South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 40Th Match
ICC World Cup in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe - 2003 (2002/03) · Kingsmead, Durban · 3 March 2003
Match tied (D/L method)
Match tied (D/L method). Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 124 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Date
- 3 March 2003
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Match tied (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Marvan Atapattu
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
- Umpires
- S Venkataraghavan and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 268 for 9. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 124 off 129 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 73. Jacques Kallis took 3 for 41 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 152-run stand for the fourth wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu, 57% of the total. From 242 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 266 for 8.
South Africa replied with 229 for 6. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 73 off 88 balls, and Mark Boucher made 45.
Match tied (D/L method).
SRI LANKA: 268 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Robin Peterson b Andrew Hall | 124 | 129 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Gary Kirsten) | 16 | 30 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 14 | 28 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Mark Boucher b Andrew Hall | 1 | 11 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 73 | 78 |
| Russel Arnold | b Shaun Pollock | 8 | 11 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Shaun Pollock b Jacques Kallis | 6 | 8 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Mark Boucher) | 3 | 4 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | b Jacques Kallis | 4 | 3 |
| Dilhara Fernando | not out | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Pulasthi Gunaratne
Extras 18 · Total 268 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Monde Zondeki | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Andrew Hall | 10 | 0 | 62 | 2 |
| Lance Klusener | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 8.6 ov), 2-77 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 17.4 ov), 3-90 (Mahela Jayawardene, 22.1 ov), 4-242 (Marvan Atapattu, 44.5 ov), 5-243 (Aravinda de Silva, 45.1 ov), 6-258 (Kumar Sangakkara, 47.5 ov), 7-261 (Russel Arnold, 48.4 ov), 8-266 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.2 ov), 9-268 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (16) and Sanath Jayasuriya (16) | 37 | 51 |
| second | Hashan Tillakaratne (14) and Marvan Atapattu (22) | 40 | 52 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (12) and Mahela Jayawardene (1) | 13 | 27 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva (72) and Marvan Atapattu (73) | 152 | 139 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva (1) and Russel Arnold (0) | 1 | 2 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (8) and Kumar Sangakkara (6) | 15 | 16 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Russel Arnold (0) | 3 | 5 |
| eighth | Muthiah Muralidaran (4) and Chaminda Vaas (1) | 5 | 4 |
| ninth | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Dilhara Fernando (1) | 2 | 4 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 229 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 73 | 88 |
| Graeme Smith | c Pulasthi Gunaratne b Aravinda de Silva | 35 | 34 |
| Gary Kirsten | b Aravinda de Silva | 8 | 21 |
| Jacques Kallis | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 16 | 19 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | lbw b Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 15 |
| Mark Boucher | not out | 45 | 50 |
| Shaun Pollock | run out (Kumar Sangakkara, Muthiah Muralidaran) | 25 | 37 |
| Lance Klusener | not out | 1 | 8 |
Did not bat: Makhaya Ntini, Monde Zondeki, Andrew Hall
Extras 18 · Total 229 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 8 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Russel Arnold | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 9 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-65 (Graeme Smith, 11.1 ov), 2-91 (Gary Kirsten, 17.2 ov), 3-124 (Jacques Kallis, 23.1 ov), 4-149 (Herschelle Gibbs, 28.6 ov), 5-149 (Boeta Dippenaar, 29.1 ov), 6-212 (Shaun Pollock, 42.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (27) and Graeme Smith (35) | 65 | 63 |
| second | Gary Kirsten (8) and Herschelle Gibbs (15) | 26 | 36 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (16) and Herschelle Gibbs (16) | 33 | 37 |
| fourth | Herschelle Gibbs (14) and Boeta Dippenaar (8) | 25 | 33 |
| fifth | Mark Boucher (0) and Boeta Dippenaar (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Shaun Pollock (24) and Mark Boucher (34) | 63 | 76 |
| seventh | Lance Klusener (1) and Mark Boucher (8) | 17 | 13 |
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