1998–99 Champions Trophy

The 1998–99 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy was a triangular ODI cricket competition held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 6 to 13 November 1998.[1] It featured the national cricket teams of India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Its official sponsor was Coca-Cola. The tournament was won by India, who defeated Zimbabwe in the final.

1998-99 Champions Trophy
Date6-13 November 1998
LocationSharjah, United Arab Emirates
ResultWon by India
Player of the seriesSachin Tendulkar (IND)
Teams
 India  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe
Captains
Mohammad Azharuddin Arjuna Ranatunga Alistair Campbell
Most runs
Sachin Tendulkar (274)
Mohammad Azharuddin (148)
Aravinda de Silva (110)
Marvan Atapattu (98)
Andy Flower (161)
Grant Flower (140)
Most wickets
Javagal Srinath (8)
Sunil Joshi (8)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe (5)
Chaminda Vaas (5)
Paul Strang (7)
Henry Olonga (4)

Points table

Team Pld W L T NR NRR Pts[2]
 India 43100+0.5796
 Zimbabwe 43100+0.0686
 Sri Lanka 40400−0.650

Group stage

1st ODI

6 November (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
245/7 (50 overs)
v
 India
248/7 (49.1 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 64 (93)
Anil Kumble 2/39 (10 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 94 (131)
Chaminda Vaas 2/19 (8 overs)
India won by 3 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and David Orchard (AUS)
Player of the match: Mohammad Azharuddin (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

7 November (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
196 (49.4 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
197/3 (46.1 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 55 (68)
Craig Evans 3/11 (3 overs)
Grant Flower 87* (127)
Nuwan Zoysa 1/33 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and David Orchard (AUS)
Player of the match: Eddo Brandes (ZIM)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

8 November (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
196 (49.5 overs)
v
 India
197/3 (40.4 overs)
Heath Streak 59 (71)
Nikhil Chopra 2/21 (10 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 118* (112)
Paul Strang 3/32 (10 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and David Orchard (AUS)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

4th ODI

9 November (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
179 (49.5 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
98 (39 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 64 (117)
Kumar Dharmasena 3/31 (9 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 29 (67)
Sunil Joshi 3/17 (10 overs)
India won by 81 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and David Orchard (AUS)
Player of the match: Ajit Agarkar (IND)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

10 November (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
259/7 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
235 (48.5 overs)
Andy Flower 95 (109)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/28 (10 overs)
Hashan Tillakaratne 72* (83)
Paul Strang 4/32 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 24 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and David Orchard (AUS)
Player of the match: Paul Strang (ZIM)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

6th ODI

11 November (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
205/7 (50 overs)
v
 India
192 (47.4 overs)
Alistair Campbell 83* (110)
Sunil Joshi 2/43 (9 overs)
Robin Singh 49* (75)
Henry Olonga 4/46 (8 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 13 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Javed Akhtar (PAK)
Player of the match: Henry Olonga (Zim)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

Final

13 November (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
196/9 (50 overs)
v
 India
197/0 (30 overs)
Paul Strang 46 (91)
Javagal Srinath 3/40 (10 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 124* (92)
India won by 10 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and David Orchard (AUS)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • India won the 1998–99 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy

References

  1. Fixtures
  2. "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo.
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