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Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2006
Venue:
Sinhalese Sports Club,
Colombo
Date & Time:
Jul 27
-
Jul 31
,
10:30 AM
LOCAL
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Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs
South Africa 1st Innings
169-10 (50.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
b Fernando
19
41
3
0
46.34
Andrew Hall
b Fernando
17
31
3
0
54.84
Jacques Rudolph
c HAPW Jayawardene b Maharoof
29
52
5
0
55.77
Hashim Amla
st HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan
19
64
0
0
29.69
Ashwell Prince
c HAPW Jayawardene b Maharoof
1
15
0
0
6.67
AB de Villiers
c Kapugedera b Muralitharan
65
72
8
0
90.28
Mark Boucher
c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan
4
9
0
0
44.44
Nicky Boje
lbw b Muralitharan
5
10
1
0
50.00
Andre Nel
lbw b Fernando
0
2
0
0
0.00
Dale Steyn
b Fernando
0
1
0
0
0.00
Makhaya Ntini
not out
0
5
0
0
0.00
Extras
10
(b 4, lb 6, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
169
(10 wkts, 50.2 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
32-1 (
A Hall
, 9.6),
45-2 (
H Gibbs
, 13.6),
78-3 (
J Rudolph
, 25.2),
80-4 (
A Prince
, 29.4),
112-5 (
Amla
, 36.6),
128-6 (
M Boucher
, 40.6),
148-7 (
N Boje
, 44.5),
151-8 (
A Nel
, 45.5),
151-9 (
Steyn
, 45.6),
169-10 (
de Villiers
, 50.2)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lasith Malinga
10
2
38
0
0
0
3.80
Farveez Maharoof
9
1
32
2
0
0
3.56
Dilhara Fernando
13
2
48
4
0
0
3.69
Muttiah Muralitharan
18.2
6
41
4
0
0
2.25
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
756-5 d (185.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Upul Tharanga
c Boucher b Steyn
7
10
1
0
70.00
Sanath Jayasuriya
lbw b Steyn
4
6
0
0
66.67
Kumar Sangakkara
c Boucher b Hall
287
457
35
0
62.80
Mahela Jayawardene
b Nel
374
572
43
1
65.38
Tillakaratne Dilshan
lbw b Steyn
45
67
6
0
67.16
Chamara Kapugedera
not out
1
7
0
0
14.29
Extras
38
(b 17, lb 5, w 8, nb 8, p 0)
Total
756
(5 wkts, 185.1 Ov)
Did not Bat
Prasanna Jayawardene
,
Farveez Maharoof
,
Lasith Malinga
,
Dilhara Fernando
,
Muttiah Muralitharan
Fall of Wickets
6-1 (
S Jayasuriya
, 1.3),
14-2 (
Tharanga
, 3.3),
638-3 (
Sangakkara
, 160.3),
751-4 (
Dilshan
, 182.1),
756-5 (
Mahela
, 185.1)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Makhaya Ntini
31
3
97
0
1
0
3.13
Dale Steyn
26
1
129
3
6
2
4.96
Andre Nel
25.1
2
114
1
1
1
4.54
Andrew Hall
25
2
99
1
0
0
3.96
Nicky Boje
65
5
221
0
0
0
3.40
Jacques Rudolph
7
0
45
0
0
0
6.43
Ashwell Prince
2
0
7
0
0
1
3.50
AB de Villiers
4
0
22
0
0
0
5.50
South Africa 2nd Innings
434-10 (157.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jacques Rudolph
c Kapugedera b Fernando
90
182
13
0
49.45
Andrew Hall
lbw b Muralitharan
64
177
7
0
36.16
Hashim Amla
lbw b Fernando
2
14
0
0
14.29
Ashwell Prince
c DPMD Jayawardene b Muralitharan
61
182
4
0
33.52
AB de Villiers
lbw b Muralitharan
24
38
3
0
63.16
Mark Boucher
c & b Jayasuriya
85
160
10
0
53.13
Herschelle Gibbs
c & b Muralitharan
18
32
3
0
56.25
Nicky Boje
not out
33
130
2
0
25.38
Andre Nel
b Muralitharan
0
8
0
0
0.00
Dale Steyn
b Muralitharan
4
9
1
0
44.44
Makhaya Ntini
b Malinga
16
32
1
1
50.00
Extras
37
(b 11, lb 4, w 2, nb 20, p 0)
Total
434
(10 wkts, 157.2 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
165-1 (
J Rudolph
, 51.6),
171-2 (
Amla
, 55.5),
185-3 (
A Hall
, 64.5),
234-4 (
de Villiers
, 83.2),
312-5 (
A Prince
, 106.6),
350-6 (
H Gibbs
, 118.4),
401-7 (
M Boucher
, 138.6),
404-8 (
A Nel
, 141.5),
412-9 (
Steyn
, 145.3),
434-10 (
M Ntini
, 157.2)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lasith Malinga
16.2
0
85
1
7
1
5.25
Farveez Maharoof
15
3
48
0
5
1
3.20
Dilhara Fernando
24
6
69
2
8
0
2.88
Muttiah Muralitharan
64
11
131
6
0
0
2.05
Tillakaratne Dilshan
4
1
10
0
0
0
2.50
Sanath Jayasuriya
34
8
76
1
0
0
2.24
Match Info
Match
SL vs RSA, 1st Test, South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2006
Date
-
Time
Venue
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Umpires
Mark Benson, Billy Bowden
Third Umpire
Asoka De Silva
Match Referee
Javagal Srinath
Sri Lanka Squad
Playing
Upul Tharanga
,
Sanath Jayasuriya
,
Kumar Sangakkara
,
Mahela Jayawardene (c)
,
Tillakaratne Dilshan
,
Chamara Kapugedera
,
Prasanna Jayawardene (wk)
,
Farveez Maharoof
,
Lasith Malinga
,
Dilhara Fernando
,
Muttiah Muralitharan
Bench
Support Staff
South Africa Squad
Playing
Herschelle Gibbs
,
Andrew Hall
,
Jacques Rudolph
,
Hashim Amla
,
Ashwell Prince (c)
,
AB de Villiers
,
Mark Boucher (wk)
,
Nicky Boje
,
Andre Nel
,
Dale Steyn
,
Makhaya Ntini
Bench
Support Staff
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