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
Most 50s 1 Aravinda de Silva 1 Marvan Atapattu 1 Sanath Jayasuriya
Best Average 8.33 Chaminda Vaas 15 Grant Flower 19.5 Muttiah Muralitharan 33 Kumar Dharmasena 33 Eddo Brandes
Most Wickets 3 Chaminda Vaas 2 Muttiah Muralitharan 1 Kumar Dharmasena 1 Paul Strang 1 Nuwan Zoysa
Most Runs Conceed 46 Nuwan Zoysa 41 Paul Strang 39 Muttiah Muralitharan 38 Everton Matambanadzo 34 Aravinda de Silva
Best Economy 2.5 Chaminda Vaas 3 Andy Whittall 3.14 Heath Streak 3.3 Kumar Dharmasena 3.4 Aravinda de Silva
Best Bowling Fig 3 Chaminda Vaas 2 Muttiah Muralitharan 1 Kumar Dharmasena 1 Paul Strang 1 Nuwan Zoysa
Most Runs 60 Aravinda de Silva 56 Sanath Jayasuriya 52 Marvan Atapattu 38 Andy Flower 38 Paul Strang
Best Averages 60 Aravinda de Silva 56 Sanath Jayasuriya 38 Andy Flower 38 Paul Strang 32 Craig Wishart
Most Runs Conceed 33 Eddo Brandes 30 Andy Whittall
Most Fours 9 Aravinda de Silva 7 Sanath Jayasuriya 4 Craig Wishart 2 Dirk Viljoen 2 Grant Flower
Highest Score 60 Aravinda de Silva 56 Sanath Jayasuriya 52 Marvan Atapattu
Most Wickets 1 Grant Flower
Highest Score 38 Andy Flower 38 Paul Strang 32 Craig Wishart
Best Average 46 Nuwan Zoysa
Best Economy 3.9 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Strike Rate 20 Chaminda Vaas 26.4 Grant Flower 30 Muttiah Muralitharan 42 Eddo Brandes 60 Paul Strang
Best Bowling Fig 1 Grant Flower
Most Not Outs 1 Arjuna Ranatunga 1 Marvan Atapattu
Most Runs 17 Dirk Viljoen 12 Grant Flower
Most Ducks 1 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Most Not Outs 1 Eddo Brandes 1 Everton Matambanadzo
Best Strike Rate 60 Kumar Dharmasena 60 Nuwan Zoysa
Best Strike Rate 1.43 Eddo Brandes 0.89 Craig Wishart 0.76 Sanath Jayasuriya 0.74 Aravinda de Silva 0.73 Paul Strang
Best Averages 12 Grant Flower 11 Heath Streak
Worst Bowling Fig 46 Nuwan Zoysa 41 Paul Strang 39 Muttiah Muralitharan 38 Everton Matambanadzo 34 Aravinda de Silva
Best Strike Rate 0.5 Andy Whittall
Worst Bowling Fig 30 Andy Whittall
Most Fours 2 Marvan Atapattu 1 Andy Flower
Most Balls Faced 120 Marvan Atapattu 81 Aravinda de Silva 74 Sanath Jayasuriya 61 Andy Flower 52 Paul Strang
Highest Score 17 Dirk Viljoen 12 Grant Flower
Most sixes 1 Eddo Brandes 1 Marvan Atapattu 1 Sanath Jayasuriya
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