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VB SeriesMatch 9 · ODI

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets - Match Info

Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, 31 Jan 2006. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

South Africa224/545.1 ov

Sri Lanka22147.4 ov

South Africa won by 5 wickets

Sri Lanka won the tournament

Match details

Match: Match 9, ODI · VB Series 2005/06
Date: Tue 31 Jan, 14:00 (Tue 31 Jan, 14:00 PKT)
Venue: Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, Australia
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets
Player of the match: Graeme Smith
Umpires: Mark Benson, Peter Parker (Australia)
TV umpire: Bob Parry (Australia)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Head to head (ODI)

Played 81 · SA won 46 · SL won 33 · Tied 1 · No result 1

Last 5 meetings

Top players in this fixture

SA v SL ODIs, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.

Most runs	M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR
Jacques Kallis SA	28	1150	113	50.00	74.58
Marvan Atapattu SL	31	1075	124	39.81	71.71
Sanath Jayasuriya SL	39	916	79	23.49	79.86
Kumar Sangakkara SL	24	902	88	42.95	75.29
Boeta Dippenaar SA	14	574	125	44.15	70.09

Most wickets	M	Wkts	Econ
Shaun Pollock SA	31	46	3.91
Muttiah Muralitharan SL	27	41	3.82
WPUJC Vaas SL	30	35	4.25
Jacques Kallis SA	25	30	4.56
Sanath Jayasuriya SL	36	29	4.66

ODIs at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground

Matches: 3
Average 1st-innings score: 240
Won batting first: 1
Won chasing: 2
Highest total: 261/8 by Pakistan (Fri 28 Jan)