1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament

The Emirates Triangular Tournament was a One-day International cricket tri-series involving touring nations Sri Lanka and South Africa against each other and hosts England, in the 1998 international season which was seen as a prelude for the 1999 Cricket World Cup also hosted by England. Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating England in the final, thanks to an unbeaten 132 by player of the tournament Marvan Atapattu.

Emirates Triangular Tournament
Part of the Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1998
and the South African cricket team in England in 1998
DateAugust 14 – August 20, 1998
LocationEngland
ResultWon by  Sri Lanka
Player of the seriesMarvan Atapattu
Teams
 England  South Africa  Sri Lanka
Captains
Alec Stewart Hansie Cronje Arjuna Ranatunga
Most runs
Knight (370)
Hick (328)
Atherton (128)
Symcox (218)
Cullinan (144)
Rhodes (138)
Atapattu (356)
Kaluwitharana (206)
Ranatunga (184)
Most wickets
Gough (16)
Mullaly (8)
Croft (8)
Pollock (10)
Cronje (8)
Donald (8)
Muralitharan (12)
Wickramasinghe (10)
Perera (10)

These matches were the first official One-day Internationals played in England in coloured clothing, with England wearing light blue, South Africa in green and Sri Lanka in dark blue.

Group Stage table

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Pos Team P W L NR T Points NRR
1   England 2 1 1 0 0 2 +0.220
2   Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 0 2 +0.210
3   South Africa 2 1 1 0 0 2 -0.430
  ENG SRI RSA
England XXX W 36 runs L 14 runs
Sri Lanka L 36 runs XXX W 57 runs
South Africa W 14 runs L 57 runs XXX

Table key

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P = Games played
W = Games won
L = Games lost
NR = Games with no result
T = Games tied
NRR = Net run rate

Points system

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Won = 2 points
Lost = 0 points
Tie or No result = 1 point
Standard net run rate rules applied.

Position deciders

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The deciding factors, in order, on table position were:

  1. Total points
  2. Head-to-head result
  3. Net run rate

Group Stage matches

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Match 1: South Africa v Sri Lanka

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August 14
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka  
258 (47.5 overs)
v
  South Africa
201 (49 overs)
Arjuna Ranatunga 58 (91)
Shaun Pollock 3/54 (8.5 overs)
Pat Symcox 58 (87)
Jonty Rhodes 54 (49)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/20 (7 overs)
Kumar Dharmasena 3/41 (10 overs)
  Sri Lanka won by 57 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: Barry Dudleston (ENG) and Peter Willey (ENG)
Player of the match: Pramodya Wickramasinghe (SRI)

Match 2: England v Sri Lanka

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August 16
(scorecard)
England  
247 (49.3 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
211 (49.3 overs)
Graeme Hick 86 (97)
Alec Stewart 51 (67)
Sanath Jayasuriya 3/36 (10 overs)

Darren Gough 3/51 (10 overs)
  England won by 36 runs
Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen (ENG) and Ken Palmer (ENG)
Player of the match: Graeme Hick (ENG)

Match 3: England v South Africa

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August 18
(scorecard)
South Africa  
244/7 (50 overs)
v
  England
230 (48.5 overs)
Pat Symcox 51 (39)
Darren Gough 3/43 (10 overs)
Nick Knight 74 (114)
Graeme Hick 64 (72)
  South Africa won by 14 runs
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England
Umpires: John Holder (WIN) and George Sharp (ENG)
Player of the match: Pat Symcox (RSA)

Because England and Sri Lanka had the best run rates, they were ranked as the top two teams. England beat Sri Lanka and finished top of the group. South Africa's run rate meant they missed out on the final, despite having beaten England, and that a better run rate than Sri Lanka would have put them top of the table.

Final

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August 20
Scorecard
England  
256/8 (50 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
260/5 (47.1 overs)
Nick Knight 94 (136)
Muttiah Muralitharan 5/34 (10 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 132* (151)
Darren Gough 2/50 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England
Umpires: David Constant (Eng) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)

Marvan Atapattu was named player of the tournament for his 356 run contribution to the victorious Sri Lankan side.

References

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  1. ^ a b Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (20 August 1998). "Emirates Final: Sri Lanka v England". The Daily News. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

Sources

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See also

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