Zimbabwean national cricket team in Sri Lanka in the 1997/98 season

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The tour of the Zimbabwean national cricket team to Sri Lanka in the 1997/98 season took place from January 7th to 26th, 1998. The international cricket tour was part of the 1997/98 international cricket season and included two tests and three ODIs . Sri Lanka won the test series 2–0 and the ODI series 3–0.

prehistory

Sri Lanka previously played a tour in India , Zimbabwe a three-nation tournament in Kenya . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in Sri Lanka in the 1996/97 season .

Stages

Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in the 1997/98 season (Sri Lanka)
Colombo (RPS)
Colombo (RPS)
Colombo (SSC)
Colombo (SSC)
Kandy (AS)
Kandy (AS)
Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion city capacity Games
R. Premadasa Stadium (RPS) Colombo 35,000 2. ODI
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) Colombo 10,000 2. test; 1st & 3rd ODI
Asgiriya Stadium Kandy 10,300 1st test

Squad lists

The following squads were named by the teams.

test ODI
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
  • Don Anurasiri
  • Aravinda de Silva
  • Marvan Atapattu
  • Sanath Jayasuriya
  • Romesh Kaluwitharana
  • Roshan Mahanama
  • Muttiah Muralitharan
  • Ravindra Pushpakumara
  • Arjuna Ranatunga
  • Jayantha Silva
  • Hashan Tilla caratne
  • Chaminda Vaas
  • Alistair Campbell
  • Andy Flower
  • Grant Flower
  • Murray Goodwin
  • Adam Huckle
  • Pommie Mbangwa
  • Gavon Rennie
  • Bryan Strand
  • Paul Strand
  • Heath Streak
  • Andy Whittall
  • Guy Whittall
  • Craig Wishart
  • Russell Arnold
  • Marvan Atapattu
  • Upul Chandana
  • Kumar Dharmasena
  • Aravinda de Silva
  • Sajeewa de Silva
  • Avishka Gunawardene
  • Sanath Jayasuriya
  • Mahela Jayawardene
  • Ruwan Kalpage
  • Romesh Kaluwitharana
  • Roshan Mahanama
  • Muttiah Muralitharan
  • Naveed Nawaz
  • Ravindra Pushpakumara
  • Arjuna Ranatunga
  • Chaminda Vaas
  • Alistair Campbell
  • Andy Flower
  • Grant Flower
  • Murray Goodwin
  • Adam Huckle
  • Pommie Mbangwa
  • Gavon Rennie
  • John Rennie
  • Paul Strand
  • Heath Streak
  • Andy Whittall
  • Guy Whittall
  • Craig Wishart

Testing

First test in Kandy

January
7-11 scorecard
Kandy Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
469 (154.3) & 10-2 (1.5)
- Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
140 (85.4) & 338 (126.5) (f / o)
Sri Lanka wins with 8 wickets

Second test in Colombo

January
14-18 Scorecard
Colombo (SSC) Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
251 (90.2) & 299 (125.5)
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
225 (73.5) & 326-5 (113.5)
Sri Lanka wins with 5 wickets

One-day internationals

First ODI in Colombo

January 22nd
scorecard
Colombo (SSC) Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
207 (48.4)
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
210-5 (45.2)
Sri Lanka wins with 5 wickets

Second ODI in Colombo

January 24th
scorecard
Colombo (RPS) Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
212-8 (50)
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
213-5 (48.2)
Sri Lanka wins with 5 wickets

Third ODI in Colombo

January 26th
scorecard
Colombo (SSC) Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
281-6 (50)
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
286-6 (49)
Sri Lanka wins with 4 wickets

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