ICC World Cup - South Africa v Sri Lanka

28 March 2007

RESULT: South Africa won by 1 wicket

Scorecard | Commentary | Partnerships

THE SCORE

South Africa

9/212

(48.2 overs)

Sri Lanka

209

Current Run Rate	4.39
Required Run Rate	0.00
Runs Required	0
Balls Remaining	10

Current Partnership		R		M	B	S/R
	Peterson, R	4		21	8	50.00
	Langeveldt, C	1		11	9	11.11
Current Bowlers		O	M	R	W	E/R
	Malinga, L	9.2	0	54	4	5.79
	Vaas, C	10	1	31	1	3.10

MATCH DETAILS

Venue: Providence Stadium
Weather: Overcast	Pitch: Slow	Outfield: Normal
Umpires: Bucknor, S (WI), Harper, D (AUS), Benson, M (ENG), Crowe, J (NZ)
Toss Won By: Sri Lanka		Decision: Bat

SCORECARD

SL Innings RSA Innings

Sri Lanka		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Tharanga, U	c. Kemp, J b. Ntini, M	12	14	13	2	0	92.31
Jayasuriya, S	c. Kallis, J b. Langeveldt, C	26	45	27	4	0	96.30
Jayawardene, M	c. de Villiers, AB b. Langeveldt, C	12	54	31	1	0	38.71
Sangakkara, K	c. Boucher, M b. Hall, A	28	52	38	4	0	73.68
Silva, C	run out (Gibbs, H)	9	44	27	1	0	33.33
Dilshan, T	c. Kemp, J b. Ntini, M	58	102	76	4	0	76.32
Arnold, R	c. Boucher, M b. Langeveldt, C	50	102	73	2	0	68.49
Maharoof, F	c. Ntini, M b. Langeveldt, C	5	15	9	0	0	55.56
Vaas, C	c. Gibbs, H b. Langeveldt, C	0	4	1	0	0	0.00
Malinga, L	not out	0	6	2	0	0	0.00
Muralitharan, M	run out (Pollock, S)	1	3	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 3,w 4,nb 1)	8
Total	(10 wickets; 49 overs)	209

F.O.W.

1/13 (Tharanga, U), 2/45 (Jayasuriya, S), 3/65 (Jayawardene, M), 4/90 (Sangakkara, K), 5/98 (Silva, C), 6/195 (Dilshan, T), 7/208 (Arnold, R), 8/208 (Maharoof, F), 9/208 (Vaas, C), 10/209 (Muralitharan, M)

South Africa - Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
Pollock, S	8	0	45	0	5.63
Ntini, M	8	0	26	2	3.25
Langeveldt, C	10	1	39	5	3.90	(1nb)
Hall, A	9.3	0	33	1	3.67	(3w)
Kallis, J	6	0	24	0	4.00
Peterson, R	5	0	23	0	4.60	(1w)
Smith, G	3	0	16	0	5.33

