South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 6Th Match
VB Series Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2006 (2005/06) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 24 January 2006
South Africa won by 9 runs
South Africa won by 9 runs. Boeta Dippenaar top-scored with 125* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 24 January 2006
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 9 runs
- Player of the match
- Boeta Dippenaar
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and DJ Harper
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 263 for 5. Boeta Dippenaar top-scored with 125 not out off 145 balls, and Herschelle Gibbs made 68. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the fourth wicket between Herschelle Gibbs and Boeta Dippenaar, 45% of the total.
Chasing 264, Sri Lanka made 254 for 8. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 82 not out off 108 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 52. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan, 42% of the total.
South Africa won by 9 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 263 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeta Dippenaar | not out | 125 | 145 |
| Graeme Smith | st Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 28 | 50 |
| Johan van der Wath | c Russel Arnold b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Rudolph | c & b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 11 | 27 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | b Ruchira Perera | 68 | 65 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Marvan Atapattu b Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 8 |
| Justin Kemp | not out | 6 | 4 |
Did not bat: Johan Botha, Mark Boucher, Andrew Hall, Ashwell Prince
Extras 17 · Total 263 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 55 | 0 |
| Ruchira Perera | 7 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 8 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Boeta Dippenaar (39) and Graeme Smith (28) | 72 | 110 |
| second | Boeta Dippenaar (0) and Johan van der Wath (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Boeta Dippenaar (18) and Jacques Rudolph (11) | 29 | 44 |
| fourth | Herschelle Gibbs (68) and Boeta Dippenaar (43) | 119 | 118 |
| fifth | Shaun Pollock (8) and Boeta Dippenaar (21) | 29 | 19 |
| sixth | Boeta Dippenaar (4) and Justin Kemp (6) | 14 | 8 |
SRI LANKA: 254 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | st Mark Boucher b Andrew Hall | 37 | 30 |
| Jehan Mubarak | c Ashwell Prince b Shaun Pollock | 4 | 19 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c & b Johan van der Wath | 23 | 31 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 82 | 108 |
| Marvan Atapattu | run out (Mark Boucher) | 23 | 40 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Johan van der Wath | 52 | 52 |
| Russel Arnold | b Andrew Hall | 11 | 11 |
| Malinga Bandara | run out (Andrew Hall) | 0 | 1 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Johan Botha b Shaun Pollock | 9 | 7 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 0 | 3 |
Did not bat: Ruchira Perera
Extras 13 · Total 254 for 8
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 1 | 51 | 2 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 10 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| Johan van der Wath | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Andrew Hall | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Johan Botha | 9 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (6) and Jehan Mubarak (4) | 11 | 29 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (31) and Kumar Sangakkara (23) | 57 | 50 |
| third | Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 0 | 7 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (23) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (21) | 49 | 72 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (52) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (53) | 107 | 107 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (11) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (6) | 18 | 20 |
| seventh | Malinga Bandara (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (9) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (2) | 11 | 9 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) | 1 | 6 |
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