1997-98 Wills Quadrangular TournamentFinal · ODI
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in the final - Match Info
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.
South Africa210/640.4 ov
Sri Lanka209/750 ov
South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
South Africa won the tournament
Match details
- Match
- Final, ODI · 1997-98 Wills Quadrangular Tournament
- Date
- (Sat 8 Nov, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bowl
- Result
- South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Lance Klusener
Head to head (ODI)
Played 81 · SA won 46 · SL won 33 · Tied 1 · No result 1
Last 5 meetings
- 6th Match · 1997-98 Wills Quadrangular Tournament · SA 311/9 v SL 245/9South Africa won by 66 runs
- 3rd Match · Sameer Cup 1996–97 · SA 169 v SL 170/8Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
- 12th Match · 1994–95 Mandela Trophy · SA 237/8 v SL 139/6South Africa won by 44 runs (revised target)
- 8th Match · 1994–95 Mandela Trophy · SA 191 v SL 226/8Sri Lanka won by 35 runs
- 8th Match · 1993 Hero Cup · SA 214/7 v SL 136South Africa won by 78 runs
Recent results (ODI)
- W vs SL · SA 311/9 v SL 245/9South Africa won by 66 runs
- W vs WI · SA 297/5 v WI 293/8South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
- W vs PAK · PAK 262/9 v SA 271South Africa won by 9 runs
- W vs AUS · SA 310/6 v AUS 201South Africa won by 109 runs
- L vs AUS · SA 284/7 v AUS 287/5Australia won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- L vs SA · SA 311/9 v SL 245/9South Africa won by 66 runs
- W vs PAK · PAK 280 v SL 281/2Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
- W vs WI · SL 240/3 v WI 237/8Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 62 balls remaining)
- W vs IND · SL 264 v IND 255/8Sri Lanka won by 9 runs
- N vs IND · SL 132/6 v IND 291/9No result
Top players in this fixture
SA v SL ODIs, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.
| Most runs | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjuna Ranatunga SL | 9 | 235 | 64 | 29.38 | 75.81 |
| Jonty Rhodes SA | 9 | 233 | 53 | 29.13 | 66.95 |
| Daryll Cullinan SA | 8 | 215 | 63 | 26.88 | 68.69 |
| Roshan Mahanama SL | 9 | 211 | 68 | 23.44 | 51.97 |
| Aravinda de Silva SL | 9 | 162 | 73 | 20.25 | 62.79 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Donald SA | 6 | 11 | 3.61 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan SL | 6 | 10 | 3.27 |
| Fanie de Villiers SA | 8 | 10 | 3.35 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya SL | 7 | 9 | 4.82 |
| Pat Symcox SA | 6 | 8 | 3.40 |
ODIs at Gaddafi Stadium
- Matches
- 31
- Average 1st-innings score
- 220
- Won batting first
- 12
- Won chasing
- 18
- Highest total
- 311/9 by South Africa ()