1997–98 Sri Lankan cricket season explained

The 1997–98 Sri Lankan cricket season featured two Test series with Sri Lanka playing against Zimbabwe and New Zealand.

Honours

• P Saravanamuttu Trophy – Sinhalese Sports Club
• Hatna Trophy – Nondescripts Cricket Club
• Most runs – MS Atapattu 868 @ 96.44 (HS 223)
• Most wickets – UC Hathurusingha 35 @ 16.17 (BB 7-55)

Test series

Sri Lanka won the Test series against Zimbabwe 2–0:

• 1st Test @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy  - Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
• 2nd Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  - Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets

Sri Lanka won the Test series against New Zealand 2–1:

• 1st Test @ R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  - New Zealand won by 167 runs
• 2nd Test @ Galle International Stadium  - Sri Lanka won by an innings and 16 runs
• 3rd Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  - Sri Lanka won by 164 runs

External sources

• CricInfo – brief history of Sri Lankan cricket
• CricketArchive – Tournaments in Sri Lanka

Further reading

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1999