RESULT
England vs Sri Lanka Live Score, 20 August, 1998, Emirates Triangular Tournament, Lord's, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
SL
260/5 (47.1 ov)
ENG
256/8 (50.0 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Best Performance
Sri Lanka
Batting
M Atapattu
SR 87.42 • 144s 06s
132*
(151)
R Kaluwitharana
SR 88.31 • 64s 06s
68
(77)
Bowling
M Muralitharan
10 Overs • ECO 3.40
5/34
ASA Perera
9 Overs • ECO 4.89
2/44
England
Batting
NV Knight
SR 69.12 • 44s 06s
94
(136)
M Atherton
SR 87.67 • 74s 06s
64
(73)
Bowling
D Gough
10 Overs • ECO 5.00
2/50
RDB Croft
7 Overs • ECO 7.71
2/54
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
256/8 (50.0 ov)
- Top Scorer NV Knight 94 (136)
- Top Wicket-taker M Muralitharan 5/34
- Boundaries 17 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 19
260/5 (47.1 ov)
- Top Scorer M Atapattu 132 (151)
- Top Wicket-taker D Gough 2/50
- Boundaries 26 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 13
Match Information
- DATE & TIME
- Thursday, August 20, 1998 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
- Venue
- Lord's, London
Playing XI
SL
Venue
Lord's
London, England
Matches played
71
Avg 1st Inn Score
247
Highest total
387
Bat-first win
54%
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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