48.2	Malinga to Peterson, 4 runs! Malinga delivers the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Peterson hits the delivery for a four. Peterson gets off the mark. The score is 9/212.
48.1	Malinga to Peterson, no run. Malinga bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. Peterson lets it go through to the keeper. The keeper fields the ball.
47.6	Vaas to Langeveldt, no run. Vaas delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Sangakkara takes the ball after a play and miss by Langeveldt. The keeper fields the ball. Vaas completes the over. He has figures of 1/31 from his 10 overs.
47.5	Vaas to Langeveldt, no run. Vaas delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Langeveldt plays the delivery towards mid-off not far from the wicket. Vaas fields the ball.
47.4	Vaas to Langeveldt, no run. Vaas pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Langeveldt plays it towards the covers inside the circle. Fielded by Tharanga.
47.3	Vaas to Langeveldt, no run. Vaas delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Ball goes through to Sangakkara. The keeper fields the ball.
47.2	Vaas to Langeveldt, no run. Vaas delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Sangakkara takes the ball after a play and miss by Langeveldt. The keeper fields the ball.
47.1	Vaas to Langeveldt, no run. Vaas delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Langeveldt strikes the ball in front of square on the offside inside the circle. Gathered by Dilshan.
46.6	Malinga to Peterson, no run. Malinga pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Sangakkara takes the ball after a play and miss by the batsman. The keeper fields the ball. That is the end of the over. Malinga has figures of 4/50 from his 9 overs.
46.5	Malinga to Langeveldt, 1 run. Malinga bowls it on a good length, towards leg stump. Langeveldt plays the ball in front of square on the legside inside the circle for one. Langeveldt is off the mark. Collected by Jayasuriya in the field. The score progresses to 9 for 208.
46.4	Malinga to Langeveldt, no run. Malinga pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Langeveldt plays the ball down the ground close to the pitch. Malinga fields the ball.
46.3	Malinga to Langeveldt, no run. Malinga pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Sangakkara takes the ball after a play and miss by the batsman. The keeper fields the ball.
46.2	Malinga to Ntini, WICKET! Malinga pitches the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Ntini is bowled by Malinga for a duck from 1 ball. Malinga has figures of 4/49. Sri Lanka snare another wicket, South Africa are 9/207.
46.1	Malinga to Kallis, OUT! Malinga bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. Kallis plays the delivery in the air. Kallis is caught behind from the bowling of Malinga for 86 off 110 balls. The bowler has figures of 3 for 49. South Africa are 8 for 207 after the loss of their eighth wicket.
45.6	Vaas to Peterson, no run. Vaas pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Peterson plays the ball behind square on the offside halfway to the boundary. Fielded by Arnold. That finishes the over. Vaas has figures of 1/31 from his 9 overs.
45.5	Vaas to Peterson, no run. Vaas delivers the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Peterson hits it in front of square on the offside inside the circle. Silva fields it.
45.4	Vaas to Peterson, no run. Vaas delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Peterson plays the delivery straight close to the wicket.
45.3	Vaas to Peterson, no run. Vaas delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Peterson hits the delivery towards mid-off inside the circle. Maharoof fields the ball.
45.2	Vaas to Peterson, no run. Vaas pitches the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Peterson plays the delivery straight close to the pitch.
45.1	Vaas to Kallis, 1 run. Vaas delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Kallis strikes it towards the covers halfway to the boundary for one run. Ball is fielded by Jayasuriya. The score is 7/207.
44.6	Malinga to Hall, OUT! Malinga delivers the ball outside off and full. Hall strikes the ball in front of square on the offside inside the circle in the air. Hall is caught by Tharanga bowled Malinga for a duck off 1 ball. That is the end of the over. Malinga has figures of 2/49 from his 8 overs. Sri Lanka take another wicket, South Africa are 7/206.
44.5	Malinga to Pollock, OUT! Malinga bowls it yorker length, towards leg stump. Malinga bowls Pollock for 13 off 24 deliveries. The bowler has figures of 1 for 49. South Africa lose their sixth wicket, they are 6 for 206.
44.4	Malinga to Pollock, 2 runs. Malinga delivers the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Pollock plays it for two runs. Vaas fields it. South Africa goes to 5/206.
44.3	Malinga to Pollock, no run. Malinga pitches the delivery in the corridor, fuller than a good length. Pollock hits the delivery straight not far from the wicket. Ball is gathered by Malinga.
44.2	Malinga to Pollock, 4 runs! Malinga bowls it short of a good length, towards leg stump. Pollock hits it through mid-wicket to the boundary for four runs. The score is 5 for 204.
44.1	Malinga to Pollock, no run. Malinga bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. Pollock hits the ball down the ground not far from the wicket.
43.6	Vaas to Kallis, no run. Vaas bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Kallis strikes it towards the covers inside the circle. Dilshan collects the ball. Vaas has finished his over. The bowler has figures of 1 for 30 from his 8 overs.
43.5	Vaas to Kallis, no run. Vaas delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Kallis plays the ball through the covers halfway to the boundary. Ball is fielded by Malinga.
43.4	Vaas to Pollock, 3 runs. Vaas pitches the delivery outside off stump, short of a good length. Pollock hits it through the covers close to the boundary for three runs. Fielded by Malinga. The score is 5 for 200.
43.3	Vaas to Pollock, no run. Vaas delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Pollock plays the delivery towards mid-off inside the circle. Malinga fields the ball.
43.2	Vaas to Kallis, 1 run. Vaas bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Kallis hits the delivery in front of square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for a single. Jayasuriya fields the ball. South Africa is 5 for 197.
43.1	Vaas to Kallis, no run. Vaas delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Kallis plays the delivery behind square on the offside inside the circle. Fielded by Jayawardene.
42.6	Muralitharan to Pollock, no run. Muralitharan pitches the delivery in the corridor, fuller than a good length. Pollock hits it straight down the ground not far from the wicket. Muralitharan has finished his over. The bowler has figures of 3 for 34 from his 10 overs.
42.5	Muralitharan to Kallis, 1 run. Muralitharan bowls it on a good length, towards leg stump. Kallis strikes it square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for one run. Fernando fields the ball. The score is 5 for 196.
42.4	Muralitharan to Kallis, no run. Muralitharan pitches the delivery towards leg stump, on a good length. Kallis plays the ball towards mid-wicket close to the pitch. Fielded by Arnold.
42.3	Muralitharan to Pollock, 1 run. Muralitharan delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Pollock strikes the ball through the covers halfway to the boundary for one. Gathered by Tharanga. The scoreboard tells us it's 5/195.

