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VB SeriesMatch 3 · ODI

Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 94 runs

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.

South Africa18844.2 ov
Sri Lanka282/650 ov
Sri Lanka won by 94 runs
Sri Lanka won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl. Sri Lanka made 282 for 6 in 50 overs, Kumar Sangakkara 88 from 109 balls and Jehan Mubarak 61 from 69 balls. Johan Botha took 2 for 49.

South Africa were bowled out for 188, Mark Boucher 62 from 71 balls and Jacques Rudolph 53 from 63 balls. Malinga Bandara took 3 for 31.

Sri Lanka won by 94 runs.

Key performers

Sri Lanka innings

282/6(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Upul Tharangac †MV Boucher b GJP Krugerc †MV Boucher b GJP Kruger16182088.89
Jehan Mubaraklbw b J Bothalbw b J Botha61699088.41
Kumar Sangakkara †c GC Smith b SM Pollockc GC Smith b SM Pollock8810910080.73
Tillakaratne Dilshanc HH Gibbs b M Zondekic HH Gibbs b M Zondeki15200075.00
Marvan Atapatturun out (GC Smith/HH Gibbs)run out (GC Smith/HH Gibbs)33432076.74
Mahela Jayawardenec AG Prince b J Bothac AG Prince b J Botha14151193.33
Russel Arnoldnot outnot out15*171088.24
WPUJC Vaasnot outnot out14*1410100.00
Extras(lb 12, w 9, nb 5)(lb 12, w 9, nb 5)26
Total50 Ov (RR 5.64)50 Ov (RR 5.64)282/6
Fall of wickets: 33-1 (WU Tharanga, 5.3 ov), 145-2 (J Mubarak, 23.5 ov), 172-3 (TM Dilshan, 30.4 ov), 211-4 (KC Sangakkara, 38.1 ov), 244-5 (DPMD Jayawardene, 43.4 ov), 259-6 (MS Atapattu, 46 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock1013913.90363011
Garnett Kruger806117.63237140
Andrew Hall1005805.80285013
Monde Zondeki904915.44286021
Johan Botha1004924.90254000
Graeme Smith301404.6781000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWU Tharanga 16(18) & J Mubarak 11(16)3333
2ndKC Sangakkara 52(61) & J Mubarak 50(53)112110
3rdTM Dilshan 15(20) & KC Sangakkara 12(21)2741
4thKC Sangakkara 24(27) & MS Atapattu 8(18)3945
5thMS Atapattu 18(18) & DPMD Jayawardene 14(15)3333
6thRP Arnold 7(7) & MS Atapattu 7(7)1514
7thWPUJC Vaas 14(14) & RP Arnold 8(10)23*24

