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VB SeriesMatch 6 · ODI

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 9 runs - Commentary

Adelaide Oval, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.

South Africa263/550 ov
Sri Lanka254/850 ov
South Africa won by 9 runs
Sri Lanka won the tournament
End of innings: SL 254/8 (50 ov)
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
45.61
CK Langeveldt to RP Arnold, 1 run
45.51
CK Langeveldt to TM Dilshan, 1 run
45.41
CK Langeveldt to RP Arnold, 1 run
45.31
CK Langeveldt to TM Dilshan, 1 run
45.21
CK Langeveldt to RP Arnold, 1 run
45.10
CK Langeveldt to RP Arnold, no run
End of over 456 runs, 1 wktSL 230/5W410Nb00
TM Dilshan 74(98)RP Arnold 5(2)JJ van der Wath 9-1-30-2
44.60
JJ van der Wath to TM Dilshan, no run
44.50
JJ van der Wath to TM Dilshan, no run
44.5Nb
JJ van der Wath to TM Dilshan, no ball
44.40
JJ van der Wath to TM Dilshan, no run
44.31
JJ van der Wath to RP Arnold, 1 run
44.24
JJ van der Wath to RP Arnold, FOUR
44.1W
JJ van der Wath to DPMD Jayawardene, OUT
DPMD Jayawardene b JJ van der Wath 52(52) [4s-4 6s-0] · FoW 224/5 (44.1 ov)
End of over 444 runsSL 224/4101011
DPMD Jayawardene 52(51)TM Dilshan 74(94)CK Langeveldt 9-0-57-0
43.61
CK Langeveldt to DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run
43.51
CK Langeveldt to TM Dilshan, 1 run
43.40
CK Langeveldt to TM Dilshan, no run
43.31
CK Langeveldt to DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run
43.20
CK Langeveldt to DPMD Jayawardene, no run
43.11
CK Langeveldt to TM Dilshan, 1 run
End of over 439 runsSL 220/4014211
TM Dilshan 72(91)DPMD Jayawardene 50(48)SM Pollock 9-1-45-1
42.61
SM Pollock to TM Dilshan, 1 run
42.51
SM Pollock to DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run
FIFTY for DPMD Jayawardene (50 off 48)
42.42
SM Pollock to DPMD Jayawardene, 2 runs
42.34
SM Pollock to DPMD Jayawardene, FOUR
42.21
SM Pollock to TM Dilshan, 1 run
42.10
SM Pollock to TM Dilshan, no run
End of over 4210 runsSL 211/4041212
DPMD Jayawardene 43(45)TM Dilshan 70(88)AJ Hall 8-0-33-1
41.62
AJ Hall to DPMD Jayawardene, 2 runs