South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Odi
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2002 (2002/03) · Willowmoore Park, Benoni · 1 December 2002
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 50 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 50 balls remaining). Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 123* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Willowmoore Park, Benoni
- Date
- 1 December 2002
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 50 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Marvan Atapattu
- Captains
- Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BG Jerling and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
South Africa batted first and made 253 for 7. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 87 off 117 balls, and Lance Klusener made 60. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the sixth wicket between Shaun Pollock and Jacques Kallis.
Chasing 254, Sri Lanka made 258 for 3. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 123 not out off 121 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 71. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu, 54% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 50 balls remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 253 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 |
| Graeme Smith | b Chaminda Vaas | 16 | 31 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | b Chamila Gamage | 5 | 15 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Mahela Jayawardene b Prabath Nissanka | 87 | 117 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chamila Gamage | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Boucher | b Prabath Nissanka | 14 | 18 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Mahela Jayawardene b Sanath Jayasuriya | 39 | 49 |
| Lance Klusener | not out | 60 | 57 |
| Nicky Boje | not out | 11 | 11 |
Did not bat: Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 21 · Total 253 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Chamila Gamage | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Prabath Nissanka | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Herschelle Gibbs, 2.1 ov), 2-15 (Boeta Dippenaar, 5.5 ov), 3-28 (Graeme Smith, 8.4 ov), 4-35 (Jonty Rhodes, 9.6 ov), 5-71 (Mark Boucher, 16.4 ov), 6-152 (Shaun Pollock, 32.6 ov), 7-209 (Jacques Kallis, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (0) and Graeme Smith (2) | 3 | 8 |
| second | Boeta Dippenaar (5) and Graeme Smith (6) | 12 | 23 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (5) and Graeme Smith (7) | 13 | 17 |
| fourth | Jonty Rhodes (0) and Jacques Kallis (7) | 7 | 8 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (20) and Mark Boucher (14) | 36 | 36 |
| sixth | Shaun Pollock (39) and Jacques Kallis (31) | 81 | 98 |
| seventh | Jacques Kallis (22) and Lance Klusener (31) | 57 | 77 |
| eighth | Nicky Boje (11) and Lance Klusener (29) | 44 | 25 |
SRI LANKA: 258 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 123 | 121 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Jonty Rhodes b Makhaya Ntini | 22 | 23 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Nicky Boje b Allan Donald | 10 | 20 |
| Aravinda de Silva | b Shaun Pollock | 71 | 77 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 15 | 10 |
Did not bat: Russel Arnold, Chaminda Vaas, Chamila Gamage, Prabath Nissanka, Dilhara Fernando, Hashan Tillakaratne
Extras 17 · Total 258 for 3
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Allan Donald | 7 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 3.4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 7.5 ov), 2-73 (Kumar Sangakkara, 14.1 ov), 3-213 (Aravinda de Silva, 36.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (13) and Sanath Jayasuriya (22) | 40 | 46 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (19) and Kumar Sangakkara (10) | 33 | 39 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva (71) and Marvan Atapattu (61) | 140 | 136 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (29) and Mahela Jayawardene (15) | 45 | 29 |
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