- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR18.2 Muralitharan to Smith, OUT (Stumped) , flighted on the off, spins away beating the forward push, Sangakara has the bails off, TV umpire called, replay has the back foot just in the air 72/118.3 Muralitharan to van der Wath, OUT (Caught), pinch hitter sent in, gets well forward, sharp turn, gets the inside edge, loops to short leg 72/225.5 Dilshan to Rudolph, OUT (Caught), gets it on the leg, goes on the sweep, top edge to the on side of the pitch, Dilshan runs across, dives and takes 101/345.3 Perera to Gibbs, OUT (Bowled), gets the off cutter outside leg, drives, to the on side, misses, clips the leg stump and is bowled around the legs 220/448.4 Kulasekara to Pollock, OUT (Caught), full on the off, drives with timing, inches above the ground, Atapattu dives forward and takes a beauty at cover 249/5Extras17 (b 2, lb 11, w 4)TOTAL263/5 (50 Overs, RR: 5.26)Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Graeme Smith, 18.2 ov), 2-72 (Johan van der Wath, 18.3 ov), 3-101 (Jacques Rudolph, 25.5 ov), 4-220 (Herschelle Gibbs, 45.3 ov), 5-249 (Shaun Pollock, 48.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WPUJC Vaas 10 1 55 0 5.50 33 6 0 0 0 PDRL Perera 7 0 45 1 6.42 21 6 0 0 0 KMDN Kulasekara 9 1 35 1 3.88 31 1 0 0 0 M Muralidaran 10 0 45 2 4.50 28 0 1 1 0 TM Dilshan 8 0 43 1 5.37 18 0 2 0 0 ST Jayasuriya 6 0 27 0 4.50 14 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.5 Pollock to Mubarak, OUT (Caught), gets the short one, angled into the body, gets on the pull but a bit cramped up, drags it gently to midwicket 11/113 Hall to Jayasuriya, OUT (Stumped), leg side ball, clips the pads, brilliant take by Boucher, Jaya crosses the legs, bails oare off, TV shows the foot is just above the ground 68/214.1 van der Wath to Sangakkara, OUT (Caught), gets the slower ball, pushes forward, loops to the bowler 68/326.2 Botha to Atapattu, OUT (Run Out), pushes forward, beaten by the turn, appeal turned down for LBW, Atapattu sets off for a run, with Boucher holding the ball, throws one handed and hits, TV has him well run out 117/444.1 van der Wath to Jayawardene, OUT (Bowled) looks to drive, gets the slower ball, off cutter, inside edge into the leg stump 224/547.2 Langeveldt to Arnold, OUT (Bowled), gets another yorker, tries to play to the off side, gets through into the off stump 242/647.3 Langeveldt to Bandara, OUT (Run Out) The Super Sub comes in, gets the yorker, Hall follows up, Bandara wants a run, direct under arm hit from Hall, TV has him well short 242/748.6 Pollock to Vaas, OUT (Caught), goes long on the on side, in the air, Botha gets round, and takes it under pressure 253/8Extras13 (lb 6, nb 2, w 5)TOTAL254/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.08)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Jehan Mubarak, 4.5 ov), 2-68 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 12.6 ov), 3-68 (Kumar Sangakkara, 14.1 ov), 4-117 (Marvan Atapattu, 26.2 ov), 5-224 (Mahela Jayawardene, 44.1 ov), 6-242 (Russel Arnold, 47.2 ov), 7-242 (Malinga Bandara, 47.3 ov), 8-253 (Chaminda Vaas, 48.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Pollock 10 1 51 2 5.10 32 6 0 1 0 CK Langeveldt 10 0 62 0 6.20 27 4 2 1 1 JJ van der Wath 10 1 37 2 3.70 35 2 0 0 1 AJ Hall 10 1 38 2 3.80 37 2 0 1 0 J Botha 9 0 53 0 5.88 14 2 0 2 0 GC Smith 1 0 7 0 7.00 0 0 0 0 0
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
Match Notes
- South Africa innings
- Power Play 2 - 11 to 16
- South Africa: 50 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: South Africa - 59/0 in 16.0 overs (GC Smith 24, HH Dippenaar 34)
- Power Play 3 - 16 to 20
- HH Dippenaar: 50 off 72 balls (2 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 25.3 overs (153 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: South Africa - 122/3 in 33.0 overs (HH Dippenaar 67, HH Gibbs 11)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 37.5 overs (228 balls), Extras 10
- HH Gibbs: 50 off 54 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 42.4 overs (257 balls), Extras 11
- HH Dippenaar: 100 off 130 balls (3 x 4)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 48.5 overs (294 balls), Extras 13
- Sri Lanka innings
- Power Play 2 taken, 11 to 15
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (71 balls), Extras 3
- Power Play 3 taken, 16 to 20
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 75/3 in 16.0 overs (TM Dilshan 1, MS Atapattu 2)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (144 balls), Extras 8
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 31.4 overs (195 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 158/4 in 34.0 overs (TM Dilshan 40, DPMD Jayawardene 21)
- TM Dilshan: 50 off 67 balls (3 x 4)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 48 balls (4 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 48.2 overs (297 balls), Extras 12
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 40.4 overs (250 balls), Extras 11
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