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West Indies v Sri Lanka @ Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent
20, 21, 22, 23, 24 June 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, DB Cowie
Third Umpire: GT Browne
Match Referee: Talat Ali
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sherwin Campbell | c Roshan Mahanama b Kumar Dharmasena | 20 | 33 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 2. Stuart Williams | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 0 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 3. Floyd Reifer | lbw b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Brian Lara | c & b Sajeewa de Silva | 1 | 5 | 13 | - | - |
| 5. Carl Hooper | c Marvan Atapattu b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 81 | 118 | 165 | 10 | 1 |
| 6. Roland Holder | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 16 | 37 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 7. Ian Bishop | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 11 | 43 | 53 | 1 | - |
| +8. Courtney Browne | lbw b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 9. Curtly Ambrose | b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 7 | 18 | 31 | 1 | - |
| 10. Franklyn Rose | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 1 | 5 | 10 | - | - |
| *11. Courtney Walsh | not out | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Stuart Williams), 2-2 (Floyd Reifer), 3-5 (Brian Lara), 4-34 (Sherwin Campbell), 5-92 (Roland Holder), 6-126 (Ian Bishop), 7-133 (Courtney Browne), 8-140 (Carl Hooper), 9-145 (Franklyn Rose), 147 (Curtly Ambrose). |
| Extras | 3b, 3lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 44.4 ovs) 147 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 13 | 2 | 46 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 12.4 | 1 | 41 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 12 | 1 | 28 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Carl Hooper | 90 | 148 | 262 | 11 | - |
| 2. Roshan Mahanama | c Courtney Browne b Franklyn Rose | 28 | 65 | 81 | 4 | - |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | c Carl Hooper b Franklyn Rose | 7 | 14 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Brian Lara b Carl Hooper | 35 | 43 | 63 | 5 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Brian Lara b Courtney Walsh | 13 | 50 | 65 | 1 | - |
| 6. Sanjeeva Ranatunga | c Carl Hooper b Courtney Walsh | 9 | 38 | 61 | - | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Courtney Browne b Curtly Ambrose | 7 | 17 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | b Carl Hooper | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 9. Ravindra Pushpakumara | c Courtney Browne b Carl Hooper | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 4 | 2 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Floyd Reifer b Carl Hooper | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-62 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-75 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-151 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-178 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-185 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 6-196 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-211 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-211 (Ravindra Pushpakumara), 9-215 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 222 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63.4 ovs) 222 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Curtly Ambrose | 9 | 1 | 34 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 22 | 3 | 62 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Franklyn Rose | 12 | 1 | 44 | 2 | (0w,5nb) |
| Ian Bishop | 7 | 0 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Carl Hooper | 13.4 | 5 | 26 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sherwin Campbell | b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 33 | 35 | 60 | 6 | - |
| 2. Stuart Williams | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 46 | 80 | 101 | 7 | - |
| 3. Brian Lara | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Kumar Dharmasena | 115 | 207 | 266 | 11 | 1 |
| 4. Floyd Reifer | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 18 | 57 | 76 | 2 | - |
| 5. Carl Hooper | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Kumar Dharmasena | 34 | 72 | 105 | 3 | - |
| 6. Roland Holder | hit wicket b Muttiah Muralitharan | 34 | 92 | 144 | 4 | - |
| 7. Ian Bishop | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| +8. Courtney Browne | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 12 | 14 | - | - |
| 9. Curtly Ambrose | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sajeewa de Silva | 31 | 50 | 65 | 3 | 1 |
| 10. Franklyn Rose | not out | 0 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| *11. Courtney Walsh | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-62 (Sherwin Campbell), 2-92 (Stuart Williams), 3-143 (Floyd Reifer), 4-240 (Carl Hooper), 5-272 (Brian Lara), 6-276 (Ian Bishop), 7-286 (Courtney Browne), 8-339 (Curtly Ambrose), 9-343 (Roland Holder), 343 (Courtney Walsh). |
| Extras | 4b, 21lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 32 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 102 ovs) 343 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 17 | 1 | 62 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 19 | 2 | 81 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 41 | 13 | 113 | 5 | (0w,5nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 25 | 4 | 62 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Courtney Walsh | 17 | 14 | 20 | 3 | - |
| 2. Roshan Mahanama | c Courtney Browne b Ian Bishop | 29 | 77 | 134 | 3 | - |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | b Courtney Walsh | 10 | 32 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | b Courtney Walsh | 78 | 124 | 174 | 11 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 72 | 136 | 188 | 7 | - |
| +6. Romesh Kaluwitharana | hit wicket b Courtney Walsh | 2 | 8 | 11 | - | - |
| 7. Sanjeeva Ranatunga | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 5 | 18 | - | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | c Courtney Browne b Curtly Ambrose | 7 | 20 | 39 | - | - |
| 9. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Roland Holder b Curtly Ambrose | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 1 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara |
| FOW | 1-26 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-55 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-118 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-189 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-193 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 6-208 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 7-231 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-231 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 68 ovs) 233 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Curtly Ambrose | 15 | 1 | 51 | 2 | (0w,7nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 24 | 2 | 73 | 4 | (0w,4nb) |
| Franklyn Rose | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Ian Bishop | 14 | 1 | 61 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Carl Hooper | 9 | 3 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
West Indies:
Sherwin Campbell, Stuart Williams, Brian Lara, Floyd Reifer, Carl Hooper, Roland Holder, Ian Bishop, Courtney Browne, Curtly Ambrose, Franklyn Rose, Courtney Walsh