Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 1997
Sri Lankan cricket team in West Indies in 1997 | |||
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Sri Lanka | West Indies | ||
Dates | 6 June 1997 – 24 June 1997 | ||
Captains | Arjuna Ranatunga | Courtney Walsh | |
Test series | |||
Result | West Indies won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Sanath Jayasuriya (192) | Sherwin Campbell (182) | |
Most wickets | Muttiah Muralitharan (16) | Curtly Ambrose (11) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | West Indies won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Arjuna Ranatunga (53) | Stuart Williams (90) | |
Most wickets | Sanath Jayasuriya (5) | Laurie Williams (3) | |
Player of the series | Stuart Williams |
The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured the West Indies in June 1997 to play 2 Test matches and 1 Limited Overs Internationals. This was the first time Sri Lanka had played a Test match in the West Indies. Both series were won by the West Indies.[1][2] Sri Lanka were captained by Arjuna Ranatunga; the West Indies by Courtney Walsh.[citation needed]
Squads[]
Test squads | ODI squads | ||
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Sri Lanka | West Indies | Sri Lanka[3] | West Indies |
Arjuna Ranatunga (c) | Courtney Walsh (c) | Arjuna Ranatunga (c) | Courtney Walsh (c) |
Sanath Jayasuriya | Sherwin Campbell | Sanath Jayasuriya | Stuart Williams |
Roshan Mahanama | Stuart Williams | Marvan Atapattu | Junior Murray (wk) |
Russel Arnold | Floyd Reifer | Aravinda de Silva | Franklyn Rose |
Aravinda de Silva | Brian Lara | Hashan Tillakaratne | Brian Lara |
Hashan Tillakaratne | Carl Hooper | Roshan Mahanama | Carl Hooper |
Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk) | Roland Holder | Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk) | Floyd Reifer |
Kumar Dharmasena | Courtney Browne | Kumar Dharmasena | Roland Holder |
Ravindra Pushpakumara | Ian Bishop | Dulip Liyanage | Laurie Williams |
Sajeewa de Silva | Curtly Ambrose | Muttiah Muralitharan | Curtly Ambrose |
Muttiah Muralitharan | Franklyn Rose | Sajeewa de Silva | Dinanath Ramnarine |
Marvan Atapattu | |||
Sanjeeva Ranatunga |
ODI series[]
Only ODI[]
6 June 1997
Scorecard |
West Indies
283/7 (49 overs) |
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Sri Lanka
248/8 (49 overs) |
- Sri Lanka, who chose to field
- ST Jayasuriya retired hurt on 7* from 8/1 (2.2 ov) to 39/3 (after facing 6 balls)
- D Ramnarine and FL Reifer (West Indies)
Test series summary[]
1st Test[]
13–17 June 1997
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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West Indies
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223 (68.1 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 85 (115) Curtly Ambrose 5/37 (13.1 overs) |
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152 (35 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 47 (52) Curtly Ambrose 3/41 (9 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Floyd Reifer (WI) made his Test debut.
2nd Test[]
20–24 June 1997
Scorecard |
West Indies
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Sri Lanka
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343 (102 overs)
Brian Lara 115 (207) Muttiah Muralitharan 5/113 (41 overs) |
233/8 (68 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 78 (124) Courtney Walsh 4/73 (24 overs) |
References[]
- ^ "Sri Lanka in West Indies ODI Match 1997". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Sri Lanka in West Indies Test Series 1997". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Sri Lanka in West Indies ODI Match". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Windies' Walsh Edges Out Morrison". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand. NZPA. 26 June 1997. Retrieved 19 January 2020 – via ESPNcricinfo.
External links[]
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