RESULT
Only Test, The Oval, August 27 - 31, 1998, Sri Lanka tour of England
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England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Butcher | c Jayasuriya b Wickramasinghe | 10 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 | ||
| Steve James | c & b Muralidaran | 36 | 111 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 32.43 | ||
| Graeme Hick | c †Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe | 107 | 238 | 347 | 14 | 0 | 44.95 | ||
| Alec Stewart (c)† | c Tillakaratne b Perera | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | ||
| Mark Ramprakash | c Jayawardene b Muralidaran | 53 | 149 | 175 | 4 | 0 | 35.57 | ||
| John Crawley | not out | 156 | 249 | 318 | 19 | 1 | 62.65 | ||
| Ben Hollioake | c Atapattu b Muralidaran | 14 | 53 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 26.41 | ||
| Dominic Cork | b Muralidaran | 6 | 48 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | ||
| Ian Salisbury | b Muralidaran | 2 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 | ||
| Darren Gough | c †Kaluwitharana b Muralidaran | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Angus Fraser | b Muralidaran | 32 | 52 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 61.53 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 11, nb 9, w 2) | 23 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 158.3 Ov (RR: 2.80) | 445 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Mark Butcher, 6.6 ov), 2-78 (Steve James, 33.2 ov), 3-81 (Alec Stewart, 34.6 ov), 4-209 (Mark Ramprakash, 81.3 ov), 5-230 (Graeme Hick, 94.2 ov), 6-277 (Ben Hollioake, 115.3 ov), 7-333 (Dominic Cork, 134.1 ov), 8-343 (Ian Salisbury, 138.4 ov), 9-356 (Darren Gough, 142.3 ov), 10-445 (Angus Fraser, 158.3 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 30 | 4 | 81 | 2 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Suresh Perera | 40 | 10 | 104 | 1 | 2.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 18 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 3.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 59.3 | 14 | 155 | 7 | 2.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 8 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 11 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3.45 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c †Stewart b Hollioake | 213 | 278 | 346 | 33 | 1 | 76.61 | ||
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw b Cork | 15 | 26 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 57.69 | ||
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Hollioake b Fraser | 9 | 40 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | ||
| Aravinda de Silva | c †Stewart b Hollioake | 152 | 292 | 461 | 17 | 0 | 52.05 | ||
| Arjuna Ranatunga (c) | lbw b Gough | 51 | 99 | 138 | 7 | 1 | 51.51 | ||
| Hashan Tillakaratne | lbw b Gough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Romesh Kaluwitharana † | c Crawley b Cork | 25 | 50 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Kumar Dharmasena | lbw b Fraser | 13 | 39 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Suresh Perera | not out | 43 | 77 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 55.84 | ||
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | b Fraser | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c †Stewart b Salisbury | 30 | 36 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Extras | (b 15, lb 20, nb 4, w 1) | 40 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 156.5 Ov (RR: 3.76) | 591 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Marvan Atapattu, 12.1 ov), 2-85 (Mahela Jayawardene, 25.2 ov), 3-328 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 79.3 ov), 4-450 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 112.1 ov), 5-450 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 112.2 ov), 6-488 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 125.5 ov), 7-504 (Aravinda de Silva, 132.4 ov), 8-526 (Kumar Dharmasena, 141.1 ov), 9-532 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 143.5 ov), 10-591 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 156.5 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 30 | 5 | 102 | 2 | 3.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Angus Fraser | 23 | 3 | 95 | 3 | 4.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hollioake | 26 | 2 | 105 | 2 | 4.03 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Dominic Cork | 36 | 5 | 128 | 2 | 3.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Ian Salisbury | 25.5 | 7 | 86 | 1 | 3.32 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Ramprakash | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Butcher | 11 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1.45 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Butcher | st †Kaluwitharana b Muralidaran | 15 | 45 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Steve James | c Jayawardene b Muralidaran | 25 | 150 | 185 | 1 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
| Graeme Hick | lbw b Muralidaran | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Alec Stewart (c)† | run out (sub [UDU Chandana]) | 32 | 145 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 22.06 | ||
| Mark Ramprakash | c Tillakaratne b Muralidaran | 42 | 220 | 246 | 3 | 0 | 19.09 | ||
| John Crawley | b Muralidaran | 14 | 59 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 23.72 | ||
| Ben Hollioake | lbw b Muralidaran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dominic Cork | c †Kaluwitharana b Muralidaran | 8 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 34.78 | ||
| Ian Salisbury | lbw b Muralidaran | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Darren Gough | b Muralidaran | 15 | 133 | 145 | 2 | 0 | 11.27 | ||
| Angus Fraser | not out | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 7, lb 8, nb 14, w 1) | 30 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 129.2 Ov (RR: 1.39) | 181 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Mark Butcher, 14.6 ov), 2-25 (Graeme Hick, 16.2 ov), 3-78 (Steve James, 52.1 ov), 4-93 (Alec Stewart, 58.6 ov), 5-116 (John Crawley, 77.1 ov), 6-116 (Ben Hollioake, 77.2 ov), 7-127 (Dominic Cork, 85.1 ov), 8-127 (Ian Salisbury, 85.5 ov), 9-180 (Mark Ramprakash, 127.1 ov), 10-181 (Darren Gough, 129.2 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Suresh Perera | 11 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 54.2 | 27 | 65 | 9 | 1.19 | - | - | - | 0 | 12 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 19.3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 28 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 1.07 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10.3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings (T: 36 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | not out | 24 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 141.17 | ||
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 9 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 | ||
| Extras | (lb 4) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 5 Ov (RR: 7.40) | 37 | |||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Fraser | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Cork | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hollioake | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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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 37/0 (5 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
Day 2
Day 3
Day 5
- UDU Chandana substituted for PA de Silva
- MS Atapattu scored his 1000th Test run
- Muralitharan took his 200th Test wicket when he dismissed Cork
- Muralitharan's 9/65 was the best bowling in Tests by a Sri Lankan, and the 7th best analysis of all time in Tests
- Muralitharan's match figures of 16/220 are the best by a Sri Lankan, and the 5th best analysis of all time in Tests
MATCH DETAILS
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1998 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match number | Test no. 1423 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Suresh Perera |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
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