South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 9Th Match
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · County Ground, Northampton · 19 May 1999
South Africa won by 89 runs
South Africa won by 89 runs. Lance Klusener top-scored with 52* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- County Ground, Northampton
- Date
- 19 May 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 89 runs
- Player of the match
- Lance Klusener
- Captains
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- SA Bucknor and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
South Africa batted first and made 199 for 9. Lance Klusener top-scored with 52 not out off 45 balls, and Daryll Cullinan made 49. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 25 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 200, Sri Lanka made 110 all out. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 36 off 71 balls. Lance Klusener took 3 for 21 for South Africa. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 14 runs, to 14 for 4.
South Africa won by 89 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at County Ground across the 2 ODIs in our archive. Sri Lanka's 110 all out is the lowest completed total at County Ground. Lance Klusener's 52 not out is the highest individual score at County Ground.
SOUTH AFRICA: 199 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | b Chaminda Vaas | 14 | 14 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 15 |
| Mark Boucher | b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 1 | 10 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Roshan Mahanama b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 12 | 26 |
| Daryll Cullinan | c Chaminda Vaas b Muthiah Muralidaran | 49 | 82 |
| Hansie Cronje | run out (Mahela Jayawardene, Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 8 | 21 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muthiah Muralidaran | 17 | 25 |
| Shaun Pollock | c & b Muthiah Muralidaran | 2 | 9 |
| Lance Klusener | not out | 52 | 45 |
| Steve Elworthy | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 23 | 40 |
| Allan Donald | not out | 3 | 16 |
Extras 13 · Total 199 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Upul Chandana | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Gary Kirsten, 3.3 ov), 2-24 (Herschelle Gibbs, 5.5 ov), 3-24 (Mark Boucher, 6.3 ov), 4-53 (Jacques Kallis, 14.5 ov), 5-69 (Hansie Cronje, 20.4 ov), 6-103 (Jonty Rhodes, 28.2 ov), 7-115 (Shaun Pollock, 32.2 ov), 8-122 (Daryll Cullinan, 34.2 ov), 9-166 (Steve Elworthy, 45.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten (14) and Herschelle Gibbs (5) | 22 | 21 |
| second | Herschelle Gibbs (0) and Mark Boucher (1) | 2 | 15 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (0) and Mark Boucher (0) | 0 | 4 |
| fourth | Daryll Cullinan (15) and Jacques Kallis (12) | 29 | 50 |
| fifth | Hansie Cronje (7) and Daryll Cullinan (5) | 16 | 36 |
| sixth | Jonty Rhodes (17) and Daryll Cullinan (17) | 34 | 46 |
| seventh | Daryll Cullinan (10) and Shaun Pollock (2) | 12 | 24 |
| eighth | Daryll Cullinan (2) and Lance Klusener (5) | 7 | 12 |
| ninth | Lance Klusener (17) and Steve Elworthy (23) | 44 | 67 |
| tenth | Allan Donald (3) and Lance Klusener (30) | 33 | 27 |
SRI LANKA: 110 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | b Jacques Kallis | 5 | 14 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Daryll Cullinan b Jacques Kallis | 5 | 10 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 1 | 10 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 8 |
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 36 | 71 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 7 | 19 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Jacques Kallis b Steve Elworthy | 22 | 32 |
| Upul Chandana | c Daryll Cullinan b Lance Klusener | 9 | 22 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Shaun Pollock b Lance Klusener | 1 | 10 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | b Lance Klusener | 6 | 17 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 17 · Total 110 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Steve Elworthy | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Allan Donald | 6 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Lance Klusener | 5.2 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 3.3 ov), 2-13 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 3.6 ov), 3-14 (Marvan Atapattu, 5.5 ov), 4-14 (Aravinda de Silva, 6.6 ov), 5-31 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 13.2 ov), 6-66 (Mahela Jayawardene, 22.1 ov), 7-87 (Upul Chandana, 27.6 ov), 8-98 (Chaminda Vaas, 31.1 ov), 9-110 (Roshan Mahanama, 34.6 ov), 10-110 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 35.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (5) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (5) | 12 | 22 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (1) and Sanath Jayasuriya (0) | 1 | 3 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva (1) and Marvan Atapattu (0) | 1 | 10 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva (0) and Roshan Mahanama (0) | 0 | 7 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga (7) and Roshan Mahanama (4) | 17 | 39 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama (10) and Mahela Jayawardene (22) | 35 | 53 |
| seventh | Roshan Mahanama (9) and Upul Chandana (9) | 21 | 34 |
| eighth | Roshan Mahanama (7) and Chaminda Vaas (1) | 11 | 19 |
| ninth | Roshan Mahanama (6) and Pramodya Wickramasinghe (6) | 12 | 23 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe (0) and Muthiah Muralidaran (0) | 0 | 2 |
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