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Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series
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1st Test-Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series 1998
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1st Test-Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series 1998 Preview
TEST
1ST TEST
RESULT
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series
SL
Sri Lanka
469/3 (20.00) & 10/2 (1.5)
2 of 5 head-to-head
VS
ZIM
Zimbabwe
325/2 (20.00) & 338/10 (126.5)
0 of 5 head-to-head
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Full scorecard →
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Format
Test
Match
1st Test
Date
07 Jan - 11 Jan 1998
Start
09:30 IST · 04:00 GMT
Venue
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Series
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series
HEAD TO HEAD
2
SL
5
PLAYED
0
ZIM
SL 2
NO RESULT 3
ZIM 0
Last 5 · SL
W
W
D
D
D
Last meeting
18 Sep 1996 - Sri Lanka won
MILESTONES
Marvan Atapattu
brought up 500 Test runs
SL
REACHED
Now on 679.
Alistair Campbell
played their 25th Test
ZIM
REACHED
Now on 25.
Andy Flower
played their 25th Test
ZIM
REACHED
Now on 25.
Grant Flower
played their 25th Test
ZIM
REACHED
Now on 25.
Murray Goodwin
played their 1st Test
ZIM
REACHED
Now on 1.
Muttiah Muralitharan
took their 10th Test five-wicket haul
SL
REACHED
Now on 11.
Andy Flower
registered their 10th Test fifty
ZIM
REACHED
Now on 10.
Muttiah Muralitharan
reached 400 Test maidens
SL
REACHED
Now on 421.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
18 Sep
1996
SL
349/10 (20.00) & 30/10 (6.4)
ZIM
350/5 (20.00) & 235/10 (113.3)
SL WON
SCORECARD →
11 Sep
1996
SL
349/10 (20.00)
ZIM
350/5 (20.00) & 127/10 (73.3)
SL WON
SCORECARD →
26 Oct
1994
ZIM
382/10 (20.00)
SL
357/3 (20.00) & 89/3 (24)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
20 Oct
1994
ZIM
462/10 (20.00)
SL
258/3 (20.00) & 193/4 (115)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
11 Oct
1994
ZIM
383/10 (20.00)
SL
319/8 (20.00)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
RECENT RESULTS
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ODI
India in New Zealand ODI Series
NZ
185 (40.2)
IND
143/5 (22.4)
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