Sri Lanka Vs West Indies 1St Match
Wills Quadrangular Tournament Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Pakistan - 1997 (1997/98) · Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore · 1 November 1997
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 62 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 62 balls remaining). Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 94* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Date
- 1 November 1997
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 62 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Captains
- Courtney Walsh (West Indies), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Rawl Lewis (West Indies)
- Umpires
- Javed Akhtar and Saleem Badar
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Rawl Lewis's first ODI.
West Indies batted first and made 237 for 8. Brian Lara top-scored with 80 off 108 balls, and Carl Hooper made 68. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the second wicket between Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. From 221 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 237 for 8.
Chasing 238, Sri Lanka made 240 for 3. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 94 not out off 109 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 87. The innings was built on a 171-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama, 71% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 62 balls remaining).
WEST INDIES: 237 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | lbw | 42 | 86 |
| Stuart Williams | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 5 | 11 |
| Brian Lara | bowled | 80 | 108 |
| Carl Hooper | c Lanka de Silva | 68 | 60 |
| Phil Simmons | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 20 | 22 |
| Curtly Ambrose | not out | 4 | 3 |
| Franklyn Rose | run out (Sajeewa de Silva) | 1 | 2 |
| Roland Holder | run out (Arjuna Ranatunga) | 2 | 3 |
| David Williams | bowled | 2 | 10 |
Did not bat: Rawl Lewis, Courtney Walsh
Extras 13 · Total 237 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 6 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Stuart Williams), 2-98 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul), 3-172 (Brian Lara), 4-221 (Phil Simmons), 5-228 (Carl Hooper), 6-229 (Franklyn Rose), 7-232 (Roland Holder), 8-237 (David Williams)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Stuart Williams | 16 |
| second | Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 82 |
| third | Carl Hooper and Brian Lara | 74 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Phil Simmons | 49 |
| fifth | Carl Hooper and Curtly Ambrose | 7 |
| sixth | Curtly Ambrose and Franklyn Rose | 1 |
| seventh | Curtly Ambrose and Roland Holder | 3 |
| eighth | Curtly Ambrose and David Williams | 5 |
SRI LANKA: 240 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Carl Hooper | 1 | 10 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Rawl Lewis | 24 | 36 |
| Roshan Mahanama | not out | 94 | 109 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 13 | 6 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 87 | 92 |
Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne, Lanka de Silva, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sajeewa de Silva
Extras 21 · Total 240 for 3
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 8 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Courtney Walsh | 9 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Carl Hooper | 8 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Franklyn Rose | 7 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Rawl Lewis | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Phil Simmons | 2.4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-56 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-69 (Aravinda de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 17 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 39 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 13 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 171 |
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