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.