- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras19 (b 8, lb 3, nb 6, w 2)TOTAL486 all out (145.4 Overs, RR: 3.33, 603 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (ST Jayasuriya, 6.3 ov), 2-22 (MS Atapattu, 8.3 ov), 3-108 (KC Sangakkara, 27.4 ov), 4-145 (TT Samaraweera, 38.3 ov), 5-189 (TM Dilshan, 56.5 ov), 6-274 (RS Kaluwitharana, 88.3 ov), 7-279 (UDU Chandana, 89.6 ov), 8-449 (WPUJC Vaas, 135.6 ov), 9-486 (DPMD Jayawardene, 145.3 ov), 10-486 (M Muralitharan, 145.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SM Pollock 23 5 48 4 2.08 0 4 M Ntini 20 1 61 1 3.05 0 0 M Hayward 16.4 0 81 3 4.86 0 2 JH Kallis 16 3 52 0 3.25 0 0 L Klusener 19 0 69 0 3.63 0 0 N Boje 42 3 148 2 3.52 1 0 JA Rudolph 9 2 16 0 1.77 0 0
04/08Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Aug 4-8 2004
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376 & 203/3 (90 ov)
Player of the Match
04/08Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Aug 4-8 2004
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486 & 214/9d -
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376 & 203/3 (90 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras33 (b 14, lb 8, nb 10, w 1)TOTAL376 all out (139.4 Overs, RR: 2.69, 547 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-84 (HH Dippenaar, 36.1 ov), 2-96 (M van Jaarsveld, 46.1 ov), 3-168 (JH Kallis, 69.4 ov), 4-213 (GC Smith, 81.1 ov), 5-225 (MV Boucher, 87.2 ov), 6-287 (SM Pollock, 104.4 ov), 7-295 (L Klusener, 109.2 ov), 8-348 (N Boje, 124.4 ov), 9-363 (M Ntini, 131.2 ov), 10-376 (JA Rudolph, 139.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WPUJC Vaas 25 10 50 2 2.00 0 6 MF Maharoof 19 9 42 0 2.21 1 1 M Muralitharan 46.4 9 130 4 2.78 0 3 UDU Chandana 18 0 68 0 3.77 0 0 ST Jayasuriya 25 9 40 2 1.60 0 0 TM Dilshan 6 0 24 1 4.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (b 4, lb 1, nb 4, w 2)TOTAL214/9d (67 Overs, RR: 3.19, 294 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-62 (MS Atapattu, 20.2 ov), 2-89 (KC Sangakkara, 25.3 ov), 3-103 (DPMD Jayawardene, 31.4 ov), 4-140 (ST Jayasuriya, 44.5 ov), 5-142 (TM Dilshan, 46.1 ov), 6-166 (TT Samaraweera, 52.6 ov), 7-172 (RS Kaluwitharana, 55.2 ov), 8-199 (UDU Chandana, 63.3 ov), 9-209 (M Muralitharan, 65.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SM Pollock 12 2 19 2 1.58 1 3 M Hayward 6 1 21 0 3.50 0 1 L Klusener 14 2 40 2 2.85 0 0 M Ntini 5 0 19 0 3.80 0 0 N Boje 22 0 88 5 4.00 0 0 JH Kallis 8 1 22 0 2.75 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras10 (b 1, lb 4, nb 3, w 2)TOTAL203/3 (90 Overs, RR: 2.25, 343 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-34 (HH Dippenaar, 18.6 ov), 2-98 (M van Jaarsveld, 45.5 ov), 3-135 (GC Smith, 65.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WPUJC Vaas 10 3 20 0 2.00 1 1 ST Jayasuriya 17 7 30 0 1.76 0 0 TM Dilshan 16 5 30 1 1.87 0 0 MF Maharoof 5 2 4 0 0.80 0 0 M Muralitharan 20 5 37 1 1.85 0 1 UDU Chandana 18 1 60 1 3.33 0 0 TT Samaraweera 3 0 13 0 4.33 0 0 KC Sangakkara 1 0 4 0 4.00 1 1
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
2-match series level 0-0
Match number
Season
Match days
4,5,6,7,8 August 2004 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Wed, 04 Aug - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 279/7 (DPMD Jayawardene 116*, 90 ov)
- Thu, 05 Aug - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 82/0 (HH Dippenaar 46*, M van Jaarsveld 30*, 34 ov)
- Fri, 06 Aug - day 3 - South Africa 1st innings 347/7 (JA Rudolph 85*, N Boje 31*, 124 ov)
- Sat, 07 Aug - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 7/0 (GC Smith 5*, HH Dippenaar 0*, 3 ov)
- Sun, 08 Aug - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 203/3 (90 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- HH Dippenaar pass 1,000 career Test runs
- South Africa 50 in 123 minutes off 187 balls including 3x4
- Lunch South Africa 56/1, 33 overs
- 50 partnership, 2nd wicket, in 87 minutes off 137 balls including 6x4 (Smith 28, van Jaarsveld 20)
