Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Puttick	b Amerasinghe	31	47	58	5	0	65.95
Heino Kuhn †	c †Silva b Lakmal	5	17	25	1	0	29.41
Alviro Petersen	lbw b Lakmal	6	18	42	1	0	33.33
Ahmed Amla (c)	c †Silva b Mathews	106	192	212	14	0	55.20
Arno Jacobs	c Paranavitana b Perera	131	163	198	19	0	80.36
Henry Davids	run out (Lakmal)	20	45	66	3	0	44.44
Johann Louw	c Tharanga b Perera	78	160	239	6	2	48.75
Cornelius de Villiers	c †Silva b Lakmal	35	66	71	5	0	53.03
Thandi Tshabalala	st †Silva b Perera	33	90	127	3	0	36.66
Yusuf Abdulla	lbw b Welegedara	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Ethy Mbhalati	not out	4	15	18	0	0	26.66
Extras	(lb 7, nb 2, w 1)	10
Total	135.3 Ov (RR: 3.38, 531 Mins)	459
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Heino Kuhn, 5.6 ov), 2-43 (Andrew Puttick, 13.1 ov), 3-43 (Alviro Petersen, 14.3 ov), 4-285 (Arno Jacobs, 71.6 ov), 5-285 (Ahmed Amla, 72.3 ov), 6-328 (Henry Davids, 86.5 ov), 7-387 (Cornelius de Villiers, 104.3 ov), 8-447 (Johann Louw, 129.6 ov), 9-447 (Yusuf Abdulla, 130.2 ov), 10-459 (Thandi Tshabalala, 135.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chanaka Welegedara	26	5	101	1	3.88	116	15	0	1	0
130.2 to YA Abdulla, . 447/9
Suranga Lakmal	24	5	77	3	3.20	110	11	0	0	2
5.6 to HG Kuhn, . 22/1 14.3 to AN Petersen, . 43/3 104.3 to CJD de Villiers, . 387/7
Ishara Amerasinghe	23	6	71	1	3.08	104	10	0	0	0
13.1 to AG Puttick, . 43/2
Rangana Herath	32	1	114	0	3.56	98	7	2	0	0
Dilruwan Perera	15.3	2	48	3	3.09	63	5	0	0	0
71.6 to A Jacobs, . 285/4 129.6 to J Louw, . 447/8 135.3 to MS Tshabalala, . 459/10
Angelo Mathews	14	4	36	1	2.57	63	4	0	0	0
72.3 to AM Amla, . 285/5
Thilina Kandamby	1	0	5	0	5.00	36	5	0	0	0

Sri Lanka A 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Upul Tharanga	c †Kuhn b Tshabalala	61	54	73	13	1	112.96
Tharanga Paranavitana	c †Kuhn b de Villiers	159	242	314	18	1	65.70
Kanchana Gunawardene	st †Kuhn b Tshabalala	80	115	151	12	0	69.56
Angelo Mathews	c †Kuhn b Louw	131	218	313	13	1	60.09
Thilina Kandamby (c)	c & b Davids	138	181	331	14	1	76.24
Kaushal Silva †	not out	103	134	178	8	0	76.86
Dilruwan Perera	not out	59	54	67	5	1	109.25
Extras	(b 5, lb 7, nb 2, w 4)	18
Total	166 Ov (RR: 4.51, 720 Mins)	749/5d
Did not bat: Rangana Herath, Chanaka Welegedara, Suranga Lakmal, Ishara Amerasinghe
Fall of wickets: 1-89 (Upul Tharanga, 15.4 ov), 2-249 (Kanchana Gunawardene, 51.3 ov), 3-374 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 86.6 ov), 4-496 (Angelo Mathews, 119.3 ov), 5-638 (Thilina Kandamby, 148.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Johann Louw	24	0	102	1	4.25	101	16	0	0	0
119.3 to AD Mathews, . 496/4
Ethy Mbhalati	27	4	100	0	3.70	111	13	1	0	1
Cornelius de Villiers	34	2	156	1	4.58	122	19	0	1	0
86.6 to NT Paranavitana, . 374/3
Thandi Tshabalala	50	3	228	2	4.56	176	25	3	0	1
15.4 to WU Tharanga, . 89/1 51.3 to KD Gunawardene, . 249/2
Henry Davids	20	1	80	1	4.00	65	5	1	0	0
148.4 to SHT Kandamby, . 638/5
Arno Jacobs	11	0	71	0	6.45	25	5	0	0	0

South Africa A 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Heino Kuhn †	c †Silva b Perera	100	143	181	15	0	69.93
Andrew Puttick	not out	102	185	254	12	0	55.13
Alviro Petersen	not out	36	68	73	5	0	52.94
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, w 1)	11
Total	66 Ov (RR: 3.77, 254 Mins)	249/1
Did not bat: Ahmed Amla (c), Arno Jacobs, Henry Davids, Johann Louw, Cornelius de Villiers, Yusuf Abdulla, Thandi Tshabalala, Ethy Mbhalati
Fall of wickets: 1-183 (Heino Kuhn, 46.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Chanaka Welegedara	9	3	20	0	2.22	8	1	0	0
Suranga Lakmal	4	2	10	0	2.50	-	-	-	0
Dilruwan Perera	18	3	75	1	4.16	29	3	0	0
Rangana Herath	11	1	39	0	3.54	-	-	-	0
Ishara Amerasinghe	11	4	32	0	2.90	23	1	0	0
Angelo Mathews	5	1	14	0	2.80	-	-	-	0
Tharanga Paranavitana	4	0	27	0	6.75	2	1	0	0
Thilina Kandamby	4	0	22	0	5.50	3	1	0	1

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Fri, 29 Aug - day 1 - SA A 1st innings 365/6 (Johann Louw 42*, Cornelius de Villiers 17*, 96 ov)

Sat, 30 Aug - day 2 - Sri Lanka A 1st innings 251/2 (Tharanga Paranavitana 104*, Angelo Mathews 0*, 54 ov)

Sun, 31 Aug - day 3 - Sri Lanka A 1st innings 640/5 (Kaushal Silva 53*, Dilruwan Perera 1*, 150 ov)

Mon, 01 Sep - day 4 - SA A 2nd innings 249/1 (66 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

South Africa A 1st innings
50 runs, 76 mins, 95 balls, 7x4, 0x6
50 Partnership, 56 mins, 80 balls, 8x4, 0x6, Amla 19, Jacobs 32, Ex 1
100 runs, 132 mins, 179 balls, 15x4, 0x6
Jacobs, 52 runs, 96 mins, 60 balls, 8x4, 0x6
100 Partnership, 99 mins, 148 balls, 14x4, 0x6, Jacobs 52, Amla 46, Ex 2
150 runs, 173 mins, 240 balls, 23x4, 0x6
Amla 50 runs, 132 mins, 110 balls, 6x4, 0x6
150 Partnership, 148 mins, 213 balls, 22x4, 0x6, Jacobs 81, Amla 67, Ex 2
Jacobs 100 runs, 180 mins, 120 balls, 15x4, 0x6
200 Partnership, 192 mins, 282 balls, 28x4, 0x6, Jacobs 112, Amla 83, Ex 5
250 runs, 271 mins, 382 balls, 35x4, 0x6
Amla 100 runs, 230 mins, 176 balls, 13x4, 0x6
300 runs, 336 mins, 476 balls, 42x4, 0x6
New ball taken after 80 overs. on 301/5
350 runs, 394 mins, 551 balls, 49x4, 0x6
50 Partnership, 64 mins, 99 balls, 6x4, 1x6, Louw 21, De Villiers 28, Ex 1

Day 2

Louw, 50 runs, 158 mins, 97 balls, 6x4, 1x6
400 runs, 469 mins, 658 balls, 55x4, 1x6
50 Partnership, 77 mins, 106 balls, 3x4, 1x6, Louw 29, Tshabalala 20, Ex 2
450 runs, 559 mins, 790 balls, 57x4, 2x6
50 Partnership, 44 mins, 55 balls, 11x4, 0x6, Tharanga 30, Paranavitana 23, Ex 0
Sri Lanka A 1st innings
50 runs, 44 mins, 55 balls, 11x4, 0x6
Tharanga 50 runs, 58 mins, 48 balls, 12x4, 0x6
100 runs, 85 mins, 110 balls, 20x4, 1x6
Paranavitana 50 runs, 96 mins, 63 balls, 9x4, 0x6
50 Partnership, 38 mins, 60 balls, 9x4, 0x6, Gunawardene 24, Paranavitana 28
100 Partnership, 83 mins, 136 balls, 14x4, 0x6, Gunawardene 48, Paranavitana 48, Ex 4
Gunawardene, 50 runs, 100 mins, 77 balls, 9x4, 0x6
200 runs, 183 mins, 252 balls, 35x4, 1x6
150 Partnership, 134 mins, 195 balls, 20x4, 0x6, Gunawardene 76, Paranavitana 70, Ex 6
Paranavitana 100 runs, 217 mins, 139 balls, 13x4, 0x6
250 runs, 230 mins, 317 balls, 38x4, 1x6* 50 Partnership, 44 mins, 55 balls, 11x4, 0x6, Tharanga 30, Paranavitana 23, Ex 0
50 Partnership, 44 mins, 55 balls, 11x4, 0x6, Tharanga 30, Paranavitana 23, Ex 0
50 Partnership, 90 balls, 7x4, 1x6, Mathews 27, Paranavitana 22, Ex 1

Day 3

300 runs, 404 Balls, 45x4, 2x6
Mathews 50 runs, 75 balls, 6x4, 1x6
Paranavitana 150 runs, 228 balls, 18x4, 1x6
100 Partnership, 163 balls, 11x4, 2x6, Mathews 51, Paranavitana 48, Ex 1
350 runs, 479 balls, 49x4, 3x6
New ball taken after 80 overs, on 352/2
400 runs, 571 balls, 52x4, 3x6
50 Partnership, 77 mins, 98 balls, 5x4, 0x6, Mathews 28, Kandamby 24, Ex 0
Mathews 100 runs, 110 mins, 165 balls, 9x4, 1x6
100 Partnership, 120 mins, 157 balls, 10x4, 1x6, Mathews 57, Kandamby 44, Ex 0
Kandamby 50 runs, 124 mins, 77 balls, 5x4, 1x6
500 runs, 734 balls, 62x4, 4x6
50 Partnership, 50 ins, 60 balls, 7x4, 0x6, Silva 28, Kandamby 21, Ex 1
550 runs, 806 balls, 69x4, 4x6
Kandamby 100 runs, 230 mins, 156 balls, 10x4, 1x6
600 runs, 864 balls, 72x4, 4x6
Silva 50 runs, 108 mins, 82 balls, 4x4, 0x6

Day 4

50 Partnership, 69 mins, 103 balls, 7x4, 0x6, Kuhn 30, Puttick 15, Ex 8
50 runs, 69 mins, 103 balls, 7x4, 0x6
Kuhn 50 runs, 99 mins, 85 balls, 9x4, 0x6
100 Partnership, 118 mins, 182 balls, 14x4, 0x6, Kuhn 59, Puttick 31, Ex 10
100 runs, 118 mins, 182 balls, 14x4, 0x6
Puttick 50 runs, 163 mins, 122 balls, 5x4, 0x6
150 Partnership, 163 mins, 249 balls, 21x4, 0x6, Kuhn 87, Puttick 55, Ex 10
150 runs, 163 mins, 249 balls, 21x4, 0x6
Kuhn 100 runs, 180 mins, 142 balls, 15x4, 0x6
200 runs, 201 mins, 312 balls, 26x4, 0x6
50 Partnership, 65 mins, 102 balls, 6x4, 0x6, Petersen 33, Puttick 17, Ex 0
Puttick 100 runs, 253 mins, 183 balls, 12x4, 0x6

Match Details

Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Toss	South Africa A, elected to bat first
Series	Sri Lanka A tour of South Africa
Season	2008/09
Player Of The Match	Angelo Mathews
Series result	3-match series level 0-0
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.10-12.50, Tea 15.00-15.20, Close 17.30
Match days	29,30,31 August, 1 September 2008 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Murray Brown Rudi Koertzen
Reserve Umpire	Karl Hurter
Match Referee	Cyril Mitchley

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SA A Innings

Player Name		R	B
HG Kuhn	caught	100	143
AG Puttick	not out	102	185
AN Petersen	not out	36	68
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, w 1)
Total	249(1 wkt; 66 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
UWMBCA Welegedara	9	3	20	0	2.22
RAS Lakmal	4	2	10	0	2.5
MDK Perera	18	3	75	1	4.16
HMRKB Herath	11	1	39	0	3.54
MKDI Amerasinghe	11	4	32	0	2.9
AD Mathews	5	1	14	0	2.8
NT Paranavitana	4	0	27	0	6.75
SHT Kandamby	4	0	22	0	5.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	183	Andrew Puttick	Heino Kuhn
2nd	57	Andrew Puttick	Alviro Petersen

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