Sri Lankan national cricket team in India in the 1997/98 season
The 1997/98 season tour of the Sri Lankan national cricket team to India took place from November 19 to December 28, 1997. The international cricket tour was part of the 1997/98 international cricket season and included three tests and three ODIs . The test series ended 0–0 and the ODI series 1–1 a draw.
prehistory
India previously played a tour against Pakistan , Sri Lanka a four-nation tournament in Pakistan . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1997 season in Sri Lanka .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Nehru Stadium | Guwahati | 15,000 | 1. ODI |
Holkar Stadium | Indore | 30,000 | 2. ODI |
Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium | Margao | 19,000 | 3. ODI |
Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | 33,000 | 3rd test |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | Mohali | 35,000 | 1st test |
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | Nagpur | 45,000 | 2nd test |
Squad lists
The following squads were named by the teams.
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Testing
First test in Mohali
November 19-23 Scorecard |
Mohali |
![]() 369 (125.2) & 251-6 (93.1) |
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![]() 515-9d (206.5) |
draw |
Second test in Nagpur
November 26th - 30th scorecard |
Nagpur |
![]() 485 (155) |
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draw |
Third test in Mumbai
December 3-7 Scorecard |
Mumbai (WS) |
![]() 512 (162.1) & 181-9d (42.4) |
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![]() 361 (143.2) & 166-7 (82) |
draw |
One-day internationals
First ODI in Guwahati
December 22nd scorecard |
Guwahati |
![]() 172-9 (45/45) |
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![]() 173-3 (37.5 / 43) |
India wins with 7 wickets |
Second ODI in Indore
December 25th scorecard |
Indore |
![]() 17-1 (3) |
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No result |
Both teams could not agree on the correct pitch , so the referee decided. This was not adequate to enable a fair game and so the game was stopped after three overs .
Third ODI in Margao
December 28th scorecard |
Margao |
![]() 228-6 (50) |
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![]() 229-5 (48.2) |
Sri Lanka wins with 5 wickets |
The game had to be interrupted in the meantime due to riots.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Williamson: India's Christmas cracker ( English ) Cricinfo. December 24, 2005. Retrieved October 16, 2017.