Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 2Nd Match
Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1998/99) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 7 November 1998
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining). Grant Flower top-scored with 87* for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1998/99)
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 7 November 1998
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Eddo Brandes
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and Javed Akhtar
- Match referee
- E Isaccs
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 196 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 55 off 68 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 51. Craig Evans took 3 for 11 for Zimbabwe.
Chasing 197, Zimbabwe made 197 for 3. Grant Flower top-scored with 87 not out off 127 balls, and Murray Goodwin made 54. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the third wicket between Grant Flower and Murray Goodwin, 46% of the total.
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 196 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw | 22 | 39 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | lbw | 1 | 5 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Murray Goodwin) | 0 | 3 |
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw | 55 | 68 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | st Andy Flower | 18 | 52 |
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 51 | 69 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | lbw | 20 | 41 |
| Chaminda Vaas | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 11 | 13 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | run out (Heath Streak) | 4 | 6 |
Extras 14 · Total 196 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 7 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| Neil Johnson | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Heath Streak | 9.4 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Andy Whittall | 10 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Murray Goodwin | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Craig Evans | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Avishka Gunawardene, 2.4 ov), 2-11 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 3.6 ov), 3-24 (Marvan Atapattu, 6.1 ov), 4-49 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 10.4 ov), 5-97 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 25.3 ov), 6-126 (Aravinda de Silva, 31.1 ov), 7-171 (Thilan Samaraweera, 44.3 ov), 8-171 (Chaminda Vaas, 44.5 ov), 9-188 (Roshan Mahanama, 48.2 ov), 10-196 (Nuwan Zoysa, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Avishka Gunawardene | 10 | 16 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 1 | 8 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 13 | 13 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 25 | 27 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 48 | 89 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 29 | 34 |
| seventh | Roshan Mahanama and Thilan Samaraweera | 45 | 80 |
| eighth | Roshan Mahanama and Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Dharmasena | 17 | 21 |
| tenth | Kumar Dharmasena and Nuwan Zoysa | 8 | 8 |
ZIMBABWE: 197 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 5 | 12 |
| Grant Flower | not out | 87 | 127 |
| Neil Johnson | run out (Chaminda Vaas) | 9 | 19 |
| Murray Goodwin | run out (Marvan Atapattu) | 54 | 68 |
| Andy Flower | not out | 26 | 58 |
Did not bat: Craig Wishart, Craig Evans, Heath Streak, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Andy Whittall
Extras 16 · Total 197 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2.1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Alistair Campbell, 3.1 ov), 2-31 (Neil Johnson, 8.3 ov), 3-121 (Murray Goodwin, 26.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 7 | 19 |
| second | Grant Flower and Neil Johnson | 24 | 32 |
| third | Grant Flower and Murray Goodwin | 90 | 106 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 76 | 120 |
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