Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 1997 explained

Series Name:Sri Lankan cricket team in West Indies in 1997
Team1 Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Team1 Name:Sri Lanka
Team2 Image:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
Team2 Name:West Indies
From Date:6 June 1997
To Date:24 June 1997
Team1 Captain:Arjuna Ranatunga
Team2 Captain:Courtney Walsh
No Of Tests:2
Team2 Tests Won:1
Team1 Tests Won:0
Team2 Tests Most Runs:Sherwin Campbell (182)
Team1 Tests Most Runs:Sanath Jayasuriya (192)
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:Curtly Ambrose (11)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:Muttiah Muralitharan (16)
No Of Odis:1
Team1 Odis Won:0
Team2 Odis Won:1
Team1 Odis Most Runs:Arjuna Ranatunga (53)
Team2 Odis Most Runs:Stuart Williams (90)
Team1 Odis Most Wickets:Sanath Jayasuriya (5)
Team2 Odis Most Wickets:Laurie Williams (3)
Player Of Odi 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.

Squads

Test squadsODI squads
[3]
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)Courtney Walsh (c)Arjuna Ranatunga (c)Courtney Walsh (c)
Sanath JayasuriyaSherwin CampbellSanath JayasuriyaStuart Williams
Roshan MahanamaStuart WilliamsMarvan AtapattuJunior Murray (wk)
Russel ArnoldFloyd ReiferAravinda de SilvaFranklyn Rose
Aravinda de SilvaBrian LaraHashan TillakaratneBrian Lara
Hashan TillakaratneCarl HooperRoshan MahanamaCarl Hooper
Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk)Roland HolderRomesh Kaluwitharana (wk)Floyd Reifer
Kumar DharmasenaCourtney BrowneKumar DharmasenaRoland Holder
Ravindra PushpakumaraIan BishopDulip LiyanageLaurie Williams
Sajeewa de SilvaCurtly AmbroseMuttiah MuralitharanCurtly Ambrose
Muttiah MuralitharanFranklyn RoseSajeewa de SilvaDinanath Ramnarine
Marvan Atapattu
Sanjeeva Ranatunga

ODI series

Only ODI

Test series summary

2nd Test

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sri Lanka in West Indies ODI Match 1997. Cricinfo. 26 August 2011.
  2. Web site: Sri Lanka in West Indies Test Series 1997. Cricinfo. 26 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Sri Lanka in West Indies ODI Match. Cricinfo. 16 February 2012.