1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament
The Emirates Triangular Tournament was a cricket tri-series involving touring nations Sri Lanka and South Africa against each other and hosts England, in the 1998 international season. Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating England in the final, thanks to an unbeaten 132 by player of the tournament Marvan Atapattu.
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| Part of the Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1998 and the South African cricket team in England in 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | August 14 – August 20, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by  Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Marvan Atapattu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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These matches were the first official one day internationals played in England in coloured clothing. England wearing light blue, South Africa in green and Sri Lanka in dark blue.
Group Stage table
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Table key
P = Games played
W = Games won
L = Games lost
NR = Games with no result
T = Games tied
NRR = Net run rate
Points system
Won = 2 points
Lost = 0 points
Tie or No result = 1 point
Standard net run rate rules applied.
Position deciders
The deciding factors, in order, on table position were:
- Total points
- Head-to-head result
- Net run rate
Group Stage matches
Match 1: South Africa v Sri Lanka
August 14 (scorecard) |
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Pat Symcox 58 (87) Jonty Rhodes 54 (49) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/20 (7 overs) Kumar Dharmasena 3/41 (10 overs) |
Match 2: England v Sri Lanka
Match 3: England v South Africa
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
Marvan Atapattu was named player of the tournament for his 356 run contribution to the victorious Sri Lankan side.