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Thu, 03 Apr 1997 - 00:00 – 1st • Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka
187/9 (41.20)
Zimbabwe
188/3 (45.40)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Zimbabwe innigs
188/3 (45.40)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Grant Flower
b Zoysa
12
27
0
2
0
44.44
In 1997
Career
Craig Wishart
run out (Mahanama)
32
36
0
4
0
88.88
In 1997
Career
Alistair Campbell (c)
lbw b Vaas
2
8
0
0
0
25.00
In 1997
Career
Dirk Viljoen
st †Kaluwitharana b Dharmasena
17
52
0
2
0
32.69
In 1997
Career
Andy Flower (WK)
b Muralidaran
38
61
0
1
0
62.29
In 1997
Career
Stuart Carlisle
c Tillakaratne b Muralidaran
6
23
0
0
0
26.08
In 1997
Career
Paul Strang
b Vaas
38
52
0
2
0
73.07
In 1997
Career
Heath Streak
run out (Atapattu)
11
24
0
0
0
45.83
In 1997
Career
Eddo Brandes
not out
10
7
0
0
1
142.85
In 1997
Career
Andy Whittall
c †Kaluwitharana b Vaas
4
8
0
0
0
50.00
In 1997
Career
Everton Matambanadzo
not out
0
4
0
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 7, nb 3, w 4)
17
Total
187/9 50 Ov (RR: 3.74)
3553
5738
0
209
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Chaminda Vaas
10.00
2
25
3
2.50
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Nuwan Zoysa
10.00
0
46
1
4.60
0
2
1
In 1997
Career
Muthiah Muralidaran
10.00
1
39
2
3.90
0
0
2
In 1997
Career
Aravinda de Silva
10.00
0
34
0
3.40
0
1
0
In 1997
Career
Kumar Dharmasena
10.00
0
33
1
3.30
0
1
0
In 1997
Career
Sri Lanka innigs
187/9 (41.20)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Wishart b Strang
56
74
0
7
1
75.67
In 1997
Career
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)
c Wishart b Brandes
0
3
0
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Marvan Atapattu
not out
52
120
0
2
1
43.33
In 1997
Career
Aravinda de Silva
c Strang b GW Flower
60
81
0
9
0
74.07
In 1997
Career
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
not out
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 3, w 11)
20
Total
188/3 45.4 Ov (RR: 4.11)
3572
5282
0
342
38
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Eddo Brandes
7.00
0
33
1
4.71
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Everton Matambanadzo
7.00
0
38
0
5.42
0
4
2
In 1997
Career
Andy Whittall
10.00
0
30
0
3.00
0
5
0
In 1997
Career
Heath Streak
7.00
1
22
0
3.14
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Paul Strang
10.00
0
41
1
4.10
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Grant Flower
4.40
0
15
1
3.21
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
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