England Vs Sri Lanka Final
Emirates Triangular Tournament England, South Africa, Sri Lanka in England - 1998 (1998) · Lord's, London · 20 August 1998
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining). Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 132* for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5/34.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Date
- 20 August 1998
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Muthiah Muralidaran
- Captains
- Alec Stewart (England), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DJ Constant and DR Shepherd
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 256 for 8. Nick Knight top-scored with 94 off 136 balls, and Mike Atherton made 64. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 34 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 132-run stand for the first wicket between Mike Atherton and Nick Knight, 52% of the total.
Chasing 257, Sri Lanka made 260 for 5. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 132 not out off 151 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 68. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the second wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana, 53% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 256 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 64 | 73 |
| Nick Knight | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 94 | 136 |
| Alec Stewart | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 18 | 24 |
| Graeme Hick | bowled | 14 | 16 |
| Ali Brown | bowled | 18 | 18 |
| Nasser Hussain | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Croft | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 17 | 17 |
| Ian Austin | not out | 11 | 12 |
| Darren Gough | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Martin | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Alan Mullally
Extras 19 · Total 256 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Suresh Perera | 9 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 9 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-132 (Mike Atherton, 25.3 ov), 2-170 (Alec Stewart, 33.5 ov), 3-191 (Graeme Hick, 38.5 ov), 4-218 (Nick Knight, 43.4 ov), 5-218 (Nasser Hussain, 43.6 ov), 6-223 (Ali Brown, 45.2 ov), 7-246 (Robert Croft, 49.1 ov), 8-246 (Darren Gough, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Nick Knight | 132 | 153 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 38 | 50 |
| third | Graeme Hick and Nick Knight | 21 | 30 |
| fourth | Nick Knight and Ali Brown | 27 | 29 |
| fifth | Nasser Hussain and Ali Brown | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Robert Croft and Ali Brown | 5 | 8 |
| seventh | Robert Croft and Ian Austin | 23 | 23 |
| eighth | Darren Gough and Ian Austin | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Peter Martin and Ian Austin | 10 | 4 |
SRI LANKA: 260 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Graeme Hick | 68 | 77 |
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 132 | 151 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Ali Brown | 34 | 37 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Nick Knight | 1 | 3 |
| Upul Chandana | c Nick Knight | 2 | 7 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 10 | 6 |
Did not bat: Kumar Dharmasena, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Suresh Perera, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 13 · Total 260 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Peter Martin | 10 | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Ian Austin | 10 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| Robert Croft | 7 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Graeme Hick | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 0.2 ov), 2-140 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 26.3 ov), 3-210 (Aravinda de Silva, 40.2 ov), 4-224 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 43.1 ov), 5-233 (Upul Chandana, 44.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 2 | 2 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 138 | 157 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 70 | 83 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu | 14 | 17 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu and Upul Chandana | 9 | 10 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Marvan Atapattu | 27 | 14 |
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