1998–99 Meril International Tournament

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Meril International Tournament 1998–99
Date19–27 March 1999
Location Bangladesh
ResultWinnerFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe(beating Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya by 202 runs in the final)
Player of the series Andy Flower
Teams
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Captains
Aminul Islam Bulbul Aasif Karim Alistair Campbell
Most runs
Mehrab Hossain 197 Steve Tikolo 187 Andy Flower 257
Most wickets
Hasibul Hossain 6 Thomas Odoyo 9 Grant Flower 7
1997-98
2003

The Meril International Tournament was a One Day International cricket tournament played by Bangladesh, Kenya and Zimbabwe. The tournament was held in Bangladesh from 19 March to 27 March 1999. [1] Zimbabwe defeated Kenya by 202 runs in the final to win the tournament.

Contents

Squads

Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [2] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya [3] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [4]

Matches

Group stage

PosTeamPWLNRTPoints NRR ForAgainst
1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 440008+1.6491123 (199.3 overs)796 (200.0 overs)
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 422004-0.483801 (193.5 overs)923 (200.0 overs)
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 404000-1.200812 (200.0 overs)1017 (193.2 overs)
= Qualified for Finals= Did not qualify
19 March 1999
day/night
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
272/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
139 (44 overs)
Andy Flower 83(99)
Thomas Odoyo 2/26 (10 overs)
Ravindu Shah 28(38)
Paul Strang 5/22 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 133 runs
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Peter Manuel (SRI) and VK Ramaswamy (IND)
Player of the match: Paul Strang
  • Points: Zimbabwe 2, Kenya 0.
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

20 March 1999
day/night
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
213 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
215/2 (43.5 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 95 (145)
Mohammad Sheikh 3/36 (8 overs)
Steve Tikolo 106 (111)
Khaled Mahmud 1/30 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 8 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and VK Ramaswamy (IND)
Player of the match: Steve Tikolo

21 March 1999
day/night
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
310/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
184 (42.2 overs)
Andy Flower 79 (99)
Shafiuddin Ahmed 2/38 (7 overs)
Mehrab Hossain 73 (109)
Grant Flower 2/6 (3.2 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 126 runs
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and Peter Manuel (SRI)
Player of the match: Grant Flower
  • Points: Zimbabwe 2, Bangladesh 0.
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

23 March 1999
day/night
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
280/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
216/8 (50 overs)
Neil Johnson 101 (120)
Thomas Odoyo 2/40 (10 overs)
Steve Tikolo 78 (88)
Grant Flower 4/32 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 64 runs
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Peter Manuel (SRI) and VK Ramaswamy (IND)
Player of the match: Neil Johnson
  • Points: Zimbabwe 2, Kenya 0
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

24 March 1999
day/night
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
231 (48.3 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
158 (41.4 overs)
Kennedy Otieno 120 (137)
Hasibul Hossain 4/56 (10 overs)
Akram Khan 65 (109)
Mohammad Sheikh 4/36 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 73 runs
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and Peter Manuel (SRI)
Player of the match: Kennedy Otieno
  • Points: Kenya 2, Bangladesh 0.
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

25 March 1999
day/night
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
257/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
261/7 (49.3 overs)
Mehrab Hossain 101 (116)
Neil Johnson2/42 (10 overs)
Alistair Campbell 97 (114)
Hasibul Hossain 2/66 (9 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and Peter Manuel (SRI)
Player of the match: Alistair Campbell
  • Points: Zimbabwe 2, Bangladesh 0.
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mahbubur Rahman and Niamur Rashid made their ODI debut for Bangladesh.
  • Mehrab Hossain became the first Bangladeshi to score a century in ODI.

Final

27 March 1999
day/night
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
325/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
123 (36.5 overs)
Grant Flower 140 (125)
Martin Suji 2/31 (10 overs)
Thomas Odoyo 32 (55)
Andy Whittall 3/29 (8.5 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 202 runs
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and VK Ramaswamy (IND)
Player of the match: Grant Flower
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

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References

  1. "Fixtures". Cricinfo.
  2. Bangladeshi Squad
  3. Kenyan Squad
  4. Zimbabwean Squad