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South Africa v Sri Lanka 1st Test

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 1998 (1997/98) · Newlands, Cape Town · 19 March 1998

South Africa won by 70 runs

South Africa won by 70 runs. Daryll Cullinan top-scored with 113 for South Africa. Sanath Jayasuriya took 4/53.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 1998 (1997/98)
Ground
Newlands, Cape Town
Dates
19 March 1998 to 23 March 1998
Toss
South Africa, chose to bat
Result
South Africa won by 70 runs
Player of the match
Shaun Pollock
Captains
Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Debut
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
Umpires
DL Orchard and RS Dunne
Match referee
JR Reid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Makhaya Ntini's first Test.

South Africa batted first and made 418 all out. Daryll Cullinan top-scored with 113 off 159 balls, and Shaun Pollock made 92. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 135 for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka replied with 306 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 77 off 98 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 60. Shaun Pollock took 4 for 83 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu, 42% of the total. South Africa led by 112 on first innings.

South Africa made 264 all out in their second innings. Hansie Cronje top-scored with 74 off 147 balls, and Daryll Cullinan made 68. Sanath Jayasuriya took 4 for 53 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the third wicket between Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis, 44% of the total.

Set 377 to win, Sri Lanka made 306 all out. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 71 off 200 balls, and Pramodya Wickramasinghe made 51. Allan Donald took 3 for 64 for South Africa.

South Africa won by 70 runs.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 418 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Adam Bacherc Roshan Mahanama630
Gary Kirstenlbw62136
HD Ackermanc Muthiah Muralidaran2354
Daryll Cullinanbowled113159
Hansie Cronjec Roshan Mahanama4990
Jacques Kallisc Arjuna Ranatunga313
Shaun Pollocklbw92138
Mark Boucherrun out (Roshan Mahanama)3394
Allan Donaldbowled1236
Paul Adamsst Romesh Kaluwitharana26
Makhaya Ntininot out37

Extras 20 · Total 418 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas212752
Ravindra Pushpakumara203810
Pramodya Wickramasinghe28.47753
Muthiah Muralidaran4581354
Sanath Jayasuriya61290
Aravinda de Silva40150

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Adam Bacher, 6.6 ov), 2-60 (HD Ackerman, 23.4 ov), 3-155 (Gary Kirsten, 46.6 ov), 4-251 (Hansie Cronje, 70.6 ov), 5-260 (Jacques Kallis, 75.5 ov), 6-272 (Daryll Cullinan, 78.6 ov), 7-367 (Mark Boucher, 109.2 ov), 8-402 (Allan Donald, 119.6 ov), 9-414 (Paul Adams, 123.1 ov), 10-418 (Shaun Pollock, 124.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGary Kirsten and Adam Bacher1942
secondGary Kirsten and HD Ackerman41100
thirdDaryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten95140
fourthHansie Cronje and Daryll Cullinan96144
fifthDaryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis929
sixthDaryll Cullinan and Shaun Pollock1219
seventhShaun Pollock and Mark Boucher95182
eighthAllan Donald and Shaun Pollock3564
ninthShaun Pollock and Paul Adams1219
tenthShaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini49
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 306 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyac Mark Boucher1715
Marvan Atapattuc Daryll Cullinan60129
Roshan Mahanamac Mark Boucher920
Aravinda de Silvac Mark Boucher7798
Arjuna Ranatungac HD Ackerman2026
Hashan Tillakaratnec Mark Boucher2273
Romesh Kaluwitharanalbw1341
Chaminda Vaasc Mark Boucher3060
Pramodya Wickramasinghec Lance Klusener1119
Muthiah Muralidarannot out1522
Ravindra Pushpakumarac Mark Boucher417

Extras 28 · Total 306 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Allan Donald21.37663
Shaun Pollock265834
Makhaya Ntini101571
Jacques Kallis71230
Paul Adams202622

