South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Odi
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2016 (2016/17) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 4 February 2017
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 108 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 108 balls remaining). Niroshan Dickwella top-scored with 74 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
- Date
- 4 February 2017
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 108 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Captains
- Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka), AB de Villiers (South Africa)
- Debuts
- Lahiru Madushanka (Sri Lanka), Lahiru Kumara (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- AT Holdstock and RA Kettleborough
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field. Lahiru Madushanka and Lahiru Kumara played their first ODIs.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 163 all out. Niroshan Dickwella top-scored with 74 off 80 balls, and Upul Tharanga made 31. Dwaine Pretorius took 3 for 19 for South Africa. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 283 across 11 ODIs.
Chasing 164, South Africa made 164 for 3. AB de Villiers top-scored with 60 not out off 61 balls, and Hashim Amla made 34.
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 108 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 163 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharanga | c Dwaine Pretorius b Kagiso Rabada | 31 | 45 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Quinton de Kock b Dwaine Pretorius | 74 | 80 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Hashim Amla b Andile Phehlukwayo | 4 | 7 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Chris Morris b Andile Phehlukwayo | 4 | 14 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Hashim Amla b Chris Morris | 16 | 25 |
| Asela Gunaratne | c Dwaine Pretorius b Kagiso Rabada | 2 | 14 |
| Sachith Pathirana | b Imran Tahir | 18 | 26 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | c Faf du Plessis b Dwaine Pretorius | 0 | 7 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Farhaan Behardien b Dwaine Pretorius | 0 | 6 |
| Lahiru Kumara | c Kagiso Rabada b Imran Tahir | 5 | 7 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | not out | 0 | 5 |
Extras 9 · Total 163 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 7 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Chris Morris | 8 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 7 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Imran Tahir | 9.2 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Upul Tharanga, 11.6 ov), 2-79 (Kusal Mendis, 14.6 ov), 3-89 (Dinesh Chandimal, 18.6 ov), 4-115 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 24.5 ov), 5-125 (Asela Gunaratne, 29.1 ov), 6-149 (Niroshan Dickwella, 32.2 ov), 7-149 (Lahiru Madushanka, 34.3 ov), 8-155 (Suranga Lakmal, 36.4 ov), 9-158 (Sachith Pathirana, 37.3 ov), 10-163 (Lahiru Kumara, 39.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Upul Tharanga (31) and Niroshan Dickwella (26) | 60 | 72 |
| second | Niroshan Dickwella (14) and Kusal Mendis (4) | 19 | 18 |
| third | Dinesh Chandimal (4) and Niroshan Dickwella (6) | 10 | 24 |
| fourth | Niroshan Dickwella (8) and Dhananjaya de Silva (16) | 26 | 35 |
| fifth | Asela Gunaratne (2) and Niroshan Dickwella (5) | 10 | 26 |
| sixth | Sachith Pathirana (9) and Niroshan Dickwella (15) | 24 | 19 |
| seventh | Sachith Pathirana (0) and Lahiru Madushanka (0) | 0 | 13 |
| eighth | Suranga Lakmal (0) and Sachith Pathirana (6) | 6 | 13 |
| ninth | Sachith Pathirana (3) and Lahiru Kumara (0) | 3 | 5 |
| tenth | Lakshan Sandakan (0) and Lahiru Kumara (5) | 5 | 11 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 164 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | run out (Sachith Pathirana, Lahiru Madushanka) | 34 | 54 |
| Quinton de Kock | b Lahiru Kumara | 8 | 11 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lahiru Madushanka | 24 | 27 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 60 | 61 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | not out | 28 | 40 |
Did not bat: Farhaan Behardien, Chris Morris, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir
Extras 10 · Total 164 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 8 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Sachith Pathirana | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Quinton de Kock, 3.3 ov), 2-58 (Faf du Plessis, 11.5 ov), 3-92 (Hashim Amla, 18.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (11) and Quinton de Kock (8) | 23 | 22 |
| second | Hashim Amla (10) and Faf du Plessis (24) | 35 | 50 |
| third | Hashim Amla (13) and AB de Villiers (20) | 34 | 41 |
| fourth | Jean-Paul Duminy (28) and AB de Villiers (40) | 72 | 80 |
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