Emirates Triangular Tournament 1998

The Emirates Triangular Tournament 1998 was a three-nation tournament that was held from August 14 to 20, 1998 in England in one-day cricket . In addition to the hosts, teams from India and Sri Lanka took part in the tournament, which was part of the 1998 international cricket season . In the final, Sri Lanka was able to prevail against England with 5 wickets .

prehistory

Sri Lanka previously played a home tour against New Zealand , which they won 2–1 in the Test series, while India previously participated in the Coca-Cola Triangular Series in 1998 , which they also won. In addition, both teams previously met at a three-nation tournament in Sri Lanka . England previously played a home tour against South Africa .

format

In a preliminary round, each team played against each other once. There were two points for a win, one for a draw or no result. The first two of the group qualified for the final and played for the tournament victory.

Stadion

Birmingham London (Lord's) Nottingham

Tour venues

The following stages were designated as the venue.

Stadion	city	capacity
Edgbaston Cricket Ground	Birmingham	24,803
Lord's Cricket Ground	London	30,000
Trent Bridge	Nottingham	15,350

Games

Preliminary round

table

Teams	Sp.	S.	N	U	R.	NO	BP	Points	NRR
England	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	+0.220
Sri Lanka	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	+0.210
South Africa	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	-0.430

Win: 2 points; Draw: 1 point

Games

August 14th scorecard	Nottingham	Sri Lanka 258 (47.5)	-	South Africa 201 (49)
		Sri Lanka wins with 57 runs

August 16 scorecard	London (Lord's)	England 247 (49.3)	-	Sri Lanka 211 (49.3)
		England wins with 36 runs

August 18 scorecard	Birmingham	South Africa 244-7 (50)	-	England 230 (48.5)
		South Africa wins with 14 runs

final

August 20 scorecard	London (Lord's)	England 256-8 (50)	-	Sri Lanka 260-5 (47.1)
		Sri Lanka wins with 5 wickets

Web links

• Contest on Cricinfo