South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
Emirates Triangular Tournament England, South Africa, Sri Lanka in England - 1998 (1998) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 14 August 1998
Sri Lanka won by 57 runs
Sri Lanka won by 57 runs. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 58 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Date
- 14 August 1998
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 57 runs
- Player of the match
- Pramodya Wickramasinghe
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
- Umpires
- B Dudleston and P Willey
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 258 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 58 off 91 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 40. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 54 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the first wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana.
Chasing 259, South Africa made 201 all out. Pat Symcox top-scored with 58 off 87 balls, and Jonty Rhodes made 54. Pramodya Wickramasinghe took 3 for 20 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the sixth wicket between Jonty Rhodes and Pat Symcox, 50% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 57 runs.
SRI LANKA: 258 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mark Boucher | 36 | 38 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Hansie Cronje | 33 | 39 |
| Marvan Atapattu | st Mark Boucher | 40 | 60 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Gary Kirsten | 12 | 9 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Mike Rindel) | 58 | 91 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Mark Boucher | 5 | 15 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | lbw | 14 | 25 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | bowled | 8 | 6 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Mark Boucher | 9 | 8 |
| Suresh Perera | not out | 0 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Steve Elworthy | 4 | 3 |
Extras 39 · Total 258 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8.5 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| Steve Elworthy | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Allan Donald | 8 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 7 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Mike Rindel | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pat Symcox | 9 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Hansie Cronje | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-85 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 11.1 ov), 2-88 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 12.3 ov), 3-102 (Aravinda de Silva, 14.1 ov), 4-182 (Marvan Atapattu, 31.4 ov), 5-192 (Mahela Jayawardene, 34.4 ov), 6-224 (Chandika Hathurusinghe, 42.2 ov), 7-235 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 43.5 ov), 8-252 (Kumar Dharmasena, 45.6 ov), 9-254 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 47.2 ov), 10-258 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 85 | 67 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 8 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 14 | 10 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu | 80 | 105 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene | 10 | 18 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Chandika Hathurusinghe | 32 | 46 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 11 | 9 |
| eighth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Kumar Dharmasena | 17 | 13 |
| ninth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Suresh Perera | 2 | 8 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Suresh Perera | 4 | 3 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 201 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Rindel | caught | 18 | 38 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Marvan Atapattu | 6 | 16 |
| Daryll Cullinan | bowled | 2 | 9 |
| Pat Symcox | caught | 58 | 87 |
| Hansie Cronje | lbw | 21 | 27 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Chandika Hathurusinghe | 54 | 49 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 11 | 28 |
| Mark Boucher | run out | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Elworthy | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Allan Donald | bowled | 13 | 32 |
Extras 16 · Total 201 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
| Suresh Perera | 7 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | 6 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Gary Kirsten, 0.2 ov), 2-8 (Jacques Kallis, 4.4 ov), 3-30 (Mike Rindel, 10.4 ov), 4-32 (Daryll Cullinan, 11.3 ov), 5-66 (Hansie Cronje, 20.4 ov), 6-166 (Jonty Rhodes, 36.5 ov), 7-175 (Pat Symcox, 38.4 ov), 8-178 (Mark Boucher, 39.2 ov), 9-178 (Steve Elworthy, 39.5 ov), 10-201 (Allan Donald, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten and Mike Rindel | 0 | 2 |
| second | Mike Rindel and Jacques Kallis | 8 | 26 |
| third | Daryll Cullinan and Mike Rindel | 22 | 36 |
| fourth | Daryll Cullinan and Pat Symcox | 2 | 5 |
| fifth | Hansie Cronje and Pat Symcox | 34 | 55 |
| sixth | Jonty Rhodes and Pat Symcox | 100 | 97 |
| seventh | Pat Symcox and Shaun Pollock | 9 | 11 |
| eighth | Shaun Pollock and Mark Boucher | 3 | 4 |
| ninth | Shaun Pollock and Steve Elworthy | 0 | 3 |
| tenth | Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock | 23 | 55 |
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