South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2011 (2011/12) · Boland Park, Paarl · 11 January 2012
South Africa won by 258 runs
South Africa won by 258 runs. Hashim Amla top-scored with 112 for South Africa. Lasith Malinga took 5/54.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Boland Park, Paarl
- Date
- 11 January 2012
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 258 runs
- Player of the match
- Morne Morkel
- Captains
- AB de Villiers (South Africa), Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BR Doctrove and M Erasmus
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 301 for 8. Hashim Amla top-scored with 112 off 128 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 72. Lasith Malinga took 5 for 54 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 144-run stand for the second wicket between Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla, 48% of the total. From 279 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 300 for 8.
Chasing 302, Sri Lanka made 43 all out. Kosala Kulasekara top-scored with 19 off 46 balls. Morne Morkel took 4 for 10 for South Africa. From 0 for 0 they lost 7 wickets for 24 runs, to 24 for 7.
South Africa won by 258 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Boland Park across the 17 ODIs in our archive.
SOUTH AFRICA: 301 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | c Kumar Sangakkara b Lasith Malinga | 112 | 128 |
| Graeme Smith | c Kumar Sangakkara b Lasith Malinga | 6 | 8 |
| Jacques Kallis | run out (Mahela Jayawardene) | 72 | 80 |
| AB de Villiers | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 52 | 40 |
| Albie Morkel | c Angelo Mathews b Lasith Malinga | 25 | 17 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c & b Ajantha Mendis | 1 | 2 |
| Faf du Plessis | b Lasith Malinga | 10 | 13 |
| Robin Peterson | not out | 4 | 9 |
| Dale Steyn | b Lasith Malinga | 1 | 2 |
| Morne Morkel | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Extras 17 · Total 301 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 54 | 5 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kosala Kulasekara | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 8 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Graeme Smith, 2.4 ov), 2-153 (Jacques Kallis, 28.3 ov), 3-244 (AB de Villiers, 40.3 ov), 4-279 (Albie Morkel, 45.2 ov), 5-279 (Hashim Amla, 45.3 ov), 6-283 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 46.4 ov), 7-298 (Faf du Plessis, 49.2 ov), 8-300 (Dale Steyn, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (2) and Graeme Smith (6) | 9 | 16 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (72) and Hashim Amla (65) | 144 | 155 |
| third | Hashim Amla (35) and AB de Villiers (52) | 91 | 72 |
| fourth | Albie Morkel (25) and Hashim Amla (10) | 35 | 29 |
| fifth | Hashim Amla (0) and Jean-Paul Duminy (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Jean-Paul Duminy (1) and Faf du Plessis (3) | 4 | 7 |
| seventh | Robin Peterson (3) and Faf du Plessis (7) | 15 | 16 |
| eighth | Robin Peterson (1) and Dale Steyn (1) | 2 | 3 |
| ninth | Robin Peterson (0) and Morne Morkel (1) | 1 | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 43 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c AB de Villiers b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 0 | 2 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Morne Morkel | 0 | 2 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 4 | 14 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 4 | 7 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Faf du Plessis b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 2 | 16 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Robin Peterson b Morne Morkel | 0 | 2 |
| Kosala Kulasekara | c Robin Peterson b Morne Morkel | 19 | 46 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Faf du Plessis b Dale Steyn | 6 | 11 |
| Lasith Malinga | b Robin Peterson | 1 | 9 |
| Ajantha Mendis | not out | 3 | 13 |
| Dilhara Fernando | lbw b Robin Peterson | 0 | 1 |
Extras 4 · Total 43 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne Morkel | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 6 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| Dale Steyn | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Albie Morkel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robin Peterson | 3.1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Upul Tharanga, 0.2 ov), 2-4 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1.2 ov), 3-8 (Dinesh Chandimal, 3.3 ov), 4-9 (Kumar Sangakkara, 4.4 ov), 5-9 (Angelo Mathews, 4.6 ov), 6-13 (Mahela Jayawardene, 7.5 ov), 7-24 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 10.4 ov), 8-33 (Lasith Malinga, 14.4 ov), 9-43 (Kosala Kulasekara, 19.5 ov), 10-43 (Dilhara Fernando, 20.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Upul Tharanga (0) | 0 | 2 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (4) | 4 | 6 |
| third | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (4) | 4 | 13 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 1 | 7 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Angelo Mathews (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Mahela Jayawardene (2) and Kosala Kulasekara (2) | 4 | 17 |
| seventh | Nuwan Kulasekara (6) and Kosala Kulasekara (3) | 11 | 18 |
| eighth | Lasith Malinga (1) and Kosala Kulasekara (7) | 9 | 25 |
| ninth | Kosala Kulasekara (7) and Ajantha Mendis (3) | 10 | 31 |
| tenth | Dilhara Fernando (0) and Ajantha Mendis (0) | 0 | 2 |
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