South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 1St Quarter Final
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 18 March 2015
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 192 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 192 balls remaining). Quinton de Kock top-scored with 78* for South Africa. Imran Tahir took 4/26.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 18 March 2015
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 192 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Imran Tahir
- Captains
- Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), AB de Villiers (South Africa)
- Debut
- Tharindu Kaushal (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- NJ Llong and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Tharindu Kaushal's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 133 all out. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 45 off 96 balls, and Lahiru Thirimanne made 41. Imran Tahir took 4 for 26 for South Africa. From 114 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 19 runs, to 133 for 10. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 256 across 23 ODIs.
Chasing 134, South Africa made 134 for 1. Quinton de Kock top-scored with 78 not out off 57 balls. The innings was built on a 94-run stand for the second wicket between Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock, 70% of the total.
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 192 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 133 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Faf du Plessis b Dale Steyn | 0 | 7 |
| Kusal Perera | c Quinton de Kock b Kyle Abbott | 3 | 10 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c David Miller b Morne Morkel | 45 | 96 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c & b Imran Tahir | 41 | 48 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Faf du Plessis b Imran Tahir | 4 | 16 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Faf du Plessis b Jean-Paul Duminy | 19 | 32 |
| Thisara Perera | c Rilee Rossouw b Imran Tahir | 0 | 3 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Quinton de Kock b Jean-Paul Duminy | 1 | 2 |
| Tharindu Kaushal | lbw b Jean-Paul Duminy | 0 | 1 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | not out | 2 | 5 |
| Lasith Malinga | c David Miller b Imran Tahir | 3 | 6 |
Extras 15 · Total 133 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 7 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Kyle Abbott | 6 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 7 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 9 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Imran Tahir | 8.2 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Kusal Perera, 1.4 ov), 2-4 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 4.1 ov), 3-69 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 19.1 ov), 4-81 (Mahela Jayawardene, 23.1 ov), 5-114 (Angelo Mathews, 32.6 ov), 6-115 (Thisara Perera, 33.4 ov), 7-116 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 34.1 ov), 8-116 (Tharindu Kaushal, 34.2 ov), 9-127 (Kumar Sangakkara, 36.2 ov), 10-133 (Lasith Malinga, 37.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Kusal Perera (3) | 3 | 10 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 1 | 15 |
| third | Kumar Sangakkara (15) and Lahiru Thirimanne (41) | 65 | 91 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (4) and Kumar Sangakkara (4) | 12 | 24 |
| fifth | Kumar Sangakkara (14) and Angelo Mathews (19) | 33 | 59 |
| sixth | Kumar Sangakkara (1) and Thisara Perera (0) | 1 | 4 |
| seventh | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Nuwan Kulasekara (1) | 1 | 3 |
| eighth | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Tharindu Kaushal (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Kumar Sangakkara (11) and Dushmantha Chameera (0) | 11 | 12 |
| tenth | Lasith Malinga (3) and Dushmantha Chameera (2) | 6 | 7 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 134 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | c Nuwan Kulasekara b Lasith Malinga | 16 | 23 |
| Quinton de Kock | not out | 78 | 57 |
| Faf du Plessis | not out | 21 | 31 |
Did not bat: Jean-Paul Duminy, Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers, David Miller, Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir
Extras 19 · Total 134 for 1
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tharindu Kaushal | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Hashim Amla, 6.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (16) and Quinton de Kock (22) | 40 | 41 |
| second | Faf du Plessis (21) and Quinton de Kock (56) | 94 | 70 |
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