South Africa innings

188(44.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graeme Smithlbw b WPUJC Vaaslbw b WPUJC Vaas3100030.00
Boeta Dippenaarb KMDN Kulasekarab KMDN Kulasekara10122083.33
Jacques Rudolphrun out (KMDN Kulasekara/PDRL Perera)run out (KMDN Kulasekara/PDRL Perera)53638084.13
Herschelle Gibbsrun out (PDRL Perera/†KC Sangakkara/KMDN Kulasekara)run out (PDRL Perera/†KC Sangakkara/KMDN Kulasekara)7160043.75
Ashwell Princec KMDN Kulasekara b HMCM Bandarac KMDN Kulasekara b HMCM Bandara29442065.91
Mark Boucher †c TM Dilshan b HMCM Bandarac TM Dilshan b HMCM Bandara62713287.32
Justin Kempb HMCM Bandarab HMCM Bandara10210047.62
Shaun Pollockc MS Atapattu b WPUJC Vaasc MS Atapattu b WPUJC Vaas490044.44
Andrew Hallb M Muralitharanb M Muralitharan490044.44
Johan Bothalbw b M Muralitharanlbw b M Muralitharan280025.00
Garnett Krugernot outnot out0*3000.00
Extras(lb 1, w 3)(lb 1, w 3)4
Total44.2 Ov (RR 4.24)44.2 Ov (RR 4.24) · Target 283 from 50 ov188
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (GC Smith, 2.3 ov), 30-2 (HH Dippenaar, 6 ov), 57-3 (HH Gibbs, 13.3 ov), 93-4 (JA Rudolph, 20.4 ov), 127-5 (AG Prince, 29.2 ov), 152-6 (JM Kemp, 36 ov), 179-7 (SM Pollock, 40.1 ov), 184-8 (AJ Hall, 41.5 ov), 188-9 (J Botha, 43.3 ov), 188-10 (MV Boucher, 44.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
WPUJC Vaas822122.63341000
Ruchira Perera603806.33176010
Nuwan Kulasekara602414.00243020
Tillakaratne Dilshan602904.83162000
Muttiah Muralitharan913423.78311100
Malinga Bandara8.203133.72282000
Jehan Mubarak1010010.0010100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGC Smith 3(10) & HH Dippenaar 5(5)815
2ndJA Rudolph 17(14) & HH Dippenaar 5(7)2221
3rdJA Rudolph 18(29) & HH Gibbs 7(16)2745
4thJA Rudolph 18(20) & AG Prince 18(23)3643
5thAG Prince 11(21) & MV Boucher 22(31)3452
6thMV Boucher 15(19) & JM Kemp 10(21)2540
7thMV Boucher 22(16) & SM Pollock 4(9)2725
8thAJ Hall 4(9) & MV Boucher 1(1)510
9thJ Botha 2(8) & MV Boucher 2(2)410
10thGJP Kruger 0(3) & MV Boucher 0(2)05

Commentary

End of innings: SA 188 (44.2 ov)
44.2W
HMCM Bandara to MV Boucher, OUT
MV Boucher c TM Dilshan b HMCM Bandara 62(71) [4s-3 6s-2] · FoW 188/10 (44.2 ov)
44.10
HMCM Bandara to MV Boucher, no run
End of over 440 runs, 1 wktSA 188/900W000
GJP Kruger 0(3)MV Boucher 62(69)M Muralitharan 9-1-34-2
43.60
M Muralitharan to GJP Kruger, no run
43.50
M Muralitharan to GJP Kruger, no run
43.40
M Muralitharan to GJP Kruger, no run
43.3W
M Muralitharan to J Botha, OUT
J Botha lbw b M Muralitharan 2(8) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 188/9 (43.3 ov)
43.20
M Muralitharan to J Botha, no run
43.10
M Muralitharan to J Botha, no run
End of over 434 runsSA 188/8101101
J Botha 2(5)MV Boucher 62(69)WPUJC Vaas 8-2-21-2
42.61
WPUJC Vaas to J Botha, 1 run
42.50
WPUJC Vaas to J Botha, no run
42.41
WPUJC Vaas to MV Boucher, 1 run
42.31
WPUJC Vaas to J Botha, 1 run
42.20
WPUJC Vaas to J Botha, no run
42.11
WPUJC Vaas to MV Boucher, 1 run
End of over 422 runs, 1 wktSA 184/81100W0
J Botha 0(1)MV Boucher 60(67)M Muralitharan 8-0-34-1
41.60
M Muralitharan to J Botha, no run
41.5W
M Muralitharan to AJ Hall, OUT
AJ Hall b M Muralitharan 4(9) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 184/8 (41.5 ov)
41.40
M Muralitharan to AJ Hall, no run
41.30
M Muralitharan to AJ Hall, no run
41.21
M Muralitharan to MV Boucher, 1 run
41.11
M Muralitharan to AJ Hall, 1 run
End of over 413 runs, 1 wktSA 182/7W02001
AJ Hall 3(5)MV Boucher 59(66)WPUJC Vaas 7-2-17-2
40.61
WPUJC Vaas to AJ Hall, 1 run
40.50
WPUJC Vaas to AJ Hall, no run
40.40
WPUJC Vaas to AJ Hall, no run
40.32
WPUJC Vaas to AJ Hall, 2 runs
40.20
WPUJC Vaas to AJ Hall, no run