Sri Lanka Vs South Africa 1St Odi
South Africa in Sri Lanka - 2021 (2021) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 2 September 2021
Sri Lanka won by 14 runs
Sri Lanka won by 14 runs. Avishka Fernando top-scored with 118 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 2 September 2021
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 14 runs
- Player of the match
- Avishka Fernando
- Captains
- Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka), Temba Bavuma (South Africa)
- Umpires
- HDPK Dharmasena and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 300 for 9. Avishka Fernando top-scored with 118 off 115 balls, and Charith Asalanka made 72. The innings was built on a 97-run stand for the fourth wicket between Charith Asalanka and Avishka Fernando. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 243 across 29 ODIs.
Chasing 301, South Africa made 286 for 6. Aiden Markram top-scored with 96 off 90 balls, and Rassie van der Dussen made 59. The innings was built on a 106-run stand for the second wicket between Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram.
Sri Lanka won by 14 runs.
SRI LANKA: 300 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minod Bhanuka | b Aiden Markram | 27 | 39 |
| Avishka Fernando | c Andile Phehlukwayo b Tabraiz Shamsi | 118 | 115 |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | c Kyle Verreynne b Keshav Maharaj | 0 | 3 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | st Heinrich Klaasen b Keshav Maharaj | 44 | 62 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Heinrich Klaasen b Kagiso Rabada | 72 | 62 |
| Dasun Shanaka | run out (Kagiso Rabada) | 6 | 9 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | b Kagiso Rabada | 3 | 6 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | not out | 7 | 7 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | run out (Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada) | 0 | – |
| Akila Dananjaya | run out (Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada) | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Praveen Jayawickrama
Extras 23 · Total 300 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 9 | 0 | 66 | 2 |
| Anrich Nortje | 10 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Aiden Markram | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-57 (Minod Bhanuka, 11.5 ov), 2-58 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 12.3 ov), 3-137 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 30.3 ov), 4-234 (Avishka Fernando, 42.2 ov), 5-255 (Dasun Shanaka, 45.5 ov), 6-272 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 47.6 ov), 7-291 (Charith Asalanka, 49.2 ov), 8-299 (Dushmantha Chameera, 49.5 ov), 9-300 (Akila Dananjaya, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Minod Bhanuka (27) and Avishka Fernando (25) | 57 | 72 |
| second | Bhanuka Rajapaksa (0) and Avishka Fernando (1) | 1 | 4 |
| third | Dhananjaya de Silva (44) and Avishka Fernando (31) | 79 | 109 |
| fourth | Charith Asalanka (35) and Avishka Fernando (61) | 97 | 71 |
| fifth | Dasun Shanaka (6) and Charith Asalanka (14) | 21 | 21 |
| sixth | Charith Asalanka (7) and Wanindu Hasaranga (3) | 17 | 13 |
| seventh | Chamika Karunaratne (3) and Charith Asalanka (16) | 19 | 8 |
| eighth | Dushmantha Chameera (0) and Chamika Karunaratne (3) | 8 | 3 |
| ninth | Akila Dananjaya (0) and Chamika Karunaratne (1) | 1 | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 286 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c Wanindu Hasaranga b Praveen Jayawickrama | 96 | 90 |
| Janneman Malan | lbw b Wanindu Hasaranga | 23 | 31 |
| Temba Bavuma | retired not out | 38 | 53 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | b Akila Dananjaya | 59 | 59 |
| Kyle Verreynne | lbw b Akila Dananjaya | 12 | 20 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | run out (Chamika Karunaratne, Minod Bhanuka) | 36 | 31 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | b Chamika Karunaratne | 5 | 8 |
| Kagiso Rabada | not out | 13 | 7 |
| Keshav Maharaj | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje
Extras 4 · Total 286 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera | 7 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 10 | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 10 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-49 (Janneman Malan, 9.4 ov), 1-155 (Temba Bavuma), 2-166 (Aiden Markram, 30.5 ov), 3-209 (Kyle Verreynne, 39.3 ov), 4-260 (Rassie van der Dussen, 45.5 ov), 5-269 (Andile Phehlukwayo, 48.1 ov), 6-286 (Heinrich Klaasen, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aiden Markram (24) and Janneman Malan (23) | 49 | 58 |
| second | Temba Bavuma (38) and Aiden Markram (67) | 106 | 110 |
| third | Rassie van der Dussen (6) and Aiden Markram (5) | 11 | 17 |
| fourth | Rassie van der Dussen (30) and Kyle Verreynne (12) | 43 | 52 |
| fifth | Rassie van der Dussen (23) and Heinrich Klaasen (28) | 51 | 38 |
| sixth | Heinrich Klaasen (4) and Andile Phehlukwayo (5) | 9 | 14 |
| seventh | Heinrich Klaasen (3) and Kagiso Rabada (13) | 17 | 9 |
| eighth | Keshav Maharaj (0) and Kagiso Rabada (0) | 0 | 1 |
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