England vs Sri Lanka, Only Test at London, , Aug 27 1998 - Match Result

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Series	Sri Lanka tour of England
Season	1998
Player Of The Match	Muthiah Muralidaran
Match number	Test no. 1423
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Suresh Perera
Umpires	David Shepherd Eddie Nicholls
TV Umpire	John Holder
Match Referee	Ahmed Ebrahim

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Sri Lanka Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
ST Jayasuriya	not out	24	17
MS Atapattu	not out	9	13
Extras	(lb 4)
Total	37(0 wkts; 5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	Econ
ARC Fraser	2	19	9.5
DG Cork	2	3	1.5
BC Hollioake	1	11	11

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	37	Marvan Atapattu	Sanath Jayasuriya

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