Thu, 03 Apr 1997 - 00:00 – 1st • Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
Sri LankaSri Lanka
187/9 (41.20)
ZimbabweZimbabwe
188/3 (45.40)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Best Average 15 Grant Flower 33 Eddo Brandes 41 Paul Strang
Most 50s 1 Aravinda de Silva 1 Marvan Atapattu 1 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Wickets 1 Paul Strang 1 Eddo Brandes 1 Grant Flower
Best Average 8.33 Chaminda Vaas 19.5 Muttiah Muralitharan
Most Wickets 3 Chaminda Vaas
Best Bowling Fig 1 Paul Strang 1 Eddo Brandes 1 Grant Flower
Most Wickets 2 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Bowling Fig 3 Chaminda Vaas 2 Muttiah Muralitharan
Most Runs Conceed 41 Paul Strang 38 Everton Matambanadzo 33 Eddo Brandes 46 Nuwan Zoysa 39 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Economy 2.5 Chaminda Vaas 3 Andy Whittall 3.14 Heath Streak 3.41 Grant Flower 3.3 Kumar Dharmasena
Best Strike Rate 1.43 Eddo Brandes 0.89 Craig Wishart 0.73 Paul Strang
Highest Score 60 Aravinda de Silva 56 Sanath Jayasuriya 52 Marvan Atapattu
Best Averages 38 Andy Flower 38 Paul Strang 32 Craig Wishart
Most Runs 60 Aravinda de Silva 56 Sanath Jayasuriya 52 Marvan Atapattu
Best Averages 17 Dirk Viljoen 12 Grant Flower
Highest Score 38 Andy Flower
Most Fours 9 Aravinda de Silva 7 Sanath Jayasuriya 2 Marvan Atapattu
Highest Score 38 Paul Strang 32 Craig Wishart 17 Dirk Viljoen
Most Wickets 1 Kumar Dharmasena 1 Nuwan Zoysa
Best Bowling Fig 1 Kumar Dharmasena
Highest Score 12 Grant Flower
Most Runs 38 Andy Flower 38 Paul Strang
Best Bowling Fig 1 Nuwan Zoysa
Most Not Outs 1 Arjuna Ranatunga
Most Runs Conceed 34 Aravinda de Silva
Most Runs 32 Craig Wishart 17 Dirk Viljoen 12 Grant Flower
Most Runs Conceed 33 Kumar Dharmasena
Most Not Outs 1 Marvan Atapattu
Best Averages 60 Aravinda de Silva
Most Fours 4 Craig Wishart 2 Dirk Viljoen 2 Grant Flower
Most Runs Conceed 30 Andy Whittall
Most Not Outs 1 Eddo Brandes 1 Everton Matambanadzo
Best Averages 56 Sanath Jayasuriya
Worst Bowling Fig 46 Nuwan Zoysa 39 Muttiah Muralitharan 34 Aravinda de Silva
Best Average 33 Kumar Dharmasena 46 Nuwan Zoysa
Best Averages 11 Heath Streak
Worst Bowling Fig 41 Paul Strang 38 Everton Matambanadzo
Best Strike Rate 20 Chaminda Vaas 30 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Strike Rate 0.76 Sanath Jayasuriya
Best Strike Rate 26.4 Grant Flower 42 Eddo Brandes 60 Paul Strang
Best Strike Rate 0.74 Aravinda de Silva
Most Balls Faced 120 Marvan Atapattu 81 Aravinda de Silva 74 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Ducks 1 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Worst Bowling Fig 33 Kumar Dharmasena
Best Strike Rate 0.62 Andy Flower 0.5 Andy Whittall
Most Fours 2 Paul Strang
Best Strike Rate 60 Kumar Dharmasena 60 Nuwan Zoysa
Most sixes 1 Marvan Atapattu
Most Fours 1 Andy Flower
Most Balls Faced 61 Andy Flower 52 Paul Strang
Most sixes 1 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Balls Faced 52 Dirk Viljoen 36 Craig Wishart
Worst Bowling Fig 33 Eddo Brandes 30 Andy Whittall
Most Balls Faced 27 Grant Flower
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
Heath Streak vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Stuart Carlisle vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.8
Balanced matchup
Craig Wishart vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.8
Balanced matchup
Andy Flower vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.3
Balanced matchup
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Eddo Brandes
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 44.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Alistair Campbell vs Nuwan Zoysa
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.5
Balanced matchup
Andy Flower vs Nuwan Zoysa
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.5
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Eddo Brandes
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Marvan Atapattu vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Eddo Brandes
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Strang vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 73.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Craig Wishart vs Nuwan Zoysa
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Andy Whittall vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Dirk Viljoen vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Dirk Viljoen vs Nuwan Zoysa
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 86.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Strang vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Grant Flower vs Nuwan Zoysa
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.0
Balanced matchup
Heath Streak vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.0
Balanced matchup
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Eddo Brandes
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Eddo Brandes vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.0
Balanced matchup
Alistair Campbell vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Grant Flower vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 61.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Eddo Brandes
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage