05/19Result
9th Match, ICC World Cup at Northampton, May 19 1999
South Africa won by 89 runs
Player of the Match
Lance KlusenerSouth Africa
05/19Result
9th Match, ICC World Cup at Northampton, May 19 1999
South Africa won by 89 runs
Player of the Match
Lance KlusenerSouth Africa

  • South Africa Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    G Kirsten
    14
    14
    17
    3
    0
    100.00
    3.3 ball angling into just outside the off stump, Kirsten tries to chop it away on the off side, inside edge into the stumps 22/1
    HH Gibbs
    5
    15
    29
    1
    0
    33.33
    5.5 wild swing at a wide one outside off stump, Gibbs really trying to reach for that one, outside edge low on the bat, very faint, Gibbs stands his ground but the umpire tells him to take a walk 24/2
    MV Boucher †
    1
    10
    16
    0
    0
    10.00
    6.3 but that one's cleanup him up, Boucher trying to play down the angled line, instead misses it, plays outside it, the off stump is sent flying 24/3
    JH Kallis
    12
    26
    42
    0
    0
    46.15
    14.5 pushing at it, trying to push thru the covers, too far away from the batsman, another terrible shot for a dismissal, excellent low rolling catch by the 2nd slip 53/4
    DJ Cullinan
    49
    82
    117
    4
    0
    59.75
    34.2 big lofted shot down the wicket, silly shot, vaas is running back at long off, catches it, backpeddling over the boundary, throws it away in time and falls over the rope, much confusion, TV umpire called again 122/8
    WJ Cronje (c)
    8
    21
    27
    0
    0
    38.09
    20.4 flicked in behind of square leg, great pick up and throw from deep square leg, to the keeper, stumps down, TV called, clearly out, but the TV ump takes an eon to give the decision 69/5
    JN Rhodes
    17
    25
    23
    2
    0
    68.00
    28.2 sweeping, top edge, flats in the air, child's play catch for Jayasuriya at backward square leg, SL celebrate 103/6
    SM Pollock
    2
    9
    15
    0
    0
    22.22
    32.2 driven into the ground, bounces into Ranatunga's leg at silly point, Murali catches the deflection and there's a big appeal, TV replay called because the onfield umpires don't have a clue 115/7
    L Klusener
    not out
    52
    45
    69
    5
    2
    115.55
    S Elworthy
    23
    40
    40
    3
    0
    57.50
    45.3 angled across, short of a length, good bounce from the leg stump line, Elworthy playing the cover defensive push too late, thin edge high on the bat outside the off stump 166/9
    AA Donald
    not out
    3
    16
    17
    0
    0
    18.75
    Extras
    13 (lb 2, nb 4, w 7)
    TOTAL
    199/9 (50 Overs, RR: 3.98)
    Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Gary Kirsten, 3.3 ov), 2-24 (Herschelle Gibbs, 5.5 ov), 3-24 (Mark Boucher, 6.3 ov), 4-53 (Jacques Kallis, 14.5 ov), 5-69 (Hansie Cronje, 20.4 ov), 6-103 (Jonty Rhodes, 28.2 ov), 7-115 (Shaun Pollock, 32.2 ov), 8-122 (Daryll Cullinan, 34.2 ov), 9-166 (Steve Elworthy, 45.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    GP Wickramasinghe1014524.5041
    WPUJC Vaas1004634.6003
    DPMD Jayawardene1004604.6010
    M Muralitharan1012532.5010
    UDU Chandana702603.7110
    ST Jayasuriya31903.0000

  • Sri Lanka Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    ST Jayasuriya
    5
    14
    19
    0
    0
    35.71
    4 what an over, inseam into the left hander, cross bat shot from Jaya, trying to force behind point, plays over it, perhaps a bottom edge, whatever, the middle stump is not to be found standing 13/2
    RS Kaluwitharana †
    5
    10
    16
    1
    0
    50.00
    3.3 ball flies off the outside edge, Kalu trying to push it thru the point, Cullinan parries it in the air, and then dives to take an excellent catch at 1st slip 12/1
    MS Atapattu
    1
    10
    10
    0
    0
    10.00
    5.5 driving into the covers, inside edge, gone, Boucher taking an excellent forward diving catch, moving to his left 14/3
    PA de Silva
    1
    8
    13
    0
    0
    12.50
    7 seaming in, struck in line with middle, hitting the leg stump, SL are in the doo doo 14/4
    RS Mahanama
    36
    71
    128
    3
    0
    50.70
    35 picthing on off, slight inseam, into the forward defensive pad, quite plumb, hitting middle or middle and leg, umpire thinks so as well 110/9
    A Ranatunga (c)
    7
    19
    29
    1
    0
    36.84
    13.2 just pushing at it trying to defend, outside edge, keeper takes it, another one bites the dust 31/5
    DPMD Jayawardene
    22
    32
    37
    4
    0
    68.75
    22.1 woeful shot, backfoot drive, ball bounces to much, comes off the splice of the bat and pops into the covers for an easy catch by Kallis 66/6
    UDU Chandana
    9
    22
    23
    1
    0
    40.90
    28 leaning on the back foot, slapping it down the throat of the cover fielder 86/7
    WPUJC Vaas
    1
    10
    13
    0
    0
    10.00
    31.1 slapping an off drive, ball floats thru the air in a nice arc, easy catch for the mid off moving wide 98/8
    GP Wickramasinghe
    6
    17
    18
    0
    0
    35.29
    35.2 aims at the leg stump, quick ball, too quick for the batsman, SL well on track to become the 3rd consecutive World Cup holders to miss out on the semi finals 110/10
    M Muralitharan
    not out
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    -
    Extras
    17 (lb 5, nb 2, w 10)
    TOTAL
    110 all out (35.2 Overs, RR: 3.11)
    Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 3.3 ov), 2-13 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 3.6 ov), 3-14 (Marvan Atapattu, 5.5 ov), 4-14 (Aravinda de Silva, 6.6 ov), 5-31 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 13.2 ov), 6-66 (Mahela Jayawardene, 22.1 ov), 7-87 (Upul Chandana, 27.6 ov), 8-98 (Chaminda Vaas, 31.1 ov), 9-110 (Roshan Mahanama, 34.6 ov), 10-110 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 35.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    SM Pollock831021.2502
    JH Kallis802633.2560
    S Elworthy812312.8700
    AA Donald612514.1630
    L Klusener5.212133.9300

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