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Wed, 14 Jan - Sun, 18 Jan 1998 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka
552/3 (20.00) & 326/5 (113.5)
Zimbabwe
325/2 (20.00) & 299/10 (125.5)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Arjuna Ranatunga
2
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Romesh Kaluwitharana
2
Grant Flower
2
Gavin Rennie
2
Murray Goodwin
2
Best Average
Chaminda Vaas
17.500000
Heath Streak
18.666666
Don Anurasiri
26.500000
Muttiah Muralitharan
29.000000
Pommie Mbangwa
31.666666
Best Bowling Fig
Heath Streak
4
Paul Strang
4
Don Anurasiri
3
Muttiah Muralitharan
3
Ravindra Pushpakumara
2
Chaminda Vaas
2
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Most Runs Conceed
Paul Strang
152
Muttiah Muralitharan
145
Andy Whittall
123
Heath Streak
112
Don Anurasiri
106
Best Economy
Andy Whittall
1.952380
Muttiah Muralitharan
2.086330
Sanath Jayasuriya
2.206896
Don Anurasiri
2.304347
Heath Streak
2.800000
Most Wickets
Heath Streak
6
Muttiah Muralitharan
5
Don Anurasiri
4
Paul Strang
4
Ravindra Pushpakumara
3
Pommie Mbangwa
3
Aravinda de Silva
2
Best Averages
Aravinda de Silva
170.000000
Arjuna Ranatunga
139.000000
Andy Flower
113.000000
Murray Goodwin
56.000000
Grant Flower
46.500000
Most Fours
Aravinda de Silva
20
Arjuna Ranatunga
18
Murray Goodwin
14
Romesh Kaluwitharana
13
Alistair Campbell
12
Highest Score
Aravinda de Silva
143
Andy Flower
105
Arjuna Ranatunga
87
Murray Goodwin
73
Sanath Jayasuriya
68
Best Strike Rate
Muttiah Muralitharan
1.571428
Romesh Kaluwitharana
0.948275
Marvan Atapattu
0.558139
Sanath Jayasuriya
0.557251
Murray Goodwin
0.518518
Most Runs Conceed
Ravindra Pushpakumara
97
Pommie Mbangwa
95
Most Runs
Aravinda de Silva
170
Arjuna Ranatunga
139
Andy Flower
113
Murray Goodwin
112
Grant Flower
93
Most Not Outs
Arjuna Ranatunga
2
Aravinda de Silva
2
Andy Flower
2
Andy Whittall
2
Don Anurasiri
1
Best Economy
Chaminda Vaas
2.916666
Guy Whittall
3.000000
Best Strike Rate
Chaminda Vaas
36
Heath Streak
40
Ravindra Pushpakumara
58.4
Best Average
Sanath Jayasuriya
32.000000
Ravindra Pushpakumara
32.333333
Best Strike Rate
Grant Flower
0.508196
Gavin Rennie
0.504065
Best Strike Rate
Pommie Mbangwa
60
Paul Strang
65.25
Don Anurasiri
69
Muttiah Muralitharan
83.4
Most Runs
Alistair Campbell
81
Sanath Jayasuriya
73
Most Ducks
Roshan Mahanama
2
Hashan Tillakaratne
2
Marvan Atapattu
2
Pommie Mbangwa
2
Chaminda Vaas
1
Best Averages
Alistair Campbell
40.500000
Sanath Jayasuriya
36.500000
Most 100s
Aravinda de Silva
2
Andy Flower
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Andy Whittall
93
Heath Streak
84
Paul Strang
77
Muttiah Muralitharan
73
Don Anurasiri
65
Sanath Jayasuriya
64
Highest Score
Grant Flower
52
Romesh Kaluwitharana
51
Most sixes
Aravinda de Silva
3
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Muttiah Muralitharan
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Aravinda de Silva
61
Pommie Mbangwa
61
Most Fours
Grant Flower
12
Andy Flower
10
Marvan Atapattu
9
Gavin Rennie
9
Most Balls Faced
Arjuna Ranatunga
375
Aravinda de Silva
338
Andy Flower
275
Murray Goodwin
216
Alistair Campbell
213
Grant Flower
183
Most sixes
Andy Flower
1
Most Balls Faced
Sanath Jayasuriya
131