player of the match

Sri Lanka
England 1st INNINGS
Sri Lanka 1st INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS
Sri Lanka 2nd INNINGS (target: 36 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Kennington Oval, London | |
Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to field first |
Series | Sri Lanka tour of England |
Season | 1998 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Muttiah Muralitharan |
Match number | Test no. 1423 |
Match days | day(5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Suresh Perera |
Umpires | ![]() David Shepherd![]() Eddie Nicholls |
TV Umpire | ![]() John Holder |
Match Referee | ![]() Ahmed Ebrahim |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 27 Aug - day 1 -England 1st innings 228/4 (Graeme Hick 107*, John Crawley 10*, 91 ov)
Fri, 28 Aug - day 2 -Sri Lanka 1st innings 79/1 (Sanath Jayasuriya 59*, Mahela Jayawardene 4*, 20 ov)
Sat, 29 Aug - day 3 -Sri Lanka 1st innings 446/3 (Aravinda de Silva 125*, Arjuna Ranatunga 50*, 110 ov)
Sun, 30 Aug - day 4 -England 2nd innings 54/2 (Steve James 20*, Alec Stewart 15*, 42 ov)
Mon, 31 Aug - day 5 -Sri Lanka 2nd innings 37 (5 ov) - end of match