Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
7, 8, 9, 10, 11 January 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: BC Cooray, MJ Kitchen
Third Umpire: PT Manuel
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Heath Streak | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Alistair Campbell b Paul Strang | 223 | 448 | 569 | 29 | 1 | |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | c Alistair Campbell b Heath Streak | 7 | 47 | 33 | - | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Andrew Whittall b Adam Huckle | 75 | 120 | 143 | 9 | 1 | |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Andrew Whittall | 27 | 57 | 103 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c & b Andrew Whittall | 44 | 137 | 172 | 5 | - | |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c & b Andrew Whittall | 29 | 44 | 58 | 5 | - | |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Gavin Rennie b Paul Strang | 26 | 56 | 81 | 3 | - | |
| 9. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Bryan Strang b Paul Strang | 17 | 19 | 26 | 3 | - | |
| 10. Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 2 | 7 | 6 | - | - | |
| 11. Jayantha Silva |
| FOW | 1-16 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-33 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-173 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-226 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-321 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-383 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-440 (Marvan Atapattu), 8-461 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-469 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 154.3 ovs) 469 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 34 | 11 | 96 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bryan Strang | 30 | 7 | 78 | 0 | (0w,6nb) |
| Paul Strang | 35.3 | 10 | 123 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 30 | 4 | 73 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Adam Huckle | 21 | 3 | 88 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Murray Goodwin | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Gavin Rennie | c Aravinda de Silva b Jayantha Silva | 53 | 219 | 285 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Grant Flower | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 28 | 47 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Murray Goodwin | lbw b Jayantha Silva | 2 | 17 | 18 | - | - | |
| +4. Andy Flower | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 36 | 31 | 1 | - | |
| *5. Alistair Campbell | c Roshan Mahanama b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 7 | 63 | 89 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Craig Wishart | c Roshan Mahanama b Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 8 | 11 | - | - | |
| 7. Paul Strang | c Aravinda de Silva b Muttiah Muralitharan | 35 | 92 | 91 | 4 | - | |
| 8. Heath Streak | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 5 | 28 | 32 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Andrew Whittall | not out | 6 | 13 | 43 | - | - | |
| 10. Bryan Strang | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
| 11. Adam Huckle | lbw b Jayantha Silva | 0 | 8 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Grant Flower), 2-36 (Murray Goodwin), 3-46 (Andy Flower), 4-72 (Alistair Campbell), 5-75 (Craig Wishart), 6-119 (Gavin Rennie), 7-127 (Paul Strang), 8-134 (Heath Streak), 9-136 (Bryan Strang), 140 (Adam Huckle). |
| Extras | 6b, 2lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 85.4 ovs) 140 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 17 | 5 | 36 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 14 | 4 | 34 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 29 | 18 | 23 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jayantha Silva | 19.4 | 9 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Gavin Rennie | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 24 | 73 | 92 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Grant Flower | b Aravinda de Silva | 38 | 52 | 82 | 4 | - | |
| 3. Murray Goodwin | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 70 | 137 | 190 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Andrew Whittall | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 | 51 | 62 | - | - | |
| +5. Andy Flower | c Roshan Mahanama b Muttiah Muralitharan | 67 | 212 | 241 | 1 | - | |
| *6. Alistair Campbell | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 40 | 111 | 160 | 4 | - | |
| 7. Craig Wishart | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 8. Paul Strang | c sub b Muttiah Muralitharan | 33 | 81 | 60 | 4 | - | |
| 9. Heath Streak | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 13 | 20 | 33 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Bryan Strang | not out | 15 | 29 | 41 | - | - | |
| 11. Adam Huckle | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-68 (Grant Flower), 2-69 (Gavin Rennie), 3-103 (Andrew Whittall), 4-185 (Murray Goodwin), 5-261 (Andy Flower), 6-261 (Craig Wishart), 7-271 (Alistair Campbell), 8-297 (Heath Streak), 9-334 (Paul Strang), 338 (Adam Huckle). |
| Extras | 5b, 11lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 126.5 ovs) 338 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 24 | 3 | 65 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 19 | 2 | 64 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 42.5 | 13 | 94 | 7 | (0w,4nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 13 | 5 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jayantha Silva | 11 | 2 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 16 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Marvan Atapattu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Heath Streak | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | not out | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | b Heath Streak | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | not out | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | |||||||
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | |||||||
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | |||||||
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | |||||||
| 9. Muttiah Muralitharan | |||||||
| 10. Ravindra Pushpakumara | |||||||
| 11. Jayantha Silva |
| FOW | 1-0 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-0 (Roshan Mahanama). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 1.5 ovs) 10 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bryan Strang | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Roshan Mahanama, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Jayantha Silva
Zimbabwe:
Gavin Rennie, Grant Flower, Murray Goodwin, Andrew Whittall, Andy Flower, Alistair Campbell, Craig Wishart, Paul Strang, Heath Streak, Bryan Strang, Adam Huckle
