title: Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1988
text: # Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1988
  
  The Sri Lanka cricket team toured England in the 1988 season to play a one-match Test series against England. England won the series 1-0.
  
  ## Test series summary
  
  * 25 – 30 August 1988 (5–day match) Scorecard
  * England won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: DJ Constant and JW Holder Player of the match: PJ Newport (ENG) and JR Ratnayeke (SL)
  * England won the toss and elected to field.
  * 28 August was taken as a rest day.
  * KJ Barnett, DV Lawrence, PJ Newport and RC Russell (all ENG), and MAWR Madurasinghe and MAR Samarasekera made their Test debuts.
  
  ## One Day Internationals (ODIs)
  
  England won the Texaco Trophy 1-0.
  
  ### Only ODI
  
  * 4 September 1988 Scorecard
  
  | Sri Lanka 242/7 (55 overs) | v | England 245/5 (52.4 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | LRD Mendis 60 (65) GC Small 3/44 (11 overs) | | KJ Barnett 84 (146) GF Labrooy 3/40 (10 overs) |
  
  * England won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: JW Holder and KE Palmer Player of the match: KJ Barnett (ENG)
  * England won the toss and elected to field.
  * KJ Barnett and RA Smith (both ENG) and MAWR Madurasinghe (SL) made their ODI debuts.
  
  ## External sources
  
  * CricketArchive – tour itineraries
  
  ## Annual reviews
  
  * Playfair Cricket Annual 1989
  * Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1989
  
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