- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 Kruger to Tharanga, OUT, short and wide outside the off stump, Thranga went for expensive drive, thick edge and ball went to wide of Boucher, he took the splendid catch 33/123.5 Botha to Mubarak, OUT, Gone! flighted delivery on the middle and off stump line, quicker through air and straighten, Mubarak tries to work it to on side, ball hit pads in front of the stump, huge appeal and Aleem Dar raises his finger 145/238.1 Pollock to Sangakkara, OUT, pitched outside the off stump, Sangakkara tries to loft it over in fielder, top edged and Smith completes the catch 211/430.4 Zondeki to Dilshan, OUT, short and rising delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan pulls it on the front foot, top edged and ball loops over backward point, Gibbs took the catch running back 172/345.6 Smith to Atapattu, OUT, Run Out! low full toss outside off stump, Atapattu drives it to short mid wicket and off for quick single, Gibbs picks it up and throws to Smith, Smith remove the bails and Atapattu has to walk back 259/643.4 Botha to Jayawardene, OUT, Gone this time! flighted ball outside the off stump, Jayawardene comes down the track and went for slog sweep, ball took the top edge and flies straight to Prince at backward point 244/5Extras26 (lb 12, nb 5, w 9)TOTAL282/6 (50 Overs, RR: 5.64)Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Upul Tharanga, 5.3 ov), 2-145 (Jehan Mubarak, 23.5 ov), 3-172 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 30.4 ov), 4-211 (Kumar Sangakkara, 38.1 ov), 5-244 (Mahela Jayawardene, 43.4 ov), 6-259 (Marvan Atapattu, 45.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Pollock 10 1 39 1 3.90 36 2 0 1 1 GJP Kruger 8 0 61 1 7.62 23 7 1 5 0 AJ Hall 10 0 58 0 5.80 28 4 0 1 3 M Zondeki 9 0 49 1 5.44 28 6 0 2 1 J Botha 10 0 49 2 4.90 25 4 0 0 0 GC Smith 3 0 14 0 4.66 8 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.3 Vaas to Smith, gone! pitched middle and leg and straighten, Smith playing across the line of off stump, ball raps the pads and huge appeal, Aleem Dar thinks that might going to hit the stumps 8/15.6 Kulasekara to Dippenaar, Bowled him! pitched outside the off stump and swinging back in, Dippenaar defends it on the front foot, deceived by the swing, ball went through gate and crashes into the timber 30/220.4 Perera to Rudolph, OUT, Another Run Out! Rudolph woks the ball to deep mid wicket off the back foot, Running hard the first one and called for second, Prince didn't responded, big mix up and both batsmen on same end, easy for bowler 93/413.3 Kulasekara to Gibbs, OUT, Oh dear! drifting down the leg side, Gibbs plays that to short fine leg, Perera fields and throws to keeper, Gibbs calls for the second one half the way, Keeper pass the ball to bowler and he removes the bail 57/329.2 Bandara to Prince, OUT, Gone! flighted delivery around the off stump, Prince comes down the track and chipped it to long-off, Kulasekhra takes the well judeged catch 127/544.2 Bandara to Boucher, OUT, All over! flighted delivery on the off stump, Boucher comes down the track and scoops it to covers, Dilshan completes the catch, and Sri Lanka win by 94 runs 188/1035.6 Bandara to Kemp, OUT, Got him!! flighted one on middle and off stump and not much spin, Kemp sweeps it across the line and missed the line completely, ball took the off stump 152/640.1 Vaas to Pollock, OUT, Oh Dear! fuller delivery outside the off stump, Pollock drives it on the rise to extra covers, Atapattu took the catch and appeal made, Umpires had a discussion and asked help from thrid umpire, big screen flashes OUT and Pollock walks back 179/741.5 Muralitharan to Hall, OUT, Bowled him! flighted delivery just outside the off stump, Hall shuffle across and try to wok it to on side, ball traveled very quick, beaten by the pace, ball hit the leg stump, Proteas in deep trouble here 184/843.3 Muralitharan to Botha, OUT, Nine down! tossed up delivery outside the off stump and turning back in sharply, Botha moves and defends it, ball crash into back pads, huge appeal and Harper raises his finger, Muralitharan's strikes again 188/9Extras4 (lb 1, w 3)TOTAL188 all out (44.2 Overs, RR: 4.24)Did not bat: M ZondekiFall of wickets: 1-8 (Graeme Smith, 2.3 ov), 2-30 (Boeta Dippenaar, 5.6 ov), 3-57 (Herschelle Gibbs, 13.3 ov), 4-93 (Jacques Rudolph, 20.4 ov), 5-127 (Ashwell Prince, 29.2 ov), 6-152 (Justin Kemp, 35.6 ov), 7-179 (Shaun Pollock, 40.1 ov), 8-184 (Andrew Hall, 41.5 ov), 9-188 (Johan Botha, 43.3 ov), 10-188 (Mark Boucher, 44.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WPUJC Vaas 8 2 21 2 2.62 34 1 0 0 0 PDRL Perera 6 0 38 0 6.33 17 6 0 1 0 KMDN Kulasekara 6 0 24 1 4.00 24 3 0 2 0 TM Dilshan 6 0 29 0 4.83 16 2 0 0 0 M Muralidaran 9 1 34 2 3.77 31 0 1 0 0 HMCM Bandara 8.2 0 31 3 3.72 28 2 0 0 0 J Mubarak 1 0 10 0 10.00 1 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
17 January 2006 - day/night match (50-over match)
South Africa replacement
JA Rudolph for M Zondeki (Sri Lanka innings, 46.0 ov)
Sri Lanka replacement
HMCM Bandara for WU Tharanga (South Africa innings, 0.0 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 5, South Africa 0
Match Notes
- Sri Lanka innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 11
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (J Mubarak 29, KC Sangakkara 28, Ex 5)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 98/1 in 16.0 overs (J Mubarak 41, KC Sangakkara 28)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (107 balls), Extras 13
- J Mubarak: 50 off 56 balls (7 x 4)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 58 balls (7 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 115 balls (J Mubarak 51, KC Sangakkara 58, Ex 9)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 24.5 overs (160 balls), Extras 16
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 172/3 in 30.4 overs (KC Sangakkara 64, MS Atapattu 0)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 35.5 overs (227 balls), Extras 23
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 44.2 overs (279 balls), Extras 24
- South Africa innings
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- South Africa: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (79 balls), Extras 2
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Drinks: South Africa - 68/3 in 16.0 overs (JA Rudolph 42, AG Prince 4)
- JA Rudolph: 50 off 59 balls (8 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 23.4 overs (144 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: South Africa - 138/5 in 33.0 overs (JM Kemp 6, MV Boucher 27)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 35.1 overs (214 balls), Extras 3
- MV Boucher: 50 off 61 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
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