South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 4Th Odi
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2016 (2016/17) · Newlands, Cape Town · 7 February 2017
South Africa won by 40 runs
South Africa won by 40 runs. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 185 for South Africa. Wayne Parnell took 4/58.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Date
- 7 February 2017
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 40 runs
- Player of the match
- Faf du Plessis
- Captains
- AB de Villiers (South Africa), Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- AT Holdstock and RK Illingworth
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 367 for 5. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 185 off 141 balls, and AB de Villiers made 64. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the third wicket between AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Newlands, 267 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 368, Sri Lanka made 327 all out. Upul Tharanga top-scored with 119 off 90 balls, and Niroshan Dickwella made 58. Wayne Parnell took 4 for 58 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 139-run stand for the first wicket between Upul Tharanga and Niroshan Dickwella, 43% of the total. From 307 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 20 runs, to 327 for 10.
South Africa won by 40 runs. South Africa's 367 is the highest total at Newlands. Faf du Plessis's 185 is the highest individual score at Newlands.
SOUTH AFRICA: 367 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | c Asela Gunaratne b Lahiru Kumara | 1 | 9 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Upul Tharanga b Sachith Pathirana | 55 | 46 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Asela Gunaratne b Lahiru Madushanka | 185 | 141 |
| AB de Villiers | b Sachith Pathirana | 64 | 62 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Kumara | 20 | 22 |
| Farhaan Behardien | not out | 36 | 20 |
| Wayne Parnell | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Dwaine Pretorius, Imran Tahir, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi
Extras 5 · Total 367 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10 | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 7 | 0 | 73 | 2 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 10 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 8 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| Sachith Pathirana | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Asela Gunaratne | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Hashim Amla, 1.5 ov), 2-103 (Quinton de Kock, 16.2 ov), 3-240 (AB de Villiers, 36.1 ov), 4-287 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 43.3 ov), 5-361 (Faf du Plessis, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (1) and Quinton de Kock (2) | 3 | 11 |
| second | Faf du Plessis (47) and Quinton de Kock (53) | 100 | 87 |
| third | AB de Villiers (64) and Faf du Plessis (70) | 137 | 120 |
| fourth | Jean-Paul Duminy (20) and Faf du Plessis (27) | 47 | 44 |
| fifth | Faf du Plessis (41) and Farhaan Behardien (31) | 74 | 35 |
| sixth | Farhaan Behardien (5) and Wayne Parnell (1) | 6 | 4 |
SRI LANKA: 327 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharanga | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Wayne Parnell | 119 | 90 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Farhaan Behardien b Dwaine Pretorius | 58 | 47 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Quinton de Kock b Wayne Parnell | 29 | 34 |
| Sandun Weerakkody | c Wayne Parnell b Imran Tahir | 58 | 51 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | lbw b Kagiso Rabada | 5 | 14 |
| Asela Gunaratne | c Hashim Amla b Kagiso Rabada | 38 | 31 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | lbw b Imran Tahir | 1 | 2 |
| Sachith Pathirana | c Quinton de Kock b Dwaine Pretorius | 1 | 3 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | c Dwaine Pretorius b Wayne Parnell | 6 | 8 |
| Lahiru Kumara | not out | 1 | 7 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | b Wayne Parnell | 1 | 2 |
Extras 10 · Total 327 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Parnell | 9.1 | 0 | 58 | 4 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 8 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 9 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
| Imran Tahir | 10 | 0 | 76 | 2 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 10 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Farhaan Behardien | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-139 (Niroshan Dickwella, 16.1 ov), 2-203 (Kusal Mendis, 27.2 ov), 3-216 (Upul Tharanga, 29.1 ov), 4-228 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 33.5 ov), 5-307 (Asela Gunaratne, 43.4 ov), 6-308 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 44.1 ov), 7-317 (Sandun Weerakkody, 44.6 ov), 8-325 (Sachith Pathirana, 45.6 ov), 9-325 (Lahiru Madushanka, 46.4 ov), 10-327 (Lakshan Sandakan, 48.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Upul Tharanga (75) and Niroshan Dickwella (58) | 139 | 97 |
| second | Upul Tharanga (34) and Kusal Mendis (29) | 64 | 67 |
| third | Upul Tharanga (10) and Sandun Weerakkody (3) | 13 | 11 |
| fourth | Dhananjaya de Silva (5) and Sandun Weerakkody (7) | 12 | 28 |
| fifth | Asela Gunaratne (38) and Sandun Weerakkody (40) | 79 | 59 |
| sixth | Nuwan Kulasekara (1) and Sandun Weerakkody (0) | 1 | 3 |
| seventh | Sachith Pathirana (1) and Sandun Weerakkody (8) | 9 | 5 |
| eighth | Sachith Pathirana (0) and Lahiru Madushanka (6) | 8 | 6 |
| ninth | Lahiru Madushanka (0) and Lahiru Kumara (0) | 0 | 4 |
| tenth | Lakshan Sandakan (1) and Lahiru Kumara (1) | 2 | 9 |
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