Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
125(145) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %95%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 32 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
TM Dilshan
82(108) 3x4 - 0x6
Control %82%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot on back foot
- 24 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
24/01Result
6th Match (D/N), VB Series at Adelaide, Jan 24 2006
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
254/8 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
24/01Result
6th Match (D/N), VB Series at Adelaide, Jan 24 2006
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
254/8 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
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Match Details
Series
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
24 January 2006 - day/night match (50-over match)
Sri Lanka replacement
HMCM Bandara for PDRL Perera (Sri Lanka innings, 47.2 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
South Africa 4, Sri Lanka 0
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH AFRICA 263/5 (50 OVERS)
- Boeta Dippenaar*125 (145)
- Herschelle Gibbs68 (65)
- Nuwan Kulasekara1/35 (9)
- Muthiah Muralidaran2/45 (10)
SRI LANKA 254/8 (50 OVERS)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan*82 (108)
- Mahela Jayawardene52 (52)
- Andrew Hall2/38 (10)
- Johan van der Wath2/37 (10)
END OF OVER:50 | 1 Run | SL: 254/8 (10 runs required, RR: 5.08)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan82 (108b)
- Muthiah Muralidaran0 (3b)
- Andrew Hall10-1-38-2
- Shaun Pollock10-1-51-2
49.6
0
Hall to Dilshan, no run, Hall to Dilshan, Dilshan plays and misses the ball, no runs, fielded by Boucher, a brilliat over from Hall to give South Africa the win
49.5
0
Hall to Dilshan, no run, Hall to Dilshan, good line and length, Dilshan plays but misses the ball, no runs, fielded by Boucher
49.4
0
Hall to Dilshan, no run, Hall to Dilshan, line and length, Dilshan drives into the covers, does not take the run, no runs
49.3
1lb
Hall to Muralidaran, 1 leg bye, Hall to Muralitharan, length but down leg, Muralitharan misses the ball, 1 leg bye
49.2
0
Hall to Muralidaran, no run, Hall to Muralitharan, good length delivery, Muralitharan plays and misses the ball, no runs, fielded by Boucher
49.1
0
Hall to Muralidaran, no run, Hall to Muralitharan, good length delivery, Muralitharan misses the ball, no runs, fielded by Boucher
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