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)

SL vs ZIM - 1st Test info

Match No
1st Test
Match Date
Wed 01 1998
Teams
Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe
Series
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series
Ground
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Toss
Sri Lanka, elected to bat first
Umpires
B.C. CoorayMervyn Kitchen
Match Result
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets, Zimbabwe
Type No
Test no. 1394 Test, Zimbabwe
Season
1997/98, Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka innigs
469/3 (20.00)
Total
469/9d 154.3 Ov (RR: 3.03)		8911 (8911)
Marvan Atapattu 223 (223)
Aravinda de Silva 75 (75)
Andy Whittall3/73
Paul Strang3/123
Heath Streak2/96
Zimbabwe innigs
325/2 (20.00)
Total
140 85.4 Ov (RR: 1.63)		2660 (2660)
Gavin Rennie 53 (53)
Paul Strang 35 (35)
Muthiah Muralidaran5/23
Jayantha Silva3/27
Ravindra Pushpakumara1/34
Sri Lanka innigs
10/2 (1.5)
Total
338 126.5 Ov (RR: 2.66)		6422 (6422)
Murray Goodwin 70 (70)
Andy Flower (WK)67 (67)
Muthiah Muralidaran7/94
Aravinda de Silva1/25
Ravindra Pushpakumara1/64
Zimbabwe innigs
338/10 (126.5)
Total
10/2 1.5 Ov (RR: 5.45)		190 (190)
Marvan Atapattu 6 (6)
Aravinda de Silva 4 (4)
Heath Streak2/4
Bryan Strang0/6