FALL OF WICKETS

1-20 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 4.5 ov), 2-36 (Roshan Mahanama, 8.5 ov), 3-165 (Aravinda de Silva, 38.5 ov), 4-194 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 45.6 ov), 5-195 (Marvan Atapattu, 47.1 ov), 6-219 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 61.4 ov), 7-241 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 69.6 ov), 8-270 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 75.5 ov), 9-300 (Chaminda Vaas, 79.4 ov), 10-306 (Ravindra Pushpakumara, 84.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya2029
secondRoshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu1624
thirdAravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu129180
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu2943
fifthHashan Tillakaratne and Marvan Atapattu17
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharana2487
seventhHashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas2250
eighthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Chaminda Vaas2935
ninthMuthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas3023
tenthMuthiah Muralidaran and Ravindra Pushpakumara629
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 264 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gary Kirstenc Roshan Mahanama1528
Adam Bacherc Romesh Kaluwitharana02
Jacques Kallisst Romesh Kaluwitharana49140
Daryll Cullinanc Hashan Tillakaratne68123
Hansie Cronjec Muthiah Muralidaran74147
Mark Boucherc Sanath Jayasuriya1032
HD Ackermanlbw854
Shaun Pollockst Romesh Kaluwitharana638
Allan Donaldc Ravindra Pushpakumara1850
Paul Adamsc Romesh Kaluwitharana36
Makhaya Ntininot out03

Extras 13 · Total 264 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas113412
Ravindra Pushpakumara80240
Pramodya Wickramasinghe81240
Muthiah Muralidaran41101084
Aravinda de Silva1100
Sanath Jayasuriya337534
Marvan Atapattu1070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Adam Bacher, 2.2 ov), 2-18 (Gary Kirsten, 8.1 ov), 3-134 (Jacques Kallis, 44.3 ov), 4-146 (Daryll Cullinan, 53.2 ov), 5-166 (Mark Boucher, 61.5 ov), 6-188 (HD Ackerman, 75.4 ov), 7-219 (Shaun Pollock, 86.5 ov), 8-256 (Hansie Cronje, 98.4 ov), 9-260 (Paul Adams, 101.3 ov), 10-264 (Allan Donald, 102.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGary Kirsten and Adam Bacher514
secondGary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis1335
thirdDaryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis116218
fourthHansie Cronje and Daryll Cullinan1253
fifthHansie Cronje and Mark Boucher2051
sixthHansie Cronje and HD Ackerman2283
seventhHansie Cronje and Shaun Pollock3167
eighthHansie Cronje and Allan Donald3771
ninthAllan Donald and Paul Adams417
tenthAllan Donald and Makhaya Ntini49
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 306 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyalbw07
Marvan Atapattuc Paul Adams71200
Roshan Mahanamac Jacques Kallis1129
Aravinda de Silvac Jacques Kallis3762
Arjuna Ranatungac Gary Kirsten4393
Hashan Tillakaratnelbw1356
Romesh Kaluwitharanabowled4561
Chaminda Vaasc Mark Boucher01
Pramodya Wickramasinghebowled5145
Muthiah Muralidaranrun out (Daryll Cullinan)1014
Ravindra Pushpakumaranot out915

Extras 16 · Total 306 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Allan Donald204643
Shaun Pollock233772
Jacques Kallis155451
Makhaya Ntini5.30171
Paul Adams273902
Hansie Cronje5350

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.1 ov), 2-27 (Roshan Mahanama, 11.6 ov), 3-98 (Aravinda de Silva, 33.4 ov), 4-171 (Marvan Atapattu, 62.3 ov), 5-175 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 65.1 ov), 6-234 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 82.2 ov), 7-234 (Chaminda Vaas, 82.3 ov), 8-239 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 83.3 ov), 9-287 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 90.4 ov), 10-306 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 95.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya313
secondRoshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu2459
thirdAravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu71130
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu73173
fifthArjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne416
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharana59103
seventhRomesh Kaluwitharana and Chaminda Vaas01
eighthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Romesh Kaluwitharana56
ninthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Muthiah Muralidaran4843
tenthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Ravindra Pushpakumara1929
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