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World CupMatch 35 · ODI

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets - Commentary

Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.

South Africa206/137.2 ov
Sri Lanka20349.3 ov
South Africa won by 9 wickets
England won the tournament
End of innings: SA 206/1 (37.2 ov)
37.24
NLTC Perera to F du Plessis, FOUR
37.11
NLTC Perera to HM Amla, 1 run
End of over 375 runsSA 201/1220010
F du Plessis 92(102)HM Amla 79(104)I Udana 5-0-29-0
36.60
I Udana to F du Plessis, no run
36.51
I Udana to HM Amla, 1 run
36.40
I Udana to HM Amla, no run
36.30
I Udana to HM Amla, no run
36.22
I Udana to HM Amla, 2 runs
36.12
I Udana to HM Amla, 2 runs
End of over 365 runsSA 196/1104000
F du Plessis 92(101)HM Amla 74(99)SL Malinga 10-1-47-1
35.60
SL Malinga to F du Plessis, no run
35.50
SL Malinga to F du Plessis, no run
35.40
SL Malinga to F du Plessis, no run
35.34
SL Malinga to F du Plessis, FOUR
35.20
SL Malinga to F du Plessis, no run
35.11
SL Malinga to HM Amla, 1 run
End of over 356 runsSA 191/1010104
F du Plessis 88(96)HM Amla 73(98)I Udana 4-0-24-0
34.64
I Udana to F du Plessis, FOUR
34.50
I Udana to F du Plessis, no run
34.41
I Udana to HM Amla, 1 run
34.30
I Udana to HM Amla, no run
34.21
I Udana to F du Plessis, 1 run
34.10
I Udana to F du Plessis, no run
End of over 347 runsSA 185/1101041
F du Plessis 83(92)HM Amla 72(96)SL Malinga 9-1-42-1
33.61
SL Malinga to F du Plessis, 1 run
33.54
SL Malinga to F du Plessis, FOUR
33.40
SL Malinga to F du Plessis, no run
33.31
SL Malinga to HM Amla, 1 run
33.20
SL Malinga to HM Amla, no run
33.11
SL Malinga to F du Plessis, 1 run
End of over 339 runsSA 178/1111141
F du Plessis 77(88)HM Amla 71(94)BMAJ Mendis 7-0-36-0
32.61
BMAJ Mendis to F du Plessis, 1 run
32.54
BMAJ Mendis to F du Plessis, FOUR
32.41
BMAJ Mendis to HM Amla, 1 run
32.31
BMAJ Mendis to F du Plessis, 1 run
32.21
BMAJ Mendis to HM Amla, 1 run
32.11
BMAJ Mendis to F du Plessis, 1 run
End of over 323 runsSA 169/1101010
HM Amla 69(92)F du Plessis 70(84)NLTC Perera 5-1-23-0
31.60
NLTC Perera to HM Amla, no run
31.51
NLTC Perera to F du Plessis, 1 run
31.40
NLTC Perera to F du Plessis, no run
31.31
NLTC Perera to HM Amla, 1 run
31.20
NLTC Perera to HM Amla, no run
31.11
NLTC Perera to F du Plessis, 1 run
End of over 317 runsSA 166/13Wd21000
HM Amla 68(89)F du Plessis 68(81)BMAJ Mendis 6-0-27-0
30.60
BMAJ Mendis to HM Amla, no run
30.50
BMAJ Mendis to HM Amla, no run
30.40
BMAJ Mendis to HM Amla, no run
30.31
BMAJ Mendis to F du Plessis, 1 run
30.22
BMAJ Mendis to F du Plessis, 2 runs
30.2Wd
BMAJ Mendis to F du Plessis, wide
30.13
BMAJ Mendis to HM Amla, 3 runs
End of over 305 runsSA 159/1101111
HM Amla 65(85)F du Plessis 65(79)NLTC Perera 4-1-20-0
29.61
NLTC Perera to HM Amla, 1 run
29.51
NLTC Perera to F du Plessis, 1 run
29.41
NLTC Perera to HM Amla, 1 run
29.31
NLTC Perera to F du Plessis, 1 run
29.20
NLTC Perera to F du Plessis, no run
29.11
NLTC Perera to HM Amla, 1 run