Sameer Cup 1996–973rd Match · ODI
Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 2 wickets in the 3rd Match
Nairobi Club Ground, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa16942 ov
Sri Lanka170/840.4 ov
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
South Africa won the tournament
Match report
From the scorecardSouth Africa won the toss and chose to bat. South Africa were bowled out for 169, Daryll Cullinan 51 from 73 balls and Gary Kirsten 28 from 32 balls. Muttiah Muralitharan took 4 for 35.
Sri Lanka reached 170 for 8 in 40.4 overs, Sanath Jayasuriya 45 from 30 balls and Romesh Kaluwitharana 27 from 28 balls. Pat Symcox took 2 for 20.
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 56 balls remaining).
Key performers
South Africa innings
169(42 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hudsonc RS Mahanama b WPUJC Vaas | c RS Mahanama b WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 31.82 |
| Gary Kirstenc M Muralitharan b HDPK Dharmasena | c M Muralitharan b HDPK Dharmasena | 28 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Pat Symcoxc A Ranatunga b KSC de Silva | c A Ranatunga b KSC de Silva | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Daryll Cullinanb PA de Silva | b PA de Silva | 51 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 69.86 |
| Jonty Rhodesc AP Gurusinha b M Muralitharan | c AP Gurusinha b M Muralitharan | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28.00 |
| Hansie Cronje (c)b M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 65.22 |
| Derek Crookesc WPUJC Vaas b ST Jayasuriya | c WPUJC Vaas b ST Jayasuriya | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Brian McMillannot out | not out | 25* | 21 | 2 | 1 | 119.05 |
| David Richardson †run out (sub (UDU Chandana)) | run out (sub (UDU Chandana)) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Fanie de Villiersc sub (UDU Chandana) b M Muralitharan | c sub (UDU Chandana) b M Muralitharan | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 26.32 |
| Allan Donaldb M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 5, w 6) | (lb 5, w 6) | 11 | ||||
| Total42 Ov (RR 4.02) | 42 Ov (RR 4.02) | 169 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (AC Hudson), 33-2 (PL Symcox), 45-3 (G Kirsten), 69-4 (JN Rhodes), 105-5 (WJ Cronje), 132-6 (DJ Cullinan), 136-7 (DN Crookes), 137-8 (DJ Richardson), 167-9 (PS de Villiers), 169-10 (AA Donald)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 3.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
Sri Lanka innings
170/8(40.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriyac DJ Cullinan b PL Symcox | c DJ Cullinan b PL Symcox | 45 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana †b PL Symcox | b PL Symcox | 27 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 96.43 |
| Asanka Gurusinharun out (DJ Cullinan/†DJ Richardson) | run out (DJ Cullinan/†DJ Richardson) | 22 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 62.86 |
| Aravinda de Silvac DJ Cullinan b AA Donald | c DJ Cullinan b AA Donald | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (c)lbw b DN Crookes | lbw b DN Crookes | 11 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 34.38 |
| Roshan Mahanamalbw b PS de Villiers | lbw b PS de Villiers | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Hashan Tillakaratnec BM McMillan b PS de Villiers | c BM McMillan b PS de Villiers | 13 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 40.63 |
| Kumar Dharmasenanot out | not out | 18* | 43 | 3 | 0 | 41.86 |
| WPUJC Vaasb AA Donald | b AA Donald | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 81.25 |
| Sajeewa de Silvanot out | not out | 4* | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 1, nb 2) | (lb 1, w 1, nb 2) | 4 | ||||
| Total40.4 Ov (RR 4.18) | 40.4 Ov (RR 4.18) · Target 170 | 170/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Muttiah Muralitharan
Fall of wickets: 69-1 (RS Kaluwitharana), 82-2 (ST Jayasuriya), 85-3 (PA de Silva), 110-4 (AP Gurusinha), 113-5 (A Ranatunga), 130-6 (RS Mahanama), 144-7 (HP Tillakaratne), 166-8 (WPUJC Vaas)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanie de Villiers | 8 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 4.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McMillan | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6.33 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Allan Donald | 9.4 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 3.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Crookes | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 5.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |