| 1998-99 Champions Trophy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 6–13 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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.
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.579 | 6 |
 Zimbabwe
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.068 | 6 |
 Sri Lanka
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.65 | 0 |
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 Dave 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 Dave 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 Dave 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 Dave 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 Dave 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 Dave 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
- Fixtures
- "Points Table". ESPNcricinfo.