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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

9th Match: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Perth, Jan 31, 2006

ODI no. 2321
VB Series - 9th Match
South Africa v Sri Lanka
2005/06 season

Played at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth (neutral venue), on 31 January 2006 - day/night (50-over match)

Result South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)

Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR

J Mubarak b Smith 31 65 50 5 0 62.00

ST Jayasuriya c Prince b Smith 86 96 65 9 3 132.30
wicketkeeper KC Sangakkara c Kemp b Langeveldt 16 40 24 1 0 66.66

DPMD Jayawardene lbw b Smith 1 7 8 0 0 12.50
captain MS Atapattu c Rudolph b van der Wath 7 23 17 0 0 41.17

RP Arnold c Kemp b Pollock 15 44 46 1 0 32.60

TM Dilshan run out (Kemp/van der Wath) 37 74 42 3 0 88.09

WPUJC Vaas run out (Prince/Smith) 0 1 2 0 0 0.00

KMDN Kulasekara c Kemp b Pollock 1 4 6 0 0 16.66

CM Bandara run out (Prince/van der Wath) 11 30 22 0 1 50.00

M Muralitharan not out 1 8 6 0 0 16.66

Extras (lb 10, w 3, nb 2) 15











Total (all out; 47.4 overs; 205 mins) 221 (4.63 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-94 (Mubarak, 15.6 ov), 2-137 (Jayasuriya, 21.5 ov), 3-142 (Jayawardene, 23.5 ov), 4-144 (Sangakkara, 24.3 ov), 5-159 (Atapattu, 30.3 ov), 6-179 (Arnold, 36.4 ov), 7-179 (Vaas, 37.1 ov), 8-182 (Kulasekara, 38.4 ov), 9-216 (Bandara, 45.4 ov), 10-221 (Dilshan, 47.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

SM Pollock 10 3 17 2 1.70

CK Langeveldt 10 0 50 1 5.00 (2nb, 1w)

AJ Hall 9 0 48 0 5.33

JJ van der Wath 8.4 0 66 1 7.61

GC Smith 10 0 30 3 3.00 (2w)

South Africa innings (target: 222 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
captain GC Smith c wicketkeeperSangakkara b Muralitharan 41 70 52 4 1 78.84

HH Dippenaar c wicketkeeperSangakkara b Muralitharan 87 139 94 7 3 92.55

JA Rudolph st wicketkeeperSangakkara b Bandara 25 62 48 0 0 52.08

HH Gibbs b Muralitharan 4 10 8 0 0 50.00
wicketkeeper MV Boucher not out 30 50 33 1 0 90.90

JM Kemp st wicketkeeperSangakkara b Bandara 6 11 12 0 0 50.00

AG Prince not out 20 27 25 3 0 80.00

Extras (b 4, w 6, nb 1) 11











Total (5 wickets; 45.1 overs; 193 mins) 224 (4.95 runs per over)

Did not bat SM Pollock, JJ van der Wath, AJ Hall, J Botha

Fall of wickets1-84 (Smith, 16.4 ov), 2-164 (Rudolph, 31.6 ov), 3-164 (Dippenaar, 32.1 ov), 4-175 (Gibbs, 34.4 ov), 5-190 (Kemp, 37.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

WPUJC Vaas 9 1 39 0 4.33 (3w)

RP Arnold 1 0 11 0 11.00

KMDN Kulasekara 5.1 0 22 0 4.25

M Muralitharan 10 0 44 3 4.40 (1nb, 2w)

TM Dilshan 7 0 44 0 6.28

CM Bandara 10 0 47 2 4.70

ST Jayasuriya 3 0 13 0 4.33 (1w)

Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first
Points South Africa 4, Sri Lanka 0

South Africa replacement J Botha for CK Langeveldt (Sri Lanka innings, 45.4 ov)
Sri Lanka replacement CM Bandara for CRD Fernando (Sri Lanka innings, 38.4 ov)
Player of the match GC Smith (South Africa)

Umpires MR Benson (England) and PD Parker
TV umpire RL Parry
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)

Match notes

  • 4th Umpire - JK Brookes
  • Sri Lanka innings
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (70 balls), Extras 8
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (J Mubarak 22, ST Jayasuriya 38, Ex 8)
  • ST Jayasuriya: 50 off 44 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 94/1 in 16.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 55, KC Sangakkara 0)
  • Power Play 3: Overs 16.1 - 21.0
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (105 balls), Extras 8
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 27.4 overs (168 balls), Extras 10
  • Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 43.6 overs (269 balls), Extras 15
  • South Africa innings
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (62 balls), Extras 3
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (GC Smith 26, HH Dippenaar 29, Ex 4)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 84/1 in 16.4 overs (HH Dippenaar 39, JA Rudolph 0)
  • Power Play 2: Overs 17.1 - 22.0
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 20.3 overs (128 balls), Extras 5
  • HH Dippenaar: 50 off 61 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (HH Dippenaar 32, JA Rudolph 23, Ex 5)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 30.2 overs (189 balls), Extras 11
  • Drinks: South Africa - 164/2 in 32.0 overs (HH Dippenaar 87, HH Gibbs 0)
  • South Africa: 200 runs in 40.1 overs (248 balls), Extras 11
  • Power Play 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0

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