ICC World Cup3rd ODI
Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 7 wickets in the 3rd ODI
Willowmoore Park, Benoni, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl.
South Africa253/750 ov
Sri Lanka258/341.4 ov
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 50 balls remaining)
Australia won the tournament
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl. South Africa made 253 for 7 in 50 overs, Jacques Kallis 87 from 117 balls and Lance Klusener 60 not out from 57 balls. MKGCP Lakshitha took 2 for 37.
Sri Lanka reached 258 for 3 in 41.4 overs, Marvan Atapattu 123 not out from 121 balls and Aravinda de Silva 71 from 77 balls.
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 50 balls remaining).
Key performers
South Africa innings
253/7(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smithb WPUJC Vaas | b WPUJC Vaas | 16 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 51.61 |
| Herschelle Gibbslbw b WPUJC Vaas | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Boeta Dippenaarb MKGCP Lakshitha | b MKGCP Lakshitha | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jacques Kallisc DPMD Jayawardene b RAP Nissanka | c DPMD Jayawardene b RAP Nissanka | 87 | 117 | 10 | 1 | 74.36 |
| Jonty Rhodesc †KC Sangakkara b MKGCP Lakshitha | c †KC Sangakkara b MKGCP Lakshitha | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Boucher †b RAP Nissanka | b RAP Nissanka | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Shaun Pollock (c)c DPMD Jayawardene b ST Jayasuriya | c DPMD Jayawardene b ST Jayasuriya | 39 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 79.59 |
| Lance Klusenernot out | not out | 60* | 57 | 7 | 1 | 105.26 |
| Nicky Bojenot out | not out | 11* | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 12, nb 3) | (b 4, lb 2, w 12, nb 3) | 21 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.06) | 50 Ov (RR 5.06) | 253/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (HH Gibbs, 2.1 ov), 15-2 (HH Dippenaar, 5.5 ov), 28-3 (GC Smith, 8.4 ov), 35-4 (JN Rhodes, 10 ov), 71-5 (MV Boucher, 16.4 ov), 152-6 (SM Pollock, 33 ov), 209-7 (JH Kallis, 46.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| MKGCP Lakshitha | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 5.29 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 6.44 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Prabath Nissanka | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 6.10 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3.70 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
Sri Lanka innings
258/3(41.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattunot out | not out | 123* | 121 | 15 | 1 | 101.65 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (c)c JN Rhodes b M Ntini | c JN Rhodes b M Ntini | 22 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 95.65 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †c N Boje b AA Donald | c N Boje b AA Donald | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Aravinda de Silvab SM Pollock | b SM Pollock | 71 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 92.21 |
| Mahela Jayawardenenot out | not out | 15* | 10 | 3 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 4, w 8, nb 1) | (b 4, lb 4, w 8, nb 1) | 17 | ||||
| Total41.4 Ov (RR 6.19) | 41.4 Ov (RR 6.19) · Target 254 | 258/3 | ||||
Did not bat: Russel Arnold, WPUJC Vaas, MKGCP Lakshitha, Prabath Nissanka, Dilhara Fernando, Hashan Tillakaratne
Fall of wickets: 40-1 (ST Jayasuriya, 7.5 ov), 73-2 (KC Sangakkara, 14.1 ov), 213-3 (PA de Silva, 36.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.20 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 5.60 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Allan Donald | 7 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 6.43 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5.43 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nicky Boje | 3.4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 9.55 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |