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Statistical Preview of the 14th match: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Worcester, 22-5-1999

Mohandas Menon

This match will be the 1456th in Limited over international (LOI) history.

This match will be the 172nd in World Cup history.

This match will be Sri Lanka's 300th and Zimbabwe's 120th in LOIs.

This match will be Sri Lanka's 34th and Zimbabwe's 29th.

This match will be the 16th meeting between the two sides and their third in the WC.

The County Ground, New Road at Worcester will be hosting its only third LOI match. This venue will also have the distinction of being the first to host two matches in this WC. The Australia-Scotland match was played here on 16-5-1999.

Records/milestones likely to be set.......

Kaluwitharna has 1992 runs in 114 matches... needs 8 runs for his 2000 - the third keeper to do so after Stewart and A Flower

Muralitharan has 155 wkts in 112 matches, while Jayasuriya has 152 wkts in 180 mts... its a fight between these two ---- Can Jayasuriya surpass Murali to become the highest wicket-taker for SL.

Chandana has 48 wkts in 52 matches Kaluwitharana has 48 stumpings - two more ........he will be the first to do so in LOI history.

Alistair Campbell will be playing in his 100th LOI match. The second Zimbabwean after A Flower (107)



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