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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
Most Wickets
Chaminda Vaas
3
Muttiah Muralitharan
2
Kumar Dharmasena
1
Paul Strang
1
Nuwan Zoysa
1
Best Bowling Fig
Chaminda Vaas
3
Muttiah Muralitharan
2
Kumar Dharmasena
1
Paul Strang
1
Most Runs Conceed
Nuwan Zoysa
46
Paul Strang
41
Muttiah Muralitharan
39
Everton Matambanadzo
38
Aravinda de Silva
34
Best Strike Rate
Eddo Brandes
1.428571
Craig Wishart
0.888888
Sanath Jayasuriya
0.756756
Aravinda de Silva
0.740740
Paul Strang
0.730769
Best Average
Chaminda Vaas
8.333333
Grant Flower
15.000000
Muttiah Muralitharan
19.500000
Kumar Dharmasena
33.000000
Eddo Brandes
33.000000
Highest Score
Aravinda de Silva
60
Sanath Jayasuriya
56
Marvan Atapattu
52
Andy Flower
38
Paul Strang
38
Most 50s
Aravinda de Silva
1
Marvan Atapattu
1
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Most Fours
Aravinda de Silva
9
Sanath Jayasuriya
7
Craig Wishart
4
Dirk Viljoen
2
Grant Flower
2
Best Averages
Aravinda de Silva
60.000000
Sanath Jayasuriya
56.000000
Andy Flower
38.000000
Paul Strang
38.000000
Craig Wishart
32.000000
Most Runs
Aravinda de Silva
60
Sanath Jayasuriya
56
Marvan Atapattu
52
Andy Flower
38
Paul Strang
38
Best Economy
Chaminda Vaas
2.500000
Andy Whittall
3.000000
Heath Streak
3.142857
Kumar Dharmasena
3.300000
Aravinda de Silva
3.400000
Best Bowling Fig
Nuwan Zoysa
1
Eddo Brandes
1
Grant Flower
1
Most Not Outs
Arjuna Ranatunga
1
Marvan Atapattu
1
Most Wickets
Eddo Brandes
1
Grant Flower
1
Most Not Outs
Eddo Brandes
1
Everton Matambanadzo
1
Most Runs Conceed
Kumar Dharmasena
33
Eddo Brandes
33
Andy Whittall
30
Best Averages
Dirk Viljoen
17.000000
Grant Flower
12.000000
Heath Streak
11.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Nuwan Zoysa
46
Paul Strang
41
Muttiah Muralitharan
39
Everton Matambanadzo
38
Aravinda de Silva
34
Kumar Dharmasena
33
Eddo Brandes
33
Best Economy
Grant Flower
3.409090
Muttiah Muralitharan
3.900000
Best Strike Rate
Chaminda Vaas
20
Grant Flower
26.4
Muttiah Muralitharan
30
Eddo Brandes
42
Paul Strang
60
Kumar Dharmasena
60
Nuwan Zoysa
60
Most Runs
Craig Wishart
32
Dirk Viljoen
17
Grant Flower
12
Most Ducks
Romesh Kaluwitharana
1
Best Average
Paul Strang
41.000000
Nuwan Zoysa
46.000000
Highest Score
Craig Wishart
32
Dirk Viljoen
17
Grant Flower
12
Most sixes
Eddo Brandes
1
Marvan Atapattu
1
Best Strike Rate
Andy Flower
0.622950
Andy Whittall
0.500000
Worst Bowling Fig
Andy Whittall
30
Most Fours
Paul Strang
2
Marvan Atapattu
2
Andy Flower
1
Most Balls Faced
Marvan Atapattu
120
Aravinda de Silva
81
Sanath Jayasuriya
74
Andy Flower
61
Paul Strang
52
Dirk Viljoen
52
Craig Wishart
36
Most sixes
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Most Balls Faced
Grant Flower
27