- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.6 bowls the top spin, goes on the cut, ball comes into him, bottom edge drags it into the stumps 94/121.5 slightly short, gets back and cuts late, in the air, Prince dives, takes a blinding two handed catch at backward point 137/224.3 just on the off, leaving him as he drives, edges to slip 144/423.5 pushes forward, ball turns back from outside off, into the pad and thats out 142/330.3 short, cuts down the throat of deep cover 159/536.4 short outside off, gets back cuts, in the air, the tall Kemp at gully goes high to his right to take a two handed catch 179/647.4 outside the off, back, dabs just wide of backward point, Dilshan comes, Murali stays, kemp gathers and goes back to the bowler who lifts the bails 221/1037.1 turned off the hips behind square, hesitation, Vaas keeps on coming, Dilshan stays, Prince returns to Smith who calmly lifts the bails with Vaas at the other end 179/738.4 just on the off, this one leaves him enough to get the edge and a fairly easy catch low down for Kemp at slip 182/845.4 a full toss on the leg is driven straight, Prince gets across sliding, fumbles, and a silly second is attempted, Prince returns to the bowler who has the bails off, no need for the TV umpire 216/9Extras15 (lb 10, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL221 all out (47.4 Overs, RR: 4.63)Did not bat: CRD FernandoFall of wickets: 1-94 (Jehan Mubarak, 15.6 ov), 2-137 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 21.5 ov), 3-142 (Mahela Jayawardene, 23.5 ov), 4-144 (Kumar Sangakkara, 24.3 ov), 5-159 (Marvan Atapattu, 30.3 ov), 6-179 (Russel Arnold, 36.4 ov), 7-179 (Chaminda Vaas, 37.1 ov), 8-182 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 38.4 ov), 9-216 (Malinga Bandara, 45.4 ov), 10-221 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 47.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Pollock 10 3 17 2 1.70 46 1 0 0 0 CK Langeveldt 10 0 50 1 5.00 37 3 2 1 2 AJ Hall 9 0 48 0 5.33 30 5 0 0 0 JJ van der Wath 8.4 0 66 1 7.61 22 8 2 0 0 GC Smith 10 0 30 3 3.00 40 2 0 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR16.4 outside the off, gets well back, looked like he played for the doosra, gets the off spinner and a feint edge to the keeper 84/132.1 pushes forward to the doosra, guessed wrong, plays for the off spin, edge feintly to Sangakara 164/331.6 comes down the pitch, gets the googly, runs past it and keeps on heading to the change rooms, easy stumping for Kumar 164/234.4 flighted outside off, Gibbs goes for the big heave ho, beaten, bowled 175/437.6 uses the feet, turns it into a yorker on his own, swings and misses, Sangakkara does very well with the full pitched ball 190/5Extras11 (b 4, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL224/5 (45.1 Overs, RR: 4.95)Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Graeme Smith, 16.4 ov), 2-164 (Jacques Rudolph, 31.6 ov), 3-164 (Boeta Dippenaar, 32.1 ov), 4-175 (Herschelle Gibbs, 34.4 ov), 5-190 (Justin Kemp, 37.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WPUJC Vaas 9 1 39 0 4.33 32 4 0 3 0 RP Arnold 1 0 11 0 11.00 3 1 1 0 0 KMDN Kulasekara 5.1 0 22 0 4.25 21 4 0 0 0 M Muralidaran 10 0 44 3 4.40 30 1 1 2 1 TM Dilshan 7 0 44 0 6.28 15 4 1 0 0 HMCM Bandara 10 0 47 2 4.70 27 1 1 0 0 ST Jayasuriya 3 0 13 0 4.33 8 0 0 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
31 January 2006 - day/night match (50-over match)
South Africa replacement
J Botha for CK Langeveldt (Sri Lanka innings, 45.4 ov)
Sri Lanka replacement
HMCM Bandara for CRD Fernando (Sri Lanka innings, 38.4 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
South Africa 4, Sri Lanka 0
Match Notes
- Sri Lanka innings
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (70 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (J Mubarak 22, ST Jayasuriya 38, Ex 8)
- ST Jayasuriya: 50 off 44 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 94/1 in 16.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 55, KC Sangakkara 0)
- Power Play 3: Overs 16.1 - 21.0
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (105 balls), Extras 8
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 27.4 overs (168 balls), Extras 10
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 43.6 overs (269 balls), Extras 15
- South Africa innings
- South Africa: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (62 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (GC Smith 26, HH Dippenaar 29, Ex 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 84/1 in 16.4 overs (HH Dippenaar 39, JA Rudolph 0)
- Power Play 2: Overs 17.1 - 22.0
- South Africa: 100 runs in 20.3 overs (128 balls), Extras 5
- HH Dippenaar: 50 off 61 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (HH Dippenaar 32, JA Rudolph 23, Ex 5)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 30.2 overs (189 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: South Africa - 164/2 in 32.0 overs (HH Dippenaar 87, HH Gibbs 0)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 40.1 overs (248 balls), Extras 11
- Power Play 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0
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