South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2002 (2002/03) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 27 November 2002
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 123 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 123 balls remaining). Mark Boucher top-scored with 45* for South Africa. Shaun Pollock took 4/18.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
- Date
- 27 November 2002
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 123 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Shaun Pollock
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
- Debut
- Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BG Jerling and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field. It was Jehan Mubarak's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 128 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 31 off 72 balls. Shaun Pollock took 4 for 18 for South Africa. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 25 for 4. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 243 across 26 ODIs.
Chasing 129, South Africa made 129 for 4. Mark Boucher top-scored with 45 not out off 50 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 38.
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 123 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 128 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 8 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Boeta Dippenaar b Makhaya Ntini | 7 | 16 |
| Jehan Mubarak | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 2 | 6 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Justin Ontong b Shaun Pollock | 7 | 24 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 12 | 22 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Herschelle Gibbs b Allan Donald | 31 | 72 |
| Russel Arnold | c Andrew Hall b Makhaya Ntini | 28 | 55 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 19 | 48 |
| Dilhara Fernando | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 0 | 2 |
| Prabath Nissanka | run out (Nicky Boje, Shaun Pollock) | 5 | 21 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 2 | 6 |
Extras 14 · Total 128 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8.4 | 2 | 18 | 4 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Andrew Hall | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Marvan Atapattu, 1.6 ov), 2-6 (Jehan Mubarak, 4.1 ov), 3-10 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.5 ov), 4-25 (Kumar Sangakkara, 10.6 ov), 5-30 (Aravinda de Silva, 12.6 ov), 6-95 (Russel Arnold, 31.1 ov), 7-104 (Mahela Jayawardene, 35.4 ov), 8-105 (Dilhara Fernando, 35.6 ov), 9-125 (Prabath Nissanka, 44.4 ov), 10-128 (Pulasthi Gunaratne, 46.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Sanath Jayasuriya (2) | 3 | 10 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (1) and Jehan Mubarak (2) | 3 | 13 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (4) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 4 | 10 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva (7) and Kumar Sangakkara (7) | 15 | 31 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva (5) and Mahela Jayawardene (0) | 5 | 12 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (28) and Mahela Jayawardene (28) | 65 | 109 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (6) and Mahela Jayawardene (3) | 9 | 27 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Dilhara Fernando (0) | 1 | 2 |
| ninth | Chaminda Vaas (12) and Prabath Nissanka (5) | 20 | 52 |
| tenth | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Pulasthi Gunaratne (2) | 3 | 12 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 129 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 |
| Graeme Smith | c Kumar Sangakkara b Pulasthi Gunaratne | 3 | 10 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | c Pulasthi Gunaratne b Prabath Nissanka | 23 | 53 |
| Jacques Kallis | not out | 38 | 58 |
| Justin Ontong | c Kumar Sangakkara b Prabath Nissanka | 6 | 8 |
| Mark Boucher | not out | 45 | 50 |
Did not bat: Shaun Pollock, Andrew Hall, Nicky Boje, Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 14 · Total 129 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Prabath Nissanka | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 5.3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Herschelle Gibbs, 0.5 ov), 2-11 (Graeme Smith, 3.5 ov), 3-50 (Boeta Dippenaar, 13.4 ov), 4-56 (Justin Ontong, 15.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (0) and Graeme Smith (0) | 1 | 5 |
| second | Boeta Dippenaar (8) and Graeme Smith (2) | 10 | 18 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (15) and Boeta Dippenaar (15) | 39 | 60 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (0) and Justin Ontong (6) | 6 | 9 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (23) and Mark Boucher (44) | 73 | 89 |
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