Sri Lanka Vs South Africa 1St Odi
South Africa tour of Sri Lanka - 2014 (2014) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 6 July 2014
South Africa won by 75 runs
South Africa won by 75 runs. Hashim Amla top-scored with 109 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 6 July 2014
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 75 runs
- Player of the match
- Hashim Amla
- Captains
- AB de Villiers (South Africa), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- REJ Martinesz and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 304 for 5. Hashim Amla top-scored with 109 off 130 balls, and AB de Villiers made 75. Ajantha Mendis took 3 for 61 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 151-run stand for the third wicket between Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers, 50% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 245 across 35 ODIs.
Chasing 305, Sri Lanka made 229 all out. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 88 off 84 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 40. Imran Tahir took 3 for 50 for South Africa.
South Africa won by 75 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 304 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 109 | 130 |
| Quinton de Kock | b Angelo Mathews | 27 | 35 |
| Jacques Kallis | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 0 | 2 |
| AB de Villiers | c Nuwan Kulasekara b Ajantha Mendis | 75 | 70 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Sachithra Senanayake | 16 | 25 |
| David Miller | not out | 36 | 21 |
| Ryan McLaren | not out | 22 | 18 |
Did not bat: Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir
Extras 19 · Total 304 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 6 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 10 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-58 (Quinton de Kock, 12.5 ov), 2-60 (Jacques Kallis, 13.2 ov), 3-211 (AB de Villiers, 35.6 ov), 4-239 (Hashim Amla, 41.5 ov), 5-249 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 44.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (23) and Quinton de Kock (27) | 58 | 77 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (0) and Hashim Amla (1) | 2 | 3 |
| third | Hashim Amla (67) and AB de Villiers (75) | 151 | 137 |
| fourth | Hashim Amla (18) and Jean-Paul Duminy (10) | 28 | 35 |
| fifth | Jean-Paul Duminy (6) and David Miller (4) | 10 | 16 |
| sixth | Ryan McLaren (22) and David Miller (32) | 55 | 33 |
SRI LANKA: 229 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel | 40 | 46 |
| Kusal Perera | c Morne Morkel b Vernon Philander | 34 | 33 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Faf du Plessis b Ryan McLaren | 88 | 84 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Quinton de Kock b Imran Tahir | 10 | 16 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | c Jacques Kallis b Imran Tahir | 5 | 8 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel | 13 | 13 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | b Ryan McLaren | 15 | 26 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | b Dale Steyn | 1 | 3 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | b Imran Tahir | 6 | 5 |
| Ajantha Mendis | c Ryan McLaren b Dale Steyn | 0 | 7 |
| Lasith Malinga | not out | 6 | 4 |
Extras 11 · Total 229 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 7.3 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Vernon Philander | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 7 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Ryan McLaren | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Imran Tahir | 7 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (Kusal Perera, 7.6 ov), 2-98 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 16.3 ov), 3-122 (Mahela Jayawardene, 22.1 ov), 4-138 (Ashan Priyanjan, 24.3 ov), 5-164 (Angelo Mathews, 29.1 ov), 6-216 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 37.1 ov), 7-217 (Kumar Sangakkara, 37.3 ov), 8-223 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 38.2 ov), 9-223 (Sachithra Senanayake, 39.2 ov), 10-229 (Ajantha Mendis, 40.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (13) and Kusal Perera (34) | 50 | 49 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (27) and Kumar Sangakkara (20) | 48 | 51 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (10) and Kumar Sangakkara (14) | 24 | 34 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara (9) and Ashan Priyanjan (5) | 16 | 15 |
| fifth | Kumar Sangakkara (12) and Angelo Mathews (13) | 26 | 28 |
| sixth | Kumar Sangakkara (33) and Lahiru Thirimanne (15) | 52 | 48 |
| seventh | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Nuwan Kulasekara (1) | 1 | 2 |
| eighth | Nuwan Kulasekara (0) and Sachithra Senanayake (6) | 6 | 5 |
| ninth | Ajantha Mendis (0) and Sachithra Senanayake (0) | 0 | 6 |
| tenth | Lasith Malinga (6) and Ajantha Mendis (0) | 6 | 7 |
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