Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 1997
Appearance
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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.[3]
Squads
[edit]ODI series
[edit]Only ODI
[edit] 6 June 1997
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- 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) made their ODI debuts
Test series summary
[edit]1st Test
[edit]13–17 June 1997
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Floyd Reifer (WI) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
[edit]20–24 June 1997
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Courtney Walsh (WI) set the record for the most ducks scored in Tests (25).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Cozier, Craig (1998). "The Sri Lankans in the West Indies, 1996-97". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "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.