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{{short description|Cricket tri-series}}
{{Infobox cricket series
|series=Emirates Triangular Tournament
|partof=the [[Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1998]]<br/>and the [[South African cricket team in England in 1998]]
|date=August 14 – August 20, 1998
|place=[[England]]
|result=Won by {{cr|SRI}}
|player of series= [[Marvan Atapattu]]
|team1={{Cr|England}}
|team2={{Cr|South Africa}}
|team3={{Cr|Sri Lanka}}
|captain1=[[Alec Stewart]]
|captain2=[[Hansie Cronje]]
|captain3=[[Arjuna Ranatunga]]
|runs1=[[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Knight]] (370)<br/>[[Graeme Hick|Hick]] (328)<br/>[[Mike Atherton|Atherton]] (128)
|runs2=[[Pat Symcox|Symcox]] (218)<br/>[[Daryll Cullinan|Cullinan]] (144)<br/>[[Jonty Rhodes|Rhodes]] (138)
|runs3=[[Marvan Atapattu|Atapattu]] (356)<br/>[[Romesh Kaluwitharana|Kaluwitharana]] (206)<br/>[[Arjuna Ranatunga|Ranatunga]] (184)
|wickets1=[[Darren Gough|Gough]] (16)<br/>[[Alan Mullally|Mullaly]] (8)<br/>[[Robert Croft|Croft]] (8)
|wickets2=[[Shaun Pollock|Pollock]] (10)<br/>[[Hansie Cronje|Cronje]] (8)<br/>[[Allan Donald|Donald]] (8)
|wickets3=[[Muttiah Muralitharan|Muralitharan]] (12)<br/>[[Pramodya Wickramasinghe|Wickramasinghe]] (10)<br/>[[Suresh Perera|Perera]] (10)
}}

The '''Emirates Triangular Tournament''' was a [[One-day International]] [[cricket]] tri-series involving touring nations [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] against each other and hosts [[England cricket team|England]], in the 1998 international season which was seen as a prelude for the [[1999 Cricket World Cup]] also hosted by England. Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating England in the final, thanks to an unbeaten 132 by player of the tournament [[Marvan Atapattu]].

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==
{|
|-
||
{| class="wikitable"
! Pos
! Team
! P
! W
! L
! NR
! T
! Points
! [[Net run rate|NRR]]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|| 1 
| align="left" | {{cr|ENG}} 
|| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || +0.220
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|| 2 
| align="left" | {{cr|SRI}} 
|| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || +0.210
|-  align="center"
|| 3
| align="left" | {{cr|RSA}} 
|| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || -0.430
|}
||
{| align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: center" class="wikitable"
|-style="background:#F0F0F0;"
!align="left"|&nbsp;!![[England cricket team|ENG]]!![[Sri Lanka national cricket team|SRI]]!![[South Africa national cricket team|RSA]]
|-
![[England cricket team|England]]
|| '''(N/A)''' || W 36&nbsp;runs || L 14&nbsp;runs
|-
![[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|| L 36&nbsp;runs || '''(N/A)''' || W 57&nbsp;runs
|-
![[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|| W 14&nbsp;runs || L 57&nbsp;runs || '''(N/A)'''
|-
|}
|-
|}

===Table key===
P = Games played<br />
W = Games won<br />
L = Games lost<br />
NR = Games with [[The result in cricket#No result|no result]]<br />
T = Games tied<br />
NRR = [[Net run rate]]

===Points system===
'''Won''' = 2 points<br />
'''Lost''' = 0 points<br />
'''Tie or No result''' = 1 point<br />
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===
 {{Limited overs international
  | date = August 14
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
  | score1 = 258 (47.5 overs)
  | score2 = 201 (49 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
  | runs1 = [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] 58 (91)
  | wickets1 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 3/54 (8.5 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Pat Symcox]] 58 (87)<br>[[Jonty Rhodes]] 54 (49)
  | wickets2 = [[Pramodya Wickramasinghe]] 3/20 (7 overs)<br>[[Kumar Dharmasena]] 3/41 (10 overs)
  | result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 57 runs
  | report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/66/66338.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]], [[England]]
  | umpires = [[Barry Dudleston]] (ENG) and [[Peter Willey]] (ENG)
  | motm = [[Pramodya Wickramasinghe]] (SRI)
  | rain = 
}}

===Match 2: England v Sri Lanka===
 {{Limited overs international
  | date = August 16
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
  | score1 = 247 (49.3 overs)
  | score2 = 211 (49.3 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
  | runs1 = [[Graeme Hick]] 86 (97)<br>[[Alec Stewart]] 51 (67)
  | wickets1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 3/36 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = <br>[[Darren Gough]] 3/51 (10 overs) <!--Leave here, scorecard breaks otherwise-->
  | wickets2 = 
  | result = {{cr|ENG}} won by 36 runs
  | report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/66/66342.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Lord's Cricket Ground]], [[London]], [[England]]
  | umpires = [[Mervyn Kitchen]] (ENG) and [[Ken Palmer]] (ENG)
  | motm = [[Graeme Hick]] (ENG)
  | rain = 
}}

===Match 3: England v South Africa===
 {{Limited overs international
  | date = August 18
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
  | score1 = 244/7 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 230 (48.5 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
  | runs1 = [[Pat Symcox]] 51 (39)
  | wickets1 = [[Darren Gough]] 3/43 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Nick Knight]] 74 (114)<br>[[Graeme Hick]] 64 (72)
  | wickets2 = 
  | result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 14 runs
  | report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/66/66344.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]], [[Birmingham]], [[England]]
  | umpires = [[John Holder (cricketer)|John Holder]] (WIN) and [[George Sharp (cricketer)|George Sharp]] (ENG)
  | motm = [[Pat Symcox]] (RSA)
  | rain = 
}}

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==
 {{Limited overs international
  | date = August 20
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
  | score1 = 256/8 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 260/5 (47.1 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
  | runs1 = [[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Nick Knight]] 94 (136)
  | wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 5/34 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 132[[not out|*]] (151)
  | wickets2 = [[Darren Gough]] 2/50 (10 overs)
  | result = Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
  | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/emirates-triangular-tournament-1998-61030/england-vs-sri-lanka-final-66161/full-scorecard Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Lord's Cricket Ground]], [[London]], [[England]]
  | umpires = [[David Constant]] (Eng) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
  | motm = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (SL)
  | rain = 
  | notes = [[Alec Stewart]] (Eng) reached 3,000 runs in ODIs.<ref name="final">{{cite news |last1=Thawfeeq |first1=Sa'adi |title=Emirates Final: Sri Lanka v England |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998/OD_TOURNEYS/ETT/SCORECARDS/ENG_SL_ETT_FINAL_20AUG1998_DAILY_MR.html |access-date=26 March 2023 |work=The Daily News |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=20 August 1998}}</ref>
* [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (SL) surpassed [[Joel Garner]] (WI) for best bowling figures at this venue (5/34).<ref name="final"/>
}}

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
*[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1998_ENG_Emirates_Triangular_Tournament_1998.html CricketArchive]
**[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/ENG/Emirates_Triangular_Tournament_1998/Team_Averages.html CricketArchive: ODI series averages]
*[http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998/OD_TOURNEYS/ETT/ Cricinfo]

==See also==
*[[Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1998]]
*[[South African cricket team in England in 1998]]

{{1998 English cricket season}}
{{International cricket in 1998}}

[[Category:1998 in cricket|Emirates Triangular Tournament, 1998]]
[[Category:1998 in English sport|Emirates Triangular Tournament, 1998]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions from 1997–98 to 2000]]