South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 4Th Match
ICC Cricket World Cup in India - 2023 (2023/24) · Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi · 7 October 2023
South Africa won by 102 runs
South Africa won by 102 runs. Rassie van der Dussen top-scored with 108 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Date
- 7 October 2023
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 102 runs
- Player of the match
- Aiden Markram
- Captains
- Temba Bavuma (South Africa), Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- RK Illingworth and Sharfuddoula
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
South Africa batted first and made 428 for 5. Rassie van der Dussen top-scored with 108 off 110 balls, and Aiden Markram made 106. The innings was built on a 204-run stand for the second wicket between Rassie van der Dussen and Quinton de Kock, 48% of the total. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 294 across 6 ODIs.
Chasing 429, Sri Lanka made 326 all out. Charith Asalanka top-scored with 79 off 65 balls, and Kusal Mendis made 76. Gerald Coetzee took 3 for 68 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the sixth wicket between Dasun Shanaka and Charith Asalanka.
South Africa won by 102 runs. South Africa's 428 is the highest total at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
SOUTH AFRICA: 428 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temba Bavuma | lbw b Dilshan Madushanka | 8 | 5 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Matheesha Pathirana | 100 | 84 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Dunith Wellalage | 108 | 110 |
| Aiden Markram | c Kasun Rajitha b Dilshan Madushanka | 106 | 54 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Dasun Shanaka b Kasun Rajitha | 32 | 20 |
| David Miller | not out | 39 | 21 |
| Marco Jansen | not out | 12 | 7 |
Did not bat: Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Extras 23 · Total 428 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 10 | 1 | 90 | 1 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 10 | 0 | 86 | 2 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 10 | 0 | 95 | 1 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 10 | 0 | 81 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Temba Bavuma, 1.4 ov), 2-214 (Quinton de Kock, 30.4 ov), 3-264 (Rassie van der Dussen, 37.1 ov), 4-342 (Heinrich Klaasen, 43.1 ov), 5-383 (Aiden Markram, 47.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Temba Bavuma (8) and Quinton de Kock (2) | 10 | 10 |
| second | Rassie van der Dussen (96) and Quinton de Kock (98) | 204 | 174 |
| third | Rassie van der Dussen (12) and Aiden Markram (36) | 50 | 39 |
| fourth | Heinrich Klaasen (32) and Aiden Markram (40) | 78 | 36 |
| fifth | David Miller (10) and Aiden Markram (30) | 41 | 24 |
| sixth | David Miller (29) and Marco Jansen (12) | 45 | 18 |
SRI LANKA: 326 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Perera | b Marco Jansen | 7 | 15 |
| Pathum Nissanka | b Marco Jansen | 0 | 3 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Heinrich Klaasen b Kagiso Rabada | 76 | 42 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c Marco Jansen b Gerald Coetzee | 23 | 19 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Reeza Hendricks b Lungi Ngidi | 79 | 65 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Andile Phehlukwayo b Keshav Maharaj | 11 | 14 |
| Dasun Shanaka | b Keshav Maharaj | 68 | 62 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c Heinrich Klaasen b Gerald Coetzee | 0 | 1 |
| Kasun Rajitha | c Aiden Markram b Gerald Coetzee | 33 | 31 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | b Kagiso Rabada | 5 | 16 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | not out | 4 | 2 |
Extras 20 · Total 326 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 8 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| Marco Jansen | 10 | 0 | 92 | 2 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 7.5 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 10 | 0 | 62 | 2 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 9 | 0 | 68 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Pathum Nissanka, 1.1 ov), 2-67 (Kusal Perera, 7.5 ov), 3-109 (Kusal Mendis, 12.4 ov), 4-111 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 13.2 ov), 5-150 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 20.1 ov), 6-232 (Charith Asalanka, 31.6 ov), 7-233 (Dunith Wellalage, 32.2 ov), 8-291 (Dasun Shanaka, 39.4 ov), 9-322 (Kasun Rajitha, 43.4 ov), 10-326 (Matheesha Pathirana, 44.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kusal Perera (0) and Pathum Nissanka (0) | 1 | 7 |
| second | Kusal Perera (7) and Kusal Mendis (57) | 66 | 40 |
| third | Kusal Mendis (19) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (22) | 42 | 29 |
| fourth | Sadeera Samarawickrama (1) and Charith Asalanka (1) | 2 | 4 |
| fifth | Dhananjaya de Silva (11) and Charith Asalanka (26) | 39 | 41 |
| sixth | Dasun Shanaka (24) and Charith Asalanka (52) | 82 | 72 |
| seventh | Dasun Shanaka (1) and Dunith Wellalage (0) | 1 | 2 |
| eighth | Dasun Shanaka (43) and Kasun Rajitha (9) | 58 | 44 |
| ninth | Kasun Rajitha (24) and Matheesha Pathirana (5) | 31 | 24 |
| tenth | Dilshan Madushanka (4) and Matheesha Pathirana (0) | 4 | 7 |
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