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{{short description|International cricket tournament}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1998 Nidahas Trophy
| image =
| imagesize = 
| caption = 
| fromdate             = 19 June
| todate               = 7 July
| administrator = [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] (SLC)
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{cr|SL}}
| champions = {{cr|IND}}
| runner up = {{cr|SL}}
| count = 1
| participants = 3
| matches = 10
| attendance =
| player of the series = {{flagicon|SL}} [[Aravinda de Silva]]
| most runs = {{flagicon|SL}} [[Aravinda de Silva]] (368)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ajit Agarkar]] (12)
| previous_year        =
| previous_tournament  =
| next_year            = 2018
| next_tournament      = 2018 Nidahas Trophy
}}

The '''1998 Nidahas Trophy''', known as the '''Singer Akai Nidahas Trophy''' for sponsorship reasons, was a [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] tournament staged in [[Sri Lanka]] between 19 June and 7 July 1998, to commemorate the 50 years of [[Independence Day (Sri Lanka)|Sri Lanka's independence]] and [[Sri Lanka Cricket]], known then as the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka, the governing body of cricket in Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news|last1=de Silva|first1=A. C.|title=Singer Akai Nidahas Trophy commemorates two land marks|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/SANT/ARTICLES/SANT_PREVIEW_23MAY1998.html|access-date=13 August 2017|work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]]|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|date=24 May 1998}}</ref>

The competition involved [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]], [[Indian cricket team|India]] and [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]]. Each team played every other team three times, and the two teams with most points progressed to the final. The event was marred by rain, with five of the nine qualifying matches [[Result (cricket)#Abandoned|abandoned]]. Sri Lanka won three matches while India won one in the group stage, before India won the final beating the former by 6 runs.<ref>{{cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/Nv2L402e06w| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv2L402e06w| title = Singer Akai Nidahas Trophy 1998 FINAL  - Sri Lanka VS India - Full Highlights (at Colombo) | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Sri Lanka's [[Aravinda de Silva]] who scored 368 runs was named player of the series.<ref name="ExpressReport">{{cite news|title=Records in a tizzy as India lift Independence Cup|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/40865/|access-date=16 March 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=8 July 1998}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:0 auto"
|-
!{{cr|SL}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Suresh Perera new cap in Sri Lanka Team|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/SANT/ARTICLES/SANT_SL-SQUAD_18JUN1998.html|work=Daily News|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|date=18 June 1998|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref>
!{{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thawfeeq|first1=Sa'adi|title="Sri Lanka and New Zealand are tough opponents" - Gaekwad|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/SANT/ARTICLES/GAEKWAD_SANT_THOUGHTS_17JUN1998.html|access-date=14 August 2017|work=Daily News|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|date=17 June 1998}}</ref>
!{{cr|NZ}}<ref>{{cite web|title=New Zealand Squad|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/SANT/SANT_JUN-JUL1998_NZ-SQUAD.html|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Aravinda de Silva]]
* [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Marvan Atapattu]]
* [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
* [[Mahela Jayawardene]]
* [[Roshan Mahanama]]
* [[Kumar Dharmasena]]
* [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]
* [[Pramodya Wickramasinghe]]
* [[Suresh Perera]]
* [[Avishka Gunawardene]]
* [[Niroshan Bandaratilleke]]
* [[Upul Chandana]]
|
* [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Ajay Jadeja]] ([[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Ajit Agarkar]]
* [[Sourav Ganguly]]
* [[Harbhajan Singh]]
* [[Hrishikesh Kanitkar]]
* [[Gagan Khoda]]
* [[Anil Kumble]]
* [[Debashish Mohanty]]
* [[Nayan Mongia]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Venkatesh Prasad]]
* [[Rahul Sanghvi]]
* [[Robin Singh (cricketer)|Robin Singh]]
* [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
|
* [[Stephen Fleming]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Craig Spearman]]
* [[Nathan Astle]]
* [[Bryan Young (cricketer)|Bryan Young]]
* [[Craig McMillan]]
* [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]]
* [[Dion Nash]]
* [[Paul Wiseman]]
* [[Adam Parore]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Matt Horne]]
* [[Shayne O'Connor]]
* [[Daniel Vettori]]
* [[Chris Cairns]]
* [[Mark Priest]]
|}

== Round-robin ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="width:150px"|Team
!style="width:30px"|{{Abbr|Pld|Played}}
!style="width:30px"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!style="width:30px"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!style="width:30px"|{{Abbr|NR|No result}}
!style="width:30px"|{{Abbr|T|Tied}}
!style="width:30px"|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}
!style="width:30px"|{{Abbr|[[Net run rate|NRR]]|Net run rate}}
|- style="background:#c3fdb8"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|SL}}
| 6 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 8 || +0.623
|- style="background:#c3fdb8"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|IND}}
| 6 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 6 || +0.320
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|NZ}}
| 6 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 4 || –1.429
|-
!colspan=8|''Source: ESPN Cricinfo''<ref>{{cite web|title=Points Table|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/SANT/SANT_JUN-JUL1998_TABLE.html|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref>
|}

