rocks back and pulls a slower ball to the leg-side sweeper - and that's it, South Africa win by 88 runs and complete a 5-0 whitewash that takes them to No. 1 in the ODI rankings
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI at Centurion, Feb 10 2017 - Match Result
RESULT
5th ODI (D/N), Centurion, February 10, 2017, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa
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South Africa • 384/6(50 overs)
154 (134)
3/71 (10)
109 (87)
2/70 (8)
Sri Lanka • 296/8(50 overs)
114* (117)
4/31 (10)
56 (62)
2/51 (7)
end of over 507 runs
SL: 296/8CRR: 5.92
Asela Gunaratne114 (117b 14x4 2x6)
Suranga Lakmal20 (28b 1x4 1x6)
Andile Phehlukwayo 7-1-44-0
Kagiso Rabada 10-0-55-0
9.30pm: Something of an anticlimactic ending at Centurion - but let's given those [Tony Greig voice] "little Sri Lankans" a pat on the back for scrapping through until the end. Asela Gunaratne's hundred may not quite have been the equal of either Quinton de Kock's or Hashim Amla's but it gave a measure of respectability to the final result. I wouldn't be surprised if that ninth-wicket stand was up among the best... but, small SL victories aside, this has been a series of South African dominance. They were set up by a 187-run opening stand here, after SL had asked them to bat, and never looked like slipping up in pursuit of a 14th win in a row at home. They are No. 1 in the world, deposing Australia... and that's where we'll leave them. Thanks for your comments, cheerio!
49.6
1
Phehlukwayo to Gunaratne, 1 run
"This is the first 100 by a Sri Lankan batsman batting at No.6," reports Nirosh Fernando "#welldeserved." The plaudits keep coming...
49.5
4
Phehlukwayo to Gunaratne, FOUR runs
short and swatted, set himself in the crease and powered a pull in front of deep midwicket for one more boundary
49.4
•
Phehlukwayo to Gunaratne, no run
full outside off, slower ball and Gunaratne swings at it and misses
49.3
1
Phehlukwayo to Lakmal, 1 run
slightly full outside off and Lakmal pokes it into the covers and lumbers off diligently for one more
49.2
•
Phehlukwayo to Lakmal, no run
slips in the yorker, Lakmal manages to get some bat on it
Here's LankanBeya: "More than 25% of Lakmal's career runs have come in this game...and this is his 58th game. What an innings!!" Another reason to love him
49.1
1
Phehlukwayo to Gunaratne, 1 run
pitched u on the stumps, comes down and drive through mid-on
end of over 492 runs
SL: 289/8CRR: 5.89 • RRR: 96.00
Suranga Lakmal19 (26b 1x4 1x6)
Asela Gunaratne108 (113b 13x4 2x6)
Kagiso Rabada 10-0-55-0
Andile Phehlukwayo 6-1-37-0
So, Rabada finishes with 10-0-55-0 and we are one over from SL limping through their allocation for the first time in the series...
48.6
•
Rabada to Lakmal, no run
full length, 144kph and homing in on the stumps, Lakmal digs it out
"No access to tv, following CricInfo commentary... How is Gunaratne's celebration like? Maiden 100 at the end of a whitewash - excited/subdued/mixed??" Fairly chuffed with himself, Raj. And why not - how many chances do you get to celebrate an international hundred?
48.5
•
Rabada to Lakmal, no run
banged in short outside off, thinks about playing and then drops the hands
48.4
•
Rabada to Lakmal, no run
pitched up on off stump, Lakmal works it into the leg side
48.3
1
Rabada to Gunaratne, 1 run
full and wide, has to reach for it, squirted out to deep cover
48.2
•
Rabada to Gunaratne, no run
dug in short and zinging through to the keeper
48.2
1w
Rabada to Gunaratne, 1 wide
good length, shaping away past Gunaratne's unsuccessful swish - but that's too wide
48.1
•
Rabada to Gunaratne, no run
Gunaratne makes an early move but then has to jam down on the ball as Rabada fires it in full
Two overs to go. Can SL pass 300 for the second time in the series (maybe even on tour)?
end of over 4811 runs
SL: 287/8CRR: 5.97 • RRR: 49.00
Asela Gunaratne107 (110b 13x4 2x6)
Suranga Lakmal19 (23b 1x4 1x6)
Andile Phehlukwayo 6-1-37-0
Kagiso Rabada 9-0-53-0
47.6
1
Phehlukwayo to Gunaratne, 1 run
pitched up on the stumps, dug out down the ground to long-on
47.5
•
Phehlukwayo to Gunaratne, no run
in the channel, Guna drops back and steers the ball towards point
47.4
1
Phehlukwayo to Lakmal, 1 run
full outside off, driven towards mid-off where AB misfields
"SA is gonna win this series 5-0 but still worried about this bowling attack, against stronger opponents and in tougher games it may come back to haunt us," murmurs Tiaan
47.3
1
Phehlukwayo to Gunaratne, 1 run
full and straight, clipped off the pads
47.2
4
Phehlukwayo to Gunaratne, FOUR runs
pitched up and this is sliced off the outside edge for four more to third man. On he rumbles...
47.1
4
Phehlukwayo to Gunaratne, FOUR runs
pitched up wide on the off side, thumped away square... and it beats the diving fielder on the boundary, there it is, Gunaratne's maiden ODI hundred! His second fifty took just 25 balls! Applause on the SL balcony for another notable individual achievement on a tough tour
end of over 477 runs
SL: 276/8CRR: 5.87 • RRR: 36.33
Suranga Lakmal18 (22b 1x4 1x6)
Asela Gunaratne97 (105b 11x4 2x6)
Kagiso Rabada 9-0-53-0
Andile Phehlukwayo 5-1-26-0
"If butterflies had delayed the game for several hours, what would have been D/L method target?" No idea, Akseli... but way out of sight, I would guess
46.6
•
Rabada to Lakmal, no run
goes full and straight, 144kph but Lakmal is equal to it, blocked back down the track. SL should have opened with these two
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SA
154 runs (134)
15 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
square drive
28 runs
3 fours2 sixes
Control
88%
114 runs (117)
14 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
slog shot
20 runs
2 fours2 sixes
Control
79%
Best performances - bowlers
O
10
M
1
R
31
W
4
ECO
3.1
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
O
10
M
0
R
71
W
3
ECO
7.1
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | 1W | |||
Match details
| SuperSport Park, Centurion | |
| Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2016/17 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Player Of The Series | |
| Series result | South Africa won the 5-match series 5-0 |
| Match number | ODI no. 3834 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 13.30 start, First Session 13.30-17.00 Interval 17.00-17.45, Second Session 17.45-21.15 |
| Match days | 10 February 2017 - daynight (50-over match) |
| Umpires | |
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| Match Referee | |
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