The

Sri Lanka national cricket team The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම, ta, இலங்கை தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணி) nicknamed The Lions ...

toured the West Indies in June 1997 to play 2

Test matches Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative teams and may refer to: * Test cricket * Test match (indoor cricket) * Test match (rugby union) * Test match (rugby league) * Test match (association football) ...

and 1

Limited Overs International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World Cup ...

s. This was the first time Sri Lanka had played a Test match in the West Indies. Both series were won by the West Indies. Sri Lanka were captained by

Arjuna Ranatunga Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga ( si, අර්ජුන රණතුංග; ta, அர்ஜூன ரணதுங்க; born 1 December 1963), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and politician, who was the 1996 Cricket World Cup winning captain ...

; the West Indies by Courtney Walsh.

Squads

ODI series

Only ODI

Test series summary

1st Test

2nd Test

References

External links

Sri Lanka tour of West Indies 1997
1997 in cricket 1997 in Sri Lankan cricket 1997 in West Indian cricket

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