player of the match
Sri Lanka
Match centre
| Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to bat first |
| Series | Pepsi Independence Cup |
| Season | 1997 |
| Player Of The Match | Aravinda de Silva |
| Player Of The Series | Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Series result | Sri Lanka won the best-of-3-finals 2-0 |
| Match number | ODI no. 1214 |
| Match days | daynight(50-over match) |
| Umpires | David OrchardSteve Dunne |
| TV Umpire | Srinivas Venkataraghavan |
| Match Referee | Ahmed Ebrahim |