South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 5Th Odi
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2011 (2011/12) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 22 January 2012
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining). Graeme Smith top-scored with 125 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
- Date
- 22 January 2012
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Captains
- AB de Villiers (South Africa), Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
South Africa batted first and made 312 for 4. AB de Villiers top-scored with 125 not out off 98 balls, and Graeme Smith made 125. The innings was built on a 186-run stand for the third wicket between Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers, 60% of the total.
Chasing 313, Sri Lanka made 314 for 8. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 102 off 97 balls, and Lahiru Thirimanne made 69. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the fourth wicket between Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne.
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 312 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | c Dinesh Chandimal b Lasith Malinga | 125 | 143 |
| Alviro Petersen | c Angelo Mathews b Lasith Malinga | 6 | 7 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Angelo Mathews b Sachithra Senanayake | 24 | 39 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 125 | 98 |
| Albie Morkel | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thisara Perera) | 18 | 11 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | not out | 5 | 2 |
Did not bat: Colin Ingram, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Extras 9 · Total 312 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 79 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 7 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 9 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Alviro Petersen, 3.4 ov), 2-70 (Faf du Plessis, 17.1 ov), 3-256 (Graeme Smith, 45.1 ov), 4-289 (Albie Morkel, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (4) and Alviro Petersen (6) | 10 | 22 |
| second | Graeme Smith (32) and Faf du Plessis (24) | 60 | 81 |
| third | Graeme Smith (89) and AB de Villiers (92) | 186 | 168 |
| fourth | Albie Morkel (18) and AB de Villiers (15) | 33 | 20 |
| fifth | Jean-Paul Duminy (5) and AB de Villiers (18) | 23 | 8 |
SRI LANKA: 314 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c AB de Villiers b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 41 | 49 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 46 | 39 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Robin Peterson b Jean-Paul Duminy | 102 | 97 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c AB de Villiers b Wayne Parnell | 20 | 35 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Albie Morkel b Robin Peterson | 69 | 63 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Robin Peterson b Wayne Parnell | 6 | 5 |
| Thisara Perera | c Faf du Plessis b Jean-Paul Duminy | 2 | 8 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | b Robin Peterson | 0 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | not out | 6 | 2 |
Did not bat: Lasith Malinga
Extras 21 · Total 314 for 8
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne Morkel | 9.1 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 7 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 6.5 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Wayne Parnell | 10 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Albie Morkel | 10 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| Robin Peterson | 6.5 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-72 (Upul Tharanga, 9.6 ov), 2-119 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 18.6 ov), 3-175 (Dinesh Chandimal, 29.5 ov), 4-275 (Kumar Sangakkara, 44.2 ov), 5-294 (Angelo Mathews, 46.2 ov), 6-307 (Thisara Perera, 48.6 ov), 7-307 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 49.1 ov), 8-308 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (20) and Upul Tharanga (46) | 72 | 60 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (21) and Kumar Sangakkara (20) | 47 | 54 |
| third | Kumar Sangakkara (32) and Dinesh Chandimal (20) | 56 | 66 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara (50) and Lahiru Thirimanne (47) | 100 | 87 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (6) and Lahiru Thirimanne (13) | 19 | 12 |
| sixth | Thisara Perera (2) and Lahiru Thirimanne (9) | 13 | 16 |
| seventh | Nuwan Kulasekara (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (1) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 1 | 2 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (0) and Sachithra Senanayake (6) | 6 | 2 |
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