title: Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997–98
text: # Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997–98
  
  The Zimbabwe national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in January 1998 and played a two-match Test series against the Sri Lanka national cricket team followed by three Limited Overs Internationals (LOI). Sri Lanka won both Test matches to take the series 2–0. Sri Lanka were captained by Arjuna Ranatunga and Zimbabwe by Alistair Campbell. Sri Lanka won the LOI series 3-0.
  
  ## Test series summary
  
  ### 1st Test
  
  * 7–11 January 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: BC Cooray (SL) and MJ Kitchen (ENG) Player of the match: M Muralitharan (SL)
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  * MW Goodwin (ZIM) made his Test debut.
  
  ### 2nd Test
  
  * 14–18 January 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Saleem Badar (PAK) Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  * Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  
  ## ODI series summary
  
  ### 1st ODI
  
  * 22 January 1998 Scorecard
  
  | Zimbabwe 207 (48.4 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 210/5 (45.2 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | GJ Whittall 52 (70) UDU Chandana 4/31 (7.4 overs) | | A Ranatunga 58* (79) PA Strang 2/36 (10 overs) |
  
  * Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: PT Manuel (SL) and DN Pathirana (SL) Player of the match: A Ranatunga (SL)
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  * MW Goodwin (ZIM) made his ODI debut.
  
  ### 2nd ODI
  
  * 24 January 1998 Scorecard
  
  | Zimbabwe 212/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 213/5 (48.2 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | MW Goodwin 111 (134) UDU Chandana 2/42 (9 overs) | | RS Mahanama 52 (71) AR Whittall 2/33 (8.2 overs) |
  
  * Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: I Anandappa (SL) and WAU Wickramasinghe (SL) Player of the match: MW Goodwin (ZIM)
  * Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  * DPMD Jayawardene (SL) made his ODI debut.
  
  ### 3rd ODI
  
  * 26 January 1998 Scorecard
  
  | Zimbabwe 281/6 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 286/6 (49 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | GW Flower 112 (138) HDPK Dharmasena 3/47 (10 overs) | | ST Jayasuriya 102 (100) GW Flower 2/36 (7 overs) |
  
  * Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: PT Manuel (SL) and TM Samarasinghe (SL) Player of the match: ST Jayasuriya (SL)
  * Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  * DA Gunawardene and MN Nawaz (both SL) made their ODI debuts.
  
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