VB SeriesMatch 6 · ODI
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 9 runs
Adelaide Oval, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardSouth Africa won the toss and chose to bat. South Africa made 263 for 5 in 50 overs, Boeta Dippenaar 125 not out from 145 balls and Herschelle Gibbs 68 from 65 balls. Muttiah Muralitharan took 2 for 45.
Sri Lanka made 254 for 8 in 50 overs, Tillakaratne Dilshan 82 not out from 108 balls and Mahela Jayawardene 52 from 52 balls. Johan van der Wath took 2 for 37.
South Africa won by 9 runs.
Key performers
South Africa innings
263/5(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smithst †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | st †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 28 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 56.00 |
| Boeta Dippenaarnot out | not out | 125* | 145 | 7 | 0 | 86.21 |
| Johan van der Wathc RP Arnold b M Muralitharan | c RP Arnold b M Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jacques Rudolphc & b TM Dilshan | c & b TM Dilshan | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 40.74 |
| Herschelle Gibbsb PDRL Perera | b PDRL Perera | 68 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 104.62 |
| Shaun Pollockc MS Atapattu b KMDN Kulasekara | c MS Atapattu b KMDN Kulasekara | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Justin Kempnot out | not out | 6* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 11, w 4) | (b 2, lb 11, w 4) | 17 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.26) | 50 Ov (RR 5.26) | 263/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 72-1 (GC Smith, 18.2 ov), 72-2 (JJ van der Wath, 18.3 ov), 101-3 (JA Rudolph, 25.5 ov), 220-4 (HH Gibbs, 45.3 ov), 249-5 (SM Pollock, 48.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 10 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 5.50 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruchira Perera | 7 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 6.43 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3.89 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 4.50 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 8 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 5.38 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4.50 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GC Smith 28(50) & HH Dippenaar 39(60) | 72 | 110 |
| 2nd | JJ van der Wath 0(1) & HH Dippenaar 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | JA Rudolph 11(27) & HH Dippenaar 18(17) | 29 | 44 |
| 4th | HH Gibbs 68(65) & HH Dippenaar 43(53) | 119 | 118 |
| 5th | SM Pollock 8(8) & HH Dippenaar 21(11) | 29 | 19 |
| 6th | JM Kemp 6(4) & HH Dippenaar 4(4) | 14* | 8 |
Sri Lanka innings
254/8(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jehan Mubarakc AG Prince b SM Pollock | c AG Prince b SM Pollock | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| Sanath Jayasuriyast †MV Boucher b AJ Hall | st †MV Boucher b AJ Hall | 37 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 123.33 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †c & b JJ van der Wath | c & b JJ van der Wath | 23 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 74.19 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshannot out | not out | 82* | 108 | 3 | 0 | 75.93 |
| Marvan Atapatturun out (†MV Boucher) | run out (†MV Boucher) | 23 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 57.50 |
| Mahela Jayawardeneb JJ van der Wath | b JJ van der Wath | 52 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Russel Arnoldb AJ Hall | b AJ Hall | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Malinga Bandararun out (AJ Hall) | run out (AJ Hall) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WPUJC Vaasc J Botha b SM Pollock | c J Botha b SM Pollock | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Muttiah Muralitharannot out | not out | 0* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 6, w 5, nb 2) | (lb 6, w 5, nb 2) | 13 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.08) | 50 Ov (RR 5.08) · Target 264 from 50 ov | 254/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Nuwan Kulasekara
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (J Mubarak, 4.5 ov), 68-2 (ST Jayasuriya, 13 ov), 68-3 (KC Sangakkara, 14.1 ov), 117-4 (MS Atapattu, 26.2 ov), 224-5 (DPMD Jayawardene, 44.1 ov), 242-6 (RP Arnold, 47.2 ov), 242-7 (HMCM Bandara, 47.3 ov), 253-8 (WPUJC Vaas, 49 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 5.10 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 10 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 6.20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Johan van der Wath | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 3.70 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3.80 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 9 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 5.89 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Mubarak 4(19) & ST Jayasuriya 6(10) | 11 | 29 |
| 2nd | KC Sangakkara 23(30) & ST Jayasuriya 31(20) | 57 | 49 |
| 3rd | TM Dilshan 0(6) & KC Sangakkara 0(1) | 0 | 7 |
| 4th | MS Atapattu 23(40) & TM Dilshan 21(33) | 49 | 73 |
| 5th | DPMD Jayawardene 52(52) & TM Dilshan 53(55) | 107 | 107 |
| 6th | RP Arnold 11(11) & TM Dilshan 6(9) | 18 | 19 |
| 7th | HMCM Bandara 0(1) & TM Dilshan 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 8th | WPUJC Vaas 9(7) & TM Dilshan 2(2) | 11 | 9 |
| 9th | M Muralitharan 0(3) & TM Dilshan 0(3) | 1* | 6 |
Commentary
End of over 501 runSL 254/8001Lb000
TM Dilshan 82(108)M Muralitharan 0(3)AJ Hall 10-1-38-2
49.60
AJ Hall to TM Dilshan, no run
49.50
AJ Hall to TM Dilshan, no run
49.40
AJ Hall to TM Dilshan, no run
49.31Lb
AJ Hall to M Muralitharan, 1 leg bye
49.20
AJ Hall to M Muralitharan, no run
49.10
AJ Hall to M Muralitharan, no run
End of over 496 runs, 1 wktSL 253/821111W
TM Dilshan 82(105)SM Pollock 10-1-51-2
48.6W
SM Pollock to WPUJC Vaas, OUT
WPUJC Vaas c J Botha b SM Pollock 9(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 253/8 (49 ov)
48.51
SM Pollock to TM Dilshan, 1 run
48.41
SM Pollock to WPUJC Vaas, 1 run
48.31
SM Pollock to TM Dilshan, 1 run
48.21
SM Pollock to WPUJC Vaas, 1 run
48.12
SM Pollock to WPUJC Vaas, 2 runs
End of over 485 runs, 2 wktsSL 247/70WW221
WPUJC Vaas 5(3)TM Dilshan 80(103)AJ Hall 9-0-38-2
47.61
AJ Hall to WPUJC Vaas, 1 run
47.52
AJ Hall to WPUJC Vaas, 2 runs
47.42
AJ Hall to WPUJC Vaas, 2 runs
47.3W
AJ Hall to HMCM Bandara, OUT
HMCM Bandara run out (AJ Hall) 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 242/7 (47.3 ov)
47.2W
AJ Hall to RP Arnold, OUT
RP Arnold b AJ Hall 11(11) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 242/6 (47.2 ov)
47.10
AJ Hall to RP Arnold, no run
End of over 477 runsSL 242/5111112
TM Dilshan 80(103)RP Arnold 11(9)JJ van der Wath 10-1-37-2
46.62
JJ van der Wath to TM Dilshan, 2 runs
46.51
JJ van der Wath to RP Arnold, 1 run
46.41
JJ van der Wath to TM Dilshan, 1 run
46.31
JJ van der Wath to RP Arnold, 1 run
46.21
JJ van der Wath to TM Dilshan, 1 run
46.11
JJ van der Wath to RP Arnold, 1 run
End of over 465 runsSL 235/5011111
RP Arnold 8(6)TM Dilshan 76(100)CK Langeveldt 10-0-62-0