1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament

Cricket tri-series Emirates Triangular Tournament the Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1998and the South African cricket team in England in 1998 August 14 – August 20, 1998 England Won by SRI Marvan Atapattu England South Africa Sri Lanka Alec Stewart Hansie Cronje Arjuna Ranatunga Knight (370)Hick (328)Atherton (128) Symcox (218)Cullinan (144)Rhodes (138) Atapattu (356)Kaluwitharana (206)Ranatunga (184) Gough (16)Mullaly (8)Croft (8) Pollock (10)Cronje (8)Donald (8) Muralitharan (12)Wickramasinghe (10)Perera (10) The Emirates Triangular Tournament was a One-day International cricket tri-series involving touring nations Sri Lanka and South Africa against each other and hosts England, in the 1998 international season which was seen as a prelude for the 1999 Cricket World Cup also hosted by England. Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating England in the final, thanks to an unbeaten 132 by player of the tournament Marvan Atapattu. These matches were the first official One-day Internationals played in England in coloured clothing, with England wearing light blue, South Africa in green and Sri Lanka in dark blue. Group Stage table Pos Team P W L NR T Points NRR 1 ENG 2 1 1 0 0 2 +0.220 2 SRI 2 1 1 0 0 2 +0.210 3 RSA 2 1 1 0 0 2 -0.430 ENGSRIRSAEngland (N/A) W 36 runs L 14 runsSri Lanka L 36 runs (N/A) W 57 runsSouth Africa W 14 runs L 57 runs (N/A) Table key P = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost NR = Games with no result T = Games tied NRR = Net run rate Points system Won = 2 points Lost = 0 points Tie or No result = 1 point Standard net run rate rules applied. Position deciders The deciding factors, in order, on table position were: Total points Head-to-head result Net run rate Group Stage matches Match 1: South Africa v Sri Lanka August 14 SRI 258 (47.5 overs) 201 (49 overs) RSA Arjuna Ranatunga 58 (91) Shaun Pollock 3/54 (8.5 overs) Pat Symcox 58 (87)Jonty Rhodes 54 (49) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/20 (7 overs)Kumar Dharmasena 3/41 (10 overs) SRI won by 57 runs (scorecard) Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Barry Dudleston (ENG) and Peter Willey (ENG) Pramodya Wickramasinghe (SRI) Match 2: England v Sri Lanka August 16 ENG 247 (49.3 overs) 211 (49.3 overs) SRI Graeme Hick 86 (97)Alec Stewart 51 (67) Sanath Jayasuriya 3/36 (10 overs) Darren Gough 3/51 (10 overs) ENG won by 36 runs (scorecard) Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England Mervyn Kitchen (ENG) and Ken Palmer (ENG) Graeme Hick (ENG) Match 3: England v South Africa August 18 RSA 244/7 (50 overs) 230 (48.5 overs) ENG Pat Symcox 51 (39) Darren Gough 3/43 (10 overs) Nick Knight 74 (114)Graeme Hick 64 (72) RSA won by 14 runs (scorecard) Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England John Holder (WIN) and George Sharp (ENG) Pat Symcox (RSA) Because England and Sri Lanka had the best run rates, they were ranked as the top two teams. England beat Sri Lanka and finished top of the group. South Africa's run rate meant they missed out on the final, despite having beaten England, and that a better run rate than Sri Lanka would have put them top of the table. Final August 20 ENG 256/8 (50 overs) 260/5 (47.1 overs) SRI Nick Knight 94 (136) Muttiah Muralitharan 5/34 (10 overs) Marvan Atapattu 132* (151) Darren Gough 2/50 (10 overs) Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Scorecard Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England David Constant (Eng) and David Shepherd (Eng) Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) Alec Stewart (Eng) reached 3,000 runs in ODIs.Thawfeeq Sa'adi Emirates Final: Sri Lanka v England https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998/OD_TOURNEYS/ETT/SCORECARDS/ENG_SL_ETT_FINAL_20AUG1998_DAILY_MR.html 26 March 2023 The Daily News ESPNcricinfo 20 August 1998 Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) surpassed Joel Garner (WI) for best bowling figures at this venue (5/34). Marvan Atapattu was named player of the tournament for his 356 run contribution to the victorious Sri Lankan side. References Sources CricketArchive CricketArchive: ODI series averages Cricinfo https://web.archive.org/web/20040615005747/http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998/OD_TOURNEYS/ETT/ 2004-06-15 See also Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1998 South African cricket team in England in 1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, 1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, 1998 Category:International cricket competitions from 1997–98 to 2000