22 October | Imran Khan | Kim Hughes | National Stadium, Karachi | No result |

## November
### England in Australia

The Ashes Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 938 | 12–17 November | Greg Chappell | Bob Willis | WACA Ground, Perth | Match drawn |
| Test 939 | 26 Nov–1 December | Greg Chappell | Bob Willis | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 7 wickets |
| Test 940 | 10–15 December | Greg Chappell | Bob Willis | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 8 wickets |
| Test 943 | 26–30 December | Greg Chappell | Bob Willis | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England by 3 runs |
| Test 944 | 2–7 January | Greg Chappell | Bob Willis | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Match drawn |

## December
### India in Pakistan

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 162 | 3 December | Imran Khan | Sunil Gavaskar | Municipal Stadium, Gujranwala | Pakistan by 14 runs |
| ODI 163 | 17 December | Imran Khan | Kapil Dev | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan | Pakistan by 37 runs |
| ODI 164 | 31 December | Imran Khan | Sunil Gavaskar | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | India by 18 runs (revised) |
| ODI 172 | 21 January | Imran Khan | Sunil Gavaskar | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| Test Series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 941 | 10–15 December | Imran Khan | Sunil Gavaskar | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Match drawn |
| Test 942 | 22–27 December | Imran Khan | Sunil Gavaskar | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by an innings and 86 runs |
| Test 945 | 3–8 January | Imran Khan | Sunil Gavaskar | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan by 10 wickets |
| Test 946 | 14–19 January | Imran Khan | Sunil Gavaskar | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sindh | Pakistan by an innings and 119 runs |
| Test 947 | 23–28 January | Imran Khan | Sunil Gavaskar | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Match drawn |
| Test 948 | 30 Jan-4 February | Imran Khan | Sunil Gavaskar | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn |

## January
### 1982–83 Benson & Hedges World Series

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 165 | 9 January | Australia | Kim Hughes | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 8 wickets |
| ODI 166 | 11 January | Australia | Kim Hughes | England | Bob Willis | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 31 runs |
| ODI 167 | 13 January | England | Bob Willis | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | New Zealand by 2 runs |
| ODI 168 | 15 January | England | Bob Willis | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | The Gabba, Brisbane | England by 54 runs |
| ODI 169 | 16 January | Australia | Kim Hughes | England | Bob Willis | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 170 | 18 January | Australia | Kim Hughes | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand by 47 runs |
| ODI 171 | 20 January | England | Bob Willis | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 8 wickets |
| ODI 173 | 22 January | Australia | Kim Hughes | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | New Zealand by 48 runs |
| ODI 174 | 23 January | Australia | Kim Hughes | England | Bob Willis | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 5 wickets |
| ODI 175 | 26 January | Australia | Kim Hughes | England | Bob Willis | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 98 runs |
| ODI 176 | 29 January | England | Bob Willis | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| ODI 177 | 30 January | Australia | Kim Hughes | England | Bob Willis | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | England by 14 runs |
| ODI 178 | 31 January | Australia | Kim Hughes | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | New Zealand by 47 runs |
| ODI 179 | 5 February | England | Bob Willis | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | WACA Ground, Perth | New Zealand by 7 wickets |
| ODI 180 | 6 February | Australia | Kim Hughes | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 27 runs |
| Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 181 | 9 February | Australia | Kim Hughes | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 6 wickets |
| ODI 182 | 13 February | Australia | Kim Hughes | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 149 runs |

## February
### England in New Zealand

ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 183 | 19 February | Geoff Howarth | Bob Willis | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 6 wickets |
| ODI 184 | 23 February | Geoff Howarth | Bob Willis | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by 103 runs |
| ODI 185 | 26 February | Geoff Howarth | Bob Willis | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 84 runs |

### India in the West Indies

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 949 | 23–28 February | Clive Lloyd | Kapil Dev | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| Test 952 | 11–16 March | Clive Lloyd | Kapil Dev | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Match drawn |
| Test 953 | 31 Mar-5 April | Clive Lloyd | Kapil Dev | Bourda, Georgetown | Match drawn |
| Test 954 | 15–20 April | Clive Lloyd | Kapil Dev | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 10 wickets |
| Test 956 | 28 Apr-3 May | Clive Lloyd | Kapil Dev | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Match drawn |
| ODI Series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 187 | 9 March | Clive Lloyd | Kapil Dev | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 52 runs |
| ODI 191 | 29 March | Clive Lloyd | Kapil Dev | Albion Sports Complex, Albion | India by 27 runs |
| ODI 192 | 7 April | Clive Lloyd | Kapil Dev | National Cricket Stadium, St George's | West Indies by 7 wickets |

## March
### Sri Lanka in New Zealand

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 950 | 4–6 March | Geoff Howarth | DS de Silva | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by an innings and 25 runs |
| Test 951 | 11–15 March | Geoff Howarth | DS de Silva | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by 6 wickets |
| ODI Series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 186 | 2 March | Geoff Howarth | DS de Silva | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand by 65 runs |
| ODI 189 | 19 March | Geoff Howarth | DS de Silva | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 7 wickets |
| ODI 190 | 20 March | Geoff Howarth | DS de Silva | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 116 runs |

### 1982-83 Bushfire Appeal Challenge

Bushfire Appeal Challenge ODI Match :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 188 | 17 March | Kim Hughes | Geoff Howarth | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand by 14 runs |

## April
### Australia in Sri Lanka

ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 193 | 13 April | Duleep Mendis | Greg Chappell | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 2 wickets |
| ODI 194 | 16 April | Duleep Mendis | Greg Chappell | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets |
| ODI 195 | 29 April | Duleep Mendis | Greg Chappell | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | No result |
| ODI 196 | 30 April | Duleep Mendis | Greg Chappell | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | No result |
| One-off Test Match |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 955 | 22–26 April | Duleep Mendis | Greg Chappell | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Australia by an innings and 38 runs |