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South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Cape Town, Mar 19 1998 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Test, Cape Town, March 19 - 23, 1998, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa
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South Africa FlagSouth Africa
418 & 264
Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
(T:377) 306 & 306

South Africa won by 70 runs

Player Of The Match
92, 4/83 & 2/77
shaun-pollock
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South Africa • 418/10(124.4 overs)
1st INNINGS
Daryll Cullinan
113 (159)
Muthiah Muralidaran
4/135 (45)
Shaun Pollock
92 (138)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
3/75 (28.4)
Sri Lanka • 306/10(84.3 overs)
1st INNINGS
Aravinda de Silva
77 (98)
Shaun Pollock
4/83 (26)
Marvan Atapattu
60 (129)
Allan Donald
3/66 (21.3)
South Africa • 264/10(103 overs)
2nd INNINGS
Hansie Cronje
74 (147)
Sanath Jayasuriya
4/53 (33)
Daryll Cullinan
68 (123)
Muthiah Muralidaran
4/108 (41)
Sri Lanka • 306/10(95.3 overs)
2nd INNINGS
Marvan Atapattu
71 (200)
Allan Donald
3/64 (20)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
51 (45)
Paul Adams
2/90 (27)
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Match details
Newlands, Cape Town
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Series
Season1997/98
Player Of The Match
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
Series resultSouth Africa led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1410
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
Makhaya Ntini
Makhaya Ntini
Umpires
South Africa
David Orchard
New Zealand
Steve Dunne
TV Umpire
South Africa
Rudi Koertzen
Match Referee
New Zealand
John Reid
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Sri Lanka Innings
Player NameRB
ST Jayasuriya
lbw07
MS Atapattu
caught71200
RS Mahanama
caught1129
PA de Silva
caught3762
A Ranatunga
caught4393
HP Tillakaratne
lbw1356
RS Kaluwitharana
bowled4561
WPUJC Vaas
caught01
GP Wickramasinghe
bowled5145
M Muralidaran
run out1014
KR Pushpakumara
not out915
Extras(b 5, lb 3, nb 8)
Total306(10 wkts; 95.3 ovs)
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