1998-99 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy

1998-99 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy
Date	6–13 November 1998
Location	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Result	Won by India
Player of the series	Sachin Tendulkar (IND)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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