- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.6 Fernando strikes again! good length delivery, pitched close to the off stump line and once again the ball nipped back in late, Gibbs is caught on the wrong foot and in the end it was a nothing shot, leaves a yawing gap between bat and pad through which comes the dreadful sound of timber breaking 45/29.6 bowled him! excellent delivery on the length, nips back in from outside the off stump, Hall on the front foot looks to drive through the off side, gets the inside edge and strikes the middle stump, first strike for Sri Lanka and Fernando. 32/125.2 Maharoof strikes after lunch, a good breakthrough for Sri Lanka, it was outside the off stump, Rudolph bit lazy with the drive through the off side, gets the edge through to Prasanna Jayawardene behind the wicket, who takes the catch at a comfortable height. 78/336.6 lovely delivery tossed up, the doosra, Amla reads it wrong, comes down the track and looks to drive through the on side, beats his bat, Prasanna Jayawardene fumbles the ball slightly and then removes the bails, Amla was a long way off the crease to get back. 112/529.4 another wonderful delivery from Maharoof, moves away after pitching, Prince looking to drive through the off side, he was not fully in position to drive, gets the edge through to Prasanna Jayawardene behind the wicket, who takes another easy catch. 80/450.2 all over! done and dusted in 50.2 overs - flatter trajectory, a genuine off-break, de Villiers comes down the track and lofts it away in the air towards deep midwicket, more of a chip shot than a full blooded hoick, Kapugedera in the deep makes no mistake 169/1040.6 nicely flighted delivery on the stumps, Boucher goes for the sweep and is beaten comprehensively, ball clips the top edge and balloons up towards short fine leg. Jayasuriya there moves across quickly to his left and nicely settles under it - South Africa six down 128/644.5 Murali strikes and once again it's the doosra that gets him a wicket. Tossed up on the middle and off stump line, ball grips the surface and turn back in, by the time Boje realised that the ball was turning back in it was too late, impact was bit high but umpire Benson had no hesitation in raising his finger - South Africa seven down 148/745.5 Another nail goes in! slightly short and coming in with the angle, too good a delivery for Nel, he fails to get bat on ball and is caught plumb in front of the stumps. 151/845.6 Dale Steyn goes for a duck! good length delivery, again the one that nips back in, Steyn was clueless, shoulders arms and the ball crashes into the off stump - as easy as it gets 151/9Extras10 (b 4, lb 6)TOTAL169 all out (50.2 Overs, RR: 3.35, 238 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (AJ Hall, 9.6 ov), 2-45 (HH Gibbs, 13.6 ov), 3-78 (JA Rudolph, 25.2 ov), 4-80 (AG Prince, 29.4 ov), 5-112 (HM Amla, 36.6 ov), 6-128 (MV Boucher, 40.6 ov), 7-148 (N Boje, 44.5 ov), 8-151 (A Nel, 45.5 ov), 9-151 (DW Steyn, 45.6 ov), 10-169 (AB de Villiers, 50.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SL Malinga 10 2 38 0 3.80 0 0 MF Maharoof 9 1 32 2 3.55 0 0 CRD Fernando 13 2 48 4 3.69 0 0 M Muralitharan 18.2 6 41 4 2.23 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 Steyn strikes again, short down the leg side, it was bit closer to the body, Tharanga looking to pull, gets a glove to it, goes straight into the gloves of Boucher, who takes it gleefully. Sri Lanka are two down for 15. 14/21.3 It was fast and quick on the leg stump, going straight on, Jayasuriya looking to play to the on side, misses the line off the ball and gets hit on the pad in line with the leg stump, loud appeal from everybody close in, Umpire Benson lifts his finger. That's a big wicket 6/1160.3 Hall strikes! a wonderful knock from Sangakkara comes to an end, the ball pitches outside the off stump and moves away, hint of reverse swing, Sangakkara goes for the drive, gets the edge to Boucher behind the wicket, who takes the catch. 638/3185.1 Jayawardene goes for 374, the ball keeps low, a length delivery nips back in sharply, Jayawardene looking to defend on the back foot is beaten by the lack of bounce and the stumps are re-arranged. Nel is happy with the break-through. 