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Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 2nd Test at Colombo, , Jan 14 1998 - Match Result

RESULT

2nd Test, Colombo (SSC), January 14 - 18, 1998, Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka

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Zimbabwe

251 & 299

Sri Lanka

(T:326) 225 & 326/5

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets

Player Of The Match

Aravinda de Silva

, SL

27, 2/61 & 143*

Player Of The Series

Muthiah Muralidaran

, SL

28 runs • 17 wkts

Summary

Scorecard

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189

Ranatunga and de Silva's 189-run partnership is SL's highest for the 6th wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 142 between Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana

1101

This is the highest match aggregate (1101) involving Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe in Tests

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Scorecard summary

Zimbabwe • 251/10(90.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

73 (128)

3/65 (27)

50 (103)

2/72 (32)

Sri Lanka • 225/9(73.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

52 (143)

4/77 (19.5)

51 (47)

2/28 (15)

Zimbabwe • 299/10(125.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

105* (238)

3/73 (37.5)

52 (127)

2/64 (29)

Sri Lanka • 326/5(113.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

143* (310)

4/84 (25)

87* (232)

1/34 (14)

Match details

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Toss	Zimbabwe, elected to bat first
Series	Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka
Season	1997/98
Player Of The Match	Aravinda de Silva
Player Of The Series	Muthiah Muralidaran
Series result	Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 1395
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	K.T.Francis Saleem Badar
TV Umpire	Ignatius Anandappa
Match Referee	Raman Subba Row

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Sri Lanka Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
ST Jayasuriya	caught	68	111
MS Atapattu	caught	0	7
RS Mahanama	lbw	0	9
PA de Silva	not out	143	310
HP Tillakaratne	lbw	0	2
RS Kaluwitharana	caught	4	11
A Ranatunga	not out	87	232
Extras	(b 11, lb 13)
Total	326(5 wkts; 113.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
HH Streak	25	6	84	4	3.36
M Mbangwa	14	5	34	1	2.42
GJ Whittall	7	1	12	0	1.71
PA Strang	24	4	75	0	3.12
AR Whittall	43	10	93	0	2.16
MW Goodwin	0.5	0	4	0	4.8

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	1	Marvan Atapattu	Sanath Jayasuriya
2nd	9	Roshan Mahanama	Sanath Jayasuriya
3rd	105	Aravinda de Silva	Sanath Jayasuriya
4th	0	Aravinda de Silva	Hashan Tillakaratne
5th	22	Aravinda de Silva	Romesh Kaluwitharana
6th	189	Arjuna Ranatunga	Aravinda de Silva

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