=== Matches ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 June
| time = 
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 243/6 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Aravinda de Silva]] 97 (119)
| wickets1 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 2/38 (9 overs)
| score2 = 246/2 (43.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 80 (114)
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 2/48 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66151.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[K. T. Francis]] (SL) and [[Peter Manuel (umpire)|Peter Manuel]] (SL)
| motm = [[Sourav Ganguly]] (Ind)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain = 
| notes = [[Suresh Perera]] (SL) made his ODI debut.
*''Points: India 2, Sri Lanka 0.''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 June
| time = 
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| score1 = 200/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Bryan Young (cricketer)|Bryan Young]] 55 (52)
| wickets1 = [[Upul Chandana]] 3/24 (7 overs)
| score2 = 201/3 (40 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 83[[not out|*]] (118)
| wickets2 = [[Nathan Astle]] 1/2 (3 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66152.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[B. C. Cooray]] (SL) and [[Nandasena Pathirana]] (SL)
| motm = [[Marvan Atapattu]] (SL)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain = 
| notes = [[Niroshan Bandaratilleke]] made his ODI debut.
*''Points: Sri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0.''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 June
| time = 
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 219/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nathan Astle]] 81 (119)
| wickets1 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 3/52 (9 overs)
| score2 = 131/2 (24.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] 53[[not out|*]] (53)
| wickets2 = [[Chris Cairns]] 1/36 (5 overs)
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66153.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[K. T. Francis]] (SL) and [[T. M. Samarasinghe]] (SL)
| motm = 
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| round =
| rain = India was set a target of 147 in 25 overs, but rain stopped play at 20:20, four balls short of what was required for a [[Result (cricket)|result]].
| notes = Points: India 1, New Zealand 1.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 25 June
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 
| runs1 = 
| wickets1 = 
| score2 = 
| runs2 = 
| wickets2 = 
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66417.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Galle International Stadium]], [[Galle]]
| umpires = [[Peter Manuel (umpire)|Peter Manuel]] (SL) and [[Udaya Wickramasinghe]] (SL)
| motm = 
| toss = No toss.
| round =
| rain = The match was abandoned due to a waterlogged ground from overnight rain and heavy rain at 10:00 in the morning.
| notes = Points: Sri Lanka 1, India 1.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 June
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 
| runs1 = 
| wickets1 = 
| score2 = 
| runs2 = 
| wickets2 = 
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66418.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Galle International Stadium]], [[Galle]]
| umpires = [[K. T. Francis]] (SL) and [[Udaya Wickramasinghe]] (SL)
| motm = 
| toss = No toss.
| rain = The match was abandoned due to persistent rain.
| notes = Points: Sri Lanka 1, New Zealand 1.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 June
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 
| runs1 = 
| wickets1 = 
| score2 = 
| runs2 = 
| wickets2 = 
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66419.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Galle International Stadium]], [[Galle]]
| umpires = [[Ignatius Anandappa]] (SL) and [[B. C. Cooray]] (SL)
| motm = 
| toss = No toss.
| rain = The match was abandoned after the umpires decided that the clearing the wet outfield that followed the rain would not be completed by 13:30 to play the required 25 overs per side to constitute a match.
| notes = Points: India 1, New Zealand 1.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 July
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 171/8 (36 overs)
| runs1 = [[Aravinda de Silva]] 62 (86)
| wickets1 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 3/38 (7 overs)
| score2 = 163 (35.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Robin Singh (cricketer)|Robin Singh]] 50 (74)
| wickets2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 4/18 (5.4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 8 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66154.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Ignatius Anandappa]] (SL) and [[B. C. Cooray]] (SL)
| motm = [[Aravinda de Silva]] (SL)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The start was delayed by three hours due to rain, reducing the match to 36 overs per side.
| notes = Points: Sri Lanka 2, India 0.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 128/5 (31.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Craig McMillan]] 26 (39)
| wickets1 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 2/26 (8 overs)
| score2 = 
| runs2 = 
| wickets2 = 
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66155.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[B. C. Cooray]] (SL) and [[Nandasena Pathirana]] (SL)
| motm = 
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = Persistent rain after 31.1 overs into New Zealand's innings led to the abandonment of the match.
| notes = Points: India 1, New Zealand 1.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 293/4 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] 102 (98)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]] 2/44 (10 overs)
| score2 = 206 (39.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nathan Astle]] 74 (76)
| wickets2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 3/28 (8 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 87 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66156.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Peter Manuel (umpire)|Peter Manuel]] (SL) and [[T. M. Samarasinghe]] (SL)
| motm = [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] (SL)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = Points: Sri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0.
}}

== Final ==
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 July
| time = 
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| score1 = 307/6 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 128 (131)
| wickets1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 2/42 (9 overs)
| score2 = 301 (49.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aravinda de Silva]] 105 (94)
| wickets2 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 4/53 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 6 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66157.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[K. T. Francis]] (SL) and [[Peter Manuel (umpire)|Peter Manuel]] (SL)
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and [[Sourav Ganguly]] (Ind) broke the record for [[List of One Day International cricket records#Partnership records|highest partnership]] for the first wicket in ODIs (252 runs),<ref name="FinalReport">{{cite news|title=Final, Sri Lanka v India 1997-1998|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151483.html|access-date=15 August 2017|work=Wisden|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> before the pair bettered it in [[2001 Standard Bank Triangular Tournament|2001]].<ref>{{cite web|title=India storm into final with 186-run win over Kenya|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/109309.html|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref>
*''Sachin Tendulkar passed 7,000 runs in ODIs.''<ref name="FinalReport"/> He equalled [[Desmond Haynes]]' (WI) record for [[List of One Day International cricket records#Most centuries|most centuries in ODIs]] (17).<ref name="ExpressReport"/>
*''India won the 1998 Nidahas Trophy.''
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/SANT/ Singer Akai Nidahas Trophy] at [[ESPN Cricinfo]]
* {{Cricketarchive|ref=cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Singer-Akai_Nidahas_Trophy_1998.html|name=Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy 1998}}

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