756/5182.1 Steyn picks up his third wicket, length delivery pitched on the off stump and going straight on, Dilshan looking to work through the on side, misses the line, strikes him on the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, given by Umpire Bowden. 751/4Extras38 (b 17, lb 5, nb 8, w 8)TOTAL756/5d (185.1 Overs, RR: 4.08, 782 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (ST Jayasuriya, 1.3 ov), 2-14 (WU Tharanga, 3.3 ov), 3-638 (KC Sangakkara, 160.3 ov), 4-751 (TM Dilshan, 182.1 ov), 5-756 (DPMD Jayawardene, 185.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB M Ntini 31 3 97 0 3.12 0 1 DW Steyn 26 1 129 3 4.96 2 6 A Nel 25.1 2 114 1 4.52 1 1 AJ Hall 25 2 99 1 3.96 0 0 N Boje 65 5 221 0 3.40 0 0 JA Rudolph 7 0 45 0 6.42 0 0 AG Prince 2 0 7 0 3.50 1 0 AB de Villiers 4 0 22 0 5.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR51.6 first strike for Sri Lanka, taken by Kapugedera low down, length delivery pitched outside the off stump and moves away slightly, enough to get the edge off the bat through to second slip. Rudolph looking to drive through the off side, gets the edge. 165/164.5 quicker delivery, flat - pitched close to the off stump line and turning in sharply, Hall pushes forward to defend but fails to make contact and the ball hits the pad right in front of the stumps, beaten by the extra pace and the sharp turn there - umpire Bowden does a Bucknor and after a long delay the crooked finger comes up. 185/355.5 got him, it was full and reversing in, Amla looking to play through the on side, misses it completely, strikes the pad low down in line with the stumps, a loud appeal, given by Umpire Benson 171/2106.6 Muralitharan picks up his third wicket, good ball tossed up outside the off stump, Prince plays forward, spins away slightly, the ball takes the edge to Jayawardene at first slip who takes the catch low to his right, that was a good catch. 312/583.2 Murali picks up his second wicket, tossed up right on the middle stump, too full to sweep, misses it completely, strikes the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, Umpire Benson raises his finger immediately. 234/4138.6 tossed up outside the off stump, Boucher looking to drive through the on side, spoons the ball back to Jayasuriya who accepts hit with both hands. 401/7118.4 GIbbs done in by a full toss, tossed right up, Gibbs plays it early and lobs back the ball to Murali who accepts it gleefully. Murali picks up his fourth wicket. 350/6141.5 Murali picks up his 5th wicket, excellent delivery spins in from outside the off stump, Nel playing from the crease pushes at the ball, goes through and strikes the stumps. 404/8145.3 tossed up outside the off stump, Steyn comes down the track and misses it completely, the ball clips the bail on the leg and middle stump. Murali picks up his 6th wicket 412/9157.2 Malinga picks up the final wicket, it was short in length, Ntini going back instead of going front, misses it completely, the ball knocks back the stumps. 434/10Extras37 (b 11, lb 4, nb 20, w 2)TOTAL434 all out (157.2 Overs, RR: 2.75, 624 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-165 (JA Rudolph, 51.6 ov), 2-171 (HM Amla, 55.5 ov), 3-185 (AJ Hall, 64.5 ov), 4-234 (AB de Villiers, 83.2 ov), 5-312 (AG Prince, 106.6 ov), 6-350 (HH Gibbs, 118.4 ov), 7-401 (MV Boucher, 138.6 ov), 8-404 (A Nel, 141.5 ov), 9-412 (DW Steyn, 145.3 ov), 10-434 (M Ntini, 157.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SL Malinga 16.2 0 85 1 5.20 1 7 MF Maharoof 15 3 48 0 3.20 1 5 CRD Fernando 24 6 69 2 2.87 0 8 M Muralitharan 64 11 131 6 2.04 0 0 TM Dilshan 4 1 10 0 2.50 0 0 ST Jayasuriya 34 8 76 1 2.23 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days
27,28,29,30,31 July 2006 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Thu, 27 Jul - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 128/2 (KC Sangakkara 59*, DPMD Jayawardene 55*, 26 ov)
- Fri, 28 Jul - day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 485/2 (KC Sangakkara 229*, DPMD Jayawardene 224*, 112 ov)
- Sat, 29 Jul - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 43/0 (JA Rudolph 24*, AJ Hall 13*, 15 ov)
- Sun, 30 Jul - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 311/4 (AG Prince 60*, MV Boucher 38*, 105 ov)
- Mon, 31 Jul - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 434 (157.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Umpire EAR de Silva stood in place of the indisposed MR Benson at the start of the 5th day
- MV Boucher: 50 off 99 balls (7 x 4)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 118.3 overs (733 balls), Extras 35
- Drinks: South Africa - 350/6 in 118.4 overs (MV Boucher 56)
- Lunch: South Africa - 392/6 in 135.0 overs (MV Boucher 80, N Boje 18)
- South Africa: 400 runs in 137.6 overs (850 balls), Extras 35
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls (MV Boucher 29, N Boje 21, Ex 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 431/9 in 153.0 overs (N Boje 32, M Ntini 14)
- Test Match Commentator: Binoy George
- Test Match Scorers: Sajan Nair and Raju
- South Africa: 50 runs in 16.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (JA Rudolph 33, AJ Hall 13, Ex 6)
- JA Rudolph: 50 off 77 balls (8 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (175 balls), Extras 11
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 175 balls (JA Rudolph 63, AJ Hall 28, Ex 11)
- Drinks: South Africa - 104/0 in 28.0 overs (JA Rudolph 65, AJ Hall 28)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 45.4 overs (286 balls), Extras 20
- AJ Hall: 50 off 132 balls (6 x 4)
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 286 balls (JA Rudolph 80, AJ Hall 50, Ex 20)
- Lunch: South Africa - 150/0 in 46.0 overs (JA Rudolph 80, AJ Hall 50)
- Drinks: South Africa - 172/2 in 59.0 overs (AJ Hall 58, AG Prince 0)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 69.6 overs (436 balls), Extras 26
- Tea: South Africa - 209/3 in 73.0 overs (AG Prince 17, AB de Villiers 9)
- New Ball Taken: South Africa 233/3 after 82.1 overs (AG Prince 27, AB de Villiers 23)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 86.3 overs (536 balls), Extras 28
- Drinks: South Africa - 258/4 in 89.0 overs (AG Prince 32, MV Boucher 18)
- AG Prince: 50 off 141 balls (4 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (AG Prince 23, MV Boucher 23, Ex 4)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 101.3 overs (631 balls), Extras 33
- End Of Day: South Africa - 311/4 in 105.0 overs (AG Prince 60, MV Boucher 38)
- Sri Lanka: 500 runs in 118.2 overs (719 balls), Extras 21
- 3rd Wicket: 500 runs in 721 balls (KC Sangakkara 231, DPMD Jayawardene 248, Ex 21)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 250 off 402 balls (29 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 531/2 in 129.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 240, DPMD Jayawardene 254)
- Sri Lanka: 550 runs in 134.3 overs (817 balls), Extras 26
- KC Sangakkara: 250 off 372 balls (32 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 550 runs in 821 balls (KC Sangakkara 259, DPMD Jayawardene 266, Ex 25)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 584/2 in 144.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 271, DPMD Jayawardene 276)
- Sri Lanka: 600 runs in 148.5 overs (903 balls), Extras 30
- 3rd Wicket: 600 runs in 914 balls (KC Sangakkara 277, DPMD Jayawardene 294, Ex 29)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 300 off 491 balls (34 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 650 runs in 164.1 overs (995 balls), Extras 31
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 33, TM Dilshan 20, Ex 0)
- Sri Lanka: 700 runs in 172.4 overs (1046 balls), Extras 31
- DPMD Jayawardene: 350 off 534 balls (41 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 720/3 in 176.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 357, TM Dilshan 34)
- New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 720/3 after 176.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 357, TM Dilshan 34)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 114 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 56, TM Dilshan 39, Ex 5)
- Sri Lanka: 750 runs in 181.1 overs (1098 balls), Extras 36
- South Africa 2nd innings
- End Of Day: South Africa - 43/0 in 15.0 overs (JA Rudolph 24, AJ Hall 13)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 31.4 overs (195 balls), Extras 9
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 191 balls (KC Sangakkara 80, DPMD Jayawardene 65, Ex 8)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 179/2 in 39.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 89, DPMD Jayawardene 70)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 42.6 overs (263 balls), Extras 9
- KC Sangakkara: 100 off 116 balls (14 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 268 balls (KC Sangakkara 102, DPMD Jayawardene 90, Ex 8)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 227/2 in 52.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 108, DPMD Jayawardene 99)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 162 balls (14 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 57.2 overs (351 balls), Extras 11
- 3rd Wicket: 250 runs in 375 balls (KC Sangakkara 122, DPMD Jayawardene 116, Ex 12)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 269/2 in 67.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 125, DPMD Jayawardene 120)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 73.5 overs (450 balls), Extras 17
- 3rd Wicket: 300 runs in 452 balls (KC Sangakkara 141, DPMD Jayawardene 143, Ex 16)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 320/2 in 81.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 147, DPMD Jayawardene 145)
- New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 320/2 after 81.1 overs (KC Sangakkara 147, DPMD Jayawardene 145)
- KC Sangakkara: 150 off 224 balls (19 x 4)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 150 off 260 balls (20 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 85.2 overs (519 balls), Extras 17
- 3rd Wicket: 350 runs in 506 balls (KC Sangakkara 172, DPMD Jayawardene 162, Ex 16)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 398/2 in 93.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 187, DPMD Jayawardene 182)
- Sri Lanka: 400 runs in 93.1 overs (567 balls), Extras 18
- 3rd Wicket: 400 runs in 566 balls (KC Sangakkara 196, DPMD Jayawardene 187, Ex 17)
- KC Sangakkara: 200 off 272 balls (27 x 4)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 200 off 324 balls (26 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 450 runs in 103.6 overs (632 balls), Extras 18
- 3rd Wicket: 450 runs in 617 balls (KC Sangakkara 217, DPMD Jayawardene 216, Ex 17)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 473/2 in 108.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 224, DPMD Jayawardene 219)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 485/2 in 112.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 229, DPMD Jayawardene 224)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 36/1 in 12.0 overs (HH Gibbs 14, JA Rudolph 2)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: South Africa - 78/2 in 25.0 overs (JA Rudolph 29, HM Amla 9)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 33.4 overs (202 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: South Africa - 125/5 in 40.0 overs (AB de Villiers 31, MV Boucher 3)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 45.3 overs (273 balls), Extras 10
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 52 balls (7 x 4)
- Tea: South Africa - 169/10 in 50.2 overs (M Ntini 0)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (66 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 55/2 in 12.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 23, DPMD Jayawardene 18)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (KC Sangakkara 28, DPMD Jayawardene 22, Ex 2)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 20.5 overs (128 balls), Extras 3
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 56 balls (8 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 112 balls (KC Sangakkara 56, DPMD Jayawardene 45, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 120/2 in 25.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 58, DPMD Jayawardene 48)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 72 balls (6 x 4)
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 128/2 in 26.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 59, DPMD Jayawardene 55)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 128/2 in 26.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 59, DPMD Jayawardene 55)
- Reserve umpire: MG Silva
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