South Africa		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Smith, G	st.Sangakkara b. M'tharan	59	80	65	7	1	90.77
de Villiers, AB	b. Vaas	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
Kallis, J	c. Sangakkara b. Malinga	86	190	110	4	0	78.18
Gibbs, H	c. & b. Muralitharan	31	50	51	1	0	60.78
Boucher, M	lbw b. Muralitharan	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Kemp, J	st.Sangakara b.Jayasuriya	5	25	16	0	0	31.25
Pollock, S	b. Malinga	13	26	24	1	0	54.17
Hall, A	c. Tharanga b. Malinga	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Peterson, R	Not Out	4	21	8	1	0	50.00
Ntini, M	b. Malinga	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Langeveldt, C	Not Out	1	11	9	0	0	11.11
Extras	(b 2,lb 7,w 3,nb 1)	13
Total	(9 wickets; 48 overs)	212

Sri Lanka		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Tharanga, U	Jayasuriya, S	1st	13	14	19	68.42	1/13
Jayasuriya, S	Jayawardene, M	2nd	32	31	42	76.19	2/45
Jayawardene, M	Sangakkara, K	3rd	20	23	28	71.43	3/65
Sangakkara, K	Silva, C	4th	25	29	41	60.98	4/90
Silva, C	Dilshan, T	5th	8	15	16	50.00	5/98
Dilshan, T	Arnold, R	6th	97	87	130	74.62	6/195
Arnold, R	Maharoof, F	7th	13	15	15	86.67	7/208
Maharoof, F	Vaas, C	8th	0	0	3	0.00	8/208
Vaas, C	Malinga, L	9th	0	4	1	0.00	9/208
Muralitharan, M	Malinga, L	10th	1	3	3	33.33	10/209

South Africa		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
de Villiers, AB	Smith, G	1st	1	4	6	16.67	1/1
Smith, G	Kallis, J	2nd	94	76	99	94.95	2/95
Gibbs, H	Kallis, J	3rd	65	50	89	73.03	3/160
Boucher, M	Kallis, J	4th	0	2	1	0.00	4/160
Kemp, J	Kallis, J	5th	22	25	34	64.71	5/182
Pollock, S	Kallis, J	6th	24	26	41	58.54	6/206
Hall, A	Kallis, J	7th	0	2	1	0.00	7/206
Kallis, J	Peterson, R	8th	1	9	7	14.29	8/207
Ntini, M	Peterson, R	9th	0	2	1	0.00	9/207
Peterson, R	Langeveldt, C	10th	5	11	12	41.7