Emirates Triangular Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Part of the Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1998 and the South African cricket team in England in 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | August 14 – August 20, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Won by Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the series | Marvan Atapattu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Emirates Triangular Tournament was a One-day International cricket tri-series involving touring nations Sri Lanka and South Africa against each other and hosts 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.