South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 9Th Match
VB Series Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2006 (2005/06) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 31 January 2006
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining). Boeta Dippenaar top-scored with 87 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- Date
- 31 January 2006
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Graeme Smith
- Captains
- Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- MR Benson and PD Parker
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 221 all out. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 86 off 65 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 37. Graeme Smith took 3 for 30 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 94-run stand for the first wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Jehan Mubarak, 43% of the total.
Chasing 222, South Africa made 224 for 5. Boeta Dippenaar top-scored with 87 off 94 balls, and Graeme Smith made 41. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 44 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the first wicket between Boeta Dippenaar and Graeme Smith.
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 221 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ashwell Prince b Graeme Smith | 86 | 65 |
| Jehan Mubarak | b Graeme Smith | 31 | 50 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Justin Kemp b Charl Langeveldt | 16 | 24 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Graeme Smith | 1 | 8 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Jacques Rudolph b Johan van der Wath | 7 | 17 |
| Russel Arnold | c Justin Kemp b Shaun Pollock | 15 | 46 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (Justin Kemp, Johan van der Wath) | 37 | 42 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Ashwell Prince, Graeme Smith) | 0 | 2 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Justin Kemp b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 6 |
| Malinga Bandara | run out (Ashwell Prince, Johan van der Wath) | 11 | 22 |
Did not bat: Dilhara Fernando
Extras 15 · Total 221 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Johan van der Wath | 8.4 | 0 | 66 | 1 |
| Graeme Smith | 10 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-94 (Jehan Mubarak, 15.6 ov), 2-137 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 21.5 ov), 3-142 (Mahela Jayawardene, 23.5 ov), 4-144 (Kumar Sangakkara, 24.3 ov), 5-159 (Marvan Atapattu, 30.3 ov), 6-179 (Russel Arnold, 36.4 ov), 7-179 (Chaminda Vaas, 37.1 ov), 8-182 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 38.4 ov), 9-216 (Malinga Bandara, 45.4 ov), 10-221 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (55) and Jehan Mubarak (31) | 94 | 97 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (31) and Kumar Sangakkara (12) | 43 | 35 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (3) | 5 | 13 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 2 | 4 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu (6) and Russel Arnold (8) | 15 | 36 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (7) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (11) | 20 | 37 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (1) and Nuwan Kulasekara (1) | 3 | 9 |
| ninth | Malinga Bandara (11) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (21) | 34 | 42 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (1) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) | 5 | 12 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 224 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeta Dippenaar | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 87 | 94 |
| Graeme Smith | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 41 | 52 |
| Jacques Rudolph | st Kumar Sangakkara b Malinga Bandara | 25 | 48 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 8 |
| Mark Boucher | not out | 30 | 33 |
| Justin Kemp | st Kumar Sangakkara b Malinga Bandara | 6 | 12 |
| Ashwell Prince | not out | 20 | 25 |
Did not bat: Charl Langeveldt, Shaun Pollock, Johan van der Wath, Andrew Hall
Extras 11 · Total 224 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 5.1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-84 (Graeme Smith, 16.4 ov), 2-164 (Jacques Rudolph, 31.6 ov), 3-164 (Boeta Dippenaar, 32.1 ov), 4-175 (Herschelle Gibbs, 34.4 ov), 5-190 (Justin Kemp, 37.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Boeta Dippenaar (39) and Graeme Smith (41) | 84 | 100 |
| second | Boeta Dippenaar (48) and Jacques Rudolph (25) | 80 | 93 |
| third | Herschelle Gibbs (0) and Boeta Dippenaar (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Herschelle Gibbs (4) and Mark Boucher (7) | 11 | 15 |
| fifth | Mark Boucher (9) and Justin Kemp (6) | 15 | 20 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (14) and Ashwell Prince (20) | 34 | 43 |
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