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.

Squads

 Bangladesh[2]  Kenya[3]  Zimbabwe[4]

Matches

Group stage

Pos Team P W L NR T Points NRR For Against
1  Zimbabwe 4 4 0 0 0 8 +1.649 1123 (199.3 overs) 796 (200.0 overs)
2  Kenya 4 2 2 0 0 4 -0.483 801 (193.5 overs) 923 (200.0 overs)
3  Bangladesh 4 0 4 0 0 0 -1.200 812 (200.0 overs) 1017 (193.2 overs)
= Qualified for Finals = Did not qualify
19 March 1999
day/night
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
272/6 (50 overs)
v
 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 
213 (50 overs)
v
 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 
310/6 (50 overs)
v
 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 
280/6 (50 overs)
v
 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 
231 (48.3 overs)
v
 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 
257/5 (50 overs)
v
 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 
325/6 (50 overs)
v
 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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