1998 Emirates Triangular TournamentFinal · ODI
Sri Lanka beat England by 5 wickets in the final
Lord's, London, . England won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardEngland won the toss and chose to bat. England made 256 for 8 in 50 overs, Nick Knight 94 from 136 balls and Mike Atherton 64 from 73 balls. Muttiah Muralitharan took 5 for 34.
Sri Lanka reached 260 for 5 in 47.1 overs, Marvan Atapattu 132 not out from 151 balls and Romesh Kaluwitharana 68 from 77 balls. Darren Gough took 2 for 50.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining).
Key performers
England innings
256/8(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knightc & b M Muralitharan | c & b M Muralitharan | 94 | 136 | 4 | 0 | 69.12 |
| Mike Athertonc A Ranatunga b M Muralitharan | c A Ranatunga b M Muralitharan | 64 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 87.67 |
| Alec Stewart (c) †c †RS Kaluwitharana b M Muralitharan | c †RS Kaluwitharana b M Muralitharan | 18 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Graeme Hickb UDU Chandana | b UDU Chandana | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Ali Brownb M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Nasser Hussainlbw b M Muralitharan | lbw b M Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Robert Croftc †RS Kaluwitharana b ASA Perera | c †RS Kaluwitharana b ASA Perera | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ian Austinnot out | not out | 11* | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Darren Goughb ASA Perera | b ASA Perera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Peter Martinnot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 5, w 10) | (b 4, lb 5, w 10) | 19 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.12) | 50 Ov (RR 5.12) | 256/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Alan Mullally
Fall of wickets: 132-1 (MA Atherton, 25.3 ov), 170-2 (AJ Stewart, 33.5 ov), 191-3 (GA Hick, 38.5 ov), 218-4 (NV Knight, 43.4 ov), 218-5 (N Hussain, 44 ov), 223-6 (AD Brown, 45.2 ov), 246-7 (RDB Croft, 49.1 ov), 246-8 (D Gough, 49.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Suresh Perera | 9 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 4.89 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 9 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 5.22 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 3.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 5.43 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
Sri Lanka innings
260/5(47.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriyab D Gough | b D Gough | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana †c GA Hick b RDB Croft | c GA Hick b RDB Croft | 68 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 88.31 |
| Marvan Atapattunot out | not out | 132* | 151 | 14 | 0 | 87.42 |
| Aravinda de Silvac AD Brown b D Gough | c AD Brown b D Gough | 34 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 91.89 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (c)c NV Knight b PJ Martin | c NV Knight b PJ Martin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Upul Chandanac NV Knight b RDB Croft | c NV Knight b RDB Croft | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Hashan Tillakaratnenot out | not out | 10* | 6 | 2 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Extras(lb 7, w 6) | (lb 7, w 6) | 13 | ||||
| Total47.1 Ov (RR 5.51) | 47.1 Ov (RR 5.51) · Target 257 | 260/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (ST Jayasuriya, 0.2 ov), 140-2 (RS Kaluwitharana, 26.3 ov), 210-3 (PA de Silva, 40.2 ov), 224-4 (A Ranatunga, 43.1 ov), 233-5 (UDU Chandana, 44.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Peter Martin | 10 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3.70 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Austin | 10 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 4.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Croft | 7 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 7.71 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Hick | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |