2002 Morocco CupFinal · ODI
Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 27 runs in the final
National Cricket Stadium, Tangier, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Sri Lanka made 235 for 7 in 50 overs, Sanath Jayasuriya 71 from 71 balls and Kumar Sangakkara 40 from 54 balls. Lance Klusener took 2 for 35.
South Africa were bowled out for 208, Mark Boucher 70 from 65 balls and Boeta Dippenaar 53 from 98 balls. WPUJC Vaas took 2 for 33.
Sri Lanka won by 27 runs.
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
235/7(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya (c)c AA Donald b N Boje | c AA Donald b N Boje | 71 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Marvan Atapattuc GC Smith b AA Donald | c GC Smith b AA Donald | 25 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †c HH Dippenaar b N Boje | c HH Dippenaar b N Boje | 40 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 74.07 |
| Aravinda de Silvac †MV Boucher b JH Kallis | c †MV Boucher b JH Kallis | 33 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 70.21 |
| Mahela Jayawardenelbw b AA Donald | lbw b AA Donald | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Russel Arnoldc HH Gibbs b L Klusener | c HH Gibbs b L Klusener | 13 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 39.39 |
| Upul Chandanab L Klusener | b L Klusener | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| WPUJC Vaasnot out | not out | 18* | 18 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Muttiah Muralitharannot out | not out | 11* | 16 | 0 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 5, w 4, nb 1) | (b 5, lb 5, w 4, nb 1) | 15 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 3.52) | 50 Ov (RR 3.52) | 235/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 78-1 (MS Atapattu, 14.4 ov), 119-2 (ST Jayasuriya, 22.1 ov), 167-3 (KC Sangakkara, 32.4 ov), 179-4 (PA de Silva, 35.6 ov), 191-5 (DPMD Jayawardene, 38.4 ov), 202-6 (UDU Chandana, 43.4 ov), 209-7 (RP Arnold, 45.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3.28 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Telemachus | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 10 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3.19 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Allan Donald | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3.28 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Nicky Boje | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
208(48.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbsc ST Jayasuriya b WPUJC Vaas | c ST Jayasuriya b WPUJC Vaas | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Lance Klusenerlbw b CRD Fernando | lbw b CRD Fernando | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Graeme Smithb WPUJC Vaas | b WPUJC Vaas | 15 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 46.88 |
| Jacques Kallisc MS Atapattu b UDU Chandana | c MS Atapattu b UDU Chandana | 24 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 68.57 |
| Boeta Dippenaarc DPMD Jayawardene b PW Gunaratne | c DPMD Jayawardene b PW Gunaratne | 53 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 54.08 |
| Jonty Rhodesrun out (MS Atapattu) | run out (MS Atapattu) | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Nicky Bojeb M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Mark Boucher †c †KC Sangakkara b PW Gunaratne | c †KC Sangakkara b PW Gunaratne | 70 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 107.69 |
| Shaun Pollock (c)run out (DPMD Jayawardene/PW Gunaratne) | run out (DPMD Jayawardene/PW Gunaratne) | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Roger Telemachusb M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Allan Donaldnot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 7, w 6, nb 1) | (b 1, lb 7, w 6, nb 1) | 15 | ||||
| Total48.3 Ov (RR 3.22) | 48.3 Ov (RR 3.22) · Target 236 | 208 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (HH Gibbs, 2.2 ov), 24-2 (L Klusener, 5.1 ov), 52-3 (GC Smith, 12.2 ov), 71-4 (JH Kallis, 18.5 ov), 81-5 (JN Rhodes, 21.6 ov), 91-6 (N Boje, 25.5 ov), 192-7 (HH Dippenaar, 44.3 ov), 199-8 (SM Pollock, 46.4 ov), 208-9 (R Telemachus, 47.5 ov), 208-10 (MV Boucher, 48.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2.48 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | 9.3 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 4.07 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Upul Chandana | 9 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 3.58 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2.63 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |



