Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 5Th Match
Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1998/99) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 10 November 1998
Zimbabwe won by 24 runs
Zimbabwe won by 24 runs. Andy Flower top-scored with 95 for Zimbabwe. Paul Strang took 4/32.
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
- 10 November 1998
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 24 runs
- Player of the match
- Paul Strang
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and Javed Akhtar
- Match referee
- E Isaccs
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 259 for 7. Andy Flower top-scored with 95 off 109 balls, and Neil Johnson made 72. Pramodya Wickramasinghe took 3 for 28 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 148-run stand for the fourth wicket between Andy Flower and Neil Johnson, 57% of the total.
Chasing 260, Sri Lanka made 235 all out. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 72 not out off 83 balls, and Kumar Dharmasena made 39. Paul Strang took 4 for 32 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 93-run stand for the seventh wicket between Hashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena.
Zimbabwe won by 24 runs.
ZIMBABWE: 259 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | bowled | 9 | 23 |
| Grant Flower | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 12 | 10 |
| Neil Johnson | run out (Roshan Mahanama) | 72 | 106 |
| Murray Goodwin | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Flower | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 95 | 109 |
| Eddo Brandes | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 28 | 22 |
| Craig Wishart | bowled | 11 | 12 |
| Gavin Rennie | not out | 12 | 15 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Paul Strang, Andy Whittall
Extras 19 · Total 259 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Grant Flower), 2-23 (Alistair Campbell), 3-24 (Murray Goodwin), 4-172 (Neil Johnson, 38.4 ov), 5-229 (Andy Flower, 45.6 ov), 6-229 (Eddo Brandes, 46.2 ov), 7-258 (Craig Wishart, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 16 | – |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Neil Johnson | 7 | – |
| third | Neil Johnson and Murray Goodwin | 1 | – |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Neil Johnson | 148 | – |
| fifth | Eddo Brandes and Andy Flower | 57 | 44 |
| sixth | Eddo Brandes and Craig Wishart | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Craig Wishart and Gavin Rennie | 29 | 21 |
| eighth | Heath Streak and Gavin Rennie | 1 | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 235 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Murray Goodwin | 19 | 17 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw | 6 | 12 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Alistair Campbell | 24 | 41 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Neil Johnson | 26 | 52 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Grant Flower | 0 | 3 |
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 16 | 20 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 72 | 83 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | bowled | 39 | 52 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | bowled | 3 | 5 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Gavin Rennie | 19 | 9 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | run out (Gavin Rennie) | 0 | – |
Extras 11 · Total 235 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 9 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Heath Streak | 9 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Neil Johnson | 8.5 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Andy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Murray Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 3.3 ov), 2-28 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.4 ov), 3-75 (Marvan Atapattu, 16.2 ov), 4-75 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 16.5 ov), 5-96 (Roshan Mahanama, 22.2 ov), 6-103 (Aravinda de Silva, 24.3 ov), 7-196 (Kumar Dharmasena, 44.1 ov), 8-209 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 45.6 ov), 9-234 (Chaminda Vaas, 48.4 ov), 10-235 (Thilan Samaraweera, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 17 | 21 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 11 | 13 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 47 | 64 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 0 | 3 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 21 | 33 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 7 | 13 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena | 93 | 118 |
| eighth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 13 | 11 |
| ninth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas | 25 | 16 |
| tenth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Thilan Samaraweera | 1 | 1 |
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