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Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series
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2nd Test-Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series 1998
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Summary
2nd Test-Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series 1998 Summary
RESULT
TEST
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Wed, 14 Jan - Sun, 18 Jan 1998 - 09:30
SL
Sri Lanka
552/3 (20.00) & 326/5 (113.5)
VS
Zimbabwe
325/2 (20.00) & 299/10 (125.5)
ZIM
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
SL vs ZIM — 2nd Test
Match No
2nd Test
Date
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Teams
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
Series
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series
Ground
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Toss
Zimbabwe, elected to bat first
Umpires
K.T.FrancisSaleem Badar
Result
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Season
1997/98
Player of Match
Aravinda de Silva
Zimbabwe innings
325/2 (20.00)
BATTING
Total
251 90.2 Ov (RR: 2.77)
251 (251)
Murray Goodwin
73 (73)
Gavin Rennie
50 (50)
BOWLING
Don Anurasiri
3/65
Ravindra Pushpakumara
2/43
Chaminda Vaas
2/35
Sri Lanka innings
552/3 (20.00)
BATTING
Total
225 73.5 Ov (RR: 3.04)
225 (225)
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
52 (52)
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)
51 (51)
BOWLING
Paul Strang
4/77
Pommie Mbangwa
2/61
Heath Streak
2/28
Zimbabwe innings
326/5 (113.5)
BATTING
Total
299 125.5 Ov (RR: 2.37)
299 (299)
Andy Flower (WK)
105 (105)
Grant Flower
52 (52)
BOWLING
Muthiah Muralidaran
3/73
Aravinda de Silva
2/61
Sanath Jayasuriya
2/64
Sri Lanka innings
299/10 (125.5)
BATTING
Total
326/5 113.5 Ov (RR: 2.86)
326 (326)
Aravinda de Silva
143 (143)
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
87 (87)
BOWLING
Heath Streak
4/84
Pommie Mbangwa
1/34
Paul Strang
0/75
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India in New Zealand ODI Series
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185 (40.2)
IND
143/5 (22.4)
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