Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe 1st Test
Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka - 1998 (1997/98) · Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy · 7 January 1998 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets · Man of the Match: Muthiah Muralidaran
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 223 for Sri Lanka. Man of the Match: Muthiah Muralidaran.
Sri Lanka, 456 (9 wkts)
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw | 6 | 15 |
| Marvan Atapattu | caught (Alistair Campbell) | 223 | 448 |
| Roshan Mahanama | caught (Alistair Campbell) | 7 | 47 |
| Aravinda de Silva | caught (Andy Whittall) | 75 | 120 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 27 | 57 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | caught (Andy Whittall) | 44 | 137 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | caught (Andy Whittall) | 29 | 44 |
| Chaminda Vaas | caught (Gavin Rennie) | 26 | 56 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | caught (Bryan Strang) | 17 | 19 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 2 | 7 |
| Jayantha Silva | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Heath Streak 34.00-11-96-2Bryan Strang 30.00-7-78-0Paul Strang 35.30-10-123-3Andy Whittall 30.00-4-73-3Adam Huckle 21.00-3-88-1Murray Goodwin 4.00-2-7-0
Zimbabwe, 125 (10 wkts)
| Gavin Rennie | caught (Aravinda de Silva) | 53 | 219 |
| Grant Flower | bowled | 4 | 28 |
| Murray Goodwin | lbw | 2 | 17 |
| Andy Flower | lbw | 8 | 36 |
| Alistair Campbell | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 7 | 63 |
| Craig Wishart | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 3 | 8 |
| Paul Strang | caught (Aravinda de Silva) | 35 | 92 |
| Heath Streak | bowled | 5 | 28 |
| Andy Whittall | not out | 6 | 13 |
| Bryan Strang | bowled | 2 | 3 |
| Adam Huckle | lbw | 0 | 8 |
Chaminda Vaas 17.00-5-36-1Ravindra Pushpakumara 14.00-4-34-1Muthiah Muralidaran 29.00-18-23-5Jayantha Silva 19.40-9-27-3Aravinda de Silva 5.00-0-12-0Sanath Jayasuriya 1.00-1-0-0
Zimbabwe, 314 (10 wkts)
| Gavin Rennie | lbw | 24 | 73 |
| Grant Flower | bowled | 38 | 52 |
| Murray Goodwin | bowled | 70 | 137 |
| Andy Whittall | bowled | 14 | 51 |
| Andy Flower | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 67 | 212 |
| Alistair Campbell | lbw | 40 | 111 |
| Craig Wishart | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Strang | caught (Russel Arnold) | 33 | 81 |
| Heath Streak | caught (Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 13 | 20 |
| Bryan Strang | not out | 15 | 29 |
| Adam Huckle | lbw | 0 | 3 |
Chaminda Vaas 24.00-3-65-1Ravindra Pushpakumara 19.00-2-64-1Muthiah Muralidaran 42.50-13-94-7Aravinda de Silva 13.00-5-25-1Jayantha Silva 11.00-2-35-0Sanath Jayasuriya 16.00-0-38-0Marvan Atapattu 1.00-0-1-0
Sri Lanka, 10 (2 wkts)
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 6 | 5 |
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 4 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Chaminda Vaas | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Jayantha Silva | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Heath Streak 1.00-0-4-2Bryan Strang 0.50-0-6-0
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