- GC Smith 50 in 167 minutes off 142 balls including 4x4
- South Africa 100 in 185 minutes off 281 balls including 10x4
- Tea South AFrica 135/3, 65.5 overs
- South Africa 150 in 265 minutes off 416 balls including 15x4
- New ball taken after 82 overs
- JH Kallis 50 in 151 minutes off 125 balls including 6x4
- South Africa 350 in 126.3 overs (Rudolph 86*, Ntini 4*)
- Rudolph 100 in 286 balls, 12x4
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Lunch Sri Lanka 25/0 10 overs
- Sri Lanka 50 in 16.5 overs (Atapattu 16*, Jayasuriya 25*)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings: 1x7 ball over (64th over - Boje's 21st over)
- Sri Lanka 200 in 64.2 overs (Vaas 4*, Muralitharan 0*)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- 10 minute delay during the 6th over of the morning for repairs to the sightscreen
- South Africa 100 in 190 minutes off 297 balls including 11x4
- 50 partnership, 3rd wicket, in 49 minutes off 81 balls including 7x4 and 1x6 (Rudolph 9, Kallis 42)
- South Africa 150 in 235 minutes off 366 balls including 17x4 and 1x6
- JH Kallis 50 in 62 minutes off 59 balls including 7x4 and 1x6
- Lunch, South Africa 157/2, 64 overs
- Dilshan taken to hospital for x-rays, Daniel on for him
- JA Rudolph passes 1,000 Test runs
- South Africa 200 in 302 minutes off 468 balls including 24x4 and 1x6
- Dilshan back on the field with no major injuries
- JA Rudolph 50 in 231 minutes off 166 balls including 7x4
- Tea South Africa 247/5, 96 overs
- New Ball taken after 95 overs
- SOuth Africa 250 in 367 minutes off 577 balls including 31x4 and 1x6
- 50 partnership, 6th wicket, in 53 minutes off 90 balls including 5x4 (Rudolph 21, Pollock 19)
- South Africa 300 in 435 minutes off 668 balls including 36x4 and 1x6
- 50 partnership, 7th wicket, in 40 minutes off 74 balls including 4x4 and 1x6 (Rudolph 17, Boje 29)
- GC Smith does not take the field at start of play
- Sri Lanka 300 in 403 minutes off 579 balls including 40x4 and 1x6
- Smith returns to play after 30 minutes
- 50 partnership, 8th wicket, in 54 minutes off 74 balls including 8x4 (Jayawardene 22, Vaas 27)
- Sri Lanka 350 in 451 minutes off 651 balls including 46x4 and 1x6
- DPMD Jayawardene 150 in 404 minutes off 306 balls including 19x4 and 1x4
- SMith leaves the field again at 11:45
- 100 partnership, 8th wicket, in 112 minutes off 163 balls including 13x4 (Jayawardene 47, Vaas 47)
- Lunch Sri Lanka 387/7 119 overs
- 50 WPUJC Vaas in 131 minutes off 97 balls including 8x4
- Record 8th wicket partnership for Sri Lanka vs South Africa
- Sri Lanka 400 in 517 minutes off 570 balls including 50x4 and 1x6
- Highest 8th wicket partnership for Sri Lanka in Test matches
- 150 partnership, 8th wicket, in 179 minutes off 260 balls including 16x4 and 1x6
- DPMD Jayawardene 200 in 512 minutes off 378 balls including 23x4 and 3x6
- Sri Lanka 450 in 574 minutes off 826 balls including 54x4 and 3x6
- South AFrican innings
- South Africa 50 in 76 minutes off 119 balls including 7x4
- 50 partnership, 1st wicket (Dippenaar 26, van Jaarsveld 22)
- Sri Lanka innings
- Sri Lanka 50 in 70 minutes off 94 balls including 8x4
- 50 partnership, 3rd wicket, in 52 minutes off 70 balls including 9x4 (Sangakkara 40, Jayawardene 8)
- Play delayed by rain after 22 overs, Sri Lanka 81/2 - 12:13 local time
- Early Lunch taken, Sri Lanka 81/2 (22 overs)
- KC Sangakkara 50 in 85 minutes off 55 balls including 10x4
- Sri Lanka 100 in 120 minutes off 158 balls including 16x4
- DPMD Jayawardene 50 in 128 minutes off 86 balls including 7x4
- Sri Lanka 150 in 191 minutes off 258 balls including 23x4
- Tea Sri Lanka 178/4, 55 overs
- Sri Lanka 200 in 255 minutes off 352 balls including 28x1 and 1x6
- DPMD Jayawardene 100 in 270 minutes off 196 minutes including 13x4 and 1x6
- Sri Lanka 250 in 322 minutes off 464 balls including 33x4 and 1x6
- 50 partnership, 6th wicket, in 60 minutes off 97 balls including 7x4 (Jayawardene 22, Kaluwitharana 27)
- New Ball taken after 82 overs
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