South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 14Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 1992 (1991/92) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 2 March 1992
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining). Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 68 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Date
- 2 March 1992
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
- Player of the match
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Captains
- Kepler Wessels (South Africa), Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Mark Rushmere (South Africa), Omar Henry (South Africa)
- Umpires
- Khizer Hayat and SJ Woodward
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Mark Rushmere and Omar Henry played their first ODIs.
South Africa batted first and made 195 all out. Peter Kirsten top-scored with 47 off 81 balls, and Kepler Wessels made 40. Don Anurasiri took 3 for 41 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 87-run stand for the second wicket between Kepler Wessels and Peter Kirsten, 45% of the total.
Chasing 196, Sri Lanka made 198 for 7. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 68 off 121 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 64. Allan Donald took 3 for 42 for South Africa.
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 195 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler Wessels | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 40 | 94 |
| Adrian Kuiper | bowled | 18 | 44 |
| Peter Kirsten | c Chandika Hathurusinghe | 47 | 81 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 28 | 21 |
| Mark Rushmere | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 9 |
| Hansie Cronje | st Hashan Tillakaratne | 3 | 6 |
| Richard Snell | bowled | 9 | 5 |
| Brian McMillan | not out | 18 | 22 |
| David Richardson | run out | 0 | – |
| Omar Henry | c Ruwan Kalpage | 11 | 13 |
| Allan Donald | run out | 3 | 6 |
Extras 14 · Total 195 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaka Ramanayake | 9 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Don Anurasiri | 10 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (Adrian Kuiper), 2-114 (Peter Kirsten), 3-114 (Kepler Wessels), 4-128 (Mark Rushmere), 5-149 (Hansie Cronje), 6-153 (Jonty Rhodes), 7-165 (Richard Snell), 8-165 (David Richardson), 9-186 (Omar Henry), 10-195 (Allan Donald)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kepler Wessels and Adrian Kuiper | 27 |
| second | Kepler Wessels and Peter Kirsten | 87 |
| third | Kepler Wessels and Jonty Rhodes | 0 |
| fourth | Mark Rushmere and Jonty Rhodes | 14 |
| fifth | Hansie Cronje and Jonty Rhodes | 21 |
| sixth | Richard Snell and Jonty Rhodes | 4 |
| seventh | Richard Snell and Brian McMillan | 12 |
| eighth | David Richardson and Brian McMillan | 0 |
| ninth | Omar Henry and Brian McMillan | 21 |
| tenth | Allan Donald and Brian McMillan | 9 |
SRI LANKA: 198 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c David Richardson | 68 | 121 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | c Kepler Wessels | 5 | 9 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | lbw | 0 | 4 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 7 | 16 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Mark Rushmere | 17 | 63 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 64 | 73 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | st David Richardson | 3 | 7 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | run out (David Richardson, Peter Kirsten) | 5 | 11 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | not out | 4 | 2 |
Did not bat: Don Anurasiri, Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Extras 25 · Total 198 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McMillan | 10 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| Allan Donald | 9.5 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Richard Snell | 10 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Omar Henry | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Adrian Kuiper | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Peter Kirsten | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 2-12 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-35 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-87 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-154 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-168 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 7-189 (Ruwan Kalpage, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusinghe | 11 | – |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 1 | – |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 23 | – |
| fourth | Roshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne | 52 | – |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 67 | – |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya | 14 | – |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ruwan Kalpage | 21 | – |
| eighth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Champaka Ramanayake | 9 | 4 |
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