Wed, 07 Jan - Sun, 11 Jan 1998 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Sri LankaSri Lanka
469/3 (20.00) & 10/2 (1.5)
ZimbabweZimbabwe
325/2 (20.00) & 338/10 (126.5)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Best Average 9.75 Muttiah Muralitharan 20.67 Jayantha Silva
Most 50s 2 Aravinda de Silva 2 Andy Flower 2 Gavin Rennie 2 Murray Goodwin
Most Runs Conceed 117 Muttiah Muralitharan 101 Chaminda Vaas
Best Bowling Fig 7 Muttiah Muralitharan 3 Jayantha Silva 1 Ravindra Pushpakumara 1 Chaminda Vaas
Best Average 24.33 Andy Whittall 25 Heath Streak 41 Paul Strang
Most Wickets 12 Muttiah Muralitharan 3 Jayantha Silva 2 Ravindra Pushpakumara
Most Runs Conceed 123 Paul Strang 100 Heath Streak 88 Adam Huckle
Most Wickets 2 Chaminda Vaas
Best Economy 1 Marvan Atapattu 1.64 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Bowling Fig 3 Paul Strang 3 Andy Whittall 2 Heath Streak
Best Economy 2.04 Jayantha Silva 2.06 Aravinda de Silva 2.24 Sanath Jayasuriya
Best Strike Rate 0.89 Muttiah Muralitharan 0.66 Romesh Kaluwitharana 0.65 Aravinda de Silva
Most Wickets 4 Heath Streak 3 Paul Strang 3 Andy Whittall
Best Strike Rate 0.51 Marvan Atapattu 0.47 Arjuna Ranatunga
Most Fours 30 Marvan Atapattu 8 Paul Strang 5 Alistair Campbell 5 Grant Flower 10 Aravinda de Silva
Highest Score 223 Marvan Atapattu 75 Aravinda de Silva 44 Hashan Tillakaratne
Most Runs 77 Gavin Rennie 75 Andy Flower 72 Murray Goodwin
Best Averages 229 Marvan Atapattu 79 Aravinda de Silva 44 Hashan Tillakaratne
Best Bowling Fig 1 Aravinda de Silva
Most Not Outs 2 Aravinda de Silva 2 Marvan Atapattu
Highest Score 70 Murray Goodwin 67 Andy Flower 53 Gavin Rennie
Most Wickets 1 Aravinda de Silva
Most Runs Conceed 98 Ravindra Pushpakumara
Most Not Outs 1 Ravindra Pushpakumara
Best Averages 38.5 Gavin Rennie 37.5 Andy Flower 36 Murray Goodwin
Best Strike Rate 35.75 Muttiah Muralitharan 60.8 Jayantha Silva
Best Average 37 Aravinda de Silva
Best Bowling Fig 1 Adam Huckle
Most Not Outs 2 Bryan Strang 2 Andy Whittall
Best Average 49 Ravindra Pushpakumara
Most Runs 229 Marvan Atapattu 79 Aravinda de Silva
Most Wickets 1 Adam Huckle
Most Runs Conceed 84 Bryan Strang
Best Economy 1.75 Murray Goodwin
Most Ducks 2 Roshan Mahanama 2 Sanath Jayasuriya
Best Strike Rate 99 Ravindra Pushpakumara
Best Economy 2.43 Andy Whittall
Best Strike Rate 52.5 Heath Streak
Best Strike Rate 0.53 Bryan Strang 0.52 Grant Flower
Most Runs 68 Paul Strang 47 Alistair Campbell
Best Strike Rate 108 Aravinda de Silva
Most 100s 2 Marvan Atapattu
Worst Bowling Fig 94 Muttiah Muralitharan
Most Ducks 2 Craig Wishart 2 Adam Huckle
Best Strike Rate 60 Andy Whittall
Most sixes 1 Marvan Atapattu 1 Arjuna Ranatunga 1 Aravinda de Silva
Best Strike Rate 70.6 Paul Strang
Best Averages 34 Paul Strang
Worst Bowling Fig 123 Paul Strang 65 Chaminda Vaas
Most Balls Faced 453 Marvan Atapattu 137 Hashan Tillakaratne
Worst Bowling Fig 96 Heath Streak 88 Adam Huckle 78 Bryan Strang 73 Andy Whittall
Most Fours 2 Andy Flower
Most Balls Faced 292 Gavin Rennie 248 Andy Flower 174 Alistair Campbell 173 Paul Strang 154 Murray Goodwin
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 12
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.7
Balanced matchup
Alistair Campbell vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Andy Flower vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Grant Flower vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.9
Balanced matchup
Roshan Mahanama vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Grant Flower vs Ravindra Pushpakumara
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Heath Streak vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Guy Whittall
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Craig Wishart vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.8
Balanced matchup
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Chaminda Vaas vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 105.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Marvan Atapattu vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 67.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Craig Wishart vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Andy Flower vs Ravindra Pushpakumara
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.7
⚠ Bowler dominance
Grant Flower vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Alistair Campbell vs Ravindra Pushpakumara
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 105.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Alistair Campbell vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 48.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Craig Wishart vs Ravindra Pushpakumara
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Strang vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 73.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Heath Streak vs Ravindra Pushpakumara
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Guy Whittall
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Guy Whittall
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.5
Balanced matchup
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Guy Whittall
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 77.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Andy Whittall vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.5
Balanced matchup
Gavin Rennie vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 119.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Murray Goodwin vs Ravindra Pushpakumara
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.5
Balanced matchup
Murray Goodwin vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Bryan Strang vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Gavin Rennie vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Murray Goodwin vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Andy Whittall vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Adam Huckle vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Roshan Mahanama vs Guy Whittall
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 64.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Adam Huckle
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 120.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Chaminda Vaas vs Guy Whittall
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 51.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Guy Whittall
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Paul Strang vs Ravindra Pushpakumara
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bryan Strang vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Andy Flower vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 51.0
✔ Batsman advantage