The Emirates Triangular Tournament was a

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tri-series involving touring nations

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and

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against each other and hosts

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, 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 Deshabandu Marvan Samson Atapattu (born 22 November 1970) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former cricketer who played for 17 years for Sri Lanka. Considered one of the most technically sound batsman in his era, Atapattu has scored six double ...

. 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

Table key

P = Games played
W = Games won
L = Games lost
NR = Games with

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T = Games tied
NRR =

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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

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

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

References

Sources

CricketArchive

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