South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Match
Morocco Cup Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka - 2002 (2002) · National Cricket Stadium, Tangier · 15 August 2002
Sri Lanka won by 93 runs
Sri Lanka won by 93 runs. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 73* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- National Cricket Stadium, Tangier
- Date
- 15 August 2002
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 93 runs
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel and S Venkataraghavan
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 267 for 7. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 73 not out off 84 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 49. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the first wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya.
Chasing 268, South Africa made 174 all out. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 55 off 65 balls, and Lance Klusener made 32. Sanath Jayasuriya took 3 for 24 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 93 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at National Cricket Stadium across the 7 ODIs in our archive. South Africa's 174 all out is the lowest completed total at National Cricket Stadium.
SRI LANKA: 267 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw b Jacques Kallis | 35 | 45 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Shaun Pollock b Allan Donald | 49 | 58 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Justin Ontong b Lance Klusener | 41 | 57 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 73 | 84 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Gary Kirsten b Roger Telemachus | 32 | 37 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Nicky Boje b Allan Donald | 18 | 14 |
| Upul Chandana | c & b Jacques Kallis | 0 | 1 |
| Russel Arnold | run out (Jonty Rhodes, Allan Donald) | 10 | 5 |
| Dilhara Fernando | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Pulasthi Gunaratne, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 8 · Total 267 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Roger Telemachus | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Nicky Boje | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-84 (Marvan Atapattu, 16.2 ov), 2-88 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 17.6 ov), 3-146 (Kumar Sangakkara, 30.6 ov), 4-216 (Mahela Jayawardene, 42.6 ov), 5-246 (Chaminda Vaas, 47.5 ov), 6-246 (Upul Chandana, 48.1 ov), 7-263 (Russel Arnold, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (35) and Sanath Jayasuriya (45) | 84 | 97 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (3) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 4 | 10 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva (18) and Kumar Sangakkara (39) | 58 | 74 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva (33) and Mahela Jayawardene (32) | 70 | 70 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva (12) and Chaminda Vaas (18) | 30 | 29 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva (0) and Upul Chandana (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Aravinda de Silva (6) and Russel Arnold (10) | 17 | 6 |
| eighth | Aravinda de Silva (0) and Dilhara Fernando (1) | 4 | 4 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 174 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | run out (Mahela Jayawardene) | 55 | 65 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | b Pulasthi Gunaratne | 11 | 21 |
| Nicky Boje | c Russel Arnold b Dilhara Fernando | 17 | 21 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Russel Arnold b Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 11 |
| Justin Ontong | st Kumar Sangakkara b Upul Chandana | 9 | 20 |
| Jonty Rhodes | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 17 | 31 |
| Mark Boucher | c Kumar Sangakkara b Upul Chandana | 9 | 17 |
| Lance Klusener | not out | 32 | 38 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Mahela Jayawardene b Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 31 |
| Roger Telemachus | c & b Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 9 |
| Allan Donald | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 | 7 |
Extras 7 · Total 174 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | 6 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Herschelle Gibbs, 5.3 ov), 2-69 (Nicky Boje, 13.1 ov), 3-79 (Jacques Kallis, 15.4 ov), 4-103 (Justin Ontong, 22.5 ov), 5-105 (Gary Kirsten, 22.6 ov), 6-125 (Mark Boucher, 28.6 ov), 7-131 (Jonty Rhodes, 31.3 ov), 8-157 (Shaun Pollock, 40.4 ov), 9-165 (Roger Telemachus, 42.4 ov), 10-174 (Allan Donald, 44.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten (5) and Herschelle Gibbs (10) | 18 | 32 |
| second | Gary Kirsten (33) and Nicky Boje (17) | 51 | 47 |
| third | Gary Kirsten (3) and Jacques Kallis (7) | 10 | 15 |
| fourth | Gary Kirsten (14) and Justin Ontong (9) | 24 | 43 |
| fifth | Jonty Rhodes (2) and Gary Kirsten (0) | 2 | 1 |
| sixth | Jonty Rhodes (10) and Mark Boucher (9) | 20 | 36 |
| seventh | Jonty Rhodes (5) and Lance Klusener (1) | 6 | 15 |
| eighth | Shaun Pollock (9) and Lance Klusener (16) | 26 | 55 |
| ninth | Lance Klusener (7) and Roger Telemachus (1) | 8 | 12 |
| tenth | Allan Donald (0) and Lance Klusener (8) | 9 | 14 |
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