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Test # 1394
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka, 1997-98, 1st Test
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
7,8,9,10,11 January 1998 (5-day match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Series: Sri Lanka leads the 2-Test series 1-0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: BC Cooray and MJ Kitchen (Eng)
TV Umpire: PT Manuel
Match Referee: R Subba Row (Eng)
Test Debut: MW Goodwin (Zim).
Man of the Match: M Muralitharan

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Sri Lanka 265/4 (Atapattu 129*, Tillakaratne 11*, 90 overs)
  • Day 2: Sri Lanka 469/9d, Zimbabwe 46/2 (Rennie 23*, A Flower 8*, 23 overs)
  • Day 3: Zimbabwe 140 and 71/2 (Goodwin 1*, Whittall 2*, 28 overs)
  • Day 4: Zimbabwe 289/7 (PA Strang 13*, Streak 6*, 116 overs)
    Sri Lanka 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    ST Jayasuriya         lbw                b Streak               6  18  15  1 0
    MS Atapattu           c Campbell         b PA Strang          223 569 448 29 1
    RS Mahanama           c Campbell         b Streak               7  33  47  0 0
    PA de Silva           c Whittall         b Huckle              75 143 120  9 1
    *A Ranatunga                             b Whittall            27 103  57  2 1
    HP Tillakaratne                      c & b Whittall            44 172 137  5 0
    +RS Kaluwitharana                    c & b Whittall            29  58  44  5 0
    WPUJC Vaas            c Rennie           b PA Strang           26  81  56  3 0
    M Muralitharan        c BC Strang        b PA Strang           17  26  19  3 0
    KR Pushpakumara       not out                                   2   6   7  0 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 2, nb 9)                        13
    Total                 (9 wickets declared, 154.3 overs)       469
    
    DNB: KJ Silva.
    
    FoW: 1-16 (Jayasuriya), 2-33 (Mahanama), 3-173 (de Silva),
         4-226 (Ranatunga), 5-321 (Tillakaratne),
         6-383 (Kaluwitharana), 7-440 (Atapattu), 8-461 (Vaas),
         9-469 (Muralitharan).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Streak                      34     11     96      2
    BC Strang                   30      7     78      0 (6nb)
    PA Strang                   35.3   10    123      3
    Whittall                    30      4     73      3
    Huckle                      21      3     88      1 (3nb)
    Goodwin                      4      2      7      0
    
    Zimbabwe 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    GJ Rennie             c de Silva         b Silva               53 285 219  2 0
    GW Flower                                b Muralitharan         4  47  28  1 0
    MW Goodwin            lbw                b Silva                2  18  17  0 0
    +A Flower             lbw                b Vaas                 8  31  36  1 0
    *ADR Campbell         c Mahanama         b Pushpakumara         7  89  63  1 0
    CB Wishart            c Mahanama         b Muralitharan         3  11   8  0 0
    PA Strang             c de Silva         b Muralitharan        35  91  92  4 0
    HH Streak                                b Muralitharan         5  32  28  1 0
    AR Whittall           not out                                   6  43  13  0 0
    BC Strang                                b Muralitharan         2   2   3  0 0
    AG Huckle             lbw                b Silva                0   6   8  0 0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 2, nb 7)                        15
    Total                 (all out, 85.4 overs)                   140
    
    FoW: 1-29 (GW Flower), 2-36 (Goodwin), 3-46 (A Flower),
         4-72 (Campbell), 5-75 (Wishart), 6-119 (Rennie),
         7-127 (PA Strang), 8-134 (Streak), 9-136 (BC Strang),
         10-140 (Huckle).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Vaas                        17      5     36      1 (3nb)
    Pushpakumara                14      4     34      1 (3nb)
    Muralitharan                29     18     23      5
    Silva                       19.4    9     27      3
    de Silva                     5      0     12      0
    Jayasuriya                   1      1      0      0
    
    Zimbabwe 2nd innings (following on)                             R   M   B  4 6
    GJ Rennie             lbw                b Muralitharan        24  92  73  1 0
    GW Flower                                b de Silva            38  82  52  4 0
    MW Goodwin                               b Muralitharan        70 190 137  4 0
    AR Whittall                              b Muralitharan        14  62  51  0 0
    +A Flower             c Mahanama         b Muralitharan        67 241 212  1 0
    *ADR Campbell         lbw                b Vaas                40 160 111  4 0
    CB Wishart                               b Muralitharan         0   1   2  0 0
    PA Strang             c sub (RP Arnold)  b Muralitharan        33  60  81  4 0
    HH Streak             c Kaluwitharana    b Pushpakumara        13  33  20  1 0
    BC Strang             not out                                  15  41  29  0 0
    AG Huckle             lbw                b Muralitharan         0   2   3  0 0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 11, nb 8)                       24
    Total                 (all out, 126.5 overs)                  338
    
    FoW: 1-68 (GW Flower), 2-69 (Rennie), 3-103 (Whittall),
         4-185 (Goodwin), 5-261 (A Flower), 6-261 (Wishart),
         7-271 (Campbell), 8-297 (Streak), 9-334 (PA Strang),
         10-338 (Huckle).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Vaas                        24      3     65      1 (4nb)
    Pushpakumara                19      2     64      1
    Muralitharan                42.5   13     94      7 (4nb)
    de Silva                    13      5     25      1
    Silva                       11      2     35      0
    Jayasuriya                  16      0     38      0
    Atapattu                     1      0      1      0
    
    Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 10 runs)                         R   M   B  4 6
    ST Jayasuriya         lbw                b Streak               0   1   2  0 0
    MS Atapattu           not out                                   6  10   5  1 0
    RS Mahanama                              b Streak               0   2   3  0 0
    PA de Silva           not out                                   4   3   1  1 0
    Extras                                                          0
    Total                 (2 wickets, 1.5 overs)                   10
    
    DNB: *A Ranatunga, HP Tillakaratne, +RS Kaluwitharana,
         WPUJC Vaas, M Muralitharan, KR Pushpakumara, KJ Silva.
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Jayasuriya, 0.2 ov), 2-0 (Mahanama, 0.5 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Streak                       1      0      4      2
    BC Strang                    0.5    0      6      0
    

    • MS Atapattu 223: Highest Test score (prev. 108 v India at Mohali, 1997-98). Highest Test score by any batsman at the Asgiriya ground (prev. 143, DW Hookes for Australia, 1982/83).
    • Start of play was delayed 45 minutes on Day Three due to wet outfield, resulting from heavy overnight rain.
    • M Muralitharan's match figures of 12 for 117 are the best by any Sri Lankan bowler in Test history.




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    Team Pages: Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe.

    Ground Page: Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy

    Sri Lanka Player Pages: ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu, RS Mahanama, PA de Silva, A Ranatunga, HP Tillakaratne, RS Kaluwitharana, WPUJC Vaas, M Muralitharan, KR Pushpakumara, KJ Silva.

    Zimbabwe Player Pages: GJ Rennie, GW Flower, MW Goodwin, A Flower, ADR Campbell, CB Wishart, PA Strang, HH Streak, AR Whittall, BC Strang, AG Huckle.

    Match Officials' Pages: BC Cooray, MJ Kitchen, PT Manuel, R Subba Row.

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