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
Most 50s 2 Aravinda de Silva 2 Andy Flower 2 Gavin Rennie
Best Average 9.75 Muttiah Muralitharan 20.67 Jayantha Silva 24.33 Andy Whittall 25 Heath Streak 37 Aravinda de Silva
Most 50s 2 Murray Goodwin
Best Bowling Fig 7 Muttiah Muralitharan 3 Jayantha Silva 3 Paul Strang 3 Andy Whittall 2 Heath Streak
Best Economy 1 Marvan Atapattu 1.64 Muttiah Muralitharan 1.75 Murray Goodwin 2.04 Jayantha Silva 2.06 Aravinda de Silva
Most Wickets 12 Muttiah Muralitharan 4 Heath Streak 3 Paul Strang 3 Andy Whittall 3 Jayantha Silva
Most Runs Conceed 123 Paul Strang 117 Muttiah Muralitharan 101 Chaminda Vaas 100 Heath Streak 98 Ravindra Pushpakumara
Best Strike Rate 0.89 Muttiah Muralitharan 0.66 Romesh Kaluwitharana 0.65 Aravinda de Silva
Best Averages 229 Marvan Atapattu 79 Aravinda de Silva 44 Hashan Tillakaratne 38.5 Gavin Rennie 37.5 Andy Flower
Best Strike Rate 0.53 Bryan Strang 0.52 Grant Flower 0.51 Marvan Atapattu
Most Runs 229 Marvan Atapattu 79 Aravinda de Silva 77 Gavin Rennie 75 Andy Flower 72 Murray Goodwin
Most Fours 30 Marvan Atapattu 10 Aravinda de Silva 8 Paul Strang 5 Alistair Campbell 5 Grant Flower
Highest Score 223 Marvan Atapattu 75 Aravinda de Silva 70 Murray Goodwin 67 Andy Flower 53 Gavin Rennie
Most Not Outs 2 Aravinda de Silva 2 Marvan Atapattu 2 Bryan Strang 2 Andy Whittall 1 Ravindra Pushpakumara
Best Economy 2.43 Andy Whittall
Best Strike Rate 35.75 Muttiah Muralitharan 52.5 Heath Streak 60 Andy Whittall 60.8 Jayantha Silva 70.6 Paul Strang
Best Strike Rate 0.47 Arjuna Ranatunga
Best Average 49 Ravindra Pushpakumara
Best Strike Rate 99 Ravindra Pushpakumara 108 Aravinda de Silva
Most Runs Conceed 84 Bryan Strang
Most Runs 47 Alistair Campbell
Most Ducks 2 Roshan Mahanama 2 Sanath Jayasuriya 2 Craig Wishart 2 Adam Huckle
Best Averages 34 Paul Strang
Most 100s 2 Marvan Atapattu
Worst Bowling Fig 123 Paul Strang 96 Heath Streak 94 Muttiah Muralitharan 88 Adam Huckle 78 Bryan Strang
Most Fours 2 Heath Streak 2 Andy Flower
Most Balls Faced 453 Marvan Atapattu 292 Gavin Rennie 248 Andy Flower 174 Alistair Campbell 173 Paul Strang
Highest Score 40 Alistair Campbell
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
âš  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
âš  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
âš  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
âš  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
âš  Bowler dominance
Adam Huckle vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
âš  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
âš  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
âš  Bowler dominance
Andy Flower vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 51.0
✔ Batsman advantage