Thu, 20 Aug 1998 - 00:00 – Final • Lord's, London
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
EnglandEngland
256/8 (48.00)
Sri LankaSri Lanka
260/5 (47.10)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 1 Mike Atherton 1 Nick Knight 1 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Best Average 6.8 Muttiah Muralitharan 22 Suresh Perera 25 Darren Gough 27 Robert Croft 38 Upul Chandana
Most Wickets 5 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 Darren Gough 2 Robert Croft 2 Suresh Perera 1 Upul Chandana
Best Bowling Fig 5 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 Darren Gough 2 Robert Croft 2 Suresh Perera 1 Upul Chandana
Most Runs Conceed 60 Peter Martin 54 Robert Croft 50 Darren Gough 48 Ian Austin 47 Kumar Dharmasena
Best Averages 94 Nick Knight 68 Romesh Kaluwitharana 64 Mike Atherton 34 Aravinda de Silva 18 Alec Stewart
Best Strike Rate 1.67 Hashan Tillakaratne 1 Peter Martin 1 Robert Croft
Most Runs 132 Marvan Atapattu 94 Nick Knight 68 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Best Strike Rate 1 Ali Brown 0.92 Aravinda de Silva 0.92 Ian Austin 0.88 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Most Runs 64 Mike Atherton 34 Aravinda de Silva 18 Alec Stewart
Best Economy 3.4 Muttiah Muralitharan 3.7 Alan Mullally 4.8 Ian Austin 4.89 Suresh Perera 5 Aravinda de Silva
Most Runs Conceed 44 Suresh Perera
Highest Score 132 Marvan Atapattu 94 Nick Knight 68 Romesh Kaluwitharana 64 Mike Atherton 34 Aravinda de Silva
Most Not Outs 1 Peter Martin 1 Ian Austin 1 Hashan Tillakaratne 1 Marvan Atapattu
Most Fours 14 Marvan Atapattu 7 Mike Atherton 6 Romesh Kaluwitharana 4 Aravinda de Silva 4 Nick Knight
Best Averages 14 Graeme Hick
Most 100s 1 Marvan Atapattu
Worst Bowling Fig 60 Peter Martin 54 Robert Croft 50 Darren Gough 48 Ian Austin 47 Kumar Dharmasena
Best Strike Rate 0.88 Mike Atherton 0.88 Graeme Hick
Most Runs 18 Ali Brown 17 Robert Croft
Most Ducks 1 Nasser Hussain 1 Darren Gough 1 Sanath Jayasuriya
Best Economy 5.22 Kumar Dharmasena 5.43 Upul Chandana
Best Strike Rate 12 Muttiah Muralitharan 21 Robert Croft 27 Suresh Perera 30 Darren Gough 42 Upul Chandana
Most Fours 1 Graeme Hick
Most Balls Faced 151 Marvan Atapattu 136 Nick Knight 77 Romesh Kaluwitharana 73 Mike Atherton 37 Aravinda de Silva
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Darren Gough
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Jacob Martin
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.6
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Darren Gough
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.2
⚠ Bowler dominance
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Darren Gough
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Darren Gough
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 69.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Upul Chandana vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Marvan Atapattu vs Jacob Martin
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Robert Croft vs Suresh Perera
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Aravinda de Silva vs Darren Gough
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.5
Balanced matchup
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Darren Gough
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Nasser Hussain vs Suresh Perera
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 97.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Alec Stewart vs Suresh Perera
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Nick Knight vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 81.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Robert Croft vs Darren Gough
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.0
Balanced matchup
Mike Atherton vs Jacob Martin
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 64.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Nasser Hussain vs Jacob Martin
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 56.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Graeme Hick vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.0
Balanced matchup
Darren Gough vs Suresh Perera
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Nick Knight vs Suresh Perera
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 48.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Marvan Atapattu vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 91.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Jacob Martin
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 68.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 110.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Jacob Martin
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Upul Chandana vs Darren Gough
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.0
⚠ Bowler dominance