player of the match

Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe 1st INNINGS
Sri Lanka 1st INNINGS
Zimbabwe 2nd INNINGS
Sri Lanka 2nd INNINGS (target: 326 runs)
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 | ![]() Muttiah Muralitharan |
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 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Wed, 14 Jan - day 1 -Zimbabwe 1st innings 251/9 (Andy Whittall 1*, Pommie Mbangwa 0*, 90 ov)
Thu, 15 Jan - day 2 -Zimbabwe 2nd innings 24/1 (Grant Flower 10*, Andy Whittall 0*, 10 ov)
Fri, 16 Jan - day 3 -Zimbabwe 2nd innings 241/6 (Andy Flower 61*, Craig Wishart 14*, 104 ov)
Sat, 17 Jan - day 4 -Sri Lanka 2nd innings 209/5 (Aravinda de Silva 87*, Arjuna Ranatunga 29*, 64 ov)
Sun, 18 Jan - day 5 -Sri Lanka 2nd innings 326/5 (113.5 ov) - end of match