South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 35Th Match
ICC Cricket World Cup in England - 2019 (2019) · Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street · 28 June 2019
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 76 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 76 balls remaining). Faf du Plessis top-scored with 96* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
- Date
- 28 June 2019
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 76 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Captains
- Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka), Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
- Umpires
- RJ Tucker and S Ravi
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 203 all out. Kusal Perera top-scored with 30 off 34 balls, and Avishka Fernando made 30. Dwaine Pretorius took 3 for 25 for South Africa. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Riverside Ground, 271 across 9 ODIs.
Chasing 204, South Africa made 206 for 1. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 96 not out off 103 balls, and Hashim Amla made 80. The innings was built on a 175-run stand for the second wicket between Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis, 85% of the total.
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 76 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 203 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 1 |
| Kusal Perera | b Dwaine Pretorius | 30 | 34 |
| Avishka Fernando | c Faf du Plessis b Dwaine Pretorius | 30 | 29 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Chris Morris b Dwaine Pretorius | 23 | 51 |
| Angelo Mathews | b Chris Morris | 11 | 29 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Jean-Paul Duminy | 24 | 41 |
| Jeevan Mendis | c Dwaine Pretorius b Chris Morris | 18 | 46 |
| Thisara Perera | c Kagiso Rabada b Andile Phehlukwayo | 21 | 25 |
| Isuru Udana | c & b Kagiso Rabada | 17 | 32 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 5 | 7 |
| Lasith Malinga | c Faf du Plessis b Chris Morris | 4 | 2 |
Extras 20 · Total 203 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
| Chris Morris | 9.3 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 10 | 2 | 25 | 3 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 8 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Imran Tahir | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 0.1 ov), 2-67 (Avishka Fernando, 9.5 ov), 3-72 (Kusal Perera, 11.3 ov), 4-100 (Angelo Mathews, 21.5 ov), 5-111 (Kusal Mendis, 27.1 ov), 6-135 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 36.1 ov), 7-163 (Jeevan Mendis, 39.5 ov), 8-184 (Thisara Perera, 45.3 ov), 9-197 (Isuru Udana, 48.3 ov), 10-203 (Lasith Malinga, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (0) and Kusal Perera (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Kusal Perera (28) and Avishka Fernando (30) | 67 | 58 |
| third | Kusal Perera (2) and Kusal Mendis (2) | 5 | 10 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (11) and Kusal Mendis (15) | 28 | 62 |
| fifth | Dhananjaya de Silva (5) and Kusal Mendis (6) | 11 | 32 |
| sixth | Jeevan Mendis (4) and Dhananjaya de Silva (19) | 24 | 54 |
| seventh | Jeevan Mendis (14) and Thisara Perera (8) | 28 | 22 |
| eighth | Thisara Perera (13) and Isuru Udana (7) | 21 | 34 |
| ninth | Suranga Lakmal (3) and Isuru Udana (10) | 13 | 18 |
| tenth | Lasith Malinga (4) and Suranga Lakmal (2) | 6 | 6 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 206 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | not out | 80 | 105 |
| Quinton de Kock | b Lasith Malinga | 15 | 16 |
| Faf du Plessis | not out | 96 | 103 |
Did not bat: Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir
Extras 15 · Total 206 for 1
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 6 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 5.2 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Isuru Udana | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Quinton de Kock, 4.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (15) and Quinton de Kock (15) | 31 | 29 |
| second | Hashim Amla (65) and Faf du Plessis (96) | 175 | 195 |
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