1997-98 Wills Quadrangular TournamentFinal · ODI
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in the final
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.
South Africa210/640.4 ov
Sri Lanka209/750 ov
South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
South Africa won the tournament
Match report
From the scorecardSouth Africa won the toss and chose to bowl. Sri Lanka made 209 for 7 in 50 overs, Arjuna Ranatunga 32 from 56 balls and Hashan Tillakaratne 28 from 60 balls. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 42.
South Africa reached 210 for 6 in 40.4 overs, Lance Klusener 99 from 96 balls and Hansie Cronje 33 from 42 balls. Sajeewa de Silva took 2 for 48.
South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 56 balls remaining).
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
209/7(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriyac PL Symcox b PS de Villiers | c PL Symcox b PS de Villiers | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Marvan Atapattuc WJ Cronje b L Klusener | c WJ Cronje b L Klusener | 22 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 36.07 |
| Roshan Mahanamac AC Hudson b AA Donald | c AC Hudson b AA Donald | 26 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Aravinda de Silvac L Klusener b AA Donald | c L Klusener b AA Donald | 24 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 104.35 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (c)c L Klusener b SM Pollock | c L Klusener b SM Pollock | 32 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Hashan Tillakaratnec †DJ Richardson b SM Pollock | c †DJ Richardson b SM Pollock | 28 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Lanka de Silva †c †DJ Richardson b SM Pollock | c †DJ Richardson b SM Pollock | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Kumar Dharmasenanot out | not out | 24* | 39 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| WPUJC Vaasnot out | not out | 18* | 19 | 2 | 0 | 94.74 |
| Extras(lb 8, w 11, nb 1) | (lb 8, w 11, nb 1) | 20 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.18) | 50 Ov (RR 4.18) | 209/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (ST Jayasuriya), 66-2 (RS Mahanama), 95-3 (MS Atapattu), 101-4 (PA de Silva), 155-5 (HP Tillakaratne), 157-6 (SKL de Silva), 173-7 (A Ranatunga)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 4.20 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Fanie de Villiers | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 4.60 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.14 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3.70 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Hansie Cronje | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
210/6(40.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hudsonlbw b WPUJC Vaas | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Gary Kirstenrun out (RS Mahanama) | run out (RS Mahanama) | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28.00 |
| Lance Klusenerc & b KSC de Silva | c & b KSC de Silva | 99 | 96 | 11 | 2 | 103.13 |
| Pat Symcoxb KSC de Silva | b KSC de Silva | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 150.00 |
| Daryll Cullinanst †SKL de Silva b PA de Silva | st †SKL de Silva b PA de Silva | 20 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Hansie Cronje (c)c HP Tillakaratne b HDPK Dharmasena | c HP Tillakaratne b HDPK Dharmasena | 33 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 78.57 |
| Jonty Rhodesnot out | not out | 5* | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Shaun Pollocknot out | not out | 10* | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Extras(w 3, nb 7) | (w 3, nb 7) | 10 | ||||
| Total40.4 Ov (RR 5.16) | 40.4 Ov (RR 5.16) · Target 210 | 210/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (AC Hudson), 40-2 (G Kirsten), 71-3 (PL Symcox), 109-4 (DJ Cullinan), 188-5 (WJ Cronje), 197-6 (L Klusener)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 6 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 5.67 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 6 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3.40 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8.4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 5.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |