Sun, 05 Jul 1998 - 00:00 – 9th • Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 87 runs
Sri LankaSri Lanka
293/4 (31.10)
New ZealandNew Zealand
206/10 (39.10)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 1 Aravinda de Silva 1 Romesh Kaluwitharana 1 Nathan Astle
Best Average 9.33 Sanath Jayasuriya 13 Upul Chandana 17 Niroshan Bandaratilleke 22 Chris Harris 25 Muttiah Muralitharan
Most Runs Conceed 53 Daniel Vettori 52 Chris Cairns 50 Muttiah Muralitharan 44 Chris Harris 38 Nathan Astle
Most Wickets 3 Sanath Jayasuriya 2 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 Niroshan Bandaratilleke 2 Upul Chandana 2 Chris Harris
Best Economy 3.5 Sanath Jayasuriya 3.78 Niroshan Bandaratilleke 4.26 Upul Chandana
Best Bowling Fig 3 Sanath Jayasuriya 2 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Best Economy 4.4 Chris Harris 5 Muttiah Muralitharan 5.3 Daniel Vettori
Best Bowling Fig 2 Upul Chandana 2 Chris Harris 1 Suresh Perera
Most Wickets 1 Daniel Vettori 1 Craig McMillan
Most Runs 102 Arjuna Ranatunga 74 Nathan Astle 62 Aravinda de Silva 54 Romesh Kaluwitharana 28 Chris Cairns
Highest Score 102 Arjuna Ranatunga 74 Nathan Astle 62 Aravinda de Silva 54 Romesh Kaluwitharana 28 Chris Cairns
Best Strike Rate 2 Marvan Atapattu 1.25 Craig McMillan 1.08 Upul Chandana 1.04 Arjuna Ranatunga 0.97 Nathan Astle
Best Averages 102 Arjuna Ranatunga 74 Nathan Astle 62 Aravinda de Silva 54 Romesh Kaluwitharana 28 Chris Cairns
Most Fours 8 Romesh Kaluwitharana 7 Nathan Astle 6 Arjuna Ranatunga 3 Sanath Jayasuriya 3 Stephen Fleming
Best Bowling Fig 1 Daniel Vettori 1 Craig McMillan
Most Not Outs 1 Marvan Atapattu 1 Upul Chandana 1 Adam Parore
Best Average 38 Craig McMillan
Most Runs 27 Upul Chandana 24 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Ducks 1 Daniel Vettori
Best Economy 5.33 Paul Wiseman
Best Strike Rate 16 Sanath Jayasuriya 18.3 Upul Chandana 24 Suresh Perera 27 Niroshan Bandaratilleke 30 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Strike Rate 0.84 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Highest Score 27 Upul Chandana 24 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most sixes 3 Nathan Astle 2 Arjuna Ranatunga 2 Chris Cairns 1 Aravinda de Silva
Best Averages 20 Stephen Fleming
Most 100s 1 Arjuna Ranatunga
Worst Bowling Fig 53 Daniel Vettori 52 Chris Cairns 50 Muttiah Muralitharan 44 Chris Harris 38 Nathan Astle
Most Fours 1 Craig McMillan 1 Paul Wiseman
Most Balls Faced 98 Arjuna Ranatunga 83 Aravinda de Silva 76 Nathan Astle 64 Romesh Kaluwitharana 43 Adam Parore
Marvan Atapattu vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 51.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 44.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Cairns vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Harris vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Bryan Young vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 152.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Bryan Young vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Matt Horne vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.8
Balanced matchup
Daniel Vettori vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.5
Balanced matchup
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.5
Balanced matchup
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Craig McMillan vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Craig McMillan vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.3
Balanced matchup
Adam Parore vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 44.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Nathan Astle vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Daniel Vettori vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 44.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Craig McMillan vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Cairns vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Cairns vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 57.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 46.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 72.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 119.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 68.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Upul Chandana vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.0
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 102.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Daniel Vettori vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Matt Horne vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 73.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Parore vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.0
Balanced matchup
Bryan Young vs Suresh Perera
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Stephen Fleming vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 79.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stephen Fleming vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Stephen Fleming vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.0
Balanced matchup
Paul Wiseman vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Paul Wiseman vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.0
Balanced matchup
Nathan Astle vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 76.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Parore vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.0
Balanced matchup
Adam Parore vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
⚠ Bowler dominance