South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 4Th Odi
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2011 (2011/12) · De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley · 20 January 2012
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining). AB de Villiers top-scored with 96 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Diamond Oval, Kimberley (then De Beers Diamond Oval)
- Date
- 20 January 2012
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Thisara Perera
- Captains
- AB de Villiers (South Africa), Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Sachithra Senanayake (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BR Doctrove and JD Cloete
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Sachithra Senanayake's first ODI.
South Africa batted first and made 299 for 7. AB de Villiers top-scored with 96 off 76 balls, and Graeme Smith made 68. The innings was built on a 87-run stand for the second wicket between Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers.
Chasing 300, Sri Lanka made 304 for 5. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 87 off 87 balls, and Thisara Perera made 69. Lonwabo Tsotsobe took 3 for 51 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 83-run stand for the second wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 299 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Lasith Malinga | 68 | 69 |
| Alviro Petersen | c Upul Tharanga b Rangana Herath | 37 | 39 |
| AB de Villiers | b Thisara Perera | 96 | 76 |
| Colin Ingram | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 1 | 4 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Kumar Sangakkara b Thisara Perera | 36 | 47 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Kumar Sangakkara b Rangana Herath | 5 | 12 |
| Wayne Parnell | run out (Upul Tharanga) | 21 | 17 |
| Robin Peterson | not out | 23 | 31 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 2 | 5 |
Did not bat: Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Extras 10 · Total 299 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 10 | 1 | 53 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 8 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 9 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-84 (Alviro Petersen, 13.1 ov), 2-171 (Graeme Smith, 23.5 ov), 3-172 (Colin Ingram, 24.3 ov), 4-242 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 38.4 ov), 5-250 (AB de Villiers, 40.5 ov), 6-252 (Faf du Plessis, 41.3 ov), 7-289 (Wayne Parnell, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (46) and Alviro Petersen (37) | 84 | 79 |
| second | Graeme Smith (22) and AB de Villiers (60) | 87 | 64 |
| third | AB de Villiers (0) and Colin Ingram (1) | 1 | 4 |
| fourth | Jean-Paul Duminy (36) and AB de Villiers (34) | 70 | 85 |
| fifth | AB de Villiers (2) and Faf du Plessis (5) | 8 | 13 |
| sixth | Faf du Plessis (0) and Wayne Parnell (2) | 2 | 4 |
| seventh | Robin Peterson (17) and Wayne Parnell (19) | 37 | 38 |
| eighth | Robin Peterson (6) and Vernon Philander (2) | 10 | 13 |
SRI LANKA: 304 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 87 | 87 |
| Upul Tharanga | c AB de Villiers b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 6 | 10 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Alviro Petersen b Robin Peterson | 32 | 31 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 59 | 81 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Vernon Philander | 13 | 15 |
| Thisara Perera | not out | 69 | 44 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 21 | 25 |
Did not bat: Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake
Extras 17 · Total 304 for 5
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne Morkel | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 10 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
| Vernon Philander | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Wayne Parnell | 9 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 4.4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Robin Peterson | 6 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Faf du Plessis | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Upul Tharanga, 3.1 ov), 2-100 (Kumar Sangakkara, 16.2 ov), 3-168 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 28.5 ov), 4-194 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 34.4 ov), 5-246 (Dinesh Chandimal, 40.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (11) and Upul Tharanga (6) | 17 | 19 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (49) and Kumar Sangakkara (32) | 83 | 79 |
| third | Tillakaratne Dilshan (27) and Dinesh Chandimal (36) | 68 | 75 |
| fourth | Dinesh Chandimal (12) and Lahiru Thirimanne (13) | 26 | 35 |
| fifth | Thisara Perera (34) and Dinesh Chandimal (11) | 52 | 39 |
| sixth | Angelo Mathews (21) and Thisara Perera (35) | 58 